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Rugby union in Hong Kong

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admirable field behaviour, the most enjoyable crowd participation, the chance for emergent rugby nations to lock horns with the mighty men of New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Wales, Scotland and the Barbarians. There is, too, scintillating running and handling which is what the game is supposed to be all about.
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I remember a big South Sea islander saying that, in his view, the Hong Kong sevens were really the Olympic Games of Rugby Union. Certainly, the Hong Kong event encapsulates all the really good things that the game has to offer —splendid organisation, wonderful sporting spirit, universal camaraderie,
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This fact is clear to see from the explosion of mini rugby in the local population since c.2000. Having previously been established by expat parents in 1979, the game expanded slowly through and the 1980s and became more and more attractive to local families as the 1990s went on. There are now rugby
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Formal competition began in 1910-11 with a 'Triangular' tournament between HKFC, the Royal Navy and Army. This was expanded to a 'Quadrangular' in 1940 with the addition of a side from Hong Kong Police. After WWII the competition recommenced in 1947-48, becoming a 'Pentangular' in 1954 when the RAF
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In the late-1980s, the local Chinese began to participate more fully, with the establishment of a Police team of locals, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (DEA) had a team as did a team of Japanese, Gai Wu. With the booming of the HK economy came more and more expatriates, in 1992 a team of expat
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Nevertheless, the HKRFU decreed in 1957 that however many teams there might be in the top flight competition, it would be known as the 'Pentangular' - and so it remained until 1975 when a 'Division 1' championship was instigated following the founding of two new civilian clubs, Valley in 1975 and
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Rugby caught on slowly but surely with the local population, thanks to HKRFU's constantly improving development programme, and the fact that many more local Chinese had played whilst in overseas education, and simply because rugby has been widely recognised as an excellent game to play.
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have proven a powerful missionary force in Asia, allowing nations with small numbers of players to compete at a high level, and improve the standard of their game. Perhaps because of this high profile, Hong Kong was allowed to compete in the
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playing nation. They first played in 1952, the first local Chinese to be capped was Chan Fuk-ping in 1994. These days, HK players consist of a mixture of both Hong Kong Chinese, and
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was not the total disaster for rugby there that some predicted. Since the handover, the Hong Kong Sevens continue to flourish, and there is increasing interest in the game within
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old boys of King George V School formed Typhoons and Aberdeen RFC was established in 1993. In the same year a team, with many local players Causeway Bay RFC was established.
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Women began playing full contact rugby in 1991, and a women's league, playing 7s, was set up in 1992. After a few seasons playing 10s, women's league is now full XV-a-side.
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clubs in all parts of Hong Kong, and playing numbers are measure in thousands, if not tens of thousands.
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joined in, and a year later a 'Hexangular' when the Army split their resources 'North and South'.
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in England, the HKRFU changed focus and sent out invitations to Asian and Pacific sides.
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transfer of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China
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is long established, partly as a result of its being a British colony.
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is one of the most popular sports in Hong Kong. In contrast to the
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has been played in Hong Kong for over a hundred and fifty years.
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Kowloon in 1976 (having previously competed as YMCA from 1974).
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would be more useful in promoting the game than 15-a-side.
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Because of the territory's small size, it was argued that
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writes at length about his Hong Kong Sevens experiences:
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tournaments. The top domestic club competition is the
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Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
Hong Kong
Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup Sevens
IRB Sevens World Series
Hong Kong Sevens
HKRFU Premiership
Rugby union
People's Republic of China
Hong Kong Sevens
rugby sevens
HKRFU Premiership
Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
IRB
Rugby football
rugby sevens
Melrose
Scottish Borders
transfer of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China
Mainland China
Hong Kong Sevens
rugby sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
Asian Championship
Asian Five Nations
Bill McLaren
Hong Kong Sevens
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