HKCR Adds Members To Performance Team

Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) has announced the appointment of several additions to its “new-look Performance Department”.

HKCR said this has been “designed to support the growth and sustainability of the local game in Hong Kong”, adding that the Performance Department is led by Head of Performance Jo Hull, with four new additions to the team. Two of these are new roles created to help achieve HKCR’s long-term performance goals.

Hull said of the additions: “We’re fortunate to have a great existing talent pool in Hong Kong that we can draw from, but to be able to attract some high-level international recruits is really exciting as well. This next phase is all about building a sustainable future and ensuring the success and development of all levels of the game for a long time to come.”

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Who Has Joined HKCR’s Performance Department?

Andrew Douglas – Head of Technical Rugby: This new position will lead the Club Coaching Officer Programme to support HKCR’s high-performance rugby. He will also assist and develop the elite coaches on staff. Douglas is from NZ and has 30 years of experience in teaching and sports, including with New Zealand Schools and the Waikato Rugby Union. He has also worked and coached in Italy, Japan, and most recently for Major League Rugby in the United States.

Siân Moore – Head of Performance Pathways: A capped international for Wales and with experience both playing and coaching for Bristol, Dragons, and Worcester Warriors, among Siân’s key responsibilities will be to oversee the HKCR Hysan Academy. There will be an emphasis on growing the U16 and U19 pool and pathways to HKCR’s representative teams.

Joe Barker – Talent Development and Transition Coaching (new role): Previously the CCO for the DAC Kowloon men’s section, he has experience in coaching and education and will help younger players as they move to the senior age grades.

Kevin West – Head of Coach Education and Game Development (new role): Hong Kong and World Rugby Level 3 coach- including the HKCR women’s 7s and 15s teams (including Rugby World Cup in 2017), and most recently coached Societe Generale Valley women to Grand Championship success in the 2022-23 HKCR domestic season.

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