HKCR 2025 New Year’s Day Youth Rugby Tournament

rugbyasia247 Posted On December 28, 2024

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HKCR 2025 New Year’s Day Youth Rugby Tournament

The annual Hong Kong China Rugby New Year’s Day Youth Rugby Tournament is happening again in 2025 at the HKFC on January 1st with U16 & U19 girls and boys matches.

Traditionally, the New Year’s Day Youth rugby tournament sees the Hong Kong versus Overseas-based schoolboys and girls compete against each other to kick off the new year. The tournament at Hong Kong Football Club will host four matches with U19 and U16 boys and girls from Hong Kong (playing as the Hong Kong Dragons) competing against counterparts who are based overseas (playing as the Overseas Lions).

HKCR says, “The 2025 New Year’s Day Youth Rugby Tournament is officially on! Join us as we celebrate this annual tradition that showcases the most exciting age-grade rugby talent in Hong Kong. Many young stars of previous tournaments have gone on to proudly pull on the Hong Kong China jersey, with some alumni also representing other unions at the international level.”

This will be the 57th edition in 2025 of the historic tournament and the schedule has been confirmed as:

U16 Girls – Naylor Wright Cup – U16 Girls – 12:30 kickoff
U16 Boys – George White Trophy – U16 Boys – 13:50 kickoff
U19 Girls – Lassies Quaich – U19 Girls – 15:10 kickoff
U19 Boys – Middlesex Cup – U19 Boys – 16:40 kickoff
Presentation of the Larry Abel Trophy for Best & Fairest Player in each match – 18:45

: Photo Credit: HKCR

: Photo Credit: HKCR

Attendance at Hong Kong Football Club is free to all members of the public and accompanied guests.

The HKCR U19 Boys recently were runners-up in the 2024 Asia Rugby U19 XVs tournament, and the U20 side also competed in the World Rugby U20 Trophy tournament in Scotland earlier in 2024.