Jump to content

Hong Kong China Rugby Union

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hong Kong China Rugby Union
中國香港欖球總會
SportRugby union
Founded1952; 73 years ago (1952)
World Rugby affiliation1988
Asia Rugby affiliation1987
PresidentPeter Duncan
Men's coachLewis Evans
Women's coachJo Hull
Websitewww.hkrugby.com

Hong Kong China Rugby Union (Chinese: 中國香港欖球總會; abbrev. HKCR) is the governing body for rugby union in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1952 and became affiliated to World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) in 1988.[1] It organises and oversees local rugby, including the annual Hong Kong Sevens tournament and the HKRU Premierships.

History

[edit]
Old HKRU logo

In November 2022, Glory to Hong Kong was played after a match between the teams from South Korea and Hong Kong.[2] The HKRU said "The HKRU expressed its extreme dissatisfaction at this occurrence and has received a full explanation of the circumstances that led to this. Whilst we accept this was a case of human error it was nevertheless not acceptable."[2] Media reported that the local organizer had earlier asked each team for a copy of their anthems to play at the competition, but the Hong Kong team did not submit one.[3]

Later in November 2022, the head of HKRU, Robbie McRobbie, said new rules that dictate athletes should correct organizers if the national anthem is played incorrectly were reasonable and practical.[4]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) pp 67, 68
  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong demands probe as pro-democracy protest song played instead of anthem at Korean Rugby 7s". Hong Kong Free Press. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. ^ Lee, Peter (2022-11-15). "Hong Kong police probe playing of protest anthem at rugby match in South Korea as Lee links song to 'violence'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "No pressure for athletes over new anthem rules: HKRU - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2022-11-24.


Stub icon

This rugby union article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_China_Rugby_Union&oldid=1286840018"