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The 2014-15 HKRFU Premiership is the top rugby union competition in Hong Kong. The league runs from 27 September 2014 to 7 February 2015 before the Grand Championship play-offs and features the city’s top six clubs – Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers, Bloomberg HK Scottish, Leighton Asia HKCC, Natixis HKFC, Abacus Kowloon and Societe Generale Valley. HKCC won the 2013-14 league title, but Valley won the Grand Championship final.
Hong Kong's national fifteens programme is likely to be scaled back if the sevens squad win the qualifying tournament at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens and become a core team in the World Series, says top official Pieter Schats.
Local recruit Leon Wei Hon-sum showed what an invaluable asset he is by scoring the try that gave Societe Generale Valley the upper-hand as they defeated Leighton Asia HKCC 18-15 in a tightly contested Grand Championship final at King’s Park on Saturday.
Societe Generale Valley are out for revenge against league champions Leighton Asia HKCC in Saturday's Grand Final at King's Park.
Love might have been in the air on Valentine's Day, but at The Rock in Shek Kip Mei it was in short supply. There was only grudging respect between Societe Generale Valley and Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish after a monumental Grand Championship semi-final battle ended in a 17-13 victory for the visitors.
Defending grand champions Societe Generale Valley have been called upon to produce their "best game this season" if they are to storm The Rock in the semi-final against Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish on Saturday.
Hong Kong internationals Rowan Varty and Dave Whiteford suffered serious concussion as the league competition in the HKRFU Premiership ended with Leighton Asia HKCC officially being crowned champions on Saturday.
Hong Kong Cricket Club may have wrapped up the Premiership a week ahead of schedule but there’s still plenty to play for with the fourth and final Grand Championship spot on the line and the top two battling for bragging rights and one last piece of silverware.
Leighton Asia HKCC were crowned HKRFU Premiership champions after pulling off a magnificent defensive performance that earned them a narrow 12-7 victory over Societe Generale Valley at Happy Valley on Saturday.
Resurgent Societe Generale Valley will be at full strength as they attempt to pull the rug from under the feet of defending league champions Leighton Asia HKCC at Happy Valley on Saturday.
The French connection at Societe Generale Valley came good as the defending Grand Champions geared up for their title defence with a stylish 30-5 victory over arch-rivals Natixis HKFC at Sports Road on Saturday.
Societe Generale Valley will have to make do without their sevens stars against Natixis HKFC on Satuday as they try to keep alive faint hopes of wresting the league title away from Leighton Asia HKCC
Leighton Asia HKCC moved a step closer to retaining their league crown after Societe Generale Valley did them a favour by defeating closest contenders Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish 42-12 in Super Saturday action.
It will be make or break for Hong Kong Scottish when they face Valley in this weekend’s Super Saturday round of matches at Hong Kong Football Club.
The New Year failed to usher in any major changes as the established order picked up where they left off in the Hong Kong Premiership and the top three clubs – Leighton Asia HKCC, Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish and Societe Generale Valley – comfortably emerged victorious on Saturday.
Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish will be seeking to get 2015 off in the same fashion as they ended the first half of the HKRFU Premiership in December – with a solid win.
Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish fly-half Diggy Bird scored 14 points, including a first-half try, to lead his side to a crucial 24-10 away victory over Societe Generale Valley. But Scottish still lost their shared lead of the HKRFU Premiership as defending champions Leighton Asia HKCC scored a 41-10 bonus-point win against Abacus Kowloon.
Life could not be better at The Rock for Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish. They will keep possession of the Broony Quaich going into the Christmas break after beating defending league champions Leighton Asia HKCC last week for the first time in six attempts, and they themselves have lost only once this season.
The Rock at Shek Kip Mei is rapidly becoming an unbridgeable bastion for the Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish “Bravehearts” who on Saturday handed league leaders Leighton Asia HKCC only their second defeat this season.
Leighton Asia HKCC will be missing four key players on Saturday as they try to storm the fortress Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish have created at The Rock in Shek Kip Mei.
The boot of Leighton Asia HKCC fly-half Angus Cameron was the telling difference in the heavyweight clash against Societe Generale Valley at Aberdeen Stadium on Saturday.
While most fans will be focusing on the Premiership’s top three teams come Saturday, two of the clubs at the foot of the table may offer a few surprises if last weekend’s competition is anything to go by.
Watch highlights from the seventh round of the 2014-15 HKRFU Premiership, which took place on November 22. First up in the highlights reel is Natixis HKFC's surprise upset of league leaders Leighton Asia HKCC (16-8), followed by Abacus Kowloon against Societe Generale Valley (10-26) and Bloomberg HK Scottish against Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers (30-17).
Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers might do well to start with their new centre Tyler Spitz next time. By the time he came off the bench against Bloomberg HK Scottish on Saturday, midway through the first half, the team were 24-0 down. They fought back valiantly, but Scottish hung on for a 30-17 win to leave Tigers still seeking their first win this season.
