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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Thunder | |||||
| Governing body | Hong Kong Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Asia Pacific | |||||
| Head coach | Matthew Jones | |||||
| Captain | Jason Chung Kan Yip | |||||
| Most caps | Toby Lei (8) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Ben Ryan (5) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Richard Lindsay (30) | |||||
| IRL ranking | 48th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 Hong Kong 22-24 Japan  (Kowloon, Hong Kong; 4 November 2017) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| Japan 20-32 Hong Kong (Inagi, Tokyo; 16 June 2018) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
Hong Kong 6-62 Poland  (St Mary's Stadium, Australia; 4 October 2018) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||||
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The Hong Kong national rugby league team represents Hong Kong in the sport of rugby league.
History
[edit]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 ranked 48th in the world, as of July 2025[update].[5]
Ben Ryan scored the first try for Hong Kong during their debut international against Japan.
Current squad
[edit]Squad selected for 2024 East Asia Cup
- Andrew Welling[6][7]
- Au Chi Wai
- Blake Atherton
- Callum Man[8][9][10]
- Conan Freeman
- Dan Chui
- Gus Spence
- Doug O’Donnell
- Jason Yip
- Kenta Brown
- Matthew Jones
- Nelson Chan
- Tommy Lee
- Toby Lei
- Tommy Wong
- Hogan Toomalatai
IRL Rankings
[edit]| Official rankings as of July 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |
 Australia |
100 |
| 2 | |
 New Zealand |
83 |
| 3 | |
 England |
80 |
| 4 | |
 Tonga |
62 |
| 5 | |
 Samoa |
53 |
| 6 | |
 Papua New Guinea |
51 |
| 7 | |
 Fiji |
43 |
| 8 | |
 France |
29 |
| 9 |  2 |
 Netherlands |
22 |
| 10 | |
 Cook Islands |
22 |
| 11 |  2 |
 Serbia |
18 |
| 12 | |
 Wales |
18 |
| 13 | |
 Malta |
16 |
| 14 | 1 |
 Greece |
14 |
| 15 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
13 |
| 16 | |
 Lebanon |
11 |
| 17 | |
 Italy |
10 |
| 18 | |
 Ireland |
9 |
| 19 | 5 |
 United States |
8 |
| 20 | 1 |
 Jamaica |
8 |
| 21 | 1 |
 Czech Republic |
8 |
| 22 | |
 Scotland |
7 |
| 23 | 2 |
 Chile |
7 |
| 24 | 1 |
 Philippines |
7 |
| 25 | |
Poland |
5 |
| 26 | 1 |
 Germany |
5 |
| 27 | 1 |
 Norway |
5 |
| 28 | 2 |
 South Africa |
5 |
| 29 | |
 Brazil |
4 |
| 30 | |
 Kenya |
4 |
| 31 | |
 Canada |
4 |
| 32 | |
 Montenegro |
3 |
| 33 | |
 North Macedonia |
3 |
| 34 | 22 |
 Morocco |
3 |
| 35 | 1 |
 Argentina |
3 |
| 36 | 1 |
 Albania |
2 |
| 37 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
2 |
| 38 | 1 |
 Ghana |
2 |
| 39 | 1 |
 Nigeria |
2 |
| 40 | 1 |
 Turkey |
1 |
| 41 | 1 |
 Cameroon |
1 |
| 42 | 1 |
Japan |
1 |
| 43 | 1 |
 Spain |
1 |
| 44 | 1 |
 Colombia |
1 |
| 45 | 1 |
 El Salvador |
0 |
| 46 | 1 |
 Russia |
0 |
| 47 | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
| 48 | 1 |
Hong Kong |
0 |
| 49 | 1 |
 Solomon Islands |
0 |
| 50 | 1 |
 Vanuatu |
0 |
| 51 | 6 |
 Hungary |
0 |
| 52 | 1 |
 Latvia |
0 |
| 53 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 |
| 54 | 1 |
 Belgium |
0 |
| 55 | 1 |
 Estonia |
0 |
| 56 | 1 |
 Sweden |
0 |
| 57 | 7 |
 Niue |
0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong Rugby League launched". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "HKRL announce inaugural Super League competition". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Brave Hong Kong lose narrowly against Japan in historic encounter". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "PNG climbs to 10th place in World Rugby League Ranking". Papua New Guinea Today. 12 December 2017.
- ^ "IRL - World Rankings". International Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Welling". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "HK Residents XIII 2017 Squad announced". Hong Kong Rugby League. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Alumnus makes international rugby league debut for Hong Kong". Loughborough University. 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Haines, Oliver (25 October 2024). "Callum Man: From Kennet School to Hong Kong Rugby League". Newbury Today. Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Callum Man". Rugby League Project.
External links
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