HKRU Annual Report 2019/2020

HONG KONG RUGBY UNION

2020

ANNUAL REPORT

香港欖球總會二零二零年年度報告

CONTENTS - 目錄 2019/20

ANNUAL REPORT 2020 To be presented at the 64th Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Rugby Union on 30 July, 2020 at 2/F MEMBERS STAND 1, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB 此年報於2020年7月30日第64屆香港欖球總會周年 大會發布，發布地點於香港賽馬會跑馬地會員看台 第1座2樓。

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OFFICE BEARERS - 幹事

Office Bearers 幹事 Chairman’s Annual Report 主 席 年 度 報 告 Finance Director’s Report 財 務 董 事 年 度 報 告

5 6 - 11 14 - 18

2020-23 HKRU STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW 香港欖球總會策略計劃總覽 Facilities Sub-committe 場 地 設 施 小 組 委 員 會

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High Performance Sub-committee 高 水 平 欖 球 小 組 委 員 會

23 - 26

HKRU Community Foundation 香 港 欖 球 總 會 社 區 基 金

27 - 29

Youth Sub-committee 青少年 欖 球 小 組 委 員 會

31 - 32

Rugby Participation and Spectatorship in Hong Kong 香 港 欖 球 參 與 及 觀 眾 研 究

33 - 40

Building the Brand Steering Group 品 牌 建 立 導 向 小 組 Defining the Brand Working Group 品 牌 定 義 工 作 小 組 Communicating the Brand Working Group 品 牌 傳 訊 工 作 小 組 Data Transformation Working Group 數 據 轉 化 工 作 小 組 Club Accreditation Working Group 球 會 認 證 工 作 小 組 Club Sustainability Working Group 球 會 可 持 續 發 展 工 作 小 組 Alignment and Transition Steering Group 統 一 及 過 渡 導 向 小組

GLOBAL RAPID RUGBY/SOUTH CHINA TIGERS 環球極速欖球賽/華南虎

42 - 44

CLUBS 球 會

42 - 52

Discovery Bay Pirates Rugby Football Club - 愉 景 灣 海 盜 欖 球 會 Gai Wu Rugby Football Club - 雞 糊 欖 球 會 HKU Sandy Bay Rugby Football Club - 香 港 大 學 沙 灣 欖 球 會 Hong Kong City Rugby Football Club - 城 市 欖 球 會 Hong Kong Disciplined Services Rugby Club - 香 港 紀 律 部 隊 欖 球 會 Hong Kong Football Club - 香 港 足 球 會 Hong Kong Girls' Youth Committee - 香 港 女 子 青 少 年 欖 球 委 員 會 Hong Kong Mini Rugby Football Union - 香 港 小 型 欖 球 總 會 Hong Kong Police Rugby Football Club - 香 港 警 察 欖 球 會 Hong Kong Rugby Clubs Youth Association - 香 港 青 少 年 欖 球 總 會 Rugby Union Club - 欖球會 俱 樂 部 Hong Kong Schools Rugby Union - 港 校 橄 欖 球 聯 盟 Hong Kong Scottish Rugby Football Club - 香 港 蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球會 Hong Kong Society of Rugby Football Union Referees - 香 港 欖 球 裁 判 聯 會 Hong Kong Women's Rugby - 香 港 女 子 欖 球 Kowloon Rugby Football Club - 九 龍 欖 球 會 Revolution Sports Recreation Club - 革 命 之 旅 體 育 遊 樂 會 SCAA Causeway Bay Rugby Football Club - 南 華 會 銅 鑼 灣 欖球 會 Taipo Dragon Rugby Football Club - 大 埔 龍 欖 球 會 Tin Shui Wai Rugby Football Club - 天 水 圍 欖 球 會 Typhoons Rugby Football Club - 颱 風 欖 球 會 University Rugby Football Club - 大 學 欖 球 會 USRC Tigers Rugby Football Club - 三 軍 會 猛 虎 欖 球 會 Valley Rugby Football Club - 華 利 欖 球 會

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CONTENTS - 目錄 2019/20

CLUBS REPORTS 球 會 報 告

54 - 70

Discovery Bay Pirates Rugby 愉 景 灣 海 盜 欖 球 會 Hong Kong City Rugby Club 香 港 城 市 欖 球 會 Hong Kong Football Club 香 港 足 球 會 Hong Kong Rugby Clubs Youth Association 香 港 青 少 年 欖 球 總 會 Hong Kong Scottish Rugby Football Club 香 港 蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球 會 Hong Kong Society of Rugby Football Union Referees 香 港 欖球 裁 判 聯 會

NUMBERS 統 計

Statistics of Representative Teams 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果

73 - 80

HKRU League Standings 香 港 欖 球 總 會 聯 賽 積 分 榜

81 - 88 89

Trophy Winners 獎盃得主

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 財 務 報 告

92 - 137

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OFFICE BEARERS 幹 事 PRESIDENT

會長

Peter Duncan 鄧樂勤 President 會長

DIRECTORS

董事

Patrick Donovan 唐諾生 Chairman 主席 Kevin Taylor 戴高勳

Coaching and Performance 培訓及欖球水平

John Carroll 祈樂堯 Community 社區 Chris Brooke 蒲敬思 Facilities 場地設施 Nigel Hobler 何博禮 Finance 財務 Fred Au 區梓芹 Kim Lam 林鄺蘭香 Peter Hudson

General I 常務I General II 常務II Laws and Referees 法規及裁判

Kim Kan 簡家琪 Women’s 女子 Tony Karton 賈東利 Youth 青少年

CHAIRMAN OF HKRU 香港欖球總會主席

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

主席報告

PATRICK DONOVAN 唐諾生

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT - 主 席 報 告

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2019/2020 主 席 報 告 2019/2020 Introduction It is a great pleasure to present my 1st chairman’s report on behalf of the Board of Directors and the Management to the rugby community for the 2019/20 year, although this has not been an easy document to compose as I reflect on a season disrupted initially by protests and then finally ended by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Our collaboration with Societe Generale also extended to hosting one of only two official World Cup Fanzones outside of Japan, and throughout the 40 days of the tournament packed crowds were able to enjoy all the match action live on a giant screen in the shadow of the Observation Wheel beside Hong Kong’s iconic harbour.

Domestic Season

Strategic Plan

Senior & Tertiary Rugby

The Union’s new 4 year plan for 2020-23 was launched in November 2019 with a series of “Town Hall” meetings for stakeholders. The theme is “Engage, Retain, Perform and Sustain” and I am confident it will provide strong direction for our community in an increasingly challenging environment.

The first objective in the Plan was to commission a market research report into the state of the game, and the resulting KPMG survey was submitted to the Board in February 2020 – with 6 surveys developed based on the outputs of 10 workshops with 98 stakeholders of the Union, and a total of 12,514 survey responses received, this was the most indepth study of rugby in Hong Kong to-date.

Eighty-one teams participated in the senior domestic leagues this year, and with eight men’s and three Women’s divisions we were anticipating a highly competitive, as opposed to a highly disrupted, season. The back end of the season became a race against time as we struggled to play out the leagues before COVID-19 shut everything down – we were able to get the Men’s and Women’s Premiership competitions concluded, and a couple of other divisions had already been won, but sadly the remainder were initially postponed and then finally cancelled. So congratulations to Natixis HKFC and Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies who both secured very well deserved doubles in the Saxo Markets and KPMG Premiership League and Saxo Markets Grand Championship respectively, and also to Club for picking up the Saxo Markerts Men's Premiership Challenge Trophy to make a rather unique “Triple”. For the record, also taking home trophies were SCAA CWB Phoenix for Women’s Prem A league, Kerry Hotel Kowloon for Women’s Prem A Grand Champs, Natixis Club Scorps for the Championship and Disciplined Services for Men's Community League 1; commiserations to all those whose efforts were ultimately unrewarded, at least in terms of silverware.

The survey results will now inform the work of the two Steering Groups that will work on delivering the remaining Strategic Objectives over the next 4 years – both the “Building the Brand” and “Alignment & Transition” Groups are already up and running.

Rugby World Cup A Rugby World Cup year, whether Men’s or Women’s, is always eagerly anticipated, and Japan 2019 was of course particularly significant for us as it was hosted in Asia for the very first time. I am delighted to say that Hong Kong was well represented at the tournament, not just in the stands, but with a number of our staff involved including match officials and members of the medical team. There was also a very special World Cup experience for 16 youngsters drawn from HKRU Community Foundation supported community organizations Po Leung Kuk, Chicken Soup Foundation and the Confucius Hall Secondary School, who thanks to the generosity of our friends at Societe Generale got to fly to Japan, enjoy a rugby camp, and attend one of the World Cup semi-finals.

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Our Tertiary rugby family of 24 institutions also had a lean season, with only one tournament, the Invitational Sevens, being staged – City University took the silverware in both the Men’s and Women’s Divisions.

Youth Rugby The Mini Rugby Union managed to host their popular annual season-opening U12 World Cup, followed by USRC Tigerfest, and the Flying Kukris and Tai Po festivals, but unfortunately the others fell victim to either protests or COVID-19.

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At Youth level, thankfully the Boys' and Girls' leagues were able to be completed and we even managed a 10s tournament…the New Year’s Day Youth Tournament was also another great success, with some exciting tussles throughout the age grades.

Although sadly all Schools B, C, and D Grade rugby for both boys and girls was cancelled, we did manage to complete the A Grade competitions, with South Island School winning the 15s league in a pulsating final against KGV, Canadian International School taking the honours in the HKSSF HKI/ Kowloon Boys’ 7s, and YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College repeating an impressive double in winning both the HKSSF NT Boys’ and Girls’ 7s titles.

引言

本地球季

本人很榮幸代表所有董事局成員及欖球界別的管理層，撰寫本人的首份 主席報告(2019/2020年度)。回首過去的球季，先有示威活動，及後更 因新型冠狀病毒(COVID-19)全球大流行作結，撰寫這份年度報告，實非 易事。

成人及大專欖球

策略計劃 香港欖球總會全新的四年計劃(2020-2023年)已於2019年11月開始施 行，並已為一眾持份者舉辦一系列公開座談會。主題為「投入參與、保 留、表現、持續」，我確信該上述主題在挑戰與日俱增的環境下，能為 欖球社區提供強而有力的發展方向。該計劃的第一項目標是委託市場研 究為欖球現狀進行調查，由畢馬威會計師事務所進行的問卷調查結果已 於2020年2月提交予董事局 — 6個問卷調查是由98位欖總持份者參與 10次工作坊研討後的成品，我們一共收到12,514份調查問卷回覆，是迄 今為止對香港欖球運動最深入的研究。 問卷結果現正為兩個專責在未來四年實行策略計劃目標的督導小組提供 工作資訊 —「建立品牌」及「統一與過渡」兩個小組已經開始運作。

欖球世界盃 不論男女，人們總會對「欖球世界盃」充滿期盼，2019年日本的賽事對 我們而言更別具意義，因為此意味該賽事首度落戶亞洲。在是次欖球世 界盃賽事中，不乏香港的蹤影，除於觀眾席上，我們亦有不少同事，包 括裁判及醫療團隊，為比賽出力。另外，來自香港欖球總會社區基金支 持的社區組織 — 保良局、Chicken Soup Foundation及孔聖堂中學的 16名青少年，亦享有非常特別的欖球世界盃經歷。感謝我們的摯友法國 興業銀行慷慨解囊，他們得以飛赴日本，參與欖球訓練營，並現場觀賞 「 男子欖球世界盃 」準決賽賽事。 我們與法國興業銀行的合作更擴展至於日本境外，舉辨官方欖球世界盃 粉絲區（日本境外只有兩個，香港站是其中一個）。在整個逾40天的賽 事中，群眾能於香港具標誌性的海港旁邊、在摩天輪擋陽下的巨型熒幕 欣賞全部賽事直播。

本年度，共有81支球隊參與成人本地聯賽，原本預計戰況激烈的八個男 子及三個女子組別，最後球季因外為因素影響而戞然而止。球季尾聲， 我們逼得與時間競賽，希望能於新冠病毒疫情升溫前進行餘下賽事。我 們成功完成男、女子超級聯賽賽事；另在數個組別中，亦已有球隊脫穎 而出，提早封王，惟一些本來延遲作賽的比賽最後難逃取消命運。在 此，恭喜Natixis香港足球會及法興華利黑美人隊分別在「盛寶金融男子 超級聯賽」及「畢馬威女子超級聯賽」贏得冠軍，他們亦捧走「盛寶金 融季後冠軍賽」的男、女子超級聯賽冠軍寶座，雙囍臨門；而香港足球 會於早前贏得「盛寶金融男子超聯挑戰盃」銀盃，成為「三料」冠軍。 值得一提，南華會銅鑼灣欖球會鳳凰隊在女子超級聯賽Ａ組別封后，香 港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會則於季後冠軍賽同組別奪冠；另外，Natixis香港 足球會蠍子隊及香港紀律部隊欖球會則分別贏得冠軍聯賽及男子社區聯 賽1的冠軍。在此，向所有在球季付出努力，最終卻未能得到獎項回報的 球員們致意。 我們擁有24所學府支持的大專欖球家庭同樣度過了一個精簡的球季，全 年只有「香港大專欖球邀請賽」一項賽事得以成功舉辦 — 香港城市大 學包辦男、女子組別的頭銜。

青少年欖球 小型欖球總會順利舉辦年度開季賽事 「 12歲以下欖球世界盃 」，預定緊 隨其後餐三軍會猛虎欖球會小型欖球節「USRC Tigerfest」、Flying Kukris 及大埔欖球節，惟因示威及新型冠狀病毒疫情，無緣舉行。 在青少年層面，慶幸男、女子的聯賽賽事都順利完成，我們甚至舉辦了 十人欖球賽……「元旦日青少年欖球錦標賽」亦再次取得成功，不同年 齡組別均有精彩演出。 儘管所有中學學界的男、女子乙、丙及丁組欖球賽事都被取消，但我們 仍設法完成甲組賽事，南島中學在15人聯賽一場血脈沸騰的決賽中，力 壓英皇佐治五世學校獲勝；香港加拿大國際學校贏得「香港學界體育聯 會港島及九龍地域中學校際比賽—中銀香港七人欖球盃」男子冠軍，而 港青基信書院在「香港學界體育聯會新界地域中學七人欖球比賽」再創 佳績，成為男、女子組雙料冠軍。

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HKRU Community Foundation The Hong Kong Rugby Union Community Foundation (HKRUCF) continued its mission to use the power of sport to tackle social issues focused on an Inclusive Society, Education and Health.

The Foundation delivered a total of 16 different programmes, and some exciting new initiatives launched in 2019 included the “Buddy Rugby” project bringing together students from both special education needs and mainstream Po Leung Kuk schools, ADHD rugby with Chinese University, and Refugee Rugby with RUN and Branches of Hope.

The Foundation also appointed 3 new Ambassadors during the year, with Hong Kong born former Scottish international John Barclay joining his former team mates Graeme Morrison and Jim Hamilton, along with local legends Royce Chan and Jamie Tsang.

Representative Rugby Our Men’s 15s team retained their title as Asia Rugby Men's Champions, and headed to Europe for a November tour that saw them secure a win against Belgium and a loss to Spain. Our Women’s 15s team were also in that part of the world, first experiencing a winter training camp in Scotland before recording an historic 2-0 series sweep against the Netherlands.

Our Sevens teams have had another memorable year of highs and lows; the Men finished runners-up to Japan in the Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series, then agonizingly missed out on an Olympic berth when they lost the final of the Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Qualifier to South Korea, and finally in the World Rugby Men's Sevens Challenger Series played over 2 legs in Uruguay and Chile they again came in 2nd, once more behind Japan.

The Women meanwhile finished 5th in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and then had a great tournament to finish runners-up behind hosts China in the Olympic Qualifier. That means that both our Men’s and Women’s teams now wait to compete in the Olympic Repechage with the last places in Tokyo up for grabs.

Finally, our age grade rep teams continued to contribute to the Union trophy cabinet; the U20 Men’s Sevens team finished Champions of the Asia Rugby U20 Men's Sevens for a third successive year in August 2019 with a 26-14 victory over Chinese Taipei in Vientiane, Laos. Not to be outdone, our U20 Women’s team also won their event for the first time with a comfortable 29-7 victory over Thailand, in Laos.

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Finally our U20 Men’s team participated in their 6th World Rugby U20 Men's Trophy in Brazil last summer and then later in December retained their Asia Junior Men's Rugby Championship to book our slot again at the Worlds in Spain in July, which was subsequently cancelled due to COVID-19.

Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens On 13th February it was announced that due to the COVID-19 outbreak we would have to re-schedule the 2020 Sevens until October; sadly on 30th June World Rugby were forced to bow to the inevitable, and the London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong tournaments were cancelled. It was a tough call, but not only was the health and wellbeing of players, fans, staff and volunteers paramount, but the logistical challenges presented by the spread of the pandemic were insurmountable.

We now turn our attention to preparations for the 2021 season, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to help us celebrate the 45th Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, the world’s biggest rugby party, on 2nd - 4th April.

Officials Our referees have again been making their mark on the international stage over the past 12 months; Matt Rodden was again appointed to the World Sevens Series, and Craig Chan was appointed to the World Challenger tournaments – well done to both of them and a mention to Rory Crombie on becoming a test match referee at 17 years of age.

Congratulations to all those who have been selected for international representative duty this past season.

Our Citing and Judicial Officers have also been busy with both domestic and overseas appointments, and I’d like to record our gratitude to all members of the Referees’ Society for their tireless efforts in support of the ever increasing number of games throughout the year.

Player Welfare & Medical I cannot count the number of times over the past 6 months that I have thought how fortunate we were to have such a professional and experienced team of medical staff, led by the indefatigable Lucy Clarke – they have kept us all informed, ensured we are following correct protocols and best practice, and answered a constant stream of questions as we grappled with the impact of COVID-19.

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Sustainability

Staff Restructuring

The Union’s continued efforts in this area have again received recognition this year, as we retained our standing as a Green Outdoor Event under the Hong Kong Award for Environmental Excellence.

Over the past year the Board and Management have had to face the reality of tackling an ever deepening budget deficit; we initiated an organizational review and, with the assistance of independent external advisors, an intensive analysis of HKRU operational structures was conducted.

The review panel’s recommendations were endorsed by the Board in late April, and these included salary adjustments, role consolidations and a number of redundancies.

香港欖球總會社區基金

國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽

香港欖球總會社區基金繼續秉持以運動的力量，積極應對社會上有關健 康、教育及共融等議題。

在2月13日，受新冠病毒疫情爆發影響，「香港國際七人欖球賽2020」 將延期至10月舉行；很遺憾地，在6月30日，國際欖球理事會逼不得已 地宣佈，倫敦、巴黎、新加坡及香港的賽事均被取消。這是一項艱難的 決定，但我們與世界欖球總會共識到，球員、球迷、員工及義工們的健 康和福祉是最為重要，在此項考量以外，全球疫症大流行為物流及後勤 工作帶來的挑戰是不可克服的。

基金會推行共16個不同計劃，在2019年，我們亦啟動三項全新計劃，包 括「保良百 . 錦欖出友情」計劃(Buddy Rugby) ，連結保良局有特殊 學習需要及主流學校的學生；ADHD(專注力不足/過度活躍症)欖球及香 港中文大學；「難民欖球」(Refugee Rugby with RUN)及希望枝子。 基金會於本年度亦新任命三位大使，香港出生的前蘇格蘭隊長John Barclay再度與前隊友Graeme Morrison及Jim Hamilton同一陣線，另 本地傳奇陳朗詩及Jamie Tsang同樣加入行列。

欖球代表隊 我們的男子15人代表隊成功衛冕亞洲冠軍名銜，並於11月以一勝(對比利 時)一負(對西班牙)完成歐洲訓練之旅。女子15人代表隊同樣驛馬星動，她 們先赴蘇格蘭接受訓練，其後面對荷蘭，以兩戰兩勝，歷史性壓倒對手。 我們的七人欖球代表隊於本年亦嘗盡高低起伏，度過難忘一年；男子隊 在「亞洲男子七人欖球系列賽」不敵日本屈居亞軍，隨後他們於「亞洲 區男子欖球外圍賽」決賽飲恨敗陣韓國，錯失奧運入場券；他們最後 於烏拉圭及智利參加「世界男子七人欖球系列賽挑戰者系列賽」兩站賽 事，同樣不敵日本，亦以第二名收場。 女子隊則以第五名完成「亞洲女子七人欖球系列賽」，其後以亞軍完成 「奧運女子欖球外圍賽」，僅敗於東道主中國。這意味著我們的男、女 子代表隊均正等待再戰「奧運復活賽」，爭奪「東京奧運會」的最後席 位。 最後，我們的分齡代表隊成功為欖總獎牌櫃增加獎座；男子20歲以下七 人代表隊於去年八月老撾永珍舉行的「亞洲男子七人欖球系列賽」，以 26-14撃敗中華台北，連續三年贏得冠軍。女子20歲以下代表隊亦不甘 示弱，在老撾獲得隊伍首勝，以29-7擊敗泰國。

現時，我們將注意力轉移至埋首準備2021年賽季，我們期待大家於明 年4月2日至4日再度光臨，一同慶祝全城最大型的欖球派對 — 第45屆 「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」。

裁判 我們的裁判於過去十二個月同樣在國際舞台上展露光芒， Matt Rodden 再度被任命於「世界七人欖球系列賽」執法，陳頌豪則獲委任參與「挑 戰者系列賽」賽事裁判工作—恭喜他們表現出色，另不得不提，Rory Crombie以17歲之齡成為測試賽的裁判。在此亦向過去一年被甄選於國 際賽事履行職務的裁判人員們。 我們的執法人員，在過去一年忙於奔走於本地及國際賽事之間，我們非 常感激裁判協會的所有成員，感謝他們努力不懈，支持規模日益增長的 賽事。

球員福利及醫務 難以形容在過去六個月，我有多慶幸本會擁有一支如此專業且經驗豐富的 醫療團隊。這支由孜孜不倦的Lucy Clarke帶領的隊伍，在應對新冠病毒 疫情期間，提供相關資訊，確保我們遵循正確及最佳的抗疫做法，同時 解答連綿不斷與疫情相關的疑問。

可持續發展 今年，香港欖球總會就此範疇一直付出的努力再獲肯定，我們再獲「香 港環境卓越大獎」認證為「綠色戶外活動」。

我們的男子20歲以下代表隊於去年夏天遠赴巴西，第六次參加「世界青 年欖球盃」，其後在12月再度衛冕「亞洲青年橄欖球錦標賽」，取得明 年七月在西班牙舉行的「世界青年欖球盃」的參賽資格，惜賽事因為新 冠病毒疫情取消。

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT - 主 席 報 告

This was a very difficult decision, but the reality is we have to find a sustainable business model that is suited to the current environment and capable of efficiently safeguarding the future of our sport.

I would like to recognise those who stepped down for their significant contributions to the Union and the wider community during their tenures - I thank them for their service and wish them the very best in the future.

Finances It goes without saying that the current year has been a challenging year for the HKRU financially. With no Sevens for the first time since 1976 the HKRU has suffered a significant loss in the current year which is discussed in more detail in the Finance Director’s report. witho

Thanks This has been an incredibly challenging year, and I would like to record my thanks to the complete cross section of the rugby community who have offered their support and advice so generously. In particular, I would like to thank: Our President, Peter Duncan and the HKRU Vice Presidents My fellow Directors, Union Staff and Management Team All Club Chairmen, Officials, Coaches and Managers All the sponsors and patrons of the HKRU All officials, including Referees, Assistant Referees, Assessors and the various members of panels The Player Welfare and Medical staff and volunteers for their tireless support The many other Committees, groups and working parties, that all work for the betterment of Hong Kong rugby and

人事重組 在過去的一年，董事局及管理層不得不面對日益加劇的預算赤 字的現實。為此，我們在獨立外部顧問的協助下，發起一項組 織評審，對欖總的營運架構進行深入分析。董事局於4月下旬 採 納 審 核 小 組 的 建 議 ， 當 中 包 括 薪 金 調 整 ， 職 位 整 合 及 裁 員 。

這是一個非常困難的決定，但現實是我們必須尋找一個適合當前環境並 能夠有效維護香港欖球未來發展的可持續商業模式。 在此，我要感謝退下火線的同事，感謝他們在在任期間為欖總及更廣泛 的欖球社區作出的重貢獻。感謝他們的辛勤貢獻，並祝願他們將來一切 順利。

財政 今年對香港欖球總會而言，毋庸置疑地是財務上充滿挑戰的一年。自 1976年以來，「香港國際七人欖球賽」首次缺席，讓本會於本年度蒙受 重大損失，相關內容將於稍後的財務報告作詳細探討。

致謝 今年委實是充滿挑戰的一年，我謹向曾大方給予我們支持及建議的香港 欖球社群致謝。在此，特別感謝： 我們的會長鄧樂勤及香港欖球總會副會長們

The supporters and fans of Hong Kong rugby

我們的董事們、欖總職員及管理團隊

I would also like to make special mention of Dai Rees who stepped away after 12 years of enviable success as the Chief Rugby Operations Officer of the Union, and KK Chiu, who retires from the Union for the second time, and whose contribution to the development of the game here and in China over the past 4 decades has been imMen'se – we wish them both all the very best in their future endeavors.

所有香港欖球總會贊助商及贊助者

所有球會主席、裁判、教練及經理

所有裁判人員，包括裁判、助理裁判、評估員及顧問小組成員 不辭勞苦的球員福利及醫務職員及義工 還有更多致力促進香港欖球運動的其他委員會、團體及工作小組 香港欖球總會的支持者及粉絲 在此，我還要特別提到Dai Rees於取得12年令人豔羨的成就後辭去欖球 營運總監一職；另趙國光亦第二次從欖總榮休，他在過去40年中，對本 地及國內的欖球運動發展貢獻良多 — 我們祝願他們未來一切順利。

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HKRU ANNUAL REPORT 2020

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT - 主 席 報 告

香港欖球總會二零二零年年度報告

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020

財務報告

FINANCE REPORT

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FINANCE REPORT 2019/2020 財 務 董 事 報 告 2019/2020

In my first year as Finance Director of the HKRU, the business has faced unprecedented challenges on the commercial side; initially from the social unrest and following that, from the COVID-19 virus. These two factors followed closely on from the economic instability resulting from the US-China trade war which made trading conditions challenging for the commercial team throughout the year, even for an event such as the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

By the time it became apparent that playing the Hong Kong Sevens in April would not be possible, the HKRU had already made significant cost savings as a way to mitigate the expected shortfall in revenue by not hosting loss making events such as the Asia Rugby U20 or the Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Ultimately, however, it was not possible for the HKRU to reduce costs to the extent of offsetting a lost Sevens tournament which is the case in the current year.

Subsequent to this the HKRU made some difficult decisions which included the removal of any bonuses, salary cuts for senior staff and a number of redundancies across the organisation. The financial statements for the year ended 2019/20 show how reliant the HKRU is on the Hong Kong Sevens and as such the HKRU has recorded a significant deficit this year; however it is forecast that the changes made at the end of the financial year will allow it to operate on a sustainable basis going forward.

The HKRU is happy to report that despite major disruptions to its business and cash cycle it has still been able to provide support to clubs in the form of subventions, pitch bookings, professional players, Club Coaching Officers and extensive coverage of local rugby in the media and we look forward to continuing to support our great club game on and off the pitch in future seasons.

One positive from the current year was the RWC 2019 Fanzone at the harbourfront from September to November which helped the HKRU generate income using the services of existing staff; this is a model that the HKRU will adopt for Global Rapid Rugby; for which we expect will have a full season of fixtures in 2021.

The remainder of the report discusses the outlook for the HKRU and reflects on some of the significant changes in the current year financial statements resulting from the postponement of the Sevens.

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2019/2020 Financial Performance The change in NET ASSETS for the year ended 30 April 2020 was a decrease of HK$168.5m (2019: decrease HK$3.8m).

This was the result of the substantial loss recognised in the income statement described later in the report and a decrease in the value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. The OPERATING LOSS for the year ended 30 April 2020 was HK$151.7m (2019: Loss HK$6.6m).

Income Statement The decrease in net assets of the business is driven primarily by the income statement. Accounting standards require that the HKRU recognises income from an event on the day that the event takes place; this means that any income received for future tournaments must be recognised as a liability and cannot be recognised as revenue. The resulting income statement therefore shows a material decrease in income and costs for the HKRU. In addition to the revenue and expenses which were lost due to the Sevens not taking place in April as planned by the HKRU, was also not able to host a full season of Global Rapid Rugby, and therefore did not receive a full fee for managing the competition or the forecast participation fee.

