Rugby Union

The quarterfinals for the Hong Kong Men’s rugby Grand Championship on Saturday saw the form book upset, and the underdog team beat their more favoured opponents.

The Hong Kong Premiership began after the Christmas hiatus. The most interesting match-of-the-day was at the Hong Kong Football Club: Natixis Hong Kong Football Club against Leighton Asia Hong Kong Cricket Club.

The Hong Kong Rugby Premiership resumes after a two week hiatus to accommodate the recent Cup of Nations.

Russia retained the Ustinov Cup and won the inaugural Cup of Nations, with a dominant win over Hong Kong, 31-12 at the Hong Kong Football Club Saturday afternoon.

In the four team 2015 Cup of Nations competition in Hong Kong, Russia played Zimbabwe and Hong Kong met Portugal in the second round of matches on Tuesday evening Nov 17. Following Russia and Hong Kong wins these two teams head for a final showdown for the Cup on Saturday Nov 21, 2015.

Three close matches were seen in the Hong Kong Rugby Premiership last Saturday. Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers and Society Generale Valley notched up a hard fought wins, while Natixis HKFC picked up their second win of the season at Aberdeen.

New Zealand comprehensively outclassed Australia to retain the Bledisloe Cup, with an emphatic victory 41-13 over Australia at Eden Park last Saturday, August 15. It was such a contrast to the previous week in Sydney, where Australia proved that New Zealand is both beatable and vulnerable. This week, New Zealand was emphatically more competitive in the forwards, dominant in the lineout and gave more space to Dan Carter, who was able to weave some of his magic to influence the game.