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Hong Kong national rugby sevens team

The Hong Kong national rugby sevens team is a regular participant in the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team's greatest achievements include winning the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and winning the Asian Sevens Series a record 8 times.

History
The men's and women's Hong Kong national sevens teams were granted elite sport status by the Hong Kong Sports Institute on 1 April 2013, which means the HKRFU national sevens teams receive an annual stipend to be distributed to qualified players from the target teams. In November 2013, former Wales sevens coach Gareth Baber took over as head of the men's rugby sevens programme at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. At the same time former coach, Dai Rees, was promoted to be the HKRFU's head of technical development and performance. 2024 They qualified for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. In round one of the tournament, they were knocked out of the quarter-final by Germany. They went on to beat Georgia for seventh place. They finished the overall series in fifth place. ==Tournament history==
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens Asian Games Asia Rugby Sevens Series ==Current squad==
Current squad
Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. == Player records ==
Player records
=== World Rugby Sevens Series === As of 27 September 2021, or after the 2021 Canada Sevens Most appearances Rowan Varty – 47 • Carl Murray – 39 • Ricky Cheuk – 39 • Andrew Chambers – 38 • Jamie Hood – 37 Most points • Carl Murray – 139 • Keith Robertson – 135 • Rowan Varty – 105 • Matthew Reede – 90 • Ricky Cheuk – 75 Most tries Rowan Varty – 21 • Matthew Reede – 18 • Keith Robertson – 15 • Ricky Cheuk – 15 • Tom McQueen – 13 Most conversions • Jamie Hood - 34 • Carl Murray – 30 • Keith Robertson – 25 • Russell Webb – 17 • Nigel D'Acre – 16 Most tackles • Jamie Hood – 59 • Max Woodward – 42 • Liam Herbert – 32 • Cado Lee – 30 • Michael Coverdale – 28 ==Honours==
Honours
• 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Champions • 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Runner-Up • 2018 Asian Games, 2022 Asian Games Gold Medal • 2010 Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games Silver Medal • 2009 East Asian Games Silver Medal • 2025 China National Games Gold Medal • 2013 China National Games Silver Medal ==See also==
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