Therefore most of the income expected from this projected revenue stream did not materialise. Global Rapid Rugby is a key component in maintaining the ERP programme and providing playing opportunities for players employed by the HKRU, and also a key part of the HKRU’s efforts to diversify its revenue sources.

As ever, gate receipts are key to making this a commercial success and we look forward to the support of the community and clubs next season to drive attendance for the home games in particular. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank FWD who are the title sponsor of the South China Tigers and have been with us since the inception of the franchise; their support has been invaluable to the HKRU in this project.

The full financial statements are set out on pages 92 to 137.

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Investments The market value of the HKRU’s investments decreased to HK$155.1m (2019: $212.4m). This is represented by a valuation loss of HK$16.8m (2019: Gain HK$3.2m) and the need to sell some holdings to meet liquidity needs owing to the postponement of the Sevens.

在我擔任香港欖球總會的財務董事的第一年，本會業務在商業方面 面臨前所未有的挑戰；起始面對社會動盪，後再受新型冠狀病毒 (COVID-19)影響。上述兩個因素緊接中美貿易戰引致的經濟不穩定狀 況，使商業團隊在全年的貿易狀況均備受挑戰，就連賽事如「國泰航空/ 滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」，亦不能倖免。 當得悉顯然不可能於四月舉辦「香港國際七人欖球賽」，香港欖球總會 已透過減少主辦比賽如「亞洲20歲以下七人欖球賽」及「亞洲七人欖球 系列賽」，以及決定不舉行七欖中環/七欖嘉年華活動，節省大量成本， 以減輕預期收入不足所產生的影響。然而，香港欖球總會並不可能將成 本降低至能夠彌補本年「香港國際七人欖球賽」從缺所致損失的程度。 有見及此，香港欖球總會作出一些艱難決定，包括取消獎金、削減高 級職員的薪金，以及一定數量的裁員。2019/20財政年度的財務報表顯 示，香港欖球總會對「香港國際七人欖球賽」何等依賴，亦因此錄得重 大赤字；不過，我們預測本財政年度末進行的轉變，能使其於未來可進 行可持續的營運。 香港欖球總會欣喜報告，儘管其業務及現金周期受到重大干擾，但欖總 仍能以以下不同形式，對球會提供支持，包括：補貼、球場預訂、提供 職業球員和球會教練，以及在媒體上廣泛報導本地欖球狀況。我們期待 在未來的賽季繼續支持球會在球場內外的活動。 本年度的一項積極成果，是在9至11月、在中環海濱舉行的2019欖球世 界盃粉絲區。該活動活用現役員工的服務，幫助香港欖球總會增加收 入；亦是一個香港欖球總會可採用於發展「環球極速欖球賽」賽事的模 式，我們預計在2021年將有一個完整的 「環球極速欖球賽」 賽季。

The investment portfolio comprises of HK$155.1m in Equities (2019: HK$206.1m Equities and Bonds). Under the current accounting standards in Hong Kong, valuation changes in the investments are accounted for in the Investment Revaluation Reserve rather than through the income statement. The Investment Revaluation Reserve as at 30 April 2020 was HK$53.4m (2019: HK$70.2m).

2019/2020財務表現 截至2020年4月30日，本年度的淨資產減少港幣$168,500,000(2019 年：減少港幣$3,800,000)。此結果是由已確認在收益表的重大損失 (稍後將於報告詳述)，以及通過其他綜合收益、以公允價值計量的金融 資產的價值減少所致。截至2020年4月30日，本年度的營業虧損為港幣 $151,700,000(2019年：虧損港幣$6,600,000)。

收益表 業務淨資產的減少主要由收益表驅動。會計準則規定，香港欖球總會只 認可活動實質舉行當日的收入，這意味著未來的賽事所獲得的任何收入 均被視作負債，而不能被視為實際收益。因此，收益表顯示香港欖球總 會的收入及成本均重大減少。 除因四月未能舉行的「香港國際七人欖球賽」引致的實際收益及支出損 失外，香港欖球總會亦無法舉辦「環球極速欖球賽」整個球季的賽事， 故未能獲取管理球賽的全額費用，亦無法獲得預料參加費用。因此，大 部分源自上述賽事的預期收入並未能實現。「環球極速欖球賽」是維持 精英十五人欖球計劃及為球員提供比賽機會的關鍵組件，亦是香港欖球 總會針對收入來源多元化所作的努力之重要一環。 一如以往，門票收入是引領至商業成功的關鍵，我們期待社區及球會於 下個賽季給予支持，尤其是為主場賽事提升出席率。我亦想藉此機會感 謝作為華南虎隊冠名贊助商富衛。在個項目中，富衛自專營權成立已與 我們攜手同行，他們的支持是無與倫比的。 完整的財務報告刊於第72至117頁。

報告的剩餘部分將談到香港欖球總會的前景，並反映由於延遲「香港國 際七人欖球賽」導致在本年度財務報表上一些重大變化。

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For the whole of the current financial year the HKRU has moved away from actively managed funds which has been a positive for the current year’s performance. The HKRU changed some of its holdings from capital growth funds to high yield passive funds which have generated a real cash return and have lower volatility; this has been very important for the HKRU in the current climate in particular.

As ever, the HKRU investment committee will continue to monitor this strategy and seek to optimise returns on the portfolio.

Outlook and Summary In the next financial year the HKRU is expected to make a surplus, although this will in no way recover the loss incurred this year. The HKRU has reviewed expenditure on a recurring basis and is seeking to operate on a break-even basis going forward during a normal financial year. The HKRU is acutely aware of the fact that achieving this will not just be the result of looking for other sources of revenue but also by reducing expenditure in key areas. The staff changes made earlier in the year are reflective of this approach to reduce expenses at the basic operating level whilst still allowing the Elite Rugby Programme to continue.

Whilst it is difficult to gauge the longer term effects of the recent historic events on the Hong Kong Sevens and indeed the sports and entertainment industry as a whole, the HKRU is forecasting lower commercial returns from the event than has been the case in recent years. Whilst the HKRU still expects the event to be sold out in terms of attendees, there are inevitably cost pressures within our corporate supporters which will likely translate into lower revenues from this sector. These circumstances make controlling expenditure and diversifying revenue streams even more critical in years to come.

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Longer Term Risks In the longer term, as reported last year, the most significant material risk to the financial standing of the HKRU is the new Kai Tak Sports Park. The HKRU has held several meetings with the winning consortium and is in discussions about how the commercial model for the tournament and the HKRU will work. The HKRU believes the new stadium will be much more fit-for-purpose to deliver a world class event; the unknown however remains the commercial model of the sports park which is likely to be different to that of the current stadium. The HKRU will continue to negotiate the best possible outcome for its members prior to the tournament’s relocation to Kai Tak Sports Park. The first tournament scheduled to take place at the new stadium is the 2024 Sevens.

Finally, I would like to say special thanks to all the staff at the HKRU for their assistance throughout my term and in particular the finance team for their hard work throughout this year.

Nigel Hobler Director, Finance

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投資

較長線風險

香 港 欖 球 總 會 的 投 資 市 值 減 至 港 幣 $155,100,000(2019：港 幣 $212,400,000)，估 值 損 失 為 港 幣 $16,800,000(2019：增 長 港 幣 $3,200,200) ；以及由於「香港國際七人欖球賽」延期，需要出售一些 股票，以滿足流動性需求。

長遠而言，如同去年的報告，香港欖球總會的財務狀況最重大的風險， 是全新的啟德體育園。香港欖球總會已與中標財團召開幾次會議，並就 賽事及香港欖球總會的商業模式如何運作進行討論。香港欖球總會相信 全新的大球場將更適合舉辦世界級賽事。然而，體育園的商業模式很可 能與現時的大球場有異，故仍是未知數。在比賽遷移到啟德體育園之 前，香港欖球總會將繼續進行磋商，爭取最佳結果。計劃第一場於新球 場上演的賽事，將會是「香港國際七人欖球賽2024」。

投 資 組 合 的 分 項 包 括 港 幣 $155,100,000的 股 票 ( 2019：港 幣 $206,100,000股票及債券)。根據香港現行的會計準則，投資項目 的估值變更會在投資重估儲備內列出，而並列於收益表中。截至 2 0 2 0 年 4 月 30日，投資重估儲備為港幣$53,400,000(2019：港幣 $70,200,000)。 在當前的整個財政年度中，香港欖球總會不再使用有利本年度的業績的 積極型管理基金。香港欖球總會將其持有的股票從資本增長被動型基 金，轉變為高收益被動型基金，帶來實際的現金回報，且波動性較低； 在當前環境下，對香港欖球總會尤其重要。

最後，我要特別感謝香港欖球總會的全體員工在我任期內的協助，尤其 是財務團隊全年的辛勤工作。 財務董事 何博禮

一如以往，香港欖球總會投資委員會將繼續監察此策略，並尋求回報最 佳化的投資回報。

展望及總結 在下一個財政年度，本會預計將會有顯著盈餘，儘管這不足以彌補今年 的損失。香港欖球總會將定期檢討開支，並力求在正常財政年度內維持 收支平衡。香港欖球總會察覺到，實現此目標不僅是尋找其他收入來源 的結果，還可以減少在重要領域的支出。在今年較早時候進行的人事變 更，是就在基礎營運層面減少支出的回應，同時使精英十五人欖球計劃 得以繼續進行。 儘管很難衡量最近的歷史性事件對「香港國際七人欖球賽」，以至整個 體育及娛樂業界的長期影響，但香港欖球總會預料比賽的商業回報將不 及近年收益。雖然香港欖球總會仍預期賽事門票能夠售罄，但我們的企 業支持者將無可避免地存在成本壓力，意味可能會導致該部份的實際收 益下降。此類環境令控制支出，以及收入來源多樣化，在未來幾年尤關 重要。

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FACILITIES SUB-COMMITTEE 場地設施小組委員會

Notwithstanding the various challenges which have been experienced in relation to facilities during the course of the year, the HKRU has managed to achieve a number of positive outcomes as a result of the hard work of both the facilities team and the Facilities Committee. I would like to thank the staff on the ground at King’s Park for actively managing the COVID-19 situation and for getting the facility operational as soon as permitted, whilst at the same time maintaining strict hygiene protocols. I would also like to thank our members and users for their patience during this time given our obligations to follow Government guidelines regarding the use of pitches.

In terms of HKRU operated facilities, the Government has now agreed in principle to extend the short-term tenancy under which the site occupied by King’s Park is held from September 2020 for a fixed term of three years and quarterly thereafter. This outcome has resulted from extensive meetings with different Government Bureaux and Departments and whilst the fixed term of the extension is not as long as that for which we would have ideally hoped, it does provide a timeframe within which the HKRU can apply for a longer term special purpose lease, subject to the policy associated with such leases being adopted by the Government in due course.

As ever, given the intense competition for the use of land in Hong Kong, the securing of new sites for playing facilities remains challenging. Whilst the HKRU has continued to liaise with Government Bureaux and Departments, as well as private developers, in relation to potential opportunities, at this stage there are no definitive proposals which the HKRU can be confident will lead to new self-operated facilities.

As a result of this situation, the focus during the year has been to maintain and, if possible, increase access to existing pitches managed by the Government, as well as to ensure that the HKRU will have access to new Government facilities going forward. A specific initiative has been to ensure the all pitches operated by the Government which are being resurfaced, including those intended for dual use for football and rugby, are fully compliant with World Rugby standards.

A good example of where this has been achieved relates to the pitches at Po Kong Village.

In terms of longer term projects, the management team at the HKRU are in regular dialogue with the consortium responsible for the development of the Kai Tak Sports Park. A number of discussions have been held with regard to the requirements of the HKRU in the new stadium and it is expected that commercial negotiations will be the focus of the next phase of interaction with the consortium.

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We look forward to a positive outcome for the HKRU both in terms of our involvement with the Kai Tak Sports Park as well as the implementation of our wider facilities strategy.

儘管今年在場地設施方面遇上各項挑戰，但有賴設施團隊及設施小組委 員會的辛勤工作，香港欖球總會仍獲取一些正面成果。在此，我要感 謝京士柏運動場的員工們，感謝他們積極監控新冠病毒(COVID-19)疫 情，以及在場地被許可重開的時候從速讓場地重投服務，同時維持嚴格 的衛生規程。我亦要向我們的會員及場地使用者致意，感謝他們在此段 期間的耐心等待，因為我們有義務遵循政府在場地使用所訂的準則。 在香港欖球總會的設施營運上，現時政府原則上同意延長京士柏運動場 所佔土地的短期租賃權，從2020年9月開始，固定期限為三年，此後每 個季度再續租賃權。這是由與不同政府決策局及部門，進行廣泛會議的 成果，縱然延期的固定期限不如理想，但亦確實提供了一個時間框架， 讓香港欖球總會可以與政府採取相關的租賃政策的時候，提請期限更長 的特殊目的租賃權。 一如以往，鑑於香港在使用土地方面競爭激烈，要確保使用作賽場設施 的全新場地仍然困難重重。香港欖球總會持續與有關政府當局及部門進 行磋商，並與私人發展商聯絡，以尋求潛在機會。現階段而言，尚未有 明確的提案，能夠賦予香港欖球總會足夠自信去自行營運場地設施。在 這個情況下，本年度的焦點仍處於維持，並在可能的情況下，增加政府 管理的現存場地的使用權；同時，也要確保香港欖球總會於未來亦能使 用政府的新建設施。我們已採取一項具體舉措，確保政府運營的所有正 在重新鋪設的場地，完全符合世界欖球總會的標準，包括旨於作為足球和 欖球雙重用途的球場。蒲崗村的球場就是一個符合上述成果的良好例子。 就長期項目方面，香港欖球總會的管理團隊與負責發展啟德體育園的財 團定期對話。香港欖球總會已就對新建大球場的要求，進行多場討論， 預期商務談判將會是與財團在下一階段互動的重點。無論是參與啟德體 育園，還是實行我們更廣闊的場地設施戰略，我們都期待香港欖球總會 能取得正面成果。

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HIGH PERFORMANCE SUB-COMMITTEE 高水平欖球小組委員會

Kevin Taylor (Chair), Paddy Donovan, Robbie McRobbie, Dai Rees, Leigh Jones, Paul John, Jo Hull, Andrew Hall, Grant Jamieson, Mark McMillan

Development Our U20 programmes continue to place us near the top of Asia Rugby within this age group in both sevens and fifteens.

Strategic Objectives:

Development Men’s U20 to qualify for Junior World Trophy on annual basis. Progress – Amber

Men’s Fifteens Qualify for the Men's RWC Repechage in 2023. Progress – Amber Maintain top 24 in World Rugby rankings on an annual basis.

Progress - Amber

Women's Fifteens Qualify for the Women's RWC Repechage in 2021 & 2025.

Progress – Amber Achieve top 2 ranking in Asia by 2020. Progress - Amber

Men’s Sevens Finish in top 2 in Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series on an annual basis. Progress - Amber Qualify for 2020 Olympic Games. Progress – Amber Achieve a podium finish at Asian Games 2022. Progress Amber

Women's Sevens Achieve top 2 ranking in Asia by 2021. Progress – Amber Achieve a podium finish at Asian Games 2022. Progress Amber

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The men’s team won the Asia Rugby Men's U19 Championship in Chinese Taipei 2019 and are due to compete in their seventh Junior World Trophy competition with the timing and destination yet to be confirmed following the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The Men’s U20 Sevens team finished Champions of the Asia Rugby U20 Men's Sevens for a third successive year in August 2019 with a 26-14 victory over Chinese Taipei in Vientiane, Laos. Not to be outdone, our Women’s U20 team also won their event for the first time with a comfortable 29-7 victory over Thailand, in Laos.

Overall all our NAG and Junior Development Programs are showing excellent results when considering the transition of both our Men and Women into our senior Sevens and Fifteens national squads and teams.

Men’s Fifteens The Elite Rugby Programme (ERP), in its fifth year, continues to work in conjunction with the Clubs to set new performance standards at all levels of our game.

The Senior Men’s International team won the Asia Rugby Men's Championship for the second consecutive year, winning all four games with results highlighting that we have also managed to put some distance between ourselves and local rivals Korea and Malaysia.

Then in November 2019 we travelled to Europe to play games against Belgium and Spain. The aim of the tour was to gain experience against generally larger opposition on their heavy home grounds, hence providing as with an indicator of where we stand against some of our potential Repechage opponents over coming seasons. Gaining a comfortable victory over Belgium (17-36) in the first game, we lost against a strong Spanish team (29-7) offering a good gauge of where we need to improve on our run-in to the 2023 Men's Rugby World Cup.

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Men’s Sevens Following the three tournaments in this season’s Asian Series (venues - Korea, China and Sri-Lanka), Hong Kong finished in overall second place. Although after the threeleg series we were level on points with Japan, Hong Kong

戴高勳(小組主持)、唐諾生、麥偉彬、戴里斯、利鍾斯、莊保羅、侯祖 瑟芬、艾賀爾、Grant Jamieson、Mark McMillan

agonizingly lost out on the top spot due to points difference.

Further disappointment was to follow during the Olympic Qualifiers in November 2019, again narrowly missing out on outright qualification for the Olympics, beaten in a tense final by eventual winners Korea, in Incheon. Hong Kong still maintain hopes of qualification through the Olympic Repechage event which (because of the COVID-19 Virus) is now scheduled for June 2021.

男子20歲以下代表隊於去年8月舉行的「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」，以 26-14撃敗中華台北，連續三年贏得冠軍；女子20歲以下代表隊亦不甘 示弱，在老撾獲得隊伍首勝，以29-7擊敗泰國。

策略目標：

發展 我們的20歲以下代表隊每年均獲「世界青年欖球盃」的參賽資格。 項目狀態 — 黃色

男子十五人代表隊 獲取 2023年的「男子欖球世界盃」參賽資格。項目狀態 — 黃色 每年維持世界排名頭24位。項目狀態 — 黃色

女子十五人代表隊 獲取2021及2025年「女子欖球世界盃終極外圍賽」的參賽資格。 項目狀態—黃色 2020年或之前實現亞洲排名頭2位。項目狀態 — 黃色

男子七人代表隊 每年於「亞洲男子七人欖球系統賽」以頭2名完成賽事。項目狀態 — 黃色 獲取「2020奧運會」資格。項目狀態 — 黃色 以頭3名完成「2022亞運會」。項目狀態 — 黃色

女子七人代表隊 在2021年或之前，實現亞洲排名頭二名。項目狀態 — 黃色

總括而言，就達至為男、女子隊過渡至成人七人及十五人球代表隊及球 隊，我們現行的分齡組別及青少年發展計劃，成效優異。

男子十五人代表隊 精英十五人欖球計劃踏入第5年，將繼續與球會緊密合作，為我們各組 別賽事訂立新表現水平的基準。 男子十五人代表隊連續第二年贏得亞洲冠軍頭銜，四戰全勝，從成績可 見我們成功拉開與亞洲區內對手韓國及馬來西亞的距離。 球隊於11月到訪歐洲，與比利時及西班牙對賽。該訓練之旅的目的是讓 球隊體驗在主場以外、面對更多阻力的環境作賽，從而作為指標，讓 我們知道自己在相對未來數季可能面對的復活賽對手的距離。我們在 第一場比賽中輕鬆擊敗比利時(36-17)，其後不敵實力強橫的西班牙隊 (7-29)，為競逐「欖球世界盃2023」需要改善之處提供良好的檢測。

男子七人代表隊 在本賽季「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」的三站賽事之後(比賽場地分別為南 韓、中國及斯里蘭卡)，港隊以第二名完成賽事。儘管三站比賽後，港隊 與日本於積分榜平分春色，但因得分差失落冠軍。球隊於2019年11月舉 行的「奧運外圍賽」同樣失望而回，在仁川舉行的決賽精彩緊湊，惜最 後以些微分差飲恨敗陣韓國，錯失直達奧運的入場券。港隊仍可透過奧 運復活賽競逐奧運資格，因為新冠病毒影響，賽事已改期至2021年六月 舉行。

以頭3名完成「2022亞運會」。項目狀態 — 黃色

發展 我們現行的U20培訓計劃，引領香港隊於該年齡組別的亞洲七人及十五 人欖球賽事中保持首名位置。 男子隊在2019年舉辦的「亞洲19歲以下欖球錦標賽」中奪冠。因 此，U20隊連續第七年參加「世界青年欖球盃」，惟該賽事因最近的新 型冠狀病毒(COVID-19)大流行，時間及場地仍待確認。

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Women’s Fifteens

Domestic

The Women’s Fifteens team have successfully improved their World Ranking moving from twenty-second to nineteenth position. Having toured to Scotland and Holland in November 2019, the Women’s team lost to a Scottish development team in a training game, but then went on to beat Holland in a two-test match series (14-12 & 18-0), where nine players were awarded their first cap.

On the domestic front, senior Premiership Leagues for both Men and Women were again a big success. This seasons men’s domestic programme was dominated by a resurgent Natixis HKFC sweeping all before them, securing an allconquering ‘treble’. This began by winning the inaugural Saxo Markets Challenge Trophy, a new competition offering something different in encouraging Premiership Clubs to introduce developing talent in a short but intense competition format. The Saxo Markets Men’s Premiership League competition came on the back of the Challenge Trophy with HKFC again dominant, taking the League title over what proved to be a very competitive and intense season. The treble was completed with a fine Saxo Markets Grand Championships win in February, finally achieved after a nail-biting extra-time encounter against old rivals Societe Generale Valley.

The squad are now awaiting confirmation of their WRWC Qualifying process with dates and venues TBC.

Women’s Sevens Our Women’s team finished a disappointing fifth overall in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, level on points with Thailand but losing out on fourth spot due to points difference. Injury played a significant role throughout the season making it virtually impossible for the coaches to get their preferred team on the field. Moving forward, we are confident that this problem will be alleviated, with coaches able to select from a batch of exciting new players coming through our development ranks.

This potential was evidenced sooner than anticipated, during the Olympic Qualifiers in Guangzhou (China) during November where coaches were able to select from a stronger and more youthful squad. Here we got all the way to the final, with an impressive win against Kazakhstan on the way, before finally losing out to China for the ticket to Tokyo.

As with the men, the Women now qualify for the Olympic Repechage event with details to be confirmed.

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In only its second year of existence, the Global Rapid Rugby competition potentially offered us a mouth-watering series of 10 games against new and challenging opposition from around the globe. However, following an impressive first round victory over Manuma Samoa in Perth (27-52), the competition was yet another to fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not to be out done, our Women’s game also produced some intense and exciting games throughout a tough domestic campaign. Societe Generale Valley proved to be worthy winners of the double, winning both the KPMG Women’s Premiership League title and Saxo Markets Grand Championship, finishing in style against a strong Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers team.

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女子十五人代表隊 女子十五人代表隊成功將其世界排名由22位推前至19位。她們於11月遠赴 蘇格蘭及荷蘭進行訓練，先與蘇格蘭發展隊交手惜敗，其後面對荷蘭進行 兩次測試賽兩戰全勝(14-12及18-0)，9名球員更是首次代表香港出賽。 球隊現正靜待「女子欖球世界盃外圍賽」的賽程，目前比賽日期及場定 亦未有定案。

僅成立兩年，「環球極速欖球賽」今年原定帶來一系列十場、叫人期待 的賽事。可是，在華南虎在珀斯以52-27擊敗Manuma Samoa、令人 印象難忘的首輪賽事後，球賽就因為新冠病毒疫情(COVID-19) 大流行 戛然而止。 我們的女子本地聯賽賽事同樣戰況激烈且振奮人心。法興銀利華利壓倒 勁敵Borrelli Walsh三軍會猛虎隊，贏得「畢馬威女子超級聯賽」及「盛 寶金融季後冠軍賽」的雙料冠軍，實至名歸。

女子七人代表隊 我們的女子隊僅能以第五名完成「亞洲欖球系列賽」，縱然與泰國於積 分榜同分，但因得分差失落第四位。整個賽事持續受傷患問題影響，令 教練們幾乎不可能以首選陣容出賽。展望未來，我們相信傷患問題將得 到緩解，教練可於發展隊隊伍中挑選一批叫人期待的新球員，補充兵力。 新兵源帶來的潛力比預期來得更早，在11月於廣州舉行的「奧運外圍 賽」上，教練起用實力更強也更年輕的陣容。球隊勇往直前，在競逐奧 運資格的路途上，擊敗哈薩克，勝出漂亮一仗，惜最後於決賽不敵中國 隊。與男子隊一樣，女子隊已入圍「奧運復活賽」，有待確認比賽細節。

本地賽事 在本地賽事方面，男、女子成人超級聯賽均取得巨大成功。本賽季的男 子賽事，由恢復當年勇的Natixis香港足球會橫掃獎項，成就了無與倫比 的「三重奏」。一切源自勝出首辦的「盛寶金融男子超聯挑戰盃」，該 項新賽事為超聯球會，在一個簡短及刺激的比賽形式下，提供起用培育 中的人才的機會。 本地 「盛寶金融男子超級聯賽 」緊接挑戰盃舉行，香港足球會再次佔據 主導位置，在競爭激烈的賽季中奪取冠軍寶座。二月份的「盛寶金融季 後冠軍賽」勝仗，為香港足球會完成「三料」冠軍，在賽場上，港會在 驚險刺激的加時階段擊敗老對手法興銀行華利。

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HKRU COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 香港欖球總會社區基金

The Hong Kong Rugby Union Community Foundation (HKRUCF) was established in March 2013 with the aim of using rugby and the HKRU brand to bring about positive change within our community by tackling social issues.

Every programme which we support is addressing at least one of the following 3 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Health, Education and Inclusion.

Over the past year the HKRUCF has delivered a total of 16 sports intervention programmes impacting on over 10,000 youngsters throughout the community.

Programmes Along with such well-established projects as Deaf Rugby, Prison Rugby, Domestic Helper Rugby, Rugby English, Rugby Spirit and Bridging Divides, there were 3 exciting new programmes launched over the past year.

First, ADHD Rugby, working with Chinese University’s Department of Social Work to see how a sports participation course could positively affect the behaviour of youngsters with ADHD, and their family relationships – the results have been accepted for publication in an academic journal!

Secondly, in September we kicked-off “Buddy Rugby” with the Po Leung Kuk, which brings students from both special needs and mainstream schools together to play touch rugby, and through that interaction tackle prejudice and bias.

And finally, Refugee Rugby with local NGO RUN and Branches of Hope, which gives an opportunity for young refugee mothers to have some fun and get some physical exercise in a safe and friendly environment.

Ambassadors We have appointed 3 new Foundation Ambassadors this year – Hong Kong born ex-Scotland captain John Barclay lines up alongside his former teammates Graeme Morrison and Jim Hamilton, while local international stars Royce Chan and Jamie Tsang have also come on board to create a formidable team.

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Men's Rugby World Cup Our great friends and supporters at Societe Generale have had a busy year as sponsors of the Men's Rugby World Cup in Japan, and thanks to their generosity our Foundation was able to participate in this historic tournament. Through the Societe Generale RWC Fanzone in Central, not only did thousands of fans get the opportunity to watch all the live action on a giant screen back-dropped by the harbour, but over the 40 days of operation a significant donation was raised for the Foundation’s work, and we even had some celebrity rugby visitors who popped along to help with our programmes, particularly the wonderful Indian Women’s team captain, Vahbiz Bharucha.

Also thanks to Societe Generale 16 youngsters from Foundation programmes were offered the trip of a lifetime to fly to Japan for a rugby camp and to watch one of the Men's RWC semi-finals, while Po Leung Kuk graduate and one of our Women’s rugby role models Cathy Wong also represented the Union at the tournament’s opening ceremony.

Partnerships In November we announced the extension of our partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation for the next 4 years, and we were also delighted to welcome Cathay Pacific on board to support the Foundation’s work with the Po Leung Kuk.

Events Tom Williams, who was brought up in Hong Kong and played his first rugby at DeA Tigers minis, returned to town in October as guest speaker at a lunch for Foundation supporters, and gave a fascinating account of his part in the “Bloodgate” incident when he was a young Harlequins player.

In the same month we were also partners in an official England Rugby World Cup Dinner with proceeds split between the RFU’s “Try for Change” programme, ChildFund, and our Foundation’s work with the Po Leung Kuk.

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We were delighted to welcome not 1 but 2 Laureus Sport for Good Ambassadors and RWC winners as guest speakers to our 2019 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Sevens Long Lunch – the Schalks Brits and Burger were amusing, engaging and clearly very passionate about using sport for positive change, and we also were privileged to host a visit from Laureus Academy Member and Olympic legend Daley Thompson.

We are very fortunate to have the support of a number of annual events including the Swire Properties Corporate Touch Tournament, the Savills Hong Kong Corporate 7s, the Carbine Club Rugby Lunch, and the KPMG/BritCham Rugby Dinner – our sincere thanks to them, and to all our Foundation sponsors and partners.

香港欖球總會社區基金(HKRUCF)成立於2013年3月，旨在利用欖球運 動及香港欖球總會品牌，積極應對社會議題，為社區帶來正面轉變。

男子欖球世界盃

我們支持的各項計劃，均最少針對以下三個可持續發展目標之一： 健康、教育及共融社會。 在過去一年，香港欖球總會社區基金推行共16個結合運動的計劃，影響 社區內逾10,000名青少年。

計劃 伴隨發展日漸成熟的計劃，如聽障欖球、在囚欖球、幫傭欖球、欖球學 英語、欖球精神(Rugby Spirit)及欖球彌合 (Bridging Divides) 等，去 年我們亦推行三項全新的計劃。 首先，我們與香港中文大學社會工作系合作推行「ADHD 欖球」(ADHD Rugby)，研究參與一項運動如何為專注力不足/過度活躍症青少年患者的 行為及家庭關係帶來正面影響 — 研究結果已被接納並發表於學術期刊！ 其次，去年九月，我們與保良局啟動「保良百 . 錦欖出友情」計劃(Buddy Rugby)，讓特殊學校及主流學校的學生能夠共享非撞式欖球的樂趣，同 時透過互動，打破彼此的隔膜、傲慢與偏見。 最後，與非政府組織RUN和希望枝子合作推行「難民欖球」(Refugee Rugby)，為年輕的難民母親們提供一個安全及友好的環境，讓她們活動 身體，並享受做運動的樂趣。

大使 今年，我們任命三位社區基金大使 — 香港出生的前蘇格蘭隊長John Barclay 將與前隊友Graeme Morrison 及Jim Hamilton再續前緣，而本地知名 球星陳朗詩及Jamie Tsang亦強勢加盟，陣容鼎盛。

作為日本「男子欖球世界盃」的贊助商，我們的摯友及支持者法興商業 銀行度過忙碌的一年。感謝他們慷慨支持，基金會得以參與此項極具歷 史性的賽事。通過於中環舉行的法國興業銀行欖球世界盃球迷粉絲區， 不只讓成千上萬的球迷有機會於維港碼頭旁邊的大熒幕欣賞所有直播賽 事，同時，40日的活動亦為基金會的工作籌得善款，幾位欖球名星應邀 到場協助基金會工作，特別感謝印度女子欖球隊隊長Vahbiz Bharucha 到場支持。 另外，感謝法興銀行的支持，讓基金會16名青少年踏上終生難忘之旅— 到日本參加欖球訓練營及於現場觀看「男子欖球世界盃」準決賽；同行 的保良局畢業生及我們其中一名女子欖球模範生王思敏(Cathy Wong)代 表欖球總會，參加世界盃的開幕儀式。

合作伙伴 去年十一月，我們宣佈與勞倫斯體育公益基金會的合作伙伴關係延續四 年；與此同時，我們亦很高興國泰航空加入與保良局一同支持基金會的 工作。

重要事項 在香港成長、並於DeA猛虎欖球會小型欖球會初次接觸欖球運動的Tom Williams，十月返港為基金會擔任午餐聚會客席講者，為在場眾基金支 持者生動演繹年輕時效力Harlequins時在「Bloodgate」事件中擔任的 角色。 同月，我們擔任官方英格蘭欖球世界盃晚宴的合作伙伴，晚宴的收益對 分資助英格蘭欖球總會的「Try for Change」、「ChildFund」及基金 會與保良局的工作。 我們很高興邀得兩名勞倫斯體育基金會大使及欖球世界盃冠軍人馬 Schalk Brits 及Schalk Burge出席「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球 賽午宴」，擔任客席講者。他們表現風趣，全情投入，且熱衷於利用運 動帶來正面改變。此外，我們亦有幸接待了勞倫斯學院成員和奧運傳奇 人物Daley Thompson。 我們非常榮幸能夠支持許多年度活動，當中包括太古地產非撞式欖球錦 標賽、第一太平戴維斯香港企業七人欖球賽、Carbine Club欖球午宴、 畢馬威/香港英商會欖球晚宴 — 對此，表示衷心的謝意，亦要感謝基金 會所有的贊助商和合作伙伴。

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COVID-19 The closure of schools and social distancing restrictions have inevitably limited the Foundation’s activities during the first half of 2020, although we have kept an online presence with social media content, both educational and entertaining, and we have kept our 200 wee pals down the round in the Po Leung Kuk residential care centre busy with colouring competitions, Easter buns, and the like. We also took the first tentative steps back to physical activity in mid May with a sports day for ethnic minority youngsters from the IBET charity, and whilst we weren’t able to get the rugby balls out they all seemed to enjoy having a run around and some fresh air!

We have also thrown our support behind Laureus’s “Sport for Good Relief Fund” which has been set up to assist sport-forchange organisations around the world in the fight against COVID-19 and its associated social problems.

Next Steps We are all looking forward to the safe resumption of rugby activities, and we believe more than ever that sport has a critical role to play in our society and in particular building resilience and bridging divides – in the words of Nelson Mandela, “Sport has the power to change the world.”

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新型冠狀病毒 縱然停學及社交隔離的措施無可避免地限制了基金會在2020年上半年的 活動，我們致力維持網上曝光狀態，提供兼具教育及趣味的社交媒體內 容；另外，我們舉行填色比賽、復活節麵包烘焙教學等，讓一班保良局 住宿小朋友能夠在此段期間持續有事可做。我們亦於五月中開始初步回 復運動鍛練，為IBET慈善機構的少數族裔青少年設立一個運動日，儘管 未能打欖球，但他們均很享受小跑一番，呼吸清新空氣！ 我們向勞倫斯的「體育援助基金」提供支持，成立該基金目的是為協助 全球利用體育改革人生的組織，對抗新型冠狀病毒及其相關的社會問 題。

更進一步 我們期待於安全情況下恢復進行欖球活動，我們比以往任何時刻更相信 體育在社會擔任重要角色，尤其是於建立韌性和彌合分歧方面，用曼德 拉的名言：「體育有改變世界的力量」。

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YOUTH SUB-COMMITTEE 青少年小組委員會

This season was arguably one of the biggest challenges to date with off-pitch affairs consuming an enormous amount of time. The season commenced under a cloud of social unrest protests that had swept Hong Kong during the summer months. Cancellation of Youth events was a weekly threat which was followed by the COVID-19 pandemic in February that eventually curtailed the season in March. Player safety was always our main priority. Thanks to the youth and club committees for their time in making these difficult decisions.

The traditional World Challenge Cup kick started the Mini Rugby season in September which coincided with the Men's Rugby World Cup in Japan. Only half of the scheduled mini rugby festivals throughout the season were played depriving kids of valuable time on the pitch and host clubs the commercial opportunities that help to reduce costs.

The school “A” Grade rugby season was completed before Christmas. The Canadian International School were the overall winners of the HK Island & Kowloon Secondary Schools Competition/BOCHK Rugby Sevens Cup. The New Territories Inter-school Rugby Sevens Competition was won

by YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College who also won the All Hong Kong Inter-school Rugby Sevens Competition for Girls. Due to the pandemic, the top boys’ teams from each of the local Secondary School Competitions were unable to play each other. The 15s competition typically contested

by ESF and the International School’s was won by South Island in front of a raucous crowd at King George V School.

Unfortunately, like most rugby competitions in the new year, “B”, “C” and “D” Grades were canceled.

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The National Youth Club Competitions scheduled during October and December were completed in January with playing weekends canceled due to protests. The leagues continue to evolve based on input from clubs working with the HKRU. USRC Tigers won the U19 league, Sai Kung Stingrays captured the U16 title and HKU Sandy Bay took the U14 division.

A key deliverable during the season was the launch of the 2020 - 2023 Hong Kong Rugby Union Strategic Plan. This was followed by the most in-depth study by KPMG of Hong Kong rugby to date across the sections. Youth rugby was actively involved through stakeholder groups, workshops and completion of surveys. Thank you to members from the youth community who generously provided their time to participate. Findings from the survey will set further action points with measurable KPIs in line with the overarching Strategic Plan.

Generally, participation levels in the game are declining which correlates with a global trend. The retention of players is a key focus, maximizing engagement, and cultivating an environment of fun and development. Our primary role as members of the rugby community is to ensure players are provided opportunities to play rugby and remain engaged whether at school or at a club. This may need a paradigm shift from the traditional ways many of our members learned the game.

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In closing, thank you to the numerous volunteers who are involved in Hong Kong youth rugby throughout the year whether as an administrator, referee, coach, manager or a parent that encourages your child to play the game. You play a major role in the success of youth rugby. The game of rugby at grass roots level simply could not survive without your passion and support.

本賽季可說是迄今以來、挑戰最大的一年，球場以外的事務繁多，花費 大量時間。賽季甫開始則面對一連串社會動盪，在夏季席捲全港。二月 緊隨而來的新冠病毒大流行，威脅到每周均有賽事的「青少年欖球錦標 賽」，球賽最終於3月縮短收場。保障球員安全是我們的首要任務。感謝 青少年及球會小組委員付出時間，作出如此艱難決定。

一般而言，與全球趨勢一致，各比賽組別的參與度亦錄得下降。如何留 住球員是重點，並達至參與度最大化，以及營造富有趣味及幫助發展的 環境。作為欖球社區的一份子，我們的主要職責是確保為球員提供打欖 球的機會，並使其在學校或球會保持參與度。這可能意味很多傳統上對 欖球運動的認知，都需要面臨模式轉變。

傳統 「 12歲以下欖球世界挑戰盃賽 」 於九月為小型欖球球季揭開序幕， 該賽事恰逢日本的「男子欖球世界盃」。在整個球季中，只有預定一半 的小型欖球節活動能如期舉行，剝奪了孩子們在球場上的寶貴時間，以 及主辦球會賴以減少成本的商機。

感謝本年度參與香港青少年欖球運動的義工們，不論是擔任行政人員、 裁判、教練、經理，或作為鼓勵孩子投入欖球運動的家長。你們在青少 年欖球的成功路上擔任重要角色。要在草根階層發展欖球，實有賴你們 的熱情及支持。

在聖誕節前，學界「甲」組欖球賽季已經結束。香港加拿大國 際學校是「港島及九龍地域中學校際比賽—中銀香港七人欖球 賽盃」的總冠軍。港青基信書院同時贏得「新界地域香港校際 七人欖球賽」及「全港中學校際七人欖球比賽(女子組別)」。由 於疫症大流行，由本地中學校際比賽脫穎而出的眾優秀男子隊 伍均未能進行比賽。十五人賽事通常英基學校及眾國際學校之 爭；最後由南島中學在英皇佐治五世學校在喧鬧的觀眾前勝出比 賽 。 遺 憾 的 是 ， 就 如 大 部 份 年 初 舉 行 的 賽 事 ， 「 乙 」 、 「 丙 」 及 「丁」組別的比賽均被取消。 預定於10月和12月舉行的「香港青少年欖球球會賽」因抗議活動取消周 末賽事，並已於1月完成。根據與香港欖球總會合作的球會的投入及意 見，本地聯賽繼續發展。三軍會猛虎隊贏出19歲以下聯賽冠軍，西貢魔 鬼魚於16歲以下組別稱王，而香港大學沙灣隊則獲取14歲以下組別冠軍 名銜。 本賽季一個主要成果是發佈了2020-2023年香港欖球總會策略計劃。 緊隨其後是由畢馬威會計師事務所(KPMG)進行，對香港欖球運動迄今 最深入的研究。通過會面利益相關者團體、研討工作坊及問卷調查，青 少年欖球運動積極參與該研究。感謝青少年社區的成員們慷慨地貢獻時 間，調查的結果將為日後行動要點，設定符合策略計劃的總體方向、可 測量的關鍵績效指標。

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RUGBY PARTICIPATION AND SPECTATORSHIP IN HONG KONG 香港欖球參與及觀衆研究

The very first objective in the HKRU’s new Strategic Plan launched last November was a commitment to come up with a brief “for external market research to identify the key factors that influence engagement success/failure across different sections of society”; in April, after 6 surveys, 10 workshops, engagement with 98 stakeholders groups and with 12,514 responses received, KPMG delivered the most in-depth study of Hong Kong rugby to date.

Below is the Executive Summary “infographic” that captures the broad themes of the full 72-page report. The findings have been presented to the key stakeholder groups, and they will now be used by the two Strategic Plan Steering Groups, “Building the Brand” and “Alignment & Transition” to set measurable KPIs around the remaining Objectives.

Build the Brand Steering Group The role of the Building the Brand Steering Group will be to provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure the delivery of the following Strategic Objectives;

Building the Brand Engage • Building the HKRU brand across the community, including the Greater Bay Area, emphasizing the benefits of rugby, particularly around the game’s values, and education, health and well-being.

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Retain • Striving to provide a top class, safe and engaging experience wherever rugby is played - excellence in playing, coaching, officiating, education and administration.

Sustain • Continuing to build capacity and expertise within the Union across areas such as marketing, sponsorship, media and communications, volunteer recruitment and retention, and to provide capacity building opportunities for clubs within these areas.

Perform • Implementing a monitoring and evaluation framework, and utilizing it as an integral part of planning, budgeting, implementation, and review.

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Members of the Building the Brand Steering Group will comprise; Rocky Chow, Chief Commercial Officer (Chair) Jane Bond, Marketing & Comms Manager (Secretary) Nathan Stewart, General Manager Rugby Training & Development

Andy Hall, Head of Performance & Development (Men) Wai Ting HO, Head of Rugby Engagement & Transition Chris Brooke, Director of Facilities Peter Hudson, Director of Laws & Referees Kim Kan, Director of Women’s Rugby

Lucy Clarke, Chief Player Welfare & Medical Officer Mandy LI, CRM Manager

香港欖球運動參與及觀賞研究

品牌建立導向小組由以下成員組成：

去年11月發表的香港欖球總會最新的策略計劃，其首個目標，是對應 「供外部市場研究，以識別影響社會各階層參與度成功/失敗的關鍵因 素」簡報所作的承諾。經過6次問卷調查、10個研討工作坊、與98個利 益相關團體溝通交流，以及收回的12,514份回覆，畢馬威交出迄今為止 對香港欖球運動進行最深入的研究。

周思豪，首席商務總監(主席)

以下的執行總結「資訊圖」提取72頁完整報告的主題摘要。調查結果 已向主要的利益相關團體發表，並將被兩個策略計劃導向小組「品牌建 立」及「統一與過渡」用於為剩餘目標工作，制定可量度的關鍵績效 指標。

曾邦兒，市場及傳訊經理 施尼芬，總經理(欖球培訓及發展) 卡露絲，資深經理(球員福利及醫護) 李敏，客戶關係經理 艾賀爾，高水平欖球及發展總監(男子欖球) 何偉庭，欖球參與及轉型總監 蒲敬思，董事(場地設施)

品牌建立導向小組

Peter Hudson，董事(法規及裁判)

品牌建立導向小組的角色是提供策略方向及領導，以確保實現以下的策 略目標。

簡家琪，董事(女子欖球)

建立品牌 投入參與 在整個欖球社區，包括大灣區，建立香港欖球總會的品牌，並強調欖球 運動的好處，尤其圍繞欖球價值、對教育及身心健康的裨益。 保留 致力在任何欖球賽場上提供一流、安全及引人入勝的體驗 — 無論是教 練、裁判、教育及行政管理方面均能表現出色。 持續 繼續在香港欖球總會內不同範疇，如市場營銷、贊助、媒體及通訊、義 工召募及保留等增強實力及專業知識，並為球會提供於上述領域建設的 能力。 表現 實施監察及評估框架，並將其用於策劃、預算、實踐及審查的一部份。

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Our approach to the research study Stage 1: Hypotheses development

Stage 2: Data collection

Conducted 10 workshops with stakeholders of the HKRU to understand views and develop hypotheses.

Stage 3: Data analysis

Stage 4: Reporting This Report presents the details of our approach and findings of our analysis

Analysed data to quantify the playing population. Analysed survey responses by age, gender and nationality.

Collected registration data from HKRU and stakeholders, Distributed surveys to participants and fans of rugby.

Rugby participation in Hong Kong

Chinese National nationality team eligible

77%

55%

Male

Live in New Territories

44%

72%

ENTER

Chinese National nationality team eligible

1,758 Senior Rugby players in Hong Kong

55%

42%

Male

Live in New Territories

ENTER

Top 3 reasons to start playing

Senior Rugby

51% Chinese nationality

School Rugby

ENTER

45%

1,134 Secondary

78%

41%

School Rugby players in Hong Kong

Top 3 reasons to start playing

Live in New Territories

Chinese National nationality team eligible

812

Tertiary Rugby players in Hong Kong

66%

55%

Male

Live in New Territories

ENTER

Top 3 reasons to start playing

Tertiary Rugby

86% Chinese nationality

#2 Friendship #3 Improve health and fitness of U19

of U19 players

joiners

joined Senior Rugby

to play 40% continued 33% players Youth Rugby or were new

#1 Improve health and fitness #2 Try something new #3 Extra-curricular activities of males joined aged 21-30

#3 The values of rugby

31%

#3 Prioritise school commitments

60%

#2 Try something new #3 Extra-curricular activities

did not continue playing or did not join Senior Rugby

#1 Move overseas for school/ university #2 Prioritise school commitments #3 Friends stop playing

57%

EXIT

started playing at Seconday School Rugby

#1 Improve health and fitness

55%

#2 Child doesn’t enjoy anymore

21-30

#2 Meet new people

to Youth Rugby

#1 Focus on other sports

EXIT

females 56% of joined aged

#1 Improve health and fitness

of U12 players

playing

Youth Rugby

#1 Extra-curricular activities

48%

of U8

45% players 61% did not continue stopped

EXIT

Top 3 reasons to stop playing

86%

of U12

39% players continued to

Top 3 reasons to stop playing

Youth Rugby players in Hong Kong

55%

joiners

of players aged 21-30 expect to stop playing at 31-40

#1 Prioritise family and friends

Top 3 reasons to stop playing

1,102

Live in New Territories

of U6 players

76% were new

#2 Fear of injury KG

#3 Too physically demanding

EXIT

#1 Chose to play another sport

Top 3 reasons to stop playing

Youth Rugby

Male

ENTER

started playing at Tertiary Rugby

#2 Prefer social activities #3 Too much school work

EXIT

#1 Attempt a new challenge #2 Improve health and fitness #3 Join friends who alread play

#1 Prioritise work commitments

Top 3 reasons to stop playing

Mini Rugby players in Hong Kong

44%

Top 3 reasons to start playing

4,862

78%

Top 3 reasons to start playing

Mini Rugby

#2 Fear of injury #3 Prioritise family and friends

Rugby spectatorship in Hong Kong Regular spectators

41-50 years old

Male

attended at

100% least one Top 3 reasons for attending

HKRU event

29%

43%

Chinese Live on nationality Hong Kong island attended one of

89% the last three

23%

59%

31-40 years old

Male

?

HK Sevens

#1 Attending with friends #2 Quality of the event/team #3 Attended with family

attended a

36%

38%

Chinese Live on nationality Hong Kong island

Inactive fans 30%

58%

31-40 years old

Male

attended one of

attended a

0% HKRU event 100% the last three

0% HKRU event

HK Sevens

#1 Timing not convenient #2 Not aware of the event #3 Too expensive/ not value for money

Top 3 reasons for not attending

67%

Top 3 reasons for not attending

27%

Sevens only spectators

41%

44%

Chinese Live in New nationality Territories attended one of

0% the last three HK Sevens

#1 Timing not convenient #2 Too expensive/ not value for money #3 Not aware of the event

我們採取的研究方法 第一階段

第二階段

第三階段

第四階段

發展假設

收集數據

數據分析

製作報告

為香港欖球總會的利益相關者 舉辦10次研討工作坊，以了解 其觀點，再作假設。

從香港欖球總會及利益相關者 收集註冊數據；向參與欖球運 動者及球迷分發調查問卷。

報告詳細說明研究採用之法及 分析結果。

分析數據以量化球員人口，按 年齡、性別和國籍去分析問卷 答覆。

香港欖球參與狀況

符合資格代表 香港出賽

77%

55%

男性

居住在新界

本地 青少年 欖球球員

44%

72%

華人

符合資格代表 香港出賽

成人欖球

55%

42%

1,758 名

男性

居住在新界

本地成人 欖球球員

51%

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

45%

1,134 名

78%

華人

符合資格代表 香港出賽

66%

55%

812 名

男性

居住在新界

本地大專 欖球球員

86%

大專欖球

ENTER

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

41%

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

居住在新界

本地中學 欖球球員

#3 改善健康及體能 19歲以下球員

19歲以下

33% 球員初次

接觸欖球運動

華人

學界欖球

#2 友誼

華人

40% 繼續參與青少

#2 嘗試新事物 #3 課外活動

48%

男子年齡界乎 21-30歲

56% 女子年齡界乎 21-30歲

#1 改善健康及體能 #2 認識新朋友 #3 欖球價值

31%

在中學期間 初次接觸欖球

青少年欖球運動

#3 優先投入學校生活

60%

EXIT

沒有繼續參與欖球運動或 沒有加入成人欖球

#1 離港升學 #2 優先投入學校生活 #3 朋輩停止參與欖球運動

57%

EXIT

年齡界乎21-30歲的球員 預料於31-40歲將停止 參與欖球運動

#1 優先考慮家庭及朋友 #2 擔心受傷 KG

#3 體能需要太嚴苛

EXIT

#1 改善健康及體能 #2 嘗試新事物 #3 課外活動

55%

欖球運動

#2 不再享受欖球運動

年欖球運動

#1 改善健康及體能

12歲以下球員

#1 專注於其他運動

頭三位停止欖球 運動的原因

華人

年欖球運動

頭三位停止欖球 運動的原因

86%

接觸欖球運動

#1 課外活動

8歲以下

45% 停止參與 61% 未能繼續參與

EXIT

頭三位停止欖球 運動的原因

55%

12歲以下球員

39% 繼續參與青少

#1 選擇其他運動

頭三位停止欖球 運動的原因

1,102名

居住在新界

6歲以下

76% 球員初次

在大專期間 初次接觸欖球

#2 偏重社交活動 #3 課業繁重

EXIT

#1 接受新挑戰 #2 改善健康及體能 #3 加入已參與欖球運動的朋友

#1 優先投入工作

頭三位停止欖球 運動的原因

青少年欖球

男性

ENTER

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

本地小型 欖球球員

44%

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

4,862

名

78%

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

小型欖球

#2 擔心受傷 #3 優先考慮家庭及朋友

香港欖球觀眾 經常性觀眾

只觀看七欖的觀眾

不活躍球迷

27%

67%

29%

43%

23%

59%

36%

38%

30%

58%

41%

44%

41-50歲

男性

華人

居住港島

31-40歲

男性

華人

居住港島

31-40歲

男性

華人

居住在新界

的活動

欖球賽

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

#1 與朋友一同參與 #2 活動/隊伍的質素 #3 與家人一同參與

?

參與最少一項

最近三年參加過

的活動

欖球賽

0% 香港欖球總會 100% 香港國際七人 #1 時間不便 #2 未有得悉活動 #3 費用昂貴/不值得花費

參與最少一項

最近三年參加過

的活動

欖球賽

0% 香港欖球總會 0% 香港國際七人 頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

最近三年參加過

頭三位參與欖球 運動的原因

參與最少一項

100% 香港欖球總會 89% 香港國際七人

#1 時間不便 #2 費用昂貴/不值得花費 #3 未有得悉活動

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Working Group One:

Working Group Three:

Defining the Brand

Data Transformation

Chair: Rocky Chow

Chair: Rocky Chow

Aims:

Aims:

1. Develop an internal brand survey for players & staff

1. Implement a new monitoring and evaluation framework

2. Develop an external brand survey for sponsors & partners

2. Utilize it as an integral part of planning, budgeting, implementation, and review

3. Using these insights, brainstorming meeting on a) who we are as a brand, and b) how we want to be perceived as a brand

3. Consolidate data needs and review existing system to ensure they are fit-for-purpose

4. Determine the HKRU brand message

Working Group Two:

4. Introduce and champion decision-making process through metric driven evaluation based on a set of agreed KPI’s and link resource to achievement, on and off the pitch

Communicating the Brand

Working Group Four:

Chair: Jane Bond

Club Accreditation

Aims: 1. Create a messaging strategy and structure to communicate the defined brand both externally and internally 2. Launch a campaign across the community to promote engagement of the game 3. Develop an internal messaging structure & guidelines for HKRU staff 4. Ensure the Union adopts best practice for the workplace environment and HK policy (standardized inductions, buddy scheme, code of ethics etc etc) 5. Externally communicate the brand to a) the general public, and b) pathway partnerships with schools/ tertiary institutions/businesses etc

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Chair: Nathan Stewart Aims: 1. Using market research findings and global models, agree on best practice for Union and clubs in Hong Kong context 2. Develop an associated club accreditation system 3. Develop a pathway to assist clubs to achieve accreditation – workshops, seminars etc 4. Lead club engagement process supported by staff equipped with the relevant skills and training 5. Continuing to offer access to top class training and education courses for coaches, match officials and medics

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Working Group Five: Club Sustainability Chair: Robbie McRobbie

2. Develop an engagement programme to support clubs with their sponsors 3. Identify ‘champions’ in each club to ensure the sustainability of the accreditation, and support with a volunteer reward & recognition programme

Aims: 1. Help clubs to better integrate and understand the communities in which they operate – community engagement

工作小組1：定義品牌

工作小組4：數據轉換

主席：周思豪

主席：施尼芬

目的：

目的：

1. 開展針對球員和員工的內部品牌問卷調查

1. 利用市場研究結果及全球個案，協定出適用於香港，欖球總會及 球會的最佳作業模式

2. 為贊助商和合作夥伴進行外部的品牌問卷調查 3. 利用收集而來的洞見，就以下範疇集思廣益：a）作為品牌，我們 是誰； b）作為品牌，我們希望是怎樣的印象

2. 開發相關的球會認證系統

4. 確定香港欖球總會的品牌訊息

4. 由具備相關技能和培訓的員工支持，帶領球會投入參與的進程

3. 開發協助球會獲得認證系統的途徑，如工作坊、講座等 5. 繼續為教練、裁判和醫務人員，提供一流的培訓和教育課程

工作小組2：品牌傳訊 主席：曾邦兒

工作小組5：球會的可持續發展

目的：

主席：麥偉彬

1. 創建一項訊息傳遞策略及架構，促使品牌被定義後的內外傳訊工作。

目的：

2. 在社區發起活動，推廣投入參與欖球運動

1. 協助球會更好地整合及了解其營運的社區—增加社區的投入及參與

3. 為香港欖球總會員工制定內部訊息傳遞架構和準則

2. 制定一項鼓勵參與的計劃，以支援球會及其贊助商

4. 確保欖總採用最佳方案，應對工作環境及香港政策(包括入職培訓 標準化、夥伴計劃、道德守則等)

3. 識別每個球會的專員，以確保認證系統的可持續性，並輔以志願 獎勵及認可計劃作支持

5. 為品牌進行對外交流，對象為 a) 公眾，及 b) 與學校、大專院校、 企業等建立合作夥伴關係

工作小組3：數據轉換 主席：周思豪 目的： 1. 實行一項全新的監測及評估框架 2. 利用上述框架，整合用於策劃、預算、實踐及審查 3. 合併數據需求，並審視現存系統，以確保它們符合目標所需 4. 基於協定的關鍵績效指標，提出及擁護以指標驅動作評核的決策過 程，並在球場內外，連結資源及成就

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Alignment & Transition Steering Group The Alignment & Transition Steering Group will provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure the delivery of the following Strategic Objectives and their associated action points; Engage • Collaborating with clubs, schools and tertiary institutions to encourage alignment with HKRU strategy and a seamless pathway structure that transitions players from Mini to Youth, Tertiary and Touch to the seniorgame Retain • Adopting a holistic approach to player recruitment, development and retention throughout all levels of the game in Hong Kong

統一及過渡導向小組 統一及過渡導向小組將提供策略指導和領導，以確保實現以下策略目標 及其相關的行動要點：

The membership of the Steering Group is;

投入參與

Robbie McRobbie, CEO (Chair)

與球會、學校及大專院校合作，鼓勵與香港欖球總會策略保持一致，建 立從小童(小型欖球)到青少年及大專欖球，及從非撞式欖球到成人比賽 的一條無縫的發展路徑。

Nathan Stewart, General Manager of Training & Development (Secretary) Leigh Jones, General Manager of Rugby Operations

保留 在香港各級別賽事，採用全面方法去招募、發展和保留球員。

Fung Kai-hang, General Manager of Community Rugby

導向小組成員包括：

Steve Jones, Head of Coach and Player Development

麥偉彬，行政總裁(主席)

Sam Feausi, Head of Women’s Rugby Development

施尼芬，總經理(欖球培訓及發展)(秘書)

Tony Karton, Director of Youth

利鍾斯，總經理(高水平欖球)

John Carroll, Director of Community Fred Au, Director General

馮啓恒，總經理(欖球參與) 鍾兆提，教練及球員發展總監 森瑪花，女子欖球發展總監 賈東利，董事(青少年) 祈樂堯，董事(社區) 區梓芹，董事(常務)

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環球極速欖球賽/華南虎

GLOBAL RAPID RUGBY/ SOUTH CHINA TIGERS

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GLOBAL RAPID RUGBY AND THE SOUTH CHINA TIGERS 環球極速欖球賽及華南虎

In 2019, the Hong Kong Rugby Union became one of the founding participants in a brand-new Asia-Pacific professional rugby competition, Global Rapid Rugby. The HKRU formed a new professional rugby team, the first of its kind in Asia outside of Japan, named the South China Tigers.

Global Rapid Rugby Global Rapid Rugby prides itself on being ‘fast-paced and explosive by name and nature’. The brainchild of Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, Rapid Rugby was born out of the Western Force’s exit from Super Rugby in 2017. Its vision is to disrupt the traditional rugby market through exploring the untapped potential within the Asia-Pacific market, by introducing new law variations to keep the ball-in-play longer and to speed up the game. These changes include the introduction of a 9 point ‘Power Try’ if the scoring play originates from the team’s own 22, shortened 35-minute halves with rolling substitutions, plus new rules to discourage the “modern age kicking strategy”.

2019 Showcase Series After much deliberation, it was decided that 2019 would play host to a ‘Showcase Series’ of Global Rapid Rugby, allowing for the tournament to establish itself in the rugby world, and in the Asia Pacific market. The Showcase Series was formed of five teams, split into two tournaments. The ‘Pacific’ Tournament included Perth’s Western Force, Manuma Samoa and Fijian Latui. The ‘Asia’ Tournament again included Perth’s Western Force, the Asia Pacific Dragons based in Singapore, and our own South China Tigers.

As part of the 2019 Showcase Series, we hosted two home games here in Hong Kong, both at Aberdeen Sports Ground to crowds of up to 3000. The South China Tigers were initially victorious over the Asia Pacific Dragons but succumbed to the power of Western Force in the second home game. This was a great opportunity to introduce the new tournament to the Hong Kong market and fanbase, which was well received by all.

2020 Global Rapid Rugby Full Tournament 2020 was set for a full Global Rapid Rugby tournament; six teams, 31 games, 10 rounds and a grand final finisher in

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Perth. The South China Tigers were back for another bite of the cherry, joined by returning teams Western Force, Fijian Latui & Manuma Samoa, together with debutants Malaysia Valke, a South African contingent playing out of Kuala Lumpur, and China Lions, a New Zealand team originally based in Shanghai.

Despite an exciting build-up and smooth preparations, the tournament fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic after the completion of Round One, as travel restrictions made the competition logistically impossible to continue.

Round One was, however, a great success for the South China Tigers, who secured a win over Manuma Samoa in a spectacular opening double-header at HBF Park in Perth.

South China Tigers The now two-year old South China Tigers team is growing from strength to strength. Led by Head Coach Craig Hammond and Team Manager Andrew Hall, the team comprises of the best-of-the-best from the Elite Rugby Performance programme and the Saxo Markets Men’s Premiership. In 2019 Rapid Rugby funded a number of ‘marquee players’, namely English Premiership’s top try scorer Tom Varndell, Fiji Olympic Gold Medalist Samisoni Viriviri, and two China National team stars, Liu Jun-kui & Ma Chong whilst in 2020 the focus reverted back to Hong Kong’s domestic stars.

FWD Insurance have generously supported the South China Tigers as the Principal Sponsor for the past two years.

Despite the tournament cancellation this year, they have agreed to continue their support, and have committed to the 2021 season. To bridge the gap this year, the South China Tigers are involved in a number of FWD activations including engaging video content creation, a virtual networking session, an internal staff touch tournament and a ‘Tiger Cubs’ camp for FWD staff’s families.

Other partners include Samurai, the official sportswear provider, TechnoGym, the official fitness equipment supplier, Ticketflap, the official ticketing partner, and St James’ Place Wealth Management, principal sponsor of the South China Tigers Business Club.

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South China Tigers Business Club Off the back of a successful 2019 Showcase Series, the South China Tigers Business Club was formed. This initiative aims to unite like-minded people with a passion and desire to use sport to grow and develop their businesses.

Membership offers a host of networking opportunities, plus access to both Global Rapid Rugby hospitality & Hong Kong Sevens tickets, and various branding prospects. St James’ Place Wealth Management holds the principal sponsorship

2019年，香港欖球總會成為亞太區內一項全新的職業欖球賽事 — 「環球 極速欖球賽」的其中一個創辦者。

環球極速欖球賽 「環球極速欖球賽」以「節奏明快，名副其實緊張刺激」引以為 傲。Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest 對「環球極速欖球賽」的創作概念，來自 西部力量(Western Force)退出在2017年從超級欖球聯賽(Super Rugby)。 他的願景是通過探索亞太區內未開發市場的潛力，顛覆傳統欖球市場， 並引入全新球例去延長控球在手的時間，以及加快比賽速度。全新球例 包括引入9分的「超強達陣」(Power Try)、縮短半場比賽時間至35分鐘， 更換球員次數不限，以及其他新賽規以阻止「現代踢球策略」。

of the club, and members include; Apprentice Holdings, Black Isle Global, Cathay Pacific, Executive Knowledge, EY, FWD, HSBC, KPMG, TechnoGym, Murray & Currier Property, Samurai Sportswear, Saxo Markets, ScotHong, Societe Generale and TBWA.

華南虎 成為兩年的華南虎隊逐漸成長，愈發強大。由總教練 Craig Hammond及 球隊經理 Andrew Hall 帶領，球隊成員是由自「精英十五人欖球計劃」 及 「盛寶金融男子欖球超級聯賽」的精英。2019年，環球極速欖球賽資 助幾位明星球員，分別是英國超級聯賽最佳得分球員Tom Varndell、奧 運金牌得主斐濟球員Samisoni Viriviri，以及兩名中國隊球星劉俊奎及馬 冲，而在2020年焦點則重回香港本地球員。 過去兩年，富衛保險慷慨支持華南虎隊，是球隊的主要贊助商。儘管今 年比賽取消，他們同意於2021賽季繼續提供支持球隊。比賽以外，華南 虎隊參與了許多富衛活動，包括參與影片內容創作、虛擬網絡會議、員 工非撞式欖球賽及一個專為富衛員工家庭而設的「幼虎」營活動。

2019前哨戰「表演系列賽」 經過深思熟慮，2019先上演「環球極速欖球賽」的前哨戰「表演系列賽」， 讓該賽事於欖球界及亞太區市場粉墨登場。「表演系列賽」由五支球 隊組成，分成兩大賽事。「太平洋區」比賽隊伍包括來自珀斯的西部力 量、薩摩亞的Manuma Samoa及代表斐濟的Fijian Latui；而「亞洲區」 隊伍包括來自珀斯的西部力量、另有來自新加坡的亞太龍及我們的華南 虎隊。 作為2019年「表演系列賽」的一份子，我們在香港仔運動場舉行兩場主 場賽事，吸引約3000名觀眾入場支持。華南虎隊先擊敗亞太龍隊，惜其 後於第二場主場賽事不敵西部力量。這是一個將此項全新賽事介紹給香 港市場和欖球球迷的好機會，我們亦樂見賽事受到好評。

2020年環球極速欖球賽正式賽事 2020年「環球極速欖球賽」賽事正式全面啟動；六支參賽球隊、10回合 共31場賽事，決賽將於珀斯舉行。華南虎捲土重來，聯同同樣載譽以歸 的西部力量、Fijian Latui 及 Manuma Samoa，以及首次加入戰團、 在吉隆坡組成的南非隊伍Malaysia Valke，以及最初建基上海的新西蘭 隊伍中國獅隊。

其他合作夥伴包括官方球衣供應商Samurai、官方健身器材供應商 TechnoGym、官方票務夥伴Ticketflap，以及華南虎商務俱樂部的主 要贊助商St James' Place Wealth Management。

華南虎商務俱樂部 在2019前哨戰「表演系列賽」獲得成功後，我們成立了華南虎商 務俱樂部。該企劃旨於聯結志同道合的人們，他們具熱誠且期望透 過運動助其業務發展。會員禮遇包括拓展人脈的交流機會、使用 「 環球極速欖球賽」商 務 款 待 和 「 香 港 國 際 七 人 欖 球 賽 」 門 票 ， 以 及 其他推廣品牌的機遇。St James' Place Wealth Management 是華南虎商務俱樂部的主要贊助商，會員包括：Apprentice Holdings、Black Isle Global、國泰航空、Executive Knowledge、 安永、富衛、滙豐、畢馬威、TechnoGym、Murray & Currier Property、 Samurai Sportswear、盛寶金融、ScotHong、法國興業銀行及TBWA。

儘管賽事準備得如火如荼，惜因為新型冠狀病毒(COVID-19)疫情席捲 全球，在旅遊限制之下，比賽於物流上無法繼續舉行，逼得比賽於第一 回合後戞然而止。 然而，華南虎隊在第一輪賽事獲得巨大成功，他們在珀斯舉行的開幕賽 撃敗Manuma Samoa。

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球會

HKRU CLUBS

CLUBS - 球 會

DISCOVERY BAY PIRATES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 愉景灣海盜欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

DB Pirates

愉景灣海盜欖球會

Borrelli Walsh Hong Kong Resorts International St James' Place Cigna Milwaukee

GAI WU RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 雞糊欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

Gai Wu Blaze

雞 糊 欖 球 會 Blaze 隊

Gai Wu Blossoms

雞 糊 欖 球 會 Blossoms 隊

Gai Wu Flame

雞 糊 欖 球 會 Flame 隊

Gai Wu Falcons

雞 糊 欖 球 會 Falcons 隊

Gai Wu Fawkes

雞 糊 欖 球 會 Fawkes 隊

Gai Wu Hawks

雞 糊 欖 球 會 Hawks 隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

HKU SANDY BAY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 香港大學沙灣欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay

Herbert Smith Freehills 香港大學沙灣欖球隊

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay Vikings

Herbert Smith Freehills 香 港 大 學 沙 灣 欖 球 Vikings 隊

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay Raiders

Herbert Smith Freehills 香 港 大 學 沙 灣 欖 球 會 Raiders 隊

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay Marauders

Herbert Smith Freehills 香 港 大 學 沙 灣 欖 球 會 Marauders 隊

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay Storm

Herbert Smith Freehill 香 港 大 學 沙 灣 欖 球 會 Storm 隊

Herbert Smith Freehills Segantii Capital Management FTI Consulting St James' Place SDL Allied Pickfords Eclipse Group Rula Live Kozel

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HONG KONG CITY RUGBY CLUB 香港城市欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

City RC Quakes

城 市 欖 球 會 Quakes 隊

City RC Blizzards

城 市 欖 球 會 Blizzards 隊

City RC Flames

城 市 欖 球 會 Flames 隊

City RC Tornados

城 市 欖 球 會 Tornados 隊

City RC Sparkles

城 市 欖 球 會 Sparkles 隊

City RC Twinkles

城 市 欖 球 會 Twinkles 隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

HONG KONG DISCIPLINED SERVICES RUGBY CLUB 香港紀律部隊欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

Discipline Services XV

香港紀律部隊欖球會十五人隊

Discipline Services XV 2

香港紀律部隊欖球會十五人第二隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB 香港足球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Natixis HKFC

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會

Natixis HKFC Dragons

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Dragons 隊

Natixis HKFC Scorpions

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Scorpions 隊

Natixis HKFC Select

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Select 隊

Natixis HKFC Sequins

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Sequins 隊

Natixis HKFC Bulls

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Bulls 隊

Natixis HKFC Expendables

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Expendables 隊

Natixis HKFC Ice

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Ice 隊

Natixis HKFC Fire

Natixis 香 港 足 球 會 Fire 隊

Natixis AIA Vitality block.one CBRE Group Collinson DHL Grolsch Kognitiv Latham & Watkins Qnet

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HONG KONG GIRLS' YOUTH COMMITTEE 香港女子青少年欖球委員會 HONG KONG MINI RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION 香港小型欖球總會 HONG KONG POLICE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 香港警察欖球會 HONG KONG RUGBY CLUBS YOUTH ASSOCIATION 香港青少年欖球聯會 HONG KONG SCHOOLS' RUGBY UNION 港校橄欖球聯盟 RUGBY UNION CLUB 欖球會俱樂部 HONG KONG SCOTTISH RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 香港蘇格蘭人欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Bloomberg HK Scottish

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會

Bloomberg HK Scottish Nomads

彭 博 香 港 蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球 會 Nomads 隊

Bloomberg HK Scottish Brave Hearts

彭 博 香港 蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球 會 Brave Hearts 隊

Bloomberg HK Scottish Phoenix

彭 博 香 港蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球 會 Phoenix 隊

Bloomberg HK Scottish Kukris

彭 博 香 港蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球 會 Kukris 隊

Bloomberg HK Scottish Kelpies

彭 博 香 港蘇 格 蘭 人 欖 球 會 Kelpies 隊

Bloomberg Sea Air Logistics KPMG Mazars Copula Corporate Finance Apprentice Holdings ScotHong Executive Knowledge BruceRae Murray and Currie Property Joe Bananas Bobby’s Rabble Swire Taikoo Place Tsuanmi Pilsner Urquell

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HONG KONG SOCIETY OF RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION REFEREES 香港欖球裁判聯會 SPONSORS 贊 助

Tanner De Witt, Kerry Hotel

HONG KONG WOMEN'S RUGBY 香港女子欖球

KOWLOON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 九龍欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Kerry Hotel Kowloon (Men)

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會(男子)

Kerry Hotel Kowloon 2nd XV

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會第二隊15人

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Brothers

香 港 嘉 里 酒 店 九 龍 欖 球 會 Brothers 隊

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Barbarians

香 港 嘉 里 酒 店 九 龍 欖 球 會 Barbarians 隊

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Beavers

香 港 嘉 里 酒 店 Beavers 隊

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Beasts

香 港 嘉 里 酒 店 Beasts 隊

Kerry Hotel Kowloon (Women)

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會(女子)

Kerry Hotel Hong Kong Rentokil-Initial DLA Piper theDesk Colliers International DHL McSorley’s Tsunami

Kerry Hotel Kowloon 2

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會第二隊

REVOLUTION SPORTS RECREATION CLUB 革命之旅體育遊樂會 TEAMS

球隊

Revolution SRC (Men)

革命之旅欖球會(男子)

Revolution SRC (Women)

革命之旅欖球會(女子)

SPONSORS 贊 助

SCAA CAUSEWAY BAY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 南華會銅鑼灣欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SCAA Causeway Bay Tempest

南 華 會 銅 鑼 灣 欖 球 會 Pirates 隊

SCAA Causeway Bay Pirates

南 華 會 銅 鑼 灣 欖 球 會 Pirates 隊

SCAA Causeway Bay Marines

南 華 會 銅 鑼 灣 欖 球 會 Marines 隊

SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix

南 華 會 銅 鑼 灣 欖 球 會 Phoenix 隊

SCAA Causeway Bay Lammergeier

南 華 會 銅 鑼 灣 欖 球 會 Lammergeier 隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

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球隊

Transact24 Taipo Dragon (Men)

Transact24 大 埔 龍 欖 球 會 ( 男 子 )

Transact24 Taipo Dragon 2 (Men)

Transact24 大 埔 龍 欖 球 會 第 二 隊 ( 男 子 )

Transact24 Taipo Dragon (Women)

Transact24 大 埔 龍 欖 球 會 ( 女 子 )

Transact24 Taipo Dragon 2 (Women)

Transact24 大 埔 龍 欖 球 會 第 二 隊 ( 女 子 )

SPONSORS 贊 助

TIN SHUI WAI RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 天水圍欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai Pandas (Men)

RB-SRK 天 水 圍 熊 貓 欖 球 會 ( 男 子 )

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai Pandas 2

RB-SRK 天 水 圍 熊 貓 欖 球 會 第 二 隊

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai RFC 3

RB-SRK 天 水 圍 欖 球 會 第 三 隊

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai Pandas (Women)

RB-SRK 天 水 圍 熊 貓 欖 球 會 ( 女 子 )

SPONSORS 贊 助

TYPHOONS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 颱風欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Vistra Typhoons

Vistra 颱 風 欖 球 會

Vistra Typhoons Plan B

Vistra 颱 風 欖 球 會 B 計 劃 隊

Vistra Joe Bananas

Vistra Typhoons T3

Vistra 颱 風 欖 球 會 T 3 隊

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UNIVERSITY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 大學欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

University Wizards

大 學 欖 球 會 Wizards 隊

University RFC 2

大學欖球會第二隊

University RFC Freshmen

大 學 欖 球 會 Freshmen 隊

University RFC

大學欖球會

SPONSORS 贊 助

USRC TIGERS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 三軍會猛虎欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers (Men)

保華三軍會猛虎隊(男子)

Borrelli Walsh Tigers 2 (Men)

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會第二隊(男子)

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 3

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會第三隊

Borrelli Walsh USRC Old Goutonians

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會 Old Goutonians 隊

Borrelli Walsh Tigers Development

Borrelli & Walsh Ryder Architecture Stamford American School Aurora Physiotherapy & Fitness Centre

保華三軍會猛虎發展隊

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers (Women)

保華三軍會猛虎隊(女子)

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 2 (Women)

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會第二隊(女子)

VALLEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 華利欖球會 TEAMS

球隊

SPONSORS 贊 助

Societe Generale Valley

法興華利欖球會

Societe Generale Valley Knights

法 興 華 利 欖 球 會 Knights 隊

Societe Generale Valley Mavericks

法 興 華 利 欖 球 會 Mavericks 隊

Societe Generale Valley Griffins

法 興 華 利 欖 球 會 Griffins 隊

Societe Generale Valley Mai Jais

法 興 華 利 欖 球 會 Mai Jais 隊

Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies

法 興 華 利 欖 球 會 Black Ladies 隊

Societe Generale Valley Red Ladies

法 興 華 利 欖 球 會 Red Ladies 隊

Société Générale Swire Properties | Taikoo Shing Mayer Brown NTT TV5 Monde Bonaqua Happy Wednesday Happy Valley Bar and Grill Mr Wolf

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DISCOVERY BAY PIRATES RUGBY 愉景灣海盜欖球會

DB Pirates Rugby 2019-2020 season, while cut short, was a roaring success:First ever National Cap by an active Pirates player Flo Symonds won her first Cap at the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, making her presence known immediately with a hat-trick scored against Kazakhstan in the 3rd place showdown. An accomplished tackler and lethal finisher feared by her opponents since the, our very own Pirate debutante earned high praise from coaches and match commentators alike.

In the Olympics qualifiers, both Flo and fellow Pirate Chloe Chan figured prominently, whilst Hong Kong narrowly lost in the final against Mainland China, earning them a spot in the Repechage.

Two Pirates Win Gold Asia U20 Sevens Champions And that was not all, Flo and her U19 teammate Anjalika Ybema both also earned Gold at the Asia Rugby U20 Women's Sevens in Vientiane, Laos. Fellow Pirates Shanna Forrest (injury) and Nancy McGillivray (just too young!) sadly missed out, but Flo and Anjalika held the Cup aloft for Hong Kong.

U19 Girls final tour to Paris - Third Place in an international top field With our all-star players part of the squad, the girls took full points until a difficult group stage game where Flo Symonds suffered a deep cut to the forehead and a concussion. Still in the Cup competition, the team had to settle for third place after solid wins against a strong US selection and Paris Rugby.

Seniors a strong show after a shaky start Pirates Senior rugby was docked five points for being unable to field a team in one of the key weekends of the

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Rugby World Cup, and despite being defeated only once in the entire season, ended up taking third place. Having dropped to community level and thus attracting an influx of dad-coaches, this was taken as an excellent result and evidence of great club spirit.

Girls U14 tour to Singapore Our younger girls attended the annual Singapore youth tournament at Tanglin RFC in combination with the Flying Kukris. Undefeated in their age grade, they show great promise in following in the footsteps of their elder sisters at the international level.

New Year’s Day games One of the few scheduled tournaments that managed to doge the protests and Covid-19 pandemic and went ahead as scheduled. Again, a disproportionate number of Pirates players competed for the honours in all age grades both for girls and boys.

Youth Girls on debut in the Women’s Premiership, earning the Premiership A Grand Championship title Under the spirited guidance of coach Terry Sibanda, no less than nine of our U19s made their debut at the top women’s level as soon as they turned 17. As the early parts of the season were marked by injuries, absence on international duty and players keenly awaiting their 17th birthday, the Kowloon team competed for the Prem A title. A Pirates try in each half by Flo Symonds and Anjalika Ybema secured the title for Kowloon Ladies.

Beach Festival Possibly the only other youth and seniors tournament this season that went ahead. Still trying hard to ensure no clashes with the Women’s Premiership league schedule, the tournament unites minis, youth and senior players and has arguably the best “feel good factor” of any event in Hong Kong.

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Next season The club’s new team has seized upon the Covid-induced relative quiet to design, develop and implement a spanking new website and registration system to replace the clunky legacy systems inherited from the past. All of this with a strong focus on re-energising the club, its players, parents and volunteers prior to the start of the new season.

An important part of these improvements is geared towards our sponsors, in order to help them create more and better exposure. Borrelli Walsh, Hong Kong Resorts International, St James’ Place, Cigna and Milwaukee were pillars of support for the Pirates this season and we are grateful for their enthusiasm and generosity to the club, its players and supporters.

Ralph Ybema h.t. Chairman, DB Pirates

愉景灣海盜欖球會在2019-2020賽季，縱然已縮短，亦取得了巨大成功：

元旦日青少年欖球錦標賽

本會首次有活躍球員獲選香港代表隊

該賽事是為數不多能夠避開抗議活動和新冠病毒疫情、按計劃進行的比 賽之一。同樣，不合比例的海盜球員上陣作賽，在男、女子各年齡組別 比賽上競逐榮譽。

我們一名活躍球員西門紫玉首次代表香港出戰「亞洲女子七人欖球系列 賽」，於對陣哈薩克一役上演帽子戲法，獲得第三名，表現亮麗。她以 出色的攔截及攻擊力，令對手聞風喪膽，我們樂見海盜們初次登場， 即獲教練和比賽評論員的一致好評。 在奧運外圍賽中，西門紫玉及其海盜同伴陳穎都表現突出，香港在決賽 僅敗於中國，但已確保於復活賽佔一席位。

兩名海盜贏得亞洲20歲以下女子七人欖球賽冠軍 不 僅 如 此 ， 西 門 紫 玉 和 其 1 9 歲 以 下 組 別 隊 友 Anjalika Ybema，在 老 撾永珍舉行的「亞洲U20歲以下女子七人欖球賽」贏得金牌。海盜隊 員 Shanna Forrest(受傷)和 N ancy McGillivray (尚年輕！)遺憾錯過比 賽，但西門紫玉和Anjalika為香港高舉獎盃。

19歲以下女子法國之旅—在國際舞台贏得第三名 在所有明星球員都在陣中的的情況下，隊伍所向披靡，取到滿分，直至 西門紫玉在一場艱辛的小組賽上，額頭受傷及出現腦震盪為止。縱然如 此，她們繼續競逐銀盃賽，惜以季軍止步，但仍擊敗實力強橫的美國選 隊及巴黎欖球隊。

成人隊開季之路顛簸，後來恢復強勢表現 海盜成人欖球隊在欖球世界盃的關鍵周末因無法湊組足夠人數作賽， 被罰5分，另在整個賽季僅負一次，最終位列第三名。降級至社區聯賽組 別，吸引一班父親教練參與，成果優秀，是球會具良好文化的證明。

女青少年球員初次登場超級聯賽，在季後冠軍 賽「超級聯賽A」組別封后 在教練 Terry Sibanda 的積極指導下，我們有不少於9名19歲以下的球 員，在17歲之齡則首次亮相頂級女子聯賽級別。季初，球隊受傷患和因 參與國際賽事缺勤問題困擾，年輕球員們均在等待17歲生日，為九龍隊 爭奪女子超級聯賽A冠軍。海盜西門紫玉和 Anjalika Ybema 分別在上 下半場為九龍隊達陣一次，助九龍隊成功摘桂。

沙灘欖球節 可能是本賽季另一絕無僅有、結合青少年和成人欖球的賽事。我們致力 確保此賽事與女子超級聯賽賽程不相撞，賽事聯結小型、青少年及成人 球員，可說在香港舉辦最讓人「感覺良好」的賽事。

展望下個賽季 本會的新隊伍抓緊新冠病毒疫情期間帶來的相對安靜時期，設計、開發 和施行了全新的網站和註冊系統，以取代過去一直繼承教笨拙的舊有系 統。以上均集中於為球會、球員、父母和志願者重新注入活力，為新賽 季開始之前做好準備。

14歲以下女子隊新加坡之旅

上述重要的改進的部分亦為配合贊助商，以助他們創造更多、更好的曝 光率。保華、Hong Kong Resorts International、St James’ P l a ce 、信諾和 Milwaukee 是海盜在本賽季的重大支柱，在此感謝他 們對球會、球員和支持者的熱誠和慷慨。

我們的年輕女孩聯合 Flying Kukris，一同參加了在東陵欖球會舉辦的年 度「新加坡青少年欖球錦標賽」。她們在其年齡組別保持不敗紀錄，在 國際賽上展現她們跟隨大姐姐的步伐的重大承諾。

愉景灣海盜欖球會主席

Ralph Ybema

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HONG KONG CITY RUGBY CLUB 香港城市欖球會 The Members & The Teams The Members

For the 2019/2020 season, the Club registered 170 members (117 male members and 53 female members) including 72 new members (43 male new members and 29 female new members) The Teams The Club consists of the following 4 Men’s Teams and 2 Women’s Teams: City Quakes, 1st Team --- Men's Championship City Blizzards, 2nd Team --- Men's Championship A City Flames, 3rd Team --- Men's Community League 2 City Flames, 4th Team --- Men's Community League 3 City Sparkles, 1st Team --- KPMG Women's National League 1 City Twinkles, 2nd Team --- KPMG Women's National League 2 Throughout the season, the Club renewed its tri-party partnership with City Twisters and Tsuen Wan Rhinos Mini Rugby Club for the 6th consecutive year.

The Training Courses & The Training Camp The Training Courses

Ahead of the 2019/2020 season, the Club organized 2 rugby training courses over the summer and fall (JuneAugust 2019 and September-November 2019) in order to promote rugby as an engaging, inclusive sport and recruit new members to the Club.

Both editions were very well received with a total of 140 participants (83 participants in the June edition and 57 participants in the September edition) and a retention rate of over 50%.

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The Training Camp Over the summer break between the two seasons, the Club organized a Summer Training Camp for 21 selected players across all 4 Men’s teams.

The 3-day-2-night camp took place in Pak Lap, Sai Kung and focused on refining the participants’ team-work skills for the upcoming season.

Citizens in Hong Kong

Distinguished player – Lo King Sum The Club would like to congratulate its distinguished player Lo King Sum for his involvement and performance in the test match against Japan Men's Touch Team.

2019/2020 CSR Partnership About Foodlink Foundation

The Club picked Foodlink Foundation as its CSR Partner for the 2019/2020 season.

Foodlink Foundation (www.foodlinkfoundation.org) is a registered Hong Kong charity dedicated to fighting hunger, building self-sufficiency, and fostering nutritional wellness among those in need, all whilstreducing food wastage in hotels and F&B outlets in HK. Foodlink Foundation wants to ensure that every person in need has access to a hot, healthy meal by collecting safeto-eat surplus food from F&B outlets all over the city and delivering to those in need.

Foodlink works with 113+ donors and 107+ beneficiary organizations to serve people in the Hong Kong community who are vulnerable to hunger, including children, the elderly, low-income families, asylum seekers, and homeless.

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Foodlink collects an annual average of 665 tons of surplus food and provides over 1.6 million nutritious meals to the people in need.

have to be rearranged in smaller, 1kg packages that can easily be distributed to beneficiaries in need.

Foodlink regularly receives donations in kind from its donors, including rice packages that are not yet ready to be delivered because of their format (over 20kg packages). In order to smoothen their delivery process to charities, lowincome households and other beneficiaries, rice packages

In October 2019, the Club joined Foodlink on a rice packing session with players from all six teams as well as members and supporters. The session strengthened the relationship between the Club and Foodlink and was shared on both parties’ social media pages in order to raise awareness on the importance of supporting the local community on a broad spectrum.

會員及球隊

培訓課程及訓練營

會員

培訓課程

在2019/2020賽季，本會共有170名註冊會員(117名男性和53名女性會 員)，其中包括72名新成員(43名男性及29名女性）

在2019/2020賽季開始之前，本會在夏季和秋冬季(2019年6月至8月， 及2019年9月至11月)舉辦兩次欖球培訓課程，旨於推廣欖球為一項引人 入勝，且具包容性的運動，並為球會招募新成員。

Rice packing session

球隊 本會共有以下4支男子隊伍及2支女隊伍： 地市欖球會 Quakes 香港欖球總會男子冠軍聯賽

兩個課程均廣受好評，錄得140名參加者(6月有為83名，9月有57名)， 球員保留率逾50％。

訓練營

香港欖球總會男子冠軍聯賽A

在兩個賽季之間的暑假期間，本會為在4支男子隊伍選出的21名球員安 排一個夏季訓練營。 為期3天2夜的訓練營假西貢白腊舉行，集中為參加 球員啄磨團隊合作能力，為即將到來的賽季做好準備。

地市欖球會 Flames

香港城市人

地市欖球會 Blizzards

香港欖球總會男子社區聯賽2 地市欖球會 Flames

傑 出 球 員 – Lo King Sum 本會要祝賀傑出球員 Lo King Sum，他在測試賽面對日本男子非撞式欖 球隊，表現出色。

香港欖球總會男子社區聯賽3

2019/2020企業社會責任合作夥伴 地市欖球會 Flames

關於膳心連基金有限公司

香港欖球總會女子地區聯賽1

本會選擇膳心連基金有限公司作為2019/2020賽季的 CSR 合作夥伴。 膳心連基金有限公司 (www.foodlinkfoundation.org) 是一家在香港註 冊的慈善機構，致力通過減少香港酒店和餐飲場所的廚餘浪費，以解決 飢餓問題，並建立自給自足，為有需要人士促進營養健康。

地市欖球會 Twinkles 香港欖球總會女子地區聯賽2 在整個賽季中，本會連續第六年與 City Twisters 和荃灣犀牛小型欖球會 續簽三方合作夥伴關係。

膳心連基金有限公司希望通過從本港的餐飲場所收集食用安全的廚餘， 再運送予有需要人士，以確保每個有需要的人都能享用溫熱和健康的膳 食。膳心連與逾113個捐贈者和107多個受惠機構合作，為香港社區中容 易遭受飢餓所困的人士提供服務，他們包括兒童、老人、低收入家庭、 尋求庇護者及無家者。

膳心連每年平均收集665噸剩食，並為有需要人士提供逾160萬份營養 餐。

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R&R Rugby & Rice game

Acknowledgements: Our Sponsors

On 9 November 2019, the Club consolidated its partnership with the Foundation and launched its R&R Rugby & Rice game by dedicating the City RC Flames vs DB Pirates CL2 game to City’s senior players who then donated over 200 kg of rice to Foodlink.

The Club would like to thank all its supporting sponsors who enabled it to carry out its activity throughout the season and involve its members and extended community in a fruitful and engaging way: MyProtein (https://www.myprotein.com.hk/)

Food Drive In March 2020, the Club supported and contributed to Foodlink’s Food Drive for the collection of canned food through the partner’s Coffee Academics’ network in Hong Kong in order to address the worldwide healthcare emergency.

Foodlink Foundation as CSR Partner (https://www.foodlinkfoundation.org/) Virtuous Care as Official Health Professionals (https://www.facebook.com/virtuous.care.physiotherapy/) Wellness Medical as Official Health Professionals (http://wellnesscenter.hk/) Elite Corner Fitness as Official Fitness Trainers (https://www.facebook.com/elitecornerfitness/) Once You Go Craft (OYGC) (https://www.facebook.com/onceyougocraft/) Canterbury (CCC) as Official Kit Supplier (https://www.canterbury.com/) https://www.cityrugbyclub.com/pages/sponsors

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白米包裝活動

向我們的贊助商致謝

膳心連會定期從捐贈者收到實物捐贈，包括因包裝形式而未能送遞的白 米(超過20公斤的包裝）。為使送遞予慈善機構、低收入家庭和其他受 惠人士的過程更為順暢，白米須被重新包裝成容易分發的1公斤小包裝。

本會要感謝所有贊助商的支持，使我們得以於整個賽季中開展活動， 並以具成效和引人入勝的方式，讓會員和廣泛社區能夠參與其中：

2019年10月，本會來自全部六支球隊的球員，聯同其他會員及支持者， 參與膳心連的白米包裝活動。該活動加強本會及膳心連彼此間的關係， 活動亦分享於雙方的社交媒體平台，以廣泛地喚起人們對支援本地社區 的重要性的關注。

MyProtein (https://www.myprotein.com.hk/)

企業社會責任合作夥伴膳心連基金有限公司

R&R欖球及白米賽

(https://www.foodlinkfoundation.org/)

2019年11月9日，本會舉辦 R&R 欖球及白米遊戲，進一步鞏固與膳心連 基金有限公司的夥伴關係。活動將城市欖球會 Flames 與愉景灣海盜的 一場社區聯賽組別2賽事，贈予向膳心連捐贈超過200公斤白米的城市成 人球員。

官方健康尊業顧問賢心痛症及創傷物理治療中心

食物義載 2020年3月，本會支持並貢獻膳心連的食物義載行動，通過為合作夥伴 的 Coffee Academics 在香港的網絡，收集罐頭食品，以應對全球衛生 保健的緊急情況。

(https://www.facebook.com/virtuous.care.physiotherapy/)

官方健康尊業顧問怡健醫療中心 (http://wellnesscenter.hk/)

官方健體教練 Elite Corner Fitness (https://www.facebook.com/elitecornerfitness/)

Once You Go Craft (OYGC) (https://www.facebook.com/onceyougocraft/)

官方球衣供應商 Canterbury (CCC) (https://www.canterbury.com/)

https://www.cityrugbyclub.com/pages/sponsors

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HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB 香港足球會

The 2019/20 rugby season in Hong Kong has been one of unprecedented challenges, triumphs and tribulations.

The season began in September 2019 against the positive background of the hugely successful Rugby World Cup in Japan, offset by the difficulties imposed by the social unrest and disruption in Hong Kong. The season begain withthe cancellation of the Tens and Sevens and then sadly ended prematurely in February 2020, as a result of the social distancing required to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

In spite of the setbacks our Rugby Section faced, together with the Hong Kong rugby community and people of Hong Kong, all of our seven Men’s and two Women’s teams performed well and each had their special moments.

The undoubted highlight came on 8 February 2020 at King’s Park, when our Natixis HKFC first team won their first Grand Championship in over nine years. Thus, Club completed the unprecedented clean sweep treble of winning all three top flight trophies on offer this season, having already won the inaugural Challenge Trophy in October 2019, and secured back-to-back Premier League titles in January 2020.

Club is also the current holder of both the Broonie Quaich and the Bali Memorial Cup. Our Ice Ladies achieved their goal of staying in the top four and closing the gap on the top sides of the Women’s Premiership. They also unearthed some exciting young talent for their future.

Dragons were on course to finally win the coveted double, playing with passion and skill, inspired by Jamie Chapman, to chalk up a perfect 10 wins, including forfeits, from as many matches, before their season was cut short, like those of all non-premiership sides, in February.

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Scorpions too finished with a perfect 10 from 10 record and, even though their season was too cut short, they amassed enough competition points to be crowned League champions for the second year in a row. Only Covid-19 stopped their march towards winning back-to-back League and Grand Championship doubles.

Another dominant year saw Select remain undefeated for the third straight season. They too secured a 10 from 10 record, including forfeits, with an impressive average scoring rate of 54 points a match while conceding only 3.7.

The Bulls charged on, finishing the shortened season at the top of their table with 9 wins from 10 matches.

A revitalized Sequins side, led by Ed Finch, saw some impressive results, with 5 wins and 2 draws from 10 games placing them 4th in the table, shaping up as one of Bulls’ main rivals in their division.

Expendables secured 5 wins out of 8 matches for 4th place, improving as the season progressed.

Fire Ladies were the most improved team in the Section.

Despite finishing mid-table the season before, Fire were promoted a league and played really well. They won 7 out of 11 matches and had a good chance of winning some silverware had the season continued. This is a true testament to the sustained efforts of the Women’s players and coaches over the past few years.

Overall, our nine Men’s and Women’s teams played 98, won 74 and drew 3, scored 3,013 points, conceded 1,357, won four trophies and led three more tables.

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And through it all, our players supported each other, in our “One Club” spirit; our teams did not forfeit a single match.

So many people contributed so much to the successes of this shortened season that they cannot all be mentioned.

2019/20欖球賽季，我們面對前所未有的挑戰、勝利及歷練。

本賽季於2019年9月、在日本欖球世界盃獲得巨大成功引領的正面氛圍 開始，隨後卻被香港社會動盪而起的困難環境所抵消。球季其後再因新 冠病毒大流行進行社區隔離，以致「十人欖球賽」及「七人欖球賽」 取消，本地賽事並遺憾提早於本年2月結束。

儘管遭受挫折，本會的欖球部與香港欖球社區及香港民眾攜手並肩， 我們的7支男子隊和兩支女子隊伍均表現出色，每隊亦創建了屬於他們的 亮麗時刻。

However, I will pick out a few; John Hickman scored a magnificent seven tries in a single game for Select.

Two players, Tony Forrester and Tanny Chan, became Rugby Centurions, after playing 100 matches for us.

對 Select 隊而言，今年是另一個重要年份，他們成功衛冕，連續三年保 持不敗紀錄。他們亦以十戰十勝位居榜首(包括棄權)，並以每場平均得 分54分、失分只有3.7分的紀錄，叫人印象難忘。

Bulls 隊同樣全速前進，以十戰九勝於積分榜排名第一，完成縮短的賽季。

由 Ed Finch 帶領的 Sequins 隊重獲新生，並獲得令人印象深刻的成 績。他們在10場比賽中取得5勝2和，積分榜排名第4，逐漸成長，成為 Bulls 隊在該組別的主要競爭對手之一。

Expendables 隊在賽季一直進步，錄得八戰五勝，排名第四。 毋庸置疑地，本季高潮於2020年2月8日在京士柏運動場上演，當日， 我們 Natixis 足球會第一隊榮獲九年來首個季後冠軍賽寶座。球隊於本賽 季史無前例地橫掃三個最高級別的冠軍殊榮，包括於2019年10月贏得首 辦的超聯挑戰盃冠軍，後再於2020年1月捧走超級聯賽銀盃。

女子 Fire 隊在整個欖球部進步最大的隊伍。儘管以中游成績完成過去球 季，Fire 隊仍獲晉級，且表現出色。他們在11場比賽中勝出七場，若賽 季繼續，相信她們很可能贏得獎項。這是對過去幾年來，女子運動員和 教練們不斷努力的實證。

香港足球會同時是現時持有 Broony Quaich 和峇里紀念盃的得獎者。

我們的女子 Ice 隊成功保持在前四名的位置，並縮短與女子超級聯賽隊 伍的差距，實現自己的目標。他們亦發掘了一些令人振奮的年輕新血， 為未來準備。在 Jamie Chapman 的啟發下，Dragons 隊雙囍臨門， 以充滿熱情和實力取得十場勝利，包括在2月份賽季縮短前，因賽事棄權 的結果。

總括而言，我們的九支男、女球隊共出戰98場賽事，當中74勝3和， 得分3,013分，失分1,357分，贏得四座獎盃，於三個組別的績分榜位列 冠軍。

通過這一切，我們的球員本著「一個球會」的精神，互相支持，值得一 提，本會隊伍並無棄權任何一場賽事。能夠在這個縮短的賽季獲得成 功，實有賴眾多人們的全心貢獻，抱歉未能一一提及。

Scorpions 隊同樣以十戰十勝完美紀錄完成本球季，縱然賽季縮短，他 們已累積足夠積分，連續第二年贏得聯賽冠軍。遺憾新冠病毒中止了他 們邁向獲取聯賽和季後冠軍賽雙料冠軍之路。

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Youth rugby continues to thrive at HKFC. We have some 350 boys and girls playing at the Colts and Youth levels and over 800 playing Mini rugby. These continue to be well organized by their respective hard-working sub-committees, coaches and managers. They continue to be a valuable source of outstanding senior players, many of whom have also gone on to represent Hong Kong.

HKFC Rugby Section was well represented at all National rugby levels and has many players in the Men’s and Women’s Elite Player Programme and the FWD South China TIgers squad, as well as young players coming through. Of them, the following players represented Hong Kong – •

Jamie Hood, Max Denmark, Liam Herbert, Raef Morrison, Mike Coverdale, Russell Webb at Men's Sevens;

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Ben Axten-Burrett, Nate de Thierry and Mitch Andrews at Men's Fifteens;

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Glynn Hughes, Nate de Thierry, Campbell Wakeley, Callum McFeat-Smith, Ben Axten-Burrett for South China Tigers in Global Rapid Rugby;

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Roshini Turner and Aileen Ryan at Women’s Fifteens;

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Cathy Wong at U20 Women's Sevens;

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James Gostick at U20 Men's Sevens;

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Josh Daydora and Julien Borron at U18 Men's Sevens; and

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HKFC also has many players in the U14, U16 and U19 Age Group programmes for boys and girls.

Our Section’s senior members also play our part in the HKRU. Peter Duncan continues as HKRU President, while Nigel Hobler became HKRU Director of Finance, Kim Kan became Director of Women’s and Kevin Taylor continued as Director of Coaching and Performance.

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None of what has been achieved this season would have been possible without the hard work of many people at all levels on and off the pitch. So I would like to thank all of •

the Section’s coaches, managers, captains and other volunteers at all levels, from Senior men and women to Youth, Colts and Mini boys and girls;

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HKRU for its organization, support and subvention;

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the referees without whom none of us could play;

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the management and staff of the HKFC, where we play, train and socialize;

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all Rugby Section sponsors, including our title sponsor Natixis, as well as AIA Vitality, QNET, DHL, Block.One, Latham & Watkins, CBRE, Collinson and Kognitiv whosefunding supported our 2019/20 rugby programmes; and

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of course, all of our playing members, supporters and their families.

I must also thank our Director of Rugby, Cameron McIntosh, our Head Coach, Jack Wiggins and our tireless Administrator, Mandy Lee, for their hard work.

Last but definitely not least, I wish to personally thank all current members of the Rugby Section Committee, as well as those who have stepped down during the year up until now, after each of them have contributed several years of valuable service to the Section, namely, Nigel Hobler, Gaz Wilde, Paul Douglas, David Nazer, Conor Cole, Sean Purdie, Nicholas Conlon and Don Rider.

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但是，在此我會提到一些。 John Hickman 為 Select 隊上場，在一場賽 事中達陣七次。另 Tony Forreste 和 Tanny Chan 兩名球員，在為本 會上陣一百場之後，成為欖球版 Centurions。

青少年欖球繼續在香港足球會蓬勃發展。現時，我們有大約350名男、 女孩在青少年級別比賽，另有逾800名小童參與小型欖球。活動由各自 所屬的小組委員會、教練和經理辛勤組織，處理得井井有條。他們仍然 是一班優秀的成人球員的寶貴來源，其中許多球員更代表香港出賽。

欖球部的高級成員亦在香港欖球總會擔當要職。鄧樂勤續任香港欖球總 會會長，而何博禮則任香港欖球總會財務董事；簡家琪擔任董事(女子欖 球)，戴高勳續任董事(培訓及欖球水平)。 若非有球場內外、在所有級別的大家的辛勤努力，本賽季將無法實現任 何成就。在此，我要感謝你們— 欖球部的教練、經理、隊長和其他志願者，包括各個級別，由男、女子 成人到青少年，至小型欖球的男、女童。 香港欖球總會的組織、支持和資助； 裁判員，如無他們參與，我們亦無法比賽；

香港足球會欖球部球員在各香港代表隊均獲委任，同時亦有許多男、女 子球員獲選入精英十五人欖球訓練計劃及富衛華南虎隊伍陣容，當中亦 不乏年輕球員的面孔。以下是代表香港出賽的球員：

Jamie Hood、Max Denmark、Liam Herbert、Raef Morrison、 Mike Coverdale 及 Russell Webb 獲選入香港男子七人代表隊； Ben Axten-Burrett、Nate de Thierry 及 Mitch Andrews 獲選入香港 男子十五人代表隊； Glynn Hughes、Nate de Thierry、Campbell Wakeley、Callum McFeat-Smith、Ben Axten-Burrett 為華南虎隊披甲上陣，出戰環球 極速欖球賽事；

香港足球會的管理層及員工，讓我們得以參與比賽、訓練球員及進行社 交活動； 所有欖球部的贊助商，包括我們的冠名贊助商Natixis以及AIA Vitality，QNET、DHL、Block.One、Latham＆Watkins，世邦 魏理仕香港、Collinson 及 Kognitiv，支持本會在2019/20年度的欖球 計劃；以及 當然不少得我們所有參與比賽的成員、支持者及其家人。

我 還 必 須 感 謝 我 們 的 董 事 ( 欖 球 ) Cameron McIntosh，主 教 練 Jack Wiggins，以及我們孜孜不倦的行政人員— Mandy Lee 的辛勤工作。

Roshini Turner 及 Aileen Ryan 獲選入香港女子十五人代表隊； Cathy Wong 獲選入香港20歲以下女子七人代表隊； James Gostick 獲選入香港20歲以下男子七人代表隊； Josh Daydora 及 Julien Borron 獲 選 入 1 8 歲 以 下 男 子 七 人 代 表 隊 ； 以及 香港足球會亦有許多男、女子球員參加14歲以下、16歲以下、19歲以下 的分齡訓練。

最後，我要親自感謝欖球部委員會的所有現任委員，以及多年服務委 員會、直到今年卸任的成員，感謝他們寶貴的服務。他們是何博禮、 Gaz Wilde、Paul Douglas、David Nazer、Conor Cole、Sean Purdie、Nicholas Conlon 及 Don Rider。

香港足球俱樂部欖球部主席

Ian Petersen

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HONG KONG RUGBY CLUBS YOUTH ASSOCIATION 香港青少年欖球總會

The Colts Association, a full voting member of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, comprises clubs who run youth rugby teams in the U13, U14, U16 and U19 age groups. The focus for the Rugby Clubs Youth Association is to enable and encourage boys and girls aged 12-19 to play rugby in a fun, safe and organized environment.

Season overview 2019-20 This season saw a reduction in numbers of registered players (boys and girls) participating in Hong Kong youth rugby from the previous season. This lower number continues to be a concern and attracting and retaining players is a major focus for the future, in line with the HKRU’s four-year strategic plan. It is reflected in the senior clubs game, but it may also be partly explained by a season that has been significantly disrupted by initially the ongoing social unrest and then in the latter part of the season by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The divisional sub groups of the Premiership and Championship continue to provide the best format for players of all levels.

As well as the age-group leagues, teams also enjoyed the New Year’s Day Youth Tournament 2020. Unfortunately the Showcase Sevens was not able to be held this season due to the rescheduling and subsequent cancellation of the Showcase Sevens at the 2020 HK Sevens.

Review of Youth Rugby This was the second season of the amended rules for new competitions at all levels of play for season 201920 were adopted and by and large were well-received.

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on feedback both from HKRU staff and the member clubs.

The competition formats meant that the Boys XVs season in particular was concentrated into an 8-10 week window with more teams encouraged to play in the top leagues.

The system is by no means perfect, but the changes have generally been positive and will continue into next season with some amendments and further improvements to be made, again based on feedback and focussed on gaining the best outcomes for the participants in the game.

Volunteers All leagues, tournaments and tours were organized, executed and overseen by volunteers who support Youth Rugby in Hong Kong. The coaching staff and team management are predominantly volunteers. Our sincere thanks go to everyone involved.

Referees Referees make the leagues and tournaments possible. The Hong Kong Rugby Clubs Youth Committee will, as-ever, do their best to ensure that referees receive the support and respect that they deserve from players, coaches and spectators.

More thanks Many thanks to all HKRU staff involved, especially to Kai Hang Fung, Sam Feausi, Joseph Szeto, Andy Li and Steve Jones who have shown terrific engagement and great enthusiasm in administering our season, co-ordinating pitch bookings and the various HKRU-led programs. We would also like to extend a huge thank-you and best wishes for the future to Dai Rees, Chief Rugby Operations Officer who

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has recently left HKRU after a very successful 12-year tenure.

Youth rugby has greatly benefited from Dai’s vision, inputs and enthusiastic passion over the time that he has been involved over the years. Thankyou Dai.

Bruce who has continued in the role of Honorary Treasurer.

Thank you again to Clifford Chance, Hong Kong Football Club and to Simon Reid-Kay & Associates for the generous use of their offices and hospitality.

We are very grateful to all of our committee members for their input and hard work and to the Committee’s Executive team of myself, David Peters, and Jim Leung; and to David

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香港青少年欖球總會是香港欖球總會的具投票權的會員球會，由13歲以 下、14歲以下、16歲以下及19歲以下年齡組別的青少年欖球隊組成。 香港青少年欖球總會的焦點是確保及鼓勵12至19歲男、女青少年，在一個 有趣、安全及有組織的環境下，參與欖球運動。

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2019-2020 賽季概述

致謝

與過去賽季相比，本賽季登記參與香港青少年欖球賽的註冊球員(男、女 子球員)數量均見減少。球員數量減少仍是問題，與香港欖球總會的四年 策略計劃一致，如何吸引並留住球員是未來的主要重點。上述情況，可 見於成人球會賽事上，另外，本球季先後受到社會動盪和新冠病毒疫情 嚴重影響，在一定程度上亦解釋到球員減少的原因。在超級聯賽及冠軍 聯賽的分區小組繼續為所有比賽級別的球員提供最佳的比賽形式。

非 常 感 謝 所 有 參 與 的 香 港 欖 球 總 會 員 工 ， 尤 其 是 馮 啟 恆 、S a m Feausi、司 徒 穎 聰 、 李 嘉 威 及 Steve Jones，他 們 在 管 理 賽 季 、 協 調球場預訂和帶領香港欖球總會旗下計劃上傾注龐大的投入和熱情。 我 們 亦 要 對 服 務 香 港 欖 球 總 會 1 2 年 後 、 在 最 近 離 職 的 欖 球 營 運 總 監 Dai Rees 表達謝意，同時送上祝願。這些年來，Dai 的遠見、投入及熱 情對青少年欖球帶來莫大裨益。謝謝你，Dai。

分齡組別本地聯賽以外，各支球隊還參加了「2020年元旦日青少年欖球 錦標賽」。遺憾地，因為「2020年香港國際七人欖球賽」延期並取消， 今季的七人欖球表演賽未能舉行。

青少年欖球回顧 2019-20賽季是各級賽事在施行新規則修訂後的第二個賽季，賽規修訂 是根據香港欖球總會員工和會員球會的反饋而進行的調整。比賽形式意 味著男子十五人球季集中在8至10星期舉行，此舉鼓勵更多球隊參加高 級聯賽賽事。當然，該系統並非完美，但改動反應正面，並將繼續於下 一個賽季推行。我們並將再次基於反饋進行修訂，改動著眼於為參賽者 提供最佳比賽成果。

Chairman July 2020

裁判們的投入使本地聯賽及國際賽事得以順利舉行。香港青少年欖球總 會將竭盡所能，確保裁判獲得球員、教練和觀眾的支持和尊重。

感謝委員會的所有成員，感激他們的付出和辛勤工作，並要感謝本人的 行政團隊 David Peters 和 Jim Jim Leung；以及 David Bruce 繼續擔 任名譽司庫之職。另再次感謝 Clifford Chance、香港足球會，以及偉 德勤律師事務所慷慨提供他們的辦公室及招待。

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Scott Dale 2020年七月

志願者 所有本地聯賽、國際比賽和海外賽事都是由支持香港青少年欖球的志願 者組織、執行及監督的。當中的教練和管理團隊均主要是志願者。我們 衷心感謝所有參與其中的有心人。

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HONG KONG SCOTTISH RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 香港蘇格蘭人欖 球 會

The Club entered its ninth season full of energy and excitement for a World Cup year. It panned out slightly differently than hoped for everyone, but we feel recent events have helped bring our Club and the wider HK rugby community closer together.

On the pitch, our Bloomberg Men’s 1st XV team finished third in the Saxo Markets Men’s Premiership after an impressive run of wins in the second half of the season, including a notable victory against last year’s Grand Championship winners HKU Sandy Bay. Our Men’s Nomads, Bravehearts and Phoenixes and Women’s Kelpies teams were unable to conclude their season, but recorded some impressive wins during the stint they were able to play. Our Women’s Kukris 1st XV’s team played their first season in the KPMG Women’s Premiership. It was always going to be tough first season, but really encouraging to record five wins and see a number of new players donning the Hong Kong Scottish jersey.

A number of Hong Kong Scottish players represented Hong Kong in both XVs and 7s, including new caps Faizal Solomona and Gregor McNeish, alongsideDayne Jans, Conor Hartley, Jack Parfitt, Kyle Sullivan, Josh Dowsing, Kane Boucaut and Craig Hammond (Coach). We were also well-represented in the FWD South China Tigers, in the Global Rapid Rugby competition, with Head Coach Craig Hammond and eleven HKS players, including Sean Taylor and Mike Green who earned their first Tiger stripes.

Off the pitch, we delivered a number of club social fundraiser events and, recently, a Zoom event with former Scottish rugby legend, Kelly Brown. Funds raised from these events go towards our community initiatives where sport is used as a medium to help improve young lives.

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We launched a new three-year community engagement partnership with KPMG and delivered a number of successful events and projects this year, and look forward to developing this partnership over coming seasons to create an even bigger positive impact. These events included ‘Tackling English’ sessions for children aged 3-6 from SoCO (Society for Community Organisation) in Sham Shui Po, as well as a big fun day at the AIA wheel. We also ran an introduction to rugby programme with SoCO and Christian Action, as well as Kindness Walks with Impact HK. We also launched our ‘Wellness Workouts’ with Mind HK to provide free HKS-led fitness sessions to all and raise awareness of how exercise benefits your physical and mental health. ‘Hammo’s Home Workouts’ were also introduced during the lockdown period, in whicha series of online fitness sessions for our title sponsor Bloomberg helped everyone stay active and upbeat during the restrictions.

Thank you to our valued sponsors Bloomberg, Sea Air Logistics, KPMG, Mazars, Copula Corporate Finance, Apprentice Holdings, ScotHong, Executive Knowledge, BruceRae, Murray and Currie Property, Joe Bananas, Bobby’s Rabble, Swire Taikoo Place, Tsunami and Pilsner Urquell for their continued support.

We look forward to getting back onto the pitch next season, which will be our 10th anniversary year - so lots to celebrate!

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球會進入第九個賽季，迎接充滿活力和激情的欖球世界盃年。賽季的進 行縱然與預想的略有不同，但我們認為最近的活動使我們的球會和香港 欖球社區更緊密地聯繫在一起。

在賽場上，我們的彭博男子第一支十五隊在本賽季下半部獲得令人印象 深刻的勝利，包括面對去年「季後冠軍賽」盟主香港大學沙灣隊的精彩 勝仗，最終以第三名完成「盛寶金融男子超級聯賽」。然而，我們的男 子隊伍 Nomads、Bravehearts 及 Phoenixes 隊，以及女子隊 Kelpies 均無法完成賽季，但他們在賽季贏得一些令人印象深刻的勝仗。我們的 女子十五人隊 Kukris 首次登場「畢馬威女子超級聯賽」，第一個賽季總 會面對困難，但她們成功取得五場勝利，確實令人鼓舞，我們亦樂見有 新球員披上香港蘇格蘭人的球衣上陣作賽。

許 多 香 港 蘇 格 蘭 人 球 員 獲 選 為 香 港 十 五 人 及 七 人 欖 球 代 表 隊 ， 包 括 首 次 代 表 香 港 的 Faizal Solomona 和 Gregor McNeish，以 及 Dayne Jans、Conor Hartley、Jack Parfitt、Kyle Sullivan、Josh Dowsing、Kane Boucaut 和 Craig Hammond( 教 練 ) 。 我 們 亦 有 不 少球員獲選入南華虎隊陣容，出戰「環球極速欖球」賽事，包括主教練 Craig Hammond，以及11名香港蘇格蘭人球員，包括兩位第一次代表 富衛華南虎隊的球員 Sean Taylor 和 Mike Green。

球場以外，我們舉辦了一些球會社交籌款活動，最近還聯同前蘇格蘭欖 球傳奇 Kelly Brown 舉行 Zoom 活動。 活動籌集的善款將用於我們的社 區計劃，利用體育運動作為媒介，改善年輕人的生活。

我們與畢馬威啟動為期三年的全新社區參與合作夥伴關係，並在本年 施行了許多成功的活動和項目，我們期待在未來幾個球季節，繼續 發展上述合作夥伴關係，以創建更大的積極影響。這些活動包括在 深 水 埗 ， 為 來 自 香 港 社 區 組 織 協 會 、 3 至 6 歲 的孩子舉辦「 T a c k l i n g E n g l i s h 」 課 程 ， 以 及 在 A I A 摩 天 輪 舉 行 一 個 同 樂 日 。 另 外 ， 我們亦與香港社區組織協會和基督教勵行會一起推行欖球入門課程，以 及與 ImpactHK 一起進行「仁愛行」活動。

我們與 Mind HK 亦共同啟動「身心健康鍛練」活動，向大眾提供由香港 蘇格蘭人帶領的免費健身課程，以喚起民眾對運動有益於身心健康的關 注。在居家隔離期間，我們推出了「Hammo 的居家鍛練」，並為冠名 贊助商彭博舉辦一系列在線健身會議，旨於幫助大眾在環境所限下，仍 可保持活躍和樂觀心情。

感 謝 我 們 的 贊 助 商 彭 博 、 海 空 網 絡 ( 香 港 ) 有 限 公 司 、 畢 馬 威 、 中 審 眾環(香港)、Copula Corporate Finance、Apprentice Holdings、 ScotHong、Executive Knowledge、BruceRae、Murray and Currie Property、Joe Bananas、Bobby’s Rabble、太古坊、Tsunami 及 Pilsner Urquell 一直以來的支持。

我們期待於下個賽季重返球場，這亦標誌著我們成立10週年，值得慶祝 一番！

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HONG KONG SOCIETY OF RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION REFEREES 香港欖球裁判聯會

This is my fifth and final annual report that I present as President of the Society and is certainly the most difficult one I have had to write. The season was devastated by social unrest, quickly followed by the crippling Covid-19 virus , resulting in a massive reduction in the number of games played and officiated.

We currently have 104 active referees out of an overall membership of 134 who officiated at a total of 861 games, at all levels from Premiership games to under 12s. To all match officials who contributed, a huge thank you!

Despite the disruption to the season, there was still some very good positives: Matt Rodden has now reached a century of games on the World Series Sevens and is very much an established, respected referee on the circuit; Craig CHAN was selected for the World Challenger series and performed exceptionally well in Chile and Uruguay; plus, Tim Baker and Matt were both selected as reserve ARs for a number of games in last year’s Japan RWC. I fully expect greater representation at high levels of the game when the world of sport returns. An honourable mention is also made to Morgan White who made an appearance on the Asian Sevens Circuit and caught the eye of many.

On the domestic front, our coaches were able to produce an admirable number of reports and I am very grateful to Dewi Rolands who does much work as head of CAB to improve the quality of coaches and their reports on our referees.

last 5 years and I am confident that James Byatt who took over at the helm of the Society is going to face probably the biggest challenges we have ever had to face. The Society will inevitably see massive changes and all should be ready to bear some of the pain that everyone is facing now. I again publicly recognise the hard work that all of EXCOM does to bring about a very successful Society and I thank all for their dedication and hard work over the last year. I also would like to thank the sterling work done by Matt and Tim. I also place on record my disappointment at the loss of Tim and Craig in their current roles due to the restructuring and redundancies at the Union. I trust that a solution can be found to keep both involved in Hong Kong rugby. We have also seen a number of match officials retire and again I thank you all for your loyal service to the Society over the years.

In closing I take this opportunity to once again say a huge thank you to Hugh Watkins, who as head of Match Officials, does incredible work at all levels to improve match officiating, be it the whistle blowers or the coaches who watch the whistle blowers, at local or international games.

He has been in HK for 6 years, taking over at a time of significant strife for the Society and in his time here, we have seen colossal positive changes. We are now going through another period of disruption and I can think of no better man to be at the helm.

Thanks mate – we owe you large!

Yours in rugby.

As I mentioned earlier, this is my last report as President of the Society, a job that I have enjoyed immensely over the

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Tobi Lothian President (2015-2020)

STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW REPORTS – 香 港 欖 球 總 會 策 略 計 劃 報 告

這是我作為聯會主席提交的第五份、也是最後一份的年度報告，這同樣 是我所撰寫最困難的報告。這個賽季，先有社會動盪，然後有新冠病毒 緊隨而來，導致比賽及裁判工作數量大量減少。

目前，在134名成員中，我們有104名活躍裁判，他們於861場比賽執 法，從本地超級聯賽至12歲以下賽事不等。在此向所有在比賽辛勤付出 的裁判致以衷心感謝。

儘管賽季中斷，但仍有一些正面表現：Matt Rodden 被任命於「世界 七人欖球系列賽」執法已達100場次，並已在該系列賽建立一定名聲； 陳頌豪則獲委任參與「挑戰者系列賽」賽事裁判工作，在智利及烏拉圭 表現尤其出色。另外，在去年的日本欖球世界盃中，Tim Baker 和 Matt 均被選為一些賽事的後備副裁判員。我預期當體育活動回歸時，在 高水平賽事中將可見更多我們的裁判被任命。值得一提的是 Morgan White，他初次登場亞洲七人欖球賽，成功吸引不少目光。

在 本 地 賽 事 方 面 ， 我 們 的 教 練 完 成 許 多 報 告 ， 在 此 我 特 別 向 Dewi Rolands 致意，感謝他作為 CAB 總監，為提高教練及裁判報告的質素 做了很多工作。

的聯會所付出的辛勤工作，我亦感謝所有人在過去的一年中的投入和努 力。另外，我還要向 Matt 及 Tim 的傑出表現致謝。

我對 Tim 及 Craig 因香港欖球總會的重組及裁員致失去現任職位感到失 望。我相信定有解決方案，讓二人可繼續參與香港欖球。另我們亦見到 一些裁判退休，再次感謝各位多年來對聯會的忠誠服務。

最後，我再次藉此機會對 Hugh Watkins 表達謝意，他作為裁判總監， 在各層面上都勞苦功高，為改善比賽裁判的質素，無論場內裁判，還是 培訓裁判的教練，亦不論是本地或國際比賽，都盡心盡力。他在香港工 作已6年，接任當年亦是在聯會發生紛爭之時，他在任期間，帶來了巨 大的正面變化。我們現正經歷另一段動盪時期，我認為沒有其他人可以 勝位掌舵這一切。 謝謝你，朋友—我們欠你太多！

主席 (2015-2020) Tobi Lothian

正如前面提到，這是我作為聯會主席的最後一份報告。過去五年，我非 常享受我的工作，未來我們將面對可能是前所未見的巨大挑戰，但我對 接任聯會主席的 James Byatt 充滿信心。聯會將無可避免地面對巨大 變化，我們所有人都應當準備好，承擔現時每個人都正在面臨的一些難 處。在此，我再次公開讚揚 EXCOM 全體成員，他們為實現一個成功

香港欖球總會二零二零年年度報告

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NUMBERS REPORTS

STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

HONG KONG NATIONAL MEN'S XV 香港男子十五人代表隊 Men XVs November Test - Belgium and Spain 男子 15人欖球 11月測試賽 — 比利時及西班牙

16–23 November 2019, Stade Nelson Mandela, Belgium and Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain 2019年11月16及23日，比利時布魯塞爾曼德拉運動場及西班牙馬德里大學城

Squad 名單：Thomas BRISTOW*, Jamie TSANG, Tau KOLOAMATANGI*, Mark PRIOR*, Craig LODGE, Lawrence MILLER*, James SAYWER*, Joshua DOWSING*, Liam SLATEM (Captain 隊長), Gregor MCNEISH*, Harry SAYERS, Benjamin AXTEN-BURRETT, Lewis WARNER, Marcus RAMAGE, Nathan DE THIERRY*, Mitchell ANDREWS, Daniel BARLOW, Faizal SOLOMONA PENESA, Kyle SULLIVAN, Sam TSOI (蔡建燊), Guy SPANTON*, Paul ALTIER, Bryn PHILLIPS *new cap 首次代表香港出賽 16/11/2019

Hong Kong 香港 (36)

v

(17) Belgium 比利時 WON 勝

Squad 名單：Thomas BRISTOW, Alexander POST, Jack PARFITT, Mark PRIOR, Kyle SULLIVAN, James CUNNINGHAM, James SAWYER, Joshua DOWSING, Liam SLATEM (Captain 隊長), Matthew ROSSLEE, Harry SAYERS, Ben AXTEN-BURRETT, Guy SPANTON, Sebastian BRIEN, Nathan DE THIERRY, Mitchell ANDREWS, Daniel BARLOW, Faizal SOLOMONA PENESA, Lawrence MILLER, Sam TSOI (蔡建 燊), Bryn PHILLIPS, Lewis WARNER, Paul ALTIER 23/11/2019

Hong Kong 香港 (7)

v

(29) Spain 西班牙 LOST 負

HONG KONG NATIONAL MEN'S VII 香港男子七人代表隊 Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series – Korea 亞洲男子七人欖球系列賽 — 韓國

29 August – 1 September 2019, Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon, Korea 2019年8月29日至9月1日，仁川南洞亞運會欖球場

Squad 名單：Max WOODWARD, Michael COVERDALE, Lee JONES, Toby FENN, Kane BOUCAUT, LEE Ka To Cado (李卡度), Hugo STILES, Russell WEBB, Jack NEVILLE, Jamie HOOD, YIU Kam Shing (姚錦成), Tom MCQUEEN 31/8/2019

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (62)

v

(0) Chinese Taipei 中華台北 WON 勝

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (20)

v

(5) Philippines 菲律賓 WON 勝

1/9/2019

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (29)

v

(12) Korea 南韓 WON 勝

Cup Semi Final 盃賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (21)

v

(7) China 中國 WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (12)

v

(21) Japan日本 LOST 負

Silver Medal / 8 銀牌 / 八隊

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Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series - China

14 - 15 September 2019, Huizhou Olympic Stadium, China 2019年9月14-15日，中國惠州奥林匹克體育場

亞洲男子七人欖球系列賽 — 中國

Squad 名單：Max WOODWARD (Captain 隊長), Michael COVERDALE, Lee JONES, Raef MORRISON, Sebastian BRIEN, LEE Ka To Cado (李卡度), Hugo STILES, Russell WEBB, Jack NEVILLE, Jamie HOOD, Alex MCQUEEN, YIU Kam Shing (姚錦成), Benjamin RIMENE 14/9/2019

Preliminary Round 預賽

Hong Kong 香港 (22)

v

勝 (7) UAE 阿聯猶 WON

Preliminary Round 預賽

Hong Kong 香港 (19)

v

(7) China 中國 WON 勝

15/9/2019

Preliminary Round 預賽

Hong Kong 香港 (47)

v

(0) Philippines 菲律賓 WON 勝

Cup Semi Final 盃準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (55)

v

(0) Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡 WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (19)

v

(7) China 中國 WON 勝

Gold Medal / 8 金牌 / 八隊 Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series - Sri Lanka

28 – 29 September 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2019年9月28-29日， 斯里蘭卡可倫坡

亞洲男子七人欖球系列賽 — 斯里蘭卡

Squad 名單：Max WOODWARD, Raef MORRISON, Kane BOUCAUT, Toby FENN, Sebastian BRIEN, LEE Ka To Cado (李卡度), Jamie HOOD, Benjamin RIMENE, Alex MCQUEEN, Liam HERBERT, Tom MCQUEEN, Max DENMARK, James CHRISTIE 28/9/2019

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (24)

v

勝 (0) UAE 阿聯猶 WON

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (34)

v

(0) Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡 WON 勝

29/9/2019

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (45)

v

(0) Korea 南韓 WON 勝

Cup Semi Final 盃賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (24)

v

(19) China 中國

WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (12)

v

(17) Japan 日本

LOST 負

Silver Medal / 8 銀牌 / 八隊 Asia Rugby Men’s Sevens Qualification Tournament 亞洲男子七人欖球外圍賽

23 – 24 November 2019, Namdong Asian Rugby Stadium , Incheon, Korea 2019年11月23-24日， 南韓仁川南洞亞運會橄欖球場

Squad 名單：Max WOODWARD (Captain 隊長), Max DENMARK, Lee JONES, Michael COVERDALE, Liam HERBERT, LEE Ka To Cado (李卡度), YIU Kam Shing (姚錦成), Russell WEBB, Alex MCQUEEN, Tom MCQUEEN, Jamie HOOD, Hugo STILES, Benjamin RIMENE 23/11/2019

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (54)

v

(0) Malaysia 馬來西亞

WON 勝

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (54)

v

(0) Chinese Taipei 中華台北

WON 勝

24/11/2019

Cup Quarter Final 盃賽半準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (38)

v

(0) Afghanistan 阿富汗 WON 勝

Cup Semi Final 盃賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (26)

v

(0) Philippines 菲律賓 WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (7)

v

負 (12) Korea 南韓 LOST

2nd / 9 亞軍 / 九隊

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World Rugby Men's Challenger Series 世界男子七人欖球挑戰者系列賽

15-16 February 2020, Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile 2020年2月15-16日，智利

Squad 名單： YIU Kam Shing (姚錦成), LEE Ka To Cado (李卡度), Raef MORRISON, Hugo STILES, Toby FENN, Kane BOUCAUT, Max DENMARK, Liam HERBERT, Jamie HOOD, Sebastian BRIEN, Russell WEBB, Max WOODWARD (Captain 隊長)

15/2/2020

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (26)

v

(0) Columbia 哥倫比亞

WON 勝

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (36)

v

(0) Papua New Guinea 巴布亞新畿內亞 WON 勝

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (14)

v

(7) Jamaica 牙買加 WON 勝

16/2/2020

Cup Quarter Finals 盃賽半準決賽 Hong Kong 香港 (10)

v

(7) Uganda 烏干達 WON 勝

Cup Semi Finals 盃賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(14) Chile 智利 WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (0)

v

(10) Germany 德國 LOST 負

2nd / 16 第二名 / 十六隊 World Rugby Men's Challenger Series 世界男子七人欖球挑戰者系列賽

22-23 February 2020, Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay 2020年2月22-23日，烏拉圭

Squad 名單：YIU Kam Shing (姚錦成), LEE Ka To Cado (李卡度), Raef MORRISON, Hugo STILES, Toby FENN, Kane BOUCAUT, Max DENMARK, Liam HERBERT, Jamie HOOD, Sebastian BRIEN, Russell WEBB, Max WOODWARD 22/2/2020

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (41)

v

勝 (5) Brazil 巴西 WON

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (31)

v

(7) Jamaica 牙買加 WON 勝

Pool Games 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (38)

v

(12) Uganda 烏干達 WON 勝

23/2/2020

Cup Quarter Finals 盃賽半準決賽 Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(0) Italy 意大利 WON 勝

Cup Semi Finals 盃賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (0)

v

(12) Uruguay 烏拉圭 LOST 負

Bronze Final 銅牌賽

Hong Kong 香港 (12)

v

(7) Chile 智利 WON 勝

3rd / 16 第三名 / 十六隊

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HONG KONG NATIONAL WOMEN'S XV 香港女子十五人代表隊 Netherlands Test Matches Tour 荷蘭測試賽訓練營

18 November – 1 December 2019, Scotland & Netherlands 2019年11月18日至12月1日，蘇格蘭及荷蘭

Squad 名單：Chloe CHAN (陳穎), CHEUNG Shuk Han (張淑孄), CHOW Mei Nam (鄒美楠), LAM Tim Yeung Iris (林恬暘), Hana LANE, LAU Nga Wun (劉雅媛), LEE Ka Shun (李嘉萱), LEUNG Wing Yi Vincci (梁穎懿), Suzanne SITTKO, SIU Wing Ni Winnie (蕭詠妮), SO Hoi Ting Karen (蘇愷婷), Maelle PICUT, TSANG Ching Man (曾靜文), Roshini TUNER, Jessica EDEN (伊洁茜), HO Jessica Wai On (何維銨), POON Hoi Yan (潘凱恩), Amy PYLE, Aileen RYAN, Lara SCHATS, Hebe TALAS, YU Bo Yan Bena (余寶茵), FUNG Hoi Ching Jasmine (馮 凱晴), Riva BRILL, AU King To (歐景桃) 26/11/2019

Test Match 1 測試賽 1

Hong Kong 香港 (14)

v

(12) Netherlands 荷蘭

WON 勝

30/11/2019

Test Match 2 測試賽 2

Hong Kong 香港 (18)

v

(0) Netherlands 荷蘭 WON 勝

HONG KONG NATIONAL WOMEN'S VII 香港女子七人代表隊 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – Korea 亞洲女子七人欖球系列賽 — 韓國

August – 1 September 2019, Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon 2019年8月29日至9月1日，仁川南洞亞運會橄欖球場

Squad 名單：AU YEUNG Sin Yi (歐陽倩怡), CHAN Stephanie Chor Ki (陳楚琪), CHONG Ka Yan (莊嘉欣), Jessica EDEN (伊洁茜), LEE Tsz Ting (李紫婷), LI Nim Yan Melody Blessing (李念殷), NAM Ka Man (藍嘉敏), Natasha OLSON-THORNE (高香慧), Amy PYLE, POON Hoi Yan (潘凱恩), SHAM Wai Sum (岑惠心), Florence SYMONDS (西門紫玉) 31/8/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (33)

v

(10) Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡

WON 勝

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (5)

v

(36) Japan 日本 LOST 負

1/9/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (35)

v

(0) Malaysia 馬來西亞

2/9/2019

Semi Final 準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (7)

v

(19) China 中國 LOST 負

3rd/4th place 第三/四名賽事

Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(10) Kazakhstan 哈薩克 WON 勝

WON 勝

3rd / 8 第三名 / 八隊

香港欖球總會二零二零年年度報告

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Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – China

14 - 15 September 2019, Huizhou Olympic Stadium,China 2019年9月14至15日，惠州奥林匹克體育場

亞洲女子七人欖球系列賽 — 中國

Squad 名單： AU YEUNG Sin Yi (歐陽倩怡), CHAN Stephanie Chor Ki (陳楚琪), Chloe BALTAZAR, CHONG Ka Yan (莊嘉欣), Jessica EDEN (伊洁茜), HO Jessica Wai On (何維銨), LI Nim Yan Melody Blessing (李念殷), Natasha OLSON-THORNE (高香慧), NAM Ka Man (藍嘉敏), POON Hoi Yan (潘凱恩), SHAM Wai Sum (岑惠心), TSANG Wing Chi Amber (曾穎姿) 14/9/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (22)

v

(7) Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡

WON 勝

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (0)

v

(45) China 中國 LOST 負

15/9/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (31)

v

(0) Malaysia 馬來西亞 WON 勝

16/9/2019

Semi Final 準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (12)

v

(33) Japan 日本 LOST 負

3rd/4th Place-Off 季軍賽

Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(19) Kazakhstan 哈薩克 LOST 負

4th / 8 第四名 / 八隊 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series - Sri Lanka 亞洲女子七人欖球系列賽 — 斯里蘭卡

25-30 September 2019, Racecourse International Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2019年9月25-30日，斯里蘭卡可倫坡

Squad 名單：AU YEUNG Sin Yee (歐陽倩怡), Chloe CHAN(陳穎), CHAN Chor Ki Stephanie (陳楚琪), CHONG Ka Yan (莊嘉欣), Jessica EDEN (伊洁茜), HO Jessica Wai On (何維銨), KWONG Sau Yan (鄺秀欣), LI Nim Yan Melody Blessing (李念殷), Sarah LUCAS, NAM Ka Man (藍嘉敏), POON Hoi Yan (潘凱恩), SHAM Wai Sum (岑惠心) 28/9/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (5)

v

(22) Thailand 泰國

LOST 負

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (0)

v

(24) Japan 日本

LOST 負

29/9/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (22)

v

(10) Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡 WON 勝

Plate Semi Final 碟賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (22)

v

(10) Malaysia 馬來西亞 WON 勝

5th/6th Place-Off 第五/六名賽

Hong Kong 香港 (22)

v

(5) Singapore 新加坡 WON 勝

5th / 8

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Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Qualification Tournament

6-11 November 2019, Guangzhou 2019年11月6至11日，廣州

亞洲女子七人欖球外圍賽

Squad 名單: Natasha OLSON-THORNE (高香慧), LI Nim Yan Melody Blessing (李念殷), Florence SYMONS (西門紫玉), AU YEUNG Sin Yi (歐陽倩怡), SHAM Wai Sum (岑惠心), HO Jessica Wai On (何維銨), CHAN Tsz Ching (陳芷晴), Chloe CHAN(陳穎), POON Hoi Yan (潘凱 恩), CHONG Ka Yan (莊嘉欣), NAM Ka Man (藍嘉敏), Anna BIRKETT, LEE Tsz Ting (李紫婷), TSE Wing Kiu (謝詠翹) 9/11/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (27)

v

(7) Sri Lanka 斯里蘭卡 WON 勝

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (7)

v

負 (42) China 中國 LOST

10/11/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (47)

v

(0) Korea 南韓 WON 勝

Semi Final 準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (19)

v

(7) Kazakhstan 哈薩克 WON 勝

Hong Kong 香港 (0)

v

(33) China 中國 LOST 負

Final 決賽

2nd / 8 第二名 / 八隊

HONG KONG UNDER 20S MEN'S XV 香港20歲以下男子十五人代表隊 World Rugby Under 20s Men's Trophy 2019 2019年世界青年欖球盃

4 – 23 July 2019, Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos, Brazil 2019年7月4至23日，巴西

Squad 名單: Paul ALTIER, Mikkel CHRISTENSEN, Rory CINNAMOND, Hugo DARKE CHRISTOPHER, Samuel DOWN, Oliver DUFFY (施澳 律), Jonathan HOWELLS, Kyle KITNEY (紀家兒), Joseph KNIGHT, Lucas LACAMP (文柏翰), Pat Joe LAIDLER (黎卓仁), Kyle MCCALLUM, Nicholas MCGRORY, Tiarnan NEVILLE, NG Cheuk Wai (吳卓衛), Julian ONDERWATER, Oliver OVERMAN, William PANDAY, POON Yau Him Henry (潘友謙), James RIVERS, Thaddeus SUMMERS, SUNG Wai Shing (宋偉誠), Callum TAM, TANG Man Chun David (鄧汶 俊), Tomek TSANG, TSOI Kin San Sam (蔡建燊) 9/7/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (27)

v

(59) Portugal 葡萄牙 LOST 負

13/7/2019

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (12)

v

(64) Tonga 東加 LOST 負

17/7/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (26)

v

(78) Canada 加拿大 LOST 負

21/7/2019

7th Place Play-Off 七名賽

Hong Kong 香港 (29)

v

(32) Brazil 巴西 LOST 負

8th / 8 第八名 / 八隊

香港欖球總會二零二零年年度報告

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

HONG KONG UNDER 20S MEN'S VII 香港20歲以下男子七人代表隊 2019 Asia Rugby U20 Men's Sevens 2019年亞洲20歲以下男子七人欖球賽

22-26 August 2019, Chao Anouvong Stadium, Vientiane, Laos 2019年8月22至26日，老撾

Squad 名單: Paul ALTIER, Liam DOHERTY, Samuel DOWN, James GOSTICK, Lucas LACAMP (文柏翰), Harry LAIDLER, LO Pui Yin Mervyn (盧沛彥), Oliver OVERMAN, William PANDAY, POON Chun Yin Nicholas (潘俊彥), Luke RAE-HOWARD, Thaddeus SUMMERS 24/8/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (50)

v

(0) Uzbekistan 烏茲別克 WON 勝

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(0) Malaysia 馬來西亞 WON 勝

25/8/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (19)

v

(0) Chinese Taipei 中華台北 WON 勝

Cup Semi Final 盃賽準決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(0) Thailand 泰國 WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (26)

v

(14) Chinese Taipei 中華台北 WON 勝

1st / 8 第一名 / 八隊

HONG KONG UNDER 20S GIRLS' VII 香港20歲以下女子七人代表隊 2019 Asia Rugby U20 Women's Sevens 2019年亞洲20歲以下女子七人欖球賽

22-26 August 2019, Chao Anouvong Stadium, Vientiane, Laos 2019年8月22至26日，老撾

Squad 名單: Amy PYLE, Chloe BALTAZAR, Jessica EDEN (伊洁茜), FUNG Hoi Ching Jasmine (馮凱晴), SO Yee Kei Cherly (蘇綺琦), Sarah LUCAS, Lara SCHATS, WONG Sze Man (王思敏), Anna BIRKETT, Lucia BOLTON, Anjalika YBEMA, Florence SYMONDS (西門紫玉) 24/8/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (52)

v

(0) India 印度 WON 勝

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (36)

v

(5) Laos 老撾 WON 勝

25/8/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (46)

v

(0) Singapore 新加坡 WON 勝

Game 4 賽事 4

Hong Kong 香港 (7)

v

(0) Thailand 泰國 WON 勝

Cup Final 盃賽決賽

Hong Kong 香港 (29)

v

(7) Thailand 泰國 WON 勝

Champions 冠軍

79

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

HONG KONG UNDER 19S MEN'S XV 香港19歲以下男子代表隊 Asia Rugby U19 Men’s Championship 2019 2019年亞洲 19歲以下男子欖球錦標賽

6-14 December 2019, National Stadium, Kaohsiung 2019年12月6至14日，台灣高雄國家體育場

Squad 名單: AU Chun Yin Andrew (區俊彦), Ethan BRISCOE, Anthony COEBERGH, James GOSTICK, HO Chun Sang Thomas (何雋笙), Toby JURECKA, Nick KARTON, Sean KENNEDY, Joseph KNIGHT, KWOK Yiu Tung Josiah (郭曜東), Martin LAVAL, LO Pui Yin Mervyn ( 盧沛彥), Nicholas MCGRORY, Simon MORRIS (莫里斯榮獻), Tiarnan NEVILLE, Douglas O’DONNELL, William PANDAY, James RIVERS, Ethan SERJEANT (夏志勳), Thaddeus SUMMERS, SUNG Wai Shing (宋偉誠), Alessandro SYSTERMANS (亞力山祖), Tomek TSANG, Liam WALTERS, WONG Chun Yin Mario (黄俊彥), ZHOU Tianlong (周天龍) 8/12/2019

Game 1 賽事 1

Hong Kong 香港 (47)

v

(20) Singapore 新加坡 WON 勝

11/12/2019

Game 2 賽事 2

Hong Kong 香港 (15)

v

(28) Chinese Taipei 中華台北 LOST 負

14/12/2019

Game 3 賽事 3

Hong Kong 香港 (29)

v

勝 (19) Korea 南韓 WON

1st / 4 第一名 / 四隊

HONG KONG UNDER 18S MEN'S VII 香港18歲以下男子代表隊 Asia Rugby U18 Boys Sevens 2019 2019年亞洲 18歲以下男子七人欖球賽

17 - 18 August 2019, Haigeng Sports Training Base, Kunming, China 2019年8月17至18日，中國昆明體育訓練基地

Squad 名單: Ian BENTALL, Julien BOURRON (于力仁), CHAN Chi Kwong Kobe (陳致光), Anthony COEBERGH, Joshua DAYDORA, LUI Ho Man Hayden (呂浩文), IP Ho Lung (葉浩龍), Juan OYANA, William RIGBY, SHIU Chun Hin (邵雋軒), Tom WALSH, Max WALKER (謝 華熹) 17/8/2019

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (12)

v

(21) Malaysia 馬來西亞 LOST 負

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (17)

v

(14) Chinese Taipei 中華台北 WON 勝

18/8/2019

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (0)

v

(26) China 中國

Pool Game 分組賽

Hong Kong 香港 (15)

v

(24) Korea 南韓 LOST 負

LOST 負

5th / 5 第五名 / 五隊

香港欖球總會二零二零年年度報告

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

2019-2020

Men's Premiership 男子超級聯賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Natixis HKFC

Natixis香港足球會

2

Societe Generale Valley

法興華利欖球會

3

Bloomberg HK Scottish

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會

4

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay

Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會

5

Kerry Hotel Kowloon

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會

6

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會

2019-2020

Men's Premiership Challenge Trophy 男子超級聯賽挑戰盃

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Natixis HKFC

Natixis香港足球會

2

Societe Generale Valley

法興華利欖球會

3

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay

Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會

4

Bloomberg HK Scottish

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會

5

Kerry Hotel Kowloon

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會

6

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會

2019-2020

Men's Premiership A 男子超級聯賽 A

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Natixis HKFC Dragons

Natixis香港足球會龍隊

2

Societe Generale Valley Knights

法興華利欖球會騎士隊

3

Herbert Smith Freehills Sandy Bay Vikings

Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會維京隊

4

Kerry Hotel Kowloon 2nd XV

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會第二隊

5

Borrelli Walsh Tigers 2

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會第二隊

6

Bloomberg HK Scottish Nomads

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會遊牧隊

2019-2020

Men's Championship 男子冠軍聯賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Natixis HKFC Scorpions

Natixis香港足球會蠍子隊

2

SCAA Causeway Bay Tempest

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會風暴隊

3

University Wizards

大學欖球會巫師隊

4

Vistra Typhoons

Vistra颱風欖球會

5

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai Pandas

RB-SRK天水圍熊貓欖球會

6

City RC Quakes

城市欖球會Quakes

2019-2020

Men's Championship A 男子冠軍聯賽 A

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Natixis HKFC Select

Natixis香港足球會Select隊

2

Vistra Typhoons Plan B

Vistra颱風欖球會B計劃隊

3

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai Pandas 2

RB-SRK天水圍熊貓欖球會第二隊

4

University RFC 2

大學欖球會第二隊

5

SCAA Causeway Bay Pirates

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會海盜隊

6

City RC Blizzards

城市欖球會暴風雪隊

81

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 10 9 1 0 318 133 185 37 15 22 41 10 7 3 0 276 154 122 32 17 15 36 10 5 4 1 229 230 -1 26 28 -2 27 10 4 6 0 225 237 -12 29 28 1 20 10 4 6 0 147 260 -113 18 32 -14 16 10 0 9 1 144 325 -181 17 39 -22 0

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 5 4 1 0 216 83 133 32 13 19 21 5 4 1 0 164 95 69 23 12 11 21 5 3 2 0 123 136 -13 17 15 2 14 5 2 3 0 108 152 -44 13 20 -7 11 5 2 3 0 92 128 -36 11 20 -9 9 5 0 5 0 62 171 -109 8 24 -16 1

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 10 10 0 0 399 123 276 57 19 38 50 10 7 3 0 305 199 106 51 31 20 36 10 6 4 0 330 232 98 55 37 18 30 10 5 5 0 254 206 48 41 30 11 16 10 1 9 0 132 419 -287 22 73 -51 6 10 1 9 0 147 388 -241 24 60 -36 4

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 12 10 0 2 454 99 355 72 15 57 51 12 6 4 2 214 153 61 34 24 10 32 12 6 4 2 169 263 -94 25 43 -18 32 12 5 5 2 239 131 108 40 20 20 31 12 3 7 2 170 326 -156 25 52 -27 20 12 0 10 2 128 402 -274 21 63 -42 5

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 12 10 0 2 542 37 505 79 6 73 53 10 6 2 2 334 74 260 58 11 47 34 12 6 3 3 224 202 22 36 28 8 25 11 4 5 2 133 229 -96 23 38 -15 18 12 1 9 2 75 428 -353 13 70 -57 11 11 0 8 3 87 425 -338 14 70 -56 7

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2019-2020

Men's National League 男子地區聯賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Natixis HKFC Bulls

2

Societe Generale Valley Mavericks

Natixis香港足球會公牛隊 法興華利欖球會Mavericks隊

3

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay Raiders

Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會Raiders隊

4

Natixis HKFC Sequins

Natixis香港足球會Sequins隊

5

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 3

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會第三隊

6

Bloomberg HK Scottish Brave Hearts

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會勇者之心隊

7

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Brothers

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會兄弟隊

8

Transact24 Taipo Dragon

Transact24大埔龍欖球會

2019-2020

Men's Community League 1 男子社區聯賽1

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Discipline Services XV

香港紀律部隊欖球會十五人隊

2

Societe Generale Valley Griffins

法興華利欖球會Griffins隊

3

Gai Wu Blaze

雞糊欖球會Blaze隊

4

Natixis HKFC Expendables

Natixis香港足球會Expendables隊

5

Herbert Smith Freehills Sandy Bay Marauders Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會Marauders隊

6

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Barbarians

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會蠻夷隊

7

Borrelli Walsh USRC Old Goutonians

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會Old Goutonians隊

2019-2020

Men's Community League 2 男子社區聯賽2

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Vistra Typhoons T3

Vistra颱風欖球會T3隊

2

City RC Flames

城市欖球會Flames隊

3

DB Pirates

愉景灣海盜欖球會

4

Gai Wu Blossoms

雞糊欖球會Blossoms隊

5

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Beavers

香港嘉里酒店Beavers隊

6

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai RFC 3

RB-SRK天水圍欖球會第三隊

2019-2020

Men's Community League 3A 男子社區聯賽3A

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Discipline Services XV 2

香港紀律部隊欖球會十五人第二隊

2

SCAA Causeway Bay Marines

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會Marines隊

3

Bloomberg HK Scottish Phoenix

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會鳳凰隊

4

Societe Generale Valley Mai Jais

法興華利欖球會Mai Jais隊

5

Revolution SRC

革命之旅欖球會

6

University RFC Freshmen

大學欖球會新生隊

2019-2020

Men's Community League 3B 男子社區聯賽3B

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Borrelli Walsh Tigers Development

保華三軍會猛虎發展隊

2

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Beasts

香港嘉里酒店野獸隊

3

Transact24 Taipo Dragon 2

Transact24大埔龍欖球會第二隊

4

Gai Wu Flame

雞糊欖球會Flame隊

5

City RC Tornados

城市欖球會龍捲風隊

83

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 12 9 1 2 311 149 162 51 23 28 48 12 7 3 2 295 127 168 48 20 28 39 12 7 3 2 284 199 85 41 33 8 38 12 5 4 3 237 246 -9 37 38 -1 31 12 4 6 2 213 293 -80 34 48 -14 27 12 3 6 3 213 246 -33 35 38 -3 25 12 2 8 2 190 329 -139 31 53 -22 17 12 2 8 2 144 298 -154 24 48 -24 16

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 10 8 1 1 299 93 206 49 16 33 43 11 5 4 2 181 135 46 31 23 8 29 10 4 3 3 207 116 91 33 20 13 29 10 5 3 2 188 117 71 30 19 11 28 10 4 3 3 160 84 76 24 14 10 25 10 1 7 2 72 236 -164 12 39 -27 9 11 2 8 1 85 411 326 15 63 -48 7

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 11 6 3 2 240 123 117 38 19 19 35 11 6 3 2 214 193 21 35 32 3 33 11 7 2 2 274 104 170 41 14 27 32 11 5 4 2 216 181 35 34 30 4 30 11 2 7 2 158 274 -116 26 42 -16 17 11 1 8 2 92 319 -227 15 52 -37 10

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 11 9 0 2 340 64 276 49 13 36 49 11 6 2 3 310 162 148 46 21 25 38 11 6 3 2 236 135 101 35 22 13 34 11 2 7 2 168 249 -81 22 37 -15 10 11 2 6 3 99 258 -159 14 34 -20 1 11 1 8 2 63 348 -285 6 45 -39 -11

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 9 6 1 2 249 91 158 43 14 29 35 8 6 1 1 206 147 59 34 25 9 30 9 4 2 3 233 161 72 39 27 12 28 9 1 6 2 131 161 -30 23 27 -4 13 9 0 7 2 58 317 -259 9 55 -46 4

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2019-2020

Women's Premiership Ranking Round 女子超級聯賽排名賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies

法興華利欖球會黑美人隊

2

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會

3

Gai Wu Falcons

雞糊欖球會Falcons隊

4

Natixis HKFC Ice

Natixis香港足球會冰隊

5

Bloomberg HK Scottish Kukris

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會Kukris隊

6

SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會鳳凰隊

7

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Rugby

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會

8

Transact24 Taipo Dragon

Transact24大埔龍欖球會

2019-2020

Women's Premiership Top 4 女子欖球超級聯賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies

法興華利欖球會黑美人隊

2

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會

3

Gai Wu Falcons

雞糊欖球會Falcons隊

4

Natixis HKFC Ice

Natixis香港足球會冰隊

2019-2020

Women's Premiership A 女子欖球超級聯賽A

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會鳳凰隊

2

Kerry Hotel Kowloon Rugby

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會

3

Bloomberg HK Scottish Kukris

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會Kukris隊

4

Transact24 Taipo Dragon

Transact24大埔龍欖球會

2019-2020

Women's National League 1 Ranking Round 女子超級聯賽社區聯賽1排名賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Gai Wu Fawkes

雞糊欖球會Fawkes隊

2

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 2

保華三軍會猛虎欖球會第二隊

3

Herbert Smith Freehills Sandy Bay Storm

Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會風暴隊

4

Natixis HKFC Fire

Natixis香港足球會火隊

5

Societe Generale Valley Red Ladies

法興華利欖球會紅美人隊

6

Revolution SRC

革命之旅欖球會

7

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai Pandas

RB-SRK天水圍欖球會熊貓隊

8

Bloomberg HK Scottish Kelpies

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會Kelpies隊

9

Kerry Hotel Kowloon 2

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會第二隊

10

City RC Sparkles

城市欖球會Sparkles隊

2019-2020

Women's National League 1 女子超級聯賽社區聯賽1

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

USRC Tigers 2

三軍會猛虎欖球會第二隊

2

Gai Wu Fawkes

雞糊欖球會Fawkes隊

3

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay Storm Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣欖球會風暴隊

4

Natixis HKFC Fire

Natixis香港足球會火隊

5

Revolution SRC

革命之旅欖球會

6

RB-SRK Tin Shui Wai RFC

RB-SRK天水圍欖球會

7

Societe Generale Valley Red Ladies

法興華利欖球會紅美人隊

8

Bloomberg HK Scottish Kelpies

彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球會Kelpies隊

85

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 7 7 0 0 334 15 319 52 3 49 35 7 6 1 0 354 68 286 62 10 52 30 7 5 2 0 154 118 36 28 20 8 25 7 3 3 1 137 148 -11 23 26 -3 17 7 3 4 0 63 188 -125 11 32 -21 12 7 2 5 0 88 221 -133 15 39 -24 11 7 0 6 1 74 204 -130 13 35 -22 4 7 1 6 0 39 281 -242 7 46 -39 0

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 6 5 0 1 189 10 179 32 2 30 27 6 3 2 1 81 103 -22 15 18 -3 15 6 2 3 1 63 88 -25 11 14 -3 13 6 0 5 1 26 158 -132 4 28 -24 4

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 6 5 1 0 111 56 55 19 10 9 23 6 4 2 0 142 75 67 24 13 11 20 6 2 4 0 80 105 -25 13 18 -5 10 6 1 5 0 54 151 -97 9 24 -15 6

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 9 7 0 2 327 15 312 55 3 52 39 9 6 0 3 260 35 225 47 6 41 36 9 5 3 1 243 103 140 41 19 22 29 9 5 2 2 174 129 45 32 23 9 29 9 5 2 2 200 70 130 36 12 24 28 9 4 4 1 117 140 -23 19 24 -5 20 9 3 4 2 99 170 -71 17 28 -11 14 9 1 7 1 32 359 -327 6 65 -59 7 9 0 7 2 42 235 -193 7 40 -33 4 9 0 7 2 49 287 -238 9 49 -40 4

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 4 4 0 0 106 22 84 18 4 14 18 4 3 1 0 107 34 73 19 6 13 15 4 3 1 0 96 71 25 16 11 5 14 4 2 2 0 110 68 42 20 12 8 10 4 2 2 0 55 39 16 9 7 2 10 4 1 3 0 60 101 -41 10 17 -7 6 4 1 3 0 25 63 -38 5 11 -6 5 4 0 4 0 24 185 -161 4 33 -29 0

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STATISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS – 各 代 表 隊 的 賽 果 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

2019-2020

Women's National League 2 - Round 1 女子超級聯賽社區聯賽第一回

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

Taipo Dragon 2

大埔龍欖球會第二隊

2

SCAA Causeway Bay Lammergeier

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會Lammergeier隊

3

Gai Wu Hawks

雞糊欖球會Hawks隊

4

City RC Twinkles

城市欖球會Twinkles隊

5

University RFC

大學欖球會

2019-2020

Women's National League 2 女子超級聯賽社區聯賽

Position 排名 Team 隊伍 1

City Sparkles

城市欖球會Sparkles隊

2

Taipo Dragon 2

大埔龍欖球會第二隊

3

Kerry Hotel Kowloon 2

香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球會第二隊

4

Gai Wu Hawks

雞糊欖球會Hawks隊

5

SCAA Causeway Bay Lammergeier

南華會銅鑼灣欖球會Lammergeier隊

6

City Twinkles

城市欖球會Twinkles隊

7

University RFC

大學欖球會

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P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 8 6 1 1 227 42 185 41 8 33 31 8 5 2 1 199 51 148 67 9 58 29 8 4 2 2 173 107 66 33 19 14 24 8 1 5 2 57 192 -135 11 32 -21 5 8 1 7 0 49 313 -264 9 93 -84 0

P W L D PF PA PD TF TA TD Pts 4 4 0 0 116 17 99 19 3 16 19 4 3 1 0 96 66 30 18 12 6 14 4 2 2 0 1 32 39 13 6 7 12 3 2 1 0 67 56 11 9 10 -1 10 3 1 2 0 46 62 -16 8 12 -4 5 3 0 3 0 41 95 -54 7 17 -10 2 3 0 3 0 20 129 -109 4 18 -14 -9

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TROPHY WINNERS - 獎 項 得 主 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0

LEAGUE WINNERS (本 地 聯 賽 冠 軍 得 主 ) Men's Premiership (男子超級聯賽)

Natixis HKFC (Natixis香港足球會)

Men's Championship (男子冠軍聯賽)

Natixis HKFC Scorpions (Natixis香港足球會蠍子隊)

Men's Community League 1 (男子社區聯賽1)

Discipline Services XV (香港紀律部隊欖球會15人隊)

Women's Premiership Top 4 (女子超級聯賽)

Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies (法興銀行華利欖球會黑美人隊)

Women's Premiership A (女子超級聯賽A)

SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix (南華會銅鑼灣欖球會鳳凰隊)

GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS (季 後 冠 軍 賽 冠 軍 得 主 ) Men's Premiership (男子超級聯賽)

Natixis HKFC (Natixis香港足球會)

Women's Premiership Top 4 (女子超級聯賽)

Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies (法興銀行華利欖球會黑美人隊)

Women's Premiership A (女子超級聯賽A)

Kerry Hotel Kowloon (香港嘉里酒店九龍欖球隊)

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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HONG KONG RUGBY UNION (Incorporated in Hong Kong and limited by guarantee)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS The directors submit their report together with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30th April 2020.

Principal activity The Group’s principal activity is the support, promotion and development of rugby in Hong Kong.

Results and appropriations The results of the Group for the year ended 30th April 2020 are set out in the consolidated income statement on page 99.

Funds Movements in the funds of the Group during the year are set out in the consolidated statement of changes in equity on page 99.

Donations Charitable donations made by the Group during the year amounted to HK$ 241,200 (2019: HK$134,768).

Directors

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(a) Directors of the Company

The directors of the Company during the year and up to the date of this report were:

Mr P Schats (Resigned on 25th July 2019)

Mr P Donovan

Mrs K Lam

Mr F Au

Mr K Taylor

Mr N Hobler (Appointed on 2nd Sept 2019)

Mr C Brooke

Mr J Carroll

Ms K Boreham (Resigned on 25th July 2019)

Mr A Karton

Mr P Hudson

Ms K Kan (Appointed by 25th July 2019)

In accordance with Article 12.5(b)(v) of the Articles of Association, all directors retire and any eligible person can hold office and may stand for re-election.

(b) Directors of the Company’s subsidiaries During the year and up to the date of this report, Mr P Donovan, Mr N Hobler, Mr K Taylor and C Brooke were also directors of the Company’s subsidiaries.

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Directors’ material interests in transactions, arrangements and contracts that are significant in relation to the Group’s business No transactions, arrangements and contracts of significance in relation to the Group’s business to which the Company or its subsidiaries was a party and in which a director of the Company had a material interest, whether directly or indirectly, subsisted at the end of the year or at any time during the year.

Directors’ interests in the shares and debentures of the Company or any specified undertaking of the Company At no time during the year was the Company or its subsidiaries a party to any arrangements to enable the directors of the Company to hold any interests in the shares or debentures of the Company or its specified undertakings.

Business review The Group has recorded a deficit of HK$ 151.7 million (2019: HK$6.6 million). The biggest risk facing the Group remains its reliance on the annual Hong Kong Sevens event to fund its principal activity which is the promotion and development of rugby in Hong Kong. The loss was the result of the absence of the Hong Kong Sevens during the financial year.

The Group’s success depends on some key relationships for a significant proportion of its income, particularly those relating to the Hong Kong Sevens and the governing body for rugby, World Rugby.

Management contracts No contracts concerning the management and administration of the whole or any substantial part of the business of the Company were entered into or existed during the year.

Permitted indemnity provisions At no time during the financial year and up to the date of this Directors’ Report, was there any permitted indemnity provision in force for the benefit of any of the directors of the Company (whether made by the Company or otherwise) or an associated company (if made by the Company).

Auditors The consolidated financial statements have been audited

by PricewaterhouseCoopers who retire and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.

On behalf of the Board

Subsequent events which materially affect the financial result of the Group are discussed in note 23.

Patrick John Donovan

The Group expects to make a profit in the next financial year on the basis that it is expected that a Hong Kong Sevens tournament will take place in April 2021. The Group will continue to seek to drive revenue in order to allow investment into Rugby in Hong Kong to continue.

Hong Kong, 6th July 2020

Chairman

The Group has complied with all applicable laws and regulations during the year.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HONG KONG RUGBY UNION (incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability by guarantee)

Opinion

Basis for Opinion

What we have audited The consolidated financial statements of Hong Kong Rugby Union (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) set out on pages 78 to 117, which comprise:

We conducted our audit in accordance with Hong Kong Standards on Auditing (“HKSAs”) issued by the HKICPA. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report.

• the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 April 2020;

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

• the consolidated income statement for the year then ended;

• the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended;

• the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended;

• the consolidated cash flow statement for the year then ended; and

• the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include a summary of significant accounting policies.

Our opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 30 April 2020, and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”) and have been properly prepared in compliance with the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Independence We are independent of the Group in accordance with the HKICPA’s Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (“the Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

Other Information The directors of the Company are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report 2019/2020, but does not include the consolidated financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Responsibilities of Directors for the Consolidated Financial Statements The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with HKFRSs issued by the HKICPA and the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

As part of an audit in accordance with HKSAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. We report our opinion solely to you, as a body, in accordance with Section 405 of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance and for no other purpose. We do not assume responsibility towards or accept liability to any other person for the contents of this report. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with HKSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

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• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Certified Public Accountants Hong Kong, 6th July 2020

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HONG KONG RUGBY UNION (Incorporated in Hong Kong and limited by guarantee)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30TH APRIL 2020

Note 2020 2019

HK$’000 HK$’000 Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment 5 25,488 29,997

Intangible assets 6 1,367 643

Right-of-use assets 8 6,722

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 9 155,149 206,069

Prepayments 10 11,942 12,204 ——————————————

200,668 248,913 ——————————————

Current assets

Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments 10 39,111 52,770

Amounts due from related parties 21 477 584

Cash and cash equivalents 11 27,824 80,368

Restricted cash 12 5,000 5,000 ——————————————

72,412 138,722 ——————————————

Current liabilities

Trade payables, other payables and accruals 13 86,838 41,258

Lease liabilities 8 3,428

Amounts due to related party 21 320 50 ——————————————

90,586 41,308 ——————————————

Net current (liabilities)/ assets (18,174) 97,414 ——————————————

Non-current liabilities

Other payables 13 1,698 417

Lease liabilities 8 3,406 ——————————————

177,390 345,910 Net assets ——————————————

Financed by:

General fund 123,956 275,655

Investment revaluation reserve fund 53,434 70,255 ——————————————

177,390 345,910 ——————————————

........................................

........................................

Patrick John Donovan

Nigel Roger Franklin Hobler

Chairman

Director

As approved on 6th July 2020 The notes on pages 103 to 137 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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HONG KONG RUGBY UNION (Incorporated in Hong Kong and limited by guarantee)

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2020

Note 2020 2019

HK$’000 HK$’000

Revenue

Subscriptions from members

14

-

116,400

Ticket Sales

14

133

65,438

Sponsorship, Hospitality and Royalties

14

8,494

58,901

Investment Income

14

8,074

96

Other Revenue

14

9,041

9,965

——————————————

25,742

250,800

——————————————

Expenses

Sevens Costs

15

(16,468)

(68,224)

Sevens Week Events

Staff Costs

15

-

(20,479)

16

(57,114)

(54,364)

Club & Community

15

(26,925)

(31,097)

Representative Squads Costs

15

(44,704)

(45,826)

Operational, Administrative Expenses and Donations

15

(16,288)

(16,052)

Depreciation & Amortisation

15

(7,818)

(10,055)

Other Event Costs

15

(4,614)

(7,843)

Facilities Management

15

(3,510)

(3,476)

—————————————— 15

Deficit before taxation Taxation

18

(177,441) (257,416) (151,699)

(6,616)

-

-

——————————————

Deficit for the year

(151,699)

——————————————

The notes on pages 103 to 137 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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(6,616)

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HONG KONG RUGBY UNION (Incorporated in Hong Kong and limited by guarantee)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2020

Note 2020 2019

HK$’000 HK$’000

Deficit for the year

(151,699)

(6,616)

(16,821)

2,864

Other comprehensive income: Item that may be reclassified to profit or loss Fair value gains on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

9

——————————————

Other comprehensive income for the year

(16,821)

2,864

——————————————

Total comprehensive loss for the year

(168,520) (3,752)

——————————————

Attributable to:

General fund

Investment revaluation reserve fund

(151,699)

(6,616)

(16,821)

2,864

——————————————

(168,520)

——————————————

(3,752)

The notes on pages 103 to 137 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2020

Investment

revaluation

General reserve

fund fund Total

HK$’000

At 1st May 2018

282,271

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year

(6,616) 2,864 (3,752) ——————————————————————

At 30th April 2019

275,655 70,255 345,910 ——————————————————————

At 1st May 2019

275,655

Total comprehensive loss for the year

(151,699) (16,821) (168,520) ——————————————————————

At 30th April 2020

123,956 53,434 177,390 ——————————————————————

The notes on pages 103 to 137 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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HK$’000 HK$’000 67,391

70,255

349,662

345,910

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2020

Note 2020 2019

HK$’000 HK$’000

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operating activities

19

(87,190)

1,976

—————————————— (87,190) 1,976

Net cash generated from operating activities

——————————————

Cash flows from investing activities

Interest received

152

192

Dividends received from financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

8,074

96

Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

(4,032)

(5,453)

Sale/(purchase) of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

34,099

(96)

—————————————— 38,293 (5,261)

Net cash used in investment activities

——————————————

Cash flows from financing activities

Interest expenses on lease liabilities

Payment of lease liabilities

76

-

(3,723)

-

——————————————

Net cash used in financing activities

(3,647)

-

——————————————

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(52,544)

(3,285)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 May

80,368

83,653

st

—————————————— 27,824 80,368

Cash and cash equivalents at 30th April

Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

—————————————— 27,824

80,368

—————————————— 27,824 80,368

——————————————

The notes on pages 103 to 137 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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HONG KONG RUGBY UNION (Incorporated in Hong Kong and limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1

General information

Hong Kong Rugby Union (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) are engaged in the support, promotion and development of rugby in Hong Kong.

The Company was incorporated in Hong Kong on 30th April 1990 and is limited by guarantee. Permission has been granted by the Companies Registrar for the Company to exclude the word “Limited” from its name.

The address of the Company’s registered office is Room 2001, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

On 1st May 1990, the Company took over the assets, liabilities and reserve funds of its predecessor entity, Hong Kong Rugby Football Union which was registered as a society.

The consolidated financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 6th July 2020.

2

Summary of significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below.

These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

(a) Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRS”) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”). They have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and financial liabilities (including financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income).

The Group has net current liabilities of $18,174,000 which it expects to be able to fund via future operations and utilisation of its financial reserves which has been outlined as part of the liquidity risk disclosures in note 3.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with HKFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and judgment in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements, are disclosed in note 4.

(i) Amendments and improvements adopted in 2020

103

In 2020, the Group adopted the following new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations which are relevant to its operations:

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

HKFRS 16

Leases

HKFRS 9 (Amendments)

Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation

HKAS 28 (Amendments)

Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures

HKAS 19 (Amendments)

Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement

HK (IFRIC) 23

Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

HKFRSs Annual Improvements

2015-2017 Cycle

HKAS 1 and HKAS 8 Amendment

Definition of material

HKFRS 3 Amendment

Definition of a business

Revised Conceptual Framework

Revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting

The Group had to change its accounting policies and make certain adjustments following the adoption of HKFRS 16. Most of the other amendments listed above did not have any impact on the amounts recognised in prior periods and are not expected to significantly affect the current or future periods. See further details in note 2 (b).

(ii) New standards, new interpretation and amendments that are not yet effective for the year ended 30th April 2020 but relevant to the Group and have not been early adopted by the Group

New standards, amendments and improvements

to existing standards

Effective for accounting periods beginning on or after

HKAS10 and HKAS 28 Amendment

Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture

To be determined

HKFRS 17

Insurance Contracts

1st January 2021

The adoption of the above new standards is not expected to have a significant effect on the financial statements of the Group.

(b) Impact on the financial statement

The accounting standard HKFRS 16 – Leases, which became effective to the Group as at May 1st 2019, was applied by the Group for the first time. The impact of the initial application of the new standard and the interpretation was recognized directly in retained earnings as May 1st 2019. Comparative figures were not restated and continue to be presented in accordance with the previous accounting policies.

Previously applied accounting policies are not disclosed in these financial statements. Please refer to the Group’s financial statements 2019 for more information on accounting policies applied in the previous year.

Several other amendments were applied for the first time as at 1st May 2019 but did not have an impact on the Group’s accounting policies or on the Group’s financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

The following tables show the adjustments recognised for each individual line item. The adjustments are explained in more detail by standard below.

Balance sheet

30th April 2019 originally presented

HK$’000

HKFRS 16 restatement

1st May 2019 Restated

HK$’000 HK$’000

ASSETS Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

29,997

-

29,997

Right-of-use assets

-

10,482

10,482

Intangible assets

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

643

-

643

206,069

-

206,069

Prepayments

12,204

-

12,204

—————————————————————————

248,913

10,482 259,395

—————————————————————————

Current assets

Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments

52,770

-

52,770

Amounts due from related parties

584

-

584

Cash and cash equivalents

80,368

-

80,368

Restricted cash

5,000

-

5,000

—————————————————————————

138,722

—————————————————————————

Total assets

387,635

—————————————————————————

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- 138,722

10,482 398,117

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

30th April 2019 originally presented

HK$’000

HKFRS 16 restatement

1st May 2019 Restated

HK$’000 HK$’000

Financed by:

General fund

275,655

-

275,655

Investment revaluation reserve fund

70,255

-

70,255

—————————————————————————

345,910

—————————————————————————

- 345,910

LIABILITIES Non-current liabilities

Other payables

417

Lease liabilities

-

-

417

3,648

3,648

—————————————————————————

417

—————————————————————————

3,648 4,065

Current liabilities

Trade payables, other payables and accruals

41,258

Lease liabilities

-

Amounts due to related party

50

-

41,258

6,834

6,834

-

50

—————————————————————————

41,308

—————————————————————————

6,834 48,142

Total liabilities

41,725

—————————————————————————

Total equity and liabilities

387,635

—————————————————————————

10,482 52,207

10,482 398,117

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

HKFRS 16 Leases

The Group applied the new standard using the modified retrospective approach. Comparative figures were not restated.

The major impact of HKFRS 16 on the Group relates to lease contracts previously classified as operating leases. Under previous accounting policies, lease payments for operating leases were recognized as other operating expenses. HKFRS 16 requires lease contracts to be recognized in the balance sheet with a lease liability and a corresponding right-of-use asset.

Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the future lease payments, discounted using an incremental borrowing rate. The lease liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Right-of-use assets are measured at an amount equal to the lease liability and then depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Group applied the practical expedient with respect to lease contracts for buildings where the lease term ends within 12 months of the first-time application of HKFRS 16. Such lease contracts are considered as short-term leases and the lease payments for these contracts are recognized as other operating expenses.

Generally, lease accounting is not applied for short-term leases with a non-cancellable lease term not exceeding 12 months.

The lease payments for such lease contracts are recognized as other operating expenses in the period in which they are incurred.

As at 1st May 2019, with the application of HKFRS 16, the Group recognized lease liabilities of HK$10,482,000 and right-of-use assets of HK$10,482,000. All right-of-use assets are measured at an amount equal to the lease liability at transition.

(i) Practical expedients applied

In applying HKFRS 16 for the first time, the Group has used the following practical expedients permitted by the standard:

• applying a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics;

• accounting for operating leases with a remaining lease term of less than 12 months as at 1st May 2019 as short-term leases; and

• excluding initial direct costs for the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the date of initial application.

The Group has also elected not to reassess whether a contract is, or contains a lease at the date of initial application.

Instead, for contracts entered into before the transition date the Group relied on its assessment made applying HKAS 17 and Interpretation 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

(ii) Measurement of lease liabilities

2020

HK$’000

Operating lease commitments disclosed as at 30th April 2019

25,600

(Less): commitments not classified as leases under HKFRS 16

(15,118)

————— 10,482

Lease liability recognised as at 1st May 2019

Of which are:

Current lease liabilities

Non-current lease liabilities

————— 3,648 6,834

—————

10,482

—————

(iii) Measurement of right-of-use assets

The associated right-of-use assets for property leases were measured at fair value on 1st May 2019. Other right-of use assets were measured at the amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to that lease recognised in the statement of financial position as at 30th April 2019.

(iv) Impact on the financial statements

The change in accounting policy affected the following items in the statement of financial position on 1st May 2019:

Statement of financial position (extract)

30th April 2019 originally presented

HKFRS 16 restatement

1st May 2019 Restated

HK$’000 HK$’000 HK$’000

Assets

Right-of-use assets

-

10,482

10,482

-

10,482

10,482

Liabilities

Lease liabilities

The net impact on retained earnings on 1st May 2019 of HK$ Nil.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

The following table provides a reconciliation from the non-cancellable lease payments disclosed in note 8 of the Group’s financial statements 2019 to the lease liabilities recognized through the restatement as at 1st May 2019:

Reconciliation from the non-cancellable lease payments

Non-cancellable lease payments as at 30th April, 2018

Lease payments for short-term leases

Lease liabilities as at 1st May, 2019 – undiscounted

Effect of discounting

Lease liabilities as at 1st May, 2019 – discounted

Reclassification finance lease liabilities

Total lease liabilities as at 1st May, 2019

HK$’000

————— ————— 10,482 ————— 10,482 —————

The implementation of IFRS 16 led to a decrease in operating expenses and an increase in financial expenses in the reporting year. The impact on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income was not material and has been disclosed in note 8.

Furthermore, cash flow from operating activities increased by HK$ 3,759,000 and cash flow from financing activities decreased

by HK$3,647,000 in the reporting year. Operating lease payments were replaced by the payment of the principal portion of lease liabilities, which is now reported as a cash outflow from financing activities. Interest paid on lease liabilities is presented as part of interest paid within cash flow from operating activities.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued) (c) Comparatives

Certain comparative figures of the consolidated income statement, and notes to the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the Group’s total equity as at both 30th April 2020 and 2019, or on the Group’s deficit and net change in cash and cash equivalents for the years ended 30th April 2020 and 2019.

(d) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries made up to the statement of financial position date on the basis set out in note 2(e) below.

(e) Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are all entities over which the group has control. The Company controls an entity when the group is exposed to, or has rights, to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.

The Group applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group. The consideration transferred includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date.

Investments in subsidiary companies in the Company’s financial statements are stated at cost less provision for any impairment losses. Income from subsidiary companies is accounted for on the basis of dividends received and receivable. Long term loans to subsidiary companies are considered to be quasi-equity in nature where there are no defined repayment terms and no expectation of repayment.

(f) Impairment of investment in Subsidiaries

Impairment testing of the investments in subsidiaries is required upon receiving a dividend from these investments if the dividend exceeds the total comprehensive income of the subsidiary in the period the dividend is declared or if the carrying amount of the investment in the separate financial statements exceeds the carrying amount in the consolidated financial statements of the investee’s net assets including goodwill.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued) (g) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are expensed in the consolidated income statement during the financial period in which they are incurred.

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives set out below:

Leasehold buildings

25 years

Leasehold improvements

5 years

Artificial field

5 years

Facilities equipment

5 years

Other assets

3 years

The gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant asset and is recognised in the consolidated income statement.

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.

(h) Intangible assets

Computer software

Costs associated with maintaining computer software programmes are recognised as an expense as incurred. Development costs that are directly attributable to the design and testing of identifiable and unique software products controlled by the Group are recognised as intangible assets when the following criteria are met:

•

it is technically feasible to complete the software product so that it will be available for use;

•

management intends to complete the software product so that it will be available for use;

•

there is an ability to use or sell the software product;

•

it can be demonstrated how the software product will generate probable future economic benefits;

•

adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the software product are available; and

•

the expenditure attributable to the software product during its development can be reliably measured.

Computer software development costs recognised as assets are amortised over their estimated useful lives, which does not exceed three years.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued) (i) Impairment of assets

The Group reviews the carrying amounts of assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of those assets may not be recoverable. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognised is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Such impairment losses are recognised in the consolidated income statement.

(j) Financial assets

From 1st May 2018, the Group classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories:

•

those to be measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, and

•

those to be measured at amortised cost.

The classification depends on the Group’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the cash flows.

For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Group has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income.

At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset at its fair value.

Debt instruments that are held for the collection of contractual cash flows and for selling, where the assets’ cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Movements in the carrying amount are taken through OCI, except for the recognition of impairment losses, interest income and foreign exchange gains and losses which are recognised in the income statement. When the financial asset is derecognised, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to the income statement and recognised in other gains or losses.

The Group subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value. Where the Group’s management has elected to present fair value gains and losses on equity investments in OCI, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to the income statement following the derecognition of the investment. Dividends from such investments continue to be recognised in the income statement when the Group’s right to receive payments is established.

(k) Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments

Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments are recognised at fair value less provision for impairment. The Group applies the HKFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables. Trade receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery include the failure of a debtor to engage in a repayment plan with the group.

The amount of the provision is recognised in the consolidated income statement.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued) (l) Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash

In the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, restricted deposits held at call with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

(m) Leases

As explained in note 2(b) above, the Group has changed its accounting policy for leases where the Group is the lessee. The new policy is described below and the impact of the change in note 2(b).

Until 30th April 2019, leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership were not transferred to the Group as lessee were classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) were charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

From 1st May 2019, leases are recognised as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability at the date at which the leased asset is available for use by the Group.

Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of lease payments to be paid in the future, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments include payments for non-lease components. Subsequently, lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Remeasurements of the lease liabilities are required in case of changes in the lease term, in future lease payments or when options are reassessed.

Right-of-use asset are initially measured at the present value of the corresponding lease liability adjusted by payments made before lease commencement and any lease incentives received. Subsequently the assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term and are adjusted by remeasurements of the corresponding lease liability. An impairment test is performed whenever impairment indicators are identified.

The incremental borrowing rate is based on publicly available market data in Hong Kong.

(n) Deferred taxation

Deferred taxation is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred taxation is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax liability is settled.

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable surplus will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.

(o) Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued) (p) Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of tickets, member subscriptions and sponsorship is recognised when the performance obligation (the taking place of the event to which the revenue is associated) has been satisfied.

Coaching course income, and other income is recognised when the performance obligation has taken place and the service has been delivered.

Interest income is recognised on a time proportion basis, using the effective interest method.

Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive payment is established.

Capital grants are recognised over the life of the asset to which the grant was awarded.

(q) Subventions

Subventions from the government and sporting governing bodies are recognised at their fair value where there is a reasonable assurance that the subventions will be received and the Group will comply with all attached conditions.

These subventions are recognised in the consolidated income statement over the period necessary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate. Subventions are presented in the consolidated income statement as deductions against the related expenses. General subventions where there are no specific expenditure requirements are presented separately within “other income”.

(r) Foreign currency translation

(1) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”). The consolidated financial statements are presented in HK$, which is the Company’s functional and the Group’s presentation currency.

(2) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the consolidated income statement.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)

(3) Group companies

The results and financial position of all the Group entities (none of which has the currency of a hyper-inflationary economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

(i) assets and liabilities for each statements of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of that statements of financial position;

(ii) income and expenses for each income statements are translated at average exchange rates (unless this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions); and

(iii) all resulting exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income.

(s) Operating leases

Leases where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of assets remain with the lessor are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases net of any incentives received from the lessor are charged to the consolidated income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(t) Employee benefits

(1) Retirement benefits

The Group operates and participates in a defined contribution retirement scheme, the INVESCO Strategic Mandatory Provident Fund scheme. The assets of this scheme are held in a separate trustee administered fund. The pension plan is funded by payments from employees and by the Group and provides benefits linked to the contribution and investment returns made on the plan. The Group has no legal or constructive obligations to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to this defined contribution plan are recognised as an expense in the consolidated income statement in the year in which they are incurred and are reduced by contributions forfeited by those employees who leave the scheme prior to full vesting of their contributions.

(2) Employee leave entitlement

Provisions are made for the estimated liability for annual leave and long service leave entitlements as a result of services rendered by employees up to the balance sheet date.

(u) Related parties

Related parties are individuals and companies, where the individual or company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Parties are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 Financial risk management (a) Financial risk factors

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest rate risk, cash flow interest rate risk and price risks), credit risk, and liquidity risk. The Group’s overall risk management programme seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the Group’s financial performance as a result of these risk

(1) Market risk

(i) Foreign exchange risk

The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of its holding of time deposits denominated in US dollars.

Since the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar within a range of HK$7.75-7.85: US$1, the Group does not consider the foreign exchange risk to be significant and therefore no further measures are taken to reduce this risk.

At 30th April 2020, if the HK Dollar had weakened to the minimum of the range (HK$7.85: US$1) with all other variables held constant, the money market funds would have been HK$NIL (2019: HK$3,682) lower.

If the HK Dollar had strengthened to the maximum of the range (HK$7.75: US$1) with all other variables held constant, the money market funds would have been HK$NIL (2019: HK$76,366) higher.

(ii) Price risk

The Group is exposed to equity and debt securities price risk because investments held by the Group are disclosed on the consolidated statement of financial position as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

The funds are managed by an Investment Committee who have a mandate to maintain and if possible enhance the principal investment value of the portfolios whilst keeping risks to an acceptable minimum. The Committee reports to the Board of Directors and meets with its Fund managers on a quarterly basis.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3

Financial risk management (Continued)

(a) Financial risk factors (Continued)

(1) Market risk (Continued)

(ii) Price risk (Continued)

The table below summarises the impact of increases/decreases of the investment unit prices on the Group’s portfolios and on equity. The analysis is based on the assumption that the unit price increases/decreases by the respective percentages indicated below with all other variables held constant.

Investments

Americas Equity Asia Pacific Equity Global Bond HK$ Hedge Fund European Equity Global Bond Fund Hong Kong Equity Japanese Equity Hong Kong Equity Index Fund World Equity Index Fund Government Bond Index Fund Global Equity High Income Fund

Change in market value of units % (+/-)

5% 5% 5%

2020 Impact on equity HK$ (+/-) ‘000 1,988 1,549 4,219

Change in market value of units % (+/-)

5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% -

2019 Impact on equity HK$ (+/-) ‘000 1,080 92 196 335 1,147 2,052 123 2,259 1,632 1,387 -

The Group has used its view of what would be a reasonable shift in each key investment unit price to estimate the change for use in the market sensitivity analysis above. The disclosures are shown in absolute terms, changes and impacts could be positive or negative. Changes in % movement in unit values are revised annually depending on the Group’s current view of market volatility and other relevant factors.

The Group has interest-bearing assets in the form of cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits.

As the Group has no long-term borrowings or loans, the Group’s operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates. The risks in relation to cash flow and fair value interest rate risk are therefore not deemed to be significant.

(2) Credit risk

Credit risks arise from cash and cash equivalents, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and outstanding receivable balances at the year end.

The Group minimises its credit risk in relation to receivables through the sale of tickets and merchandise to a widely dispersed customer base. Any exposure to individual organisations will be through significant sponsorship deals with reputable organisations.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3

Financial risk management (Continued)

(a) Financial risk factors (Continued)

For banks and financial institutions, only independently rated parties with a minimum rating of ‘A’ are accepted. For financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, the risk is managed through the use of reputable fund managers and by the Investment Committee.

(3) Liquidity risk

Prudent liquidity risk management includes maintaining sufficient cash to meet the commitments and obligations of the Group.

The Group had net current liabilities of HK$18,174,000 as at 30th April 2020. The Group’s material cash requirements include:

• Trade payables, accruals and other payables

• Lease liabilities

• Other financial commitments disclosed in note 20

Liabilities are trade, other payables and accruals as well as deferred income with a related party. Current liabilities are all due with 12 months of the balance sheet date. Lease liabilities fall due in line with the length of the lease. The fair values of the balances due are equal to their carrying amounts as the impact of discounting is not significant.

In light of the fact that the trade payables includes deferred income with a related party of HK $46,400,000 the Group is able to manage its liquidity risk through existing cash balances and investments and fund any commitments in the coming year.

The table below analyses the Group’s non-derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date.

Less than 1 year HK$‘000

1 and 2 years HK$‘000

2 and 5 years HK$‘000

Over 5 years HK$‘000

At 30th April 2020 Trade payables, other payables Lease liabilties

86,838 3,428

544 1,784

1,099 1,622

55 -

At 30th April 2019 Trade payables, other payables

41,258

200

217

-

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3

Financial risk management (Continued)

(a) Financial risk factors (Continued)

(4) Capital risk management

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to be commercially and financially sound, able to provide the financial resources necessary to achieve the Strategic Plan and to safeguard the Group’s activities into the future. Capital of the Group is considered to be the General fund and Investment revaluation reserve fund.

(5) Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities

There is no material offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangement and similar agreements during the year.

(b) Fair value estimation

•

Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

•

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices);

•

Level 3 - Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).

The following table presents the Group’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value at 30th April 2020.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000

Assets - Equity securities - Debt instruments

Total assets

155,149 - - 155,149 - - - ——————————————————————————————— 155,149 - - 155,149 ———————————————————————————————

The following table presents the Group’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value at 30th April 2019.

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000

Assets - Equity securities - Debt instruments

Total assets

151,462 - - 151,462 54,607 - - 54,607 ——————————————————————————————— 206,069 - - 206,069 ———————————————————————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The Group makes estimates and judgements concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will by definition seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

(a) Depreciation

The Group depreciates property, plant and equipment on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. The estimated useful life reflects management’s best estimate of the period that the Group intends to derive future economic benefits from the use of the property, plant and equipment. To the extent the useful economic useful life changes the resultant depreciation in the consolidated income statement will be increased or decreased.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5 Property, plant and equipment

At 1st May 2018 Cost Accumulated depreciation

Net book amount

121

Leasehold Leasehold Office buildings improvements equipment HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000 15,701 38,821 19,400 (2,136) (31,548) (15,934) ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ——— 13,565 7,273 3,466 ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ———

Year ended 30th April 2019 Opening net book amount Additions Depreciation Write-off on disposals

Closing net book amount

13,565 7,273 3,466 983 161 1,829 (673) (1,787) (1,676) - - - ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ——— 13,875 5,646 3,619 ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ———

At 30th April 2019 Cost Accumulated depreciation

Net book amount

16,684 38,982 21,229 (2,809) (33,336) (17,610) ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ——— 13,875 5,646 3,619 ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ———

Year ended 30th April 2020 Opening net book amount Additions Depreciation

Closing net book amount

13,875 5,646 3,619 775 59 1,396 (706) (1,633) (1,588) ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ——— 13,944 4,072 3,427 ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ———

At 30th April 2020 Cost Accumulated depreciation

Net book amount

17,459 39,041 22,625 (3,515) (34,969) (19,198) ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ——— 13,944 4,072 3,427 ——————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— ———

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Furniture Motor Coaching and fittings vehicles equipment Pitches Total HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000 HK$‘000 1,590 759 5,338 82,557 164,166 (1,469) (759) (4,692) (72,800) (129,339) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 121 - 646 9,757 34,827 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

121 - 646 9,757 34,827 1,577 - 128 254 4,932 (192) - (450) (4,984) (9,762) - - - - —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1,506 - 324 5,027 29,997 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

3,167 759 5,466 82,811 169,098 (1,661) (759) (5,142) (77,784) (139,101) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1,506 - 324 5,027 29,997 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

1,506 - 324 5,027 29,997 47 - 168 287 2,732 (573) - (273) (2,468) (7,241) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 980 - 219 2,846 25,488 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

3,214 759 5,634 83,098 171,830 (2,234) (759) (5,415) (80,252) (146,342) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 980 - 219 2,846 25,488 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 6 Intangible assets

Computer software

HK$’000

Year ended 30th April 2019

Opening net book amount 414

Additions 521

Amortisation charge (292) ——————

Closing net book amount 643 ——————

At 30th April 2019

Cost 2,497

Accumulated amortisation (1,854) ——————

643 ——————

Year ended 30th April 2020

Opening net book amount 643

Additions 1,300

Amortisation charge (576) ——————

Closing net book amount 1,367 ——————

At 30th April 2020

Cost

Accumulated amortisation

3,797 (2,430) —————— 1,367 ——————

7 Subsidiaries

The Company’s subsidiary information is as follows:

Place of

Particulars of

Group

incorporation and

Principal activities and

issued share

interest

Name

type of legal entity

place of operation

capital

REAL Sports and

Hong Kong, limited

Management of rugby

2 ordinary

Entertainment

liability company

events

shares

Limited

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 8 Right-of-use assets

This note provides information for leases where the Group is a lessee.

(i) Amounts recognised in the statement of financial position

The statement of financial position shows the following amounts relating to leases:

Right-of-use assets Buildings Others

30th April 2020 1st May 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 6,182 540 ——————————————— 6,722 ———————————————

Lease liabilities Current Non-current

3,428 3,406 ——————————————— 6,834 ———————————————

Additions to the right-of-use assets during the 2020 financial year were HK$6,722,000.

(ii) Amounts recognised in the statement of comprehensive income

The statement of comprehensive income shows the following amounts relating to leases:

Depreciation charge of right-of-use assets Buildings Others

Interest expense

30th April 2020 HK$’000 3,050 709 —————— 3,759 —————— 76 ——————

The total cash outflow for leases in 2020 was HK$3,647,000.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 8 Right-of-use assets (continued) (iii) The Group’s leasing activities and how these are accounted for

The Group leases various offices and government properties. Rental contracts are typically made for fixed periods of 1 to 5 years, but may have extension options as described in (iv) below.

Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions. The lease agreements do not impose any covenants other than the security interests in the leased assets that are held by the lessor.

Leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes.

(iv) Extension and termination options

Extension and termination options are included in a number of property and equipment leases across the Group. These are used to maximise operational flexibility in terms of managing the assets used in the Group’s operations. The majority of extension and termination options held are exercisable only by the Group and not by the respective lessor.

9 Financial assets at fair value through comprehensive income

Equity investments at fair value

Debt investments at fair value

Total investments

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 155,149 151,462 - 54,607 ——————————————— 155,149 206,069 ———————————————

The movement in financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income may be summarised as follows

As at 1st May of the previous year

(Sale)/purchase

Net unrealised (losses)/gains

Net realised gains

As at 30th April

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2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 206,069 203,109 (34,099) 96 (19,500) 2,864 2,679 ——————————————— 155,149 206,069 ———————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9 Financial assets at fair value through comprehensive income (continued)

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income relate to actively managed and traded unit trust investments measured at fair value. The financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are denominated in the following currencies:

Hong Kong dollars

United States dollars

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 70,752 206,069 84,397 ——————————————— 155,149 206,069 ———————————————

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of the financial instruments held at fair value through other comprehensive income.

10 Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments

Trade receivables

Trade receivables - net

Other receivables and prepayments

Less non-current portion: prepayments

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 6,415 18,215 ——————————————— 6,415 18,215 44,638 46,759 ——————————————— 51,053 64,974 (11,942) (12,204) ——————————————— 39,111 52,770 ———————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 10 Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments (Continued)

All trade receivables and other receivables are expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date unless stated otherwise.

The fair values of these balances approximate their carrying amounts.

As of 30th April 2020, trade receivables of HK$6,415,048 (2019: HK$18,215,025) were past due but not impaired. These relate to a number of independent customers for whom there is no recent history of default. The ageing analysis of these trade receivables as at 30th April is as follows:

Up to 30 days overdue

Over 30 days overdue

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 2,396 7,272 4,019 10,943 ——————————————— 6,415 18,215 ———————————————

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of receivable mentioned above. The Group does not hold any collateral as security.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments are denominated in the following currencies:

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000

Hong Kong dollars

United States dollars

Pounds sterling

Australian dollars

47,139 57,791 2,445 2,857 360 3,412 1,109 914 ——————————————— 51,053 64,974 ———————————————

11 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and in hand

Short term bank deposits

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2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 27,650 73,997 174 6,371 ——————————————— 27,824 80,368 ———————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11 Cash and cash equivalents (Continued)

Cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the following currencies:

Hong Kong dollars

United States dollars

Pounds sterling

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 27,604 35,247 205 426 15 44,695 ——————————————— 27,824 80,368 ———————————————

12 Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents HK$5,000,000 (2019: HK$5,000,000) required by the Group’s principal bankers as security for a guarantee in respect of the hire of Hong Kong Stadium.

13 Trade payables, other payables and accruals

Trade payables

Other payables and accruals

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 5,148 14,429 81,690 26,829 ——————————————— 86,838 41,258 ———————————————

Current liabilities are all due within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

In addition to current liabilities, the group also has non-current liabilities of HK$1,697,515 (2019: HK$416,667) relating to capital grants not yet recognised.

The other payables and accruals included deferred income of HK$46,400,000 from a related party as disclosed in note 21.

The fair values of the balances payable approximate their carrying amounts as the impact of discounting is not significant.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 14 Revenue

Revenue primarily comprises subscriptions from members, sponsorship income, and ticket sales.

Revenue

Subscriptions from members – The Rugby Union Club Ticket Sales Sponsorship, Hospitality and Royalties Investment Income

Other revenue Facilities Management Income Course Income Hong Kong Touch Association – Registration / Entry Fee Merchandise and Programme Sales Other Entry Fees Capital Grant Recognition Event Management Income Miscellaneous

Total revenue

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000

- 116,400 133 65,438 8,494 58,901 8,074 96 ——————————————— 16,701 240,835 ——————————————— 1,087 1,344 1,886 2,210 768 717 42 152 54 109 702 1,810 2,878 1,540 1,624 2,083 ——————————————— 9,041 9,965 ——————————————— 25,742 250,800 ———————————————

The Rugby Union Club is the official club of Hong Kong Rugby Union and the subscriptions from members include amounts relating to suite and box hire.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Expenses by nature

Expenses Sevens Costs* Sevens Week Events Staff Costs Club & Community Representative Squads Costs Operational, Administrative Expenses and Donations Depreciation and Amortisation Other Event Costs Facilities Management

Total expenses

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000

16,468 68,224 - 20,479 57,114 54,364 26,925 31,097 44,704 45,826 16,288 16,052 7,818 10,055 4,614 7,843 3,510 3,476 ——————————————— 177,441 257,416 ———————————————

*Sevens costs primarily reflects the costs of suite hire at the Hong Kong Stadium which are incurred on a year round basis.

Depreciation of right-of-use assets (note 8) was HK$3,759,000 (2019: Nil). This amount is included within Operational, Administrative Expenses and Donations.

Operational, Administrative Expenses and Donations include auditor’s remuneration of HK$407,000 (2019: HK$498,000), audit fees of HK$306,000 (2019: HK$297,000), non-audit fees of HK$101,000 (2019: HK$201,000) and lease interest HK$76,000 (2019: HK$ Nil).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Expenses by nature (Continued) (a) Other Event Costs

Asian Sevens Series

Women's Sevens Tournament

HKRU Annual Dinner

Asia Rugby Championships

U20s Asian Sevens Championships

Super Saturdays

Racing with Rugby

Domestic Sevens

Global Rapid Rugby

Rugby World Cup (Cook Islands)

Sevens Long Lunch*

Others

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 - 1,315 - 2,036 198 506 333 450 - 802 283 438 - 159 - 4 1,963 996 - 604 1,082 755 533 ——————————————— 4,614 7,843 ———————————————

* Sevens Long Lunch was previously accounted for under the HKRU Community Foundation Limited, a related party of the Hong Kong Rugby Union.

(b) Club & Community

Subventions to clubs

Hire of grounds

Community Coaching expenses

Streaming, Video, Marketing

Kit and laundry expenses

Referees expenses

Professional fees and Insurance

Communications

Meals and refreshments

Trophies and presentations

Medical and physiotherapy

Travel

Consumables

Accommodation & meals

Miscellaneous

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2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 10,325 10,899 6,959 5,873 1,466 2,478 2,237 3,393 1,227 1,921 1,132 1,369 1,590 1,815 58 70 334 718 166 540 210 336 614 606 156 412 239 257 212 410 ——————————————— 26,925 31,097 ———————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Expenses by nature (Continued) (c) Representative Squads Costs

Salaries / Allowances

Insurance

Kit and laundry expenses

Travel

Meals and refreshments

Medical and physiotherapy

Accommodation & meals

Coaching expenses

Official functions and entertainment

Printing, stationery and post

Hardware / Software

Miscellaneous

16 Staff costs

Wages and salaries

Restructuring costs

Contributions to Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme

Others

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 28,888 28,633 9,227 5,714 1,793 3,270 760 1,781 1,091 1,595 660 1,843 386 1,201 552 561 278 327 66 31 737 210 266 660 ——————————————— 44,704 45,826 ———————————————

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 49,053 49,465 2,659 1,577 1,594 3,825 3,305 ——————————————— 57,114 54,364 ———————————————

None of the directors received or will receive any fees or emoluments in respect of services provided to the Group during the year (2019: Nil).

Staff costs do not include staff employed specifically to play rugby for the national teams. The costs for these staff are included in salaries/allowances in note 15 (c).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 17 Benefits and interest of directors

The following disclosures are made pursuant to section 383(1)(a) to (f) of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622), and Parts 2 to 4 of the Companies (Disclosure of Information about Benefits of Directors) Regulation (Cap. 622G):

(a) None of the directors received or will receive any fees or other emoluments in respect of their services rendered to the Company during the year (2019: Nil ). (b) During the year, no retirement benefits, payments or benefits in respect of termination of directors’ services were paid or made, directly or indirectly, to the directors; nor are any payable (2019: Nil). No consideration was provided to or receivable by third parties for making available directors’ services (2019: Nil). (c) As at 30 April 2020, there are no loans, quasi-loans and other dealing arrangements in favour of directors, controlled bodies corporate by and controlled entities with such directors (2019: Nil). (d) None of the directors of the Company had a material interest, directly or indirectly, in any significant transactions, arrangements and contracts in relation to the Company’s business to which the Company was or is a party that required disclosure pursuant to section 383(1) of the Companies Ordinance and Part 4 of (Cap.622G).

18 Taxation

The taxation on the Group’s deficit before taxation differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the taxation rate of Hong Kong, the home jurisdiction of the