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HKRU Premiership
Hong Kong’s senior domestic competition is organised by the Hong Kong Rugby Union and features the city’s top six clubs – DeA Tigers, Hong Kong Scottish, HKCC, HKFC, Kowloon and Valley.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Hong Kong Football Club captain Josh Hrstich (right) offloads the ball while being tackled by Valley’s Luke Dewar during the grand final of the 2022-23 Nan Fung Group/Sewit Men’s Premiership. Photo: Ike Li / Ike Images
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Football Club seal double with narrow win over Valley in premiership final

Niall Rowark penalties prove the difference in enthralling encounter at King’s Park. Valley’s claim title in tight battle after Football Club’s Chan sent off for pushing official.

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Kowloon see off HK Scottish in scrappy Premiership opener

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Hong Kong rugby deal with Canada opens the door for talent transfer

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Hong Kong Football Club name New Zealander Logan Asplin as head coach

Asplin brings experience from Waikato Rugby Union and Kubota Spears in Japan, as Dettol Men’s Premiership champions confirm he will replace Jack Wiggins.

Hong Kong Football Club celebrate winning the Dettol Men’s Premiership last December. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong China Rugby

HKFC coach Jack Wiggins heading to US and role with MLR side San Diego Legion

Wiggins is heading to America as assistant coach ahead of new season which starts next month, will be responsible for side’s defence and academy.

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Hong Kong Football Club claim third title with six-try mauling of Kowloon

Dettol Men’s Premiership decided before Christmas as Football Club run out 49-13 winners at home.

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‘Vintage’ Falcons cap dramatic Women’s Premiership Super Saturday

Gai Wu Falcons book their place among final four for Grand Championship play-offs with a 24-13 victory over Nataxis HKFC Ice.

Chow Mei Nam muscles over for the score vs HKFC’s Rachel Fong. Photo: HKRU
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Inspirational Slatem guides USRC Tigers to another late win

Penalty in final minute enough to give Tigers a 15-13 victory over Kowloon in pulsating encounter at King’s Park.

Hong Kong China Rugby

Critical weekend looms as HKRU Premiership clubs jostle for position

Race to grand championship comes down to the wire as Dettol Men’s Premiership approaches business end of the season.

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Smith hat-trick the highlight as Football Club cruise past Kowloon

Defending champions cement their place at top of Dettol Hong Kong Premiership, running in eight tries at King’s Park.

Hong Kong Football Club captain Ben Axten-Burrett fights his way through Kowloon’s defence at King’s Park. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong China Rugby

Feel-good factor helping to unite and drive Kowloon rugby forward

New acting general manager Montana Heslop and men’s coach Joe Barker bringing a community feel to King’s Park, and a fresh approach off the field has translated into good results on it.

DAC Kowloon fly half Montana Heslop kicks for touch. Photo: Prezz Images Plus

HKRU Premiership sides share spoils in frenetic Stadium Showdown

The action moves to Hong Kong Stadium for a thrilling day of action in the HKRU Premiership.

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HKFC expect dogfight vs fiercest rivals Valley at Stadium Showdown

Dettol Premiership men’s champions hold psychological edge going into Saturday’s special clash, in a rare outing for fifteens at Hong Kong Stadium.

Hong Kong Sevens

How Hong Kong rugby star Herbert went from reject to game-changer

‘I had to pull myself together and say this is what I want to do,’ recalls Liam Herbert, who is becoming the future of Hong Kong rugby after failing to make the grade at Aston Villa.

Hong Kong player Liam Herbert at the Edmonton Sevens in Canada. Photo: Handout
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Valley hold off surging Sandy Bay as Valley Black dominate Causeway Bay Phoenix

Valley secure a scrappy 16-7 victory over HKU Sandy Bay, while Valley Black out-play Causeway Bay Phoenix 54-0 before next round’s important Hong Kong Stadium Series.

Valley winger Whiria Meltzer in a game against HKU Sandy Bay in the men's rugby Premiership. Photo: Ike Images
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Sandy Bay relish Valley test amid frustration with early struggles

HKU Sandy Bay coach Will Webster expecting a ‘fierce battle’ in Hong Kong Premiership but insists ‘things are starting to click’.

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‘Go big or go home’ – Hong Kong Football Club take on Scottish

Football Club look to put last week’s shock defeat behind them against Scottish, while HKFC Ice are as confident as ever ahead of their difficult match-up with Gai Wu Falcons.

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Tigers overcome injuries and sin bins to beat Valley as Black Ladies hold on in nail-biter

Tigers’ fly-half Joshua Henderson shines but key prop Jack Parfitt is taken to hospital, while Valley Black Ladies hold onto ‘awesome’ one-point win.

Tigers forward Jamie Chipman digs in against Valley in the HKRU Men’s Premiership round three clash in King's Park. Photo: Phoebe Leung
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Tigers looking to bounce back against Valley after agonising loss

New Tigers head coach Lewis Evans maps out long-term blueprints ahead of Valley match-up, as Tigers and Valley Ladies coaches Fan Shun-kei and Bella Milo prepare for table-top decider.

Hong Kong China Rugby

New Tigers director of rugby Evans’ fresh start after Welsh success

Doubling up as senior men’s head coach, the former Wales international wants to prioritise coach and player pathways, while giving youngsters a chance after Covid-19 halts ‘a crucial development period’.

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Bounce-backs and big shifts for Valley in HKRU Premiership

Men’s Premiership contenders Valley see off Hong Kong Scottish as Valley Black Ladies overpower a stubborn Gau Wu defence in Shek Kip Mei.

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Valley makeshift fly-half Mitchell Purvis against Hong Kong Scottish in HKRU Premiership action in Shek Kip Mei. Photo: Phoebe Leung
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Men’s and women’s rugby Premiership round two preview

Mark Fatialofa’s Valley confident in first win of the season against Scottish after ‘failing to deliver the killer blow last week’, while Valley Black Ladies take on Gai Wu having felt some ‘rust and first jitters’.

Valley ahead of their first game against Hong Kong Football Club in the men‘s Premiership 2021-22 season. Photo: Hong Kong Rugby Union

Kowloon open new season with thumping win over Causeway Bay

Kowloon’s new trio of signings shine on Hong Kong debut.

Kowloon down Sandy Bay as new campaign gets off to frenetic start

Kowloon hang on for winning start to the new season.

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HKRU Women’s Premiership coaches and captains hungry to return to normality

With fresh faces and early preseasons, all six teams are liming up for the league’s most competitive campaign yet, including new promotion-relegation rules and a Stadium Series.

Team captains and representatives at the HKRU Dettol Women's Premiership 2021-2022 season launch at Hong Kong Football Club in Causeway Bay in September. Photo: Ike Images
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All change for newly extended HKRU Men’s Premiership season

‘The success of the national team is very much based on the success of the clubs themselves’, says new Hong Kong 15s coach Simon Amor.

Hong Kong men's team captains and representatives at the HKRU Dettol Premiership 2021-2022 season launch at the Hong Kong Football Club in September. Photo: Ike Images
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Hong Kong men’s rugby coach Hammond departs for Nottingham

Senior team and Hong Kong Scottish favourite Craig Hammond returns to the club he spent more than a decade with; is ‘fully confident’ that Hong Kong can defend their Asia Rugby Championship title.

Hong Kong rugby pushes back against pandemic amid ‘new normal’

Hong Kong rugby has been hard hit amid the pandemic and the Hong Kong Sevens has been postponed twice.

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