Hong Kong national rugby league team
The Hong Kong national rugby league team represents Hong Kong in the sport of rugby league.
Team information | ||
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Nickname | Thunder | |
Governing body | Hong Kong Rugby League | |
Region | Asia Pacific | |
Head coach | Jason Fairleigh | |
Captain | Ringo Lung | |
Most caps | - | |
Top try-scorer | Ben Ryan (2 Tries) | |
Top point-scorer | Ben Ryan (8 Points) | |
RLIF ranking | 45th | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
(Kowloon, Hong Kong; 4 November 2017) | ||
Biggest win | ||
(Inagi, Tokyo; 16 June 2018) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
(St Mary's Stadium, Australia; 4 October 2018) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | - (first time in -) | |
Best result | - |
History
The Hong Kong Rugby League (HKRL) was formed in December 2014, with the first official rugby league matches in Hong Kong being played in 2015[1] and the inaugural Hong Kong Super League being contested in 2017.[2]
Hong Kong made its Test debut in November 2017, losing to Japan in Kowloon.[3] Hong Kong plays Japan for a trophy called the East Asia Cup.
Hong Kong was included in the RLIF world rankings for the first time in December 2017.[4] Hong Kong is currently ranked 45th in the world. [5]
Current Squad
Squad selected for 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship;[6]
- Matthew Waugh
- Mike Tsang
- Rhys Johnson
- Richard Lindsay
- Ben Wong
- John Howarth
- Gus Spence
- Lee Griffiths
- Craig McMurrich
- Gareth Janes
- Benoit Mouclier
- Alex Shvets
- Ari Rogers
- Toby Lei
- Ben Ryan
- Hung Yip
- Ringo Lung
- Allan Newsome
- Jack Nielsen
Hong Kong Residents XIII
The Hong Kong Residents XIII was a representative team made by the Hong Kong Rugby League to give open-age players who currently reside in Hong Kong the opportunity to help develop Rugby League throughout Asia. Whilst not the International Representative team of Hong Kong, the Residents team gave an opportunity for a number of players in the Thunder to develop.
The Residents have had three tours since their formation in 2015, touring the Philippines twice, and Thailand once.
2017
Hong Kong Residents 58 defeated Philippines Admirals 8 (John Franklin Agunod, Jay Caña tries) at Emperor Stadium, Taguig City, Philippines (18th March 2017)[7]
2016
Hong Kong Residents 20 (Rob Hotchin 2, Doug Fluker, Hugh Quinivan tries; Doug Fluker 2 from 4 goals) defeated Thailand Residents 16 (Sakul Chopaka, Richard Chigumba, Julien Domenech tries; Ben Geldart 2 from 3 goals) at Horseshoe Point Resort, Pattaya, Thailand (28th May 2016)
2015
Hong Kong Residents 40 (Tom Patridge 2, Kurt O'Brien 2, Doug Fluker, Tom Beresford, Yosuke Yamagishi tries; Doug Fluker 6 from 6 goals) defeated Manila Storm 34 (Elvis William Jensen 2, Martin Yam 2, Greg Ranza, Benny Noki tries; Martin Yami 5 from 6 goals) at Southern Plains Field in Alabang, Philippines (7th November 2015)
Results
International results for the Hong Kong Thunder.
2018
Hong Kong Thunder 32 defeated Japan Samurais 20 at Sogo Ground of Inagi Chuo Park, Tokyo. (16 June 2018)
2017
Hong Kong Thunder 22 (Ben Ryan 2, Gus Spence, Toby Lei tries; Kin Chong 3 from 4 goals) lost to Japan Samurais 24 (Kazuki Fukushige, Itaru Matuso, Kenshin Tsutsui, Kohei Ishikawa, Royoji Kitabayashi tries, Dai Fujitaka 2 from 5 goals) at King's Park in Kowloon. (4th November 2017)
Fixtures
Upcoming fixtures for the Hong Kong Thunder
2018
Emerging Nations World Championship - Sydney, Australia (September - October 2018)
References
- ↑ Hong Kong Rugby League launched
- ↑ HKRL announce inaugural Super League competition
- ↑ Brave Hong Kong lose narrowly against Japan in historic encounter
- ↑ PNG climbs to 10th place in World Rugby League Ranking
- ↑ "RLIF - Rugby League International Federation". www.rlif.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ↑ https://www.rlenwc.com/teams/hong-kong/ Hong Kong RLENWC
- ↑ "Filipinos make International League History - The Philippine Times". The Philippine Times. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2018-05-23.