Taiwan were once consistently among the top four teams, but have languished in lower echelons since 2008. Unions Cup in Singapore represents chance to restore programme.
Draw for World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco pits men in Pool C alongside Spain, Papua New Guinea and Brazil, with women in Pool B alongside Uganda, Paraguay and Jamaica.
Australia’s most capped Test player Michael Hooper has been named in country’s 13-man squad for next week’s Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
France’s 15-a-side scrum-half and captain helps his country to LA title, but his return to club rugby appears to rule him out of next month’s Hong Kong Sevens.
China secure gold with 19-5 triumph over Kenya, Argentina take bronze with 36-10 win against Uganda. Hong Kong’s men end weekend on high note with 38-0 victory over Georgia to finish seventh, women take 10th place.
City’s women beat Paraguay 17-0 in opening game before going down 19-0 to Argentina on Friday, while men open their tournament with 21-7 win over Papua New Guinea.
Wing Sebastian Brien scores three of his side’s seven tries in 46-10 rout of opposition, but defensive display leaves head coach full of pride.
Brace of tries from Kenyan prop Mike Oduor proves decisive in 22-16 win at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
British and Irish Lions will play 9 matches during tour, with games against all 5 Australian Super Rugby clubs
Spain could have scored several more and Hong Kong, too, butcher opportunities, while there are victories for Scotland, Samoa and Uruguay in the opening day’s other fixtures.
City side take on Spain in their opening game of the tournament in Kenya, before facing Samoa and the hosts in Pool B.
Head coach Logan Asplin has named a 28-man squad for this month’s tournament in Kenya, where Hong Kong will take on the hosts, Samoa and Spain in Pool B.
Lewis Evans’ side savour Asia Rugby Championship win but hat-trick hero Alex Post admits ‘we’ve got to be more clinical’.
Hooker Alex Post grabs hat-trick as Lewis Evans side beat South Korea 30-10 to successfully defend ARC title at Hong Kong Football Club
Head coach Lewis Evans makes just 2 changes to side that battered Malaysia, as defending champions put Asia Rugby Championship title online against South Korea.
Home side run in 13 tries in 88-9 demolition of limited opponents at Hong Kong Football Club, but difficult to tell how much side have improved.
Home side run in 13 tries in 88-9 demolition of limited opponents at Hong Kong Football Club, with Sevens star Sebastian Brien scoring 5.
Sevens stars Seb Brien and Callum McCullough named in starting 15, with Harry Sayers and Pierce MacKinlay-West among the replacements for game against Malaysia, as Tom Hill made captain.
Head coach Lewis Evans targets retaining ARC crown and building for next World Cup campaign.
They take on hosts Kazakhstan in the last four, with both finalists set to earn spots in World Rugby’s new competition aimed at growing the women’s game.
Triumph in France secures 2023 series titles for All Black Sevens and Black Ferns, and the double win is the third time this season the country’s men and women have won at the same event.