2024/25 Nan Fung Group Airside Premiership – What To Know

The new season of the domestic 2024/25 Hong Kong China Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Premiership gets underway on 28 September for the men with all six teams in action, while the Women’s Premiership starts on Saturday 26 October 2027 with an expanded seven teams competing this season.

The new season details were launched at AIRSIDE in Kai Tak on 25 September 2024 which included the traditional captain’s photoshoot and media Q&A.

“Chris Brooke, HKCR Chairman, said of the 2024/2025 season “The Men’s and Women’s Premierships play a key role in supporting the representative programmes of HKCR as well as generating a highly competitive and entertaining series of matches for spectators to watch throughout the season. It is also very encouraging to see a number of players returning to Hong Kong to take part in the competition after studying overseas, joining both existing players as well as newcomers to the Premiership from a variety of other countries.”

Nan Fung Group | AIRSIDE Hong Kong Premiership 2024

This is the third season of Nan Fung Group’s partnership with HKCR, which includes title sponsorship of the Men’s and Women’s Hong Kong Premierships.

Vanessa Cheung, Group Managing Director of Nan Fung Group, said “Nan Fung Group and AIRSIDE are delighted to continue our partnership with Hong Kong China Rugby for the 2024/25 season, building on the success of our collaboration in the past two years.Sharing the same vision with the athletes, we are committed to bringing positive impact to the community through the spirit of sports, fostering strength of the body and power of the mind. We are excited to support and nurture local talent, elevating the profile of the game and driving its growth. We look forward to another exciting season of rugby, working together to inspire and empower the next generation of athletes.”

The AIRSIDE brand has been included in the league name after the 1.9 million-square-foot commercial development at Kai Tak opened its doors to the public in 2023.

James Farndon, HKCR CEO who will be overseeing a first domestic season in his role added, ““I’m really excited to see how the Premiership plays out this season. There are new signings, new coaches, new philosophies and new game plans across both the men’s and women’s Premierships. I’d also like to recognise the many volunteers contributing to their respective clubs, who put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes to make the Premiership what it is. Wishing all the best to everyone involved in what will be a fantastic season for the fans to enjoy.”

Asphodel Fitness is the league’s secondary sponsor and will run the “Player of the Round” award every match weekend, with one male and one female player recognised, and each receiving a month’s free membership to use.

2024/25 Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men’s Premiership

The 2024/2025 Nan Fung Group |AIRSIDE Hong Kong Premiership features six men’s teams.

• The men’s teams will compete in a round-robin format, playing each other three times over 15 regular season match weekends.
• The Men’s Super Saturday which brings all six teams together for back-to-back fixtures on Saturday 30 November 2024 at King’s Park Sports Ground.
• The top four teams will advance to the Semi-Finals and Grand Final in March 2025.
• HKFC Natixis Club are the 2023/24 League and Grand Championship defending champions.

Competing Men’s Teams

2024/25 Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Women’s Premiership

The new season sees the Women’s Premiership expanded to seven women’s teams, welcoming HKU Sandy Bay Storm and the newly formed SCAA Causeway Bay Scottish. The season gets underway on Saturday 26 October, to avoid a clash with Hong Kong China Women’s WXV3 campaign in Dubai.

• The teams will compete in a round-robin format, playing one another twice over 15 regular season match weekends (with each team having three bye weeks).
• A women’s Super Saturday bringing six of the seven teams together for back-to-back fixtures will take place on Saturday 8 February 2025 (venue TBD).
• The top four teams will advance to the Semi-Finals and Grand Final in March 2025.
• Defending 2023/24 League champions are HKFC Natixis Ice.
• Defending 2023/24 Grand Champions are Societe Generale Valley RFC.

Competing Women’s Teams

1. DLA Piper Kowloon Women
2. HKFC Natixis Ice
3. HKU Sandy Bay Storm
4. Societe Generale Valley RFC
5. Kroll USRC Tigers
6. Gai Wu Falcons
7. SCAA Causeway Bay Scottish

How To Watch The 2024/2025 Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Hong Kong Premiership

All Hong Kong Premiership games will be streamed live on the HKCR YouTube Channel, and one men’s and one women’s match each week will be featured in a short “Game of the Week” highlight video.

The full schedule can be seen on HKCR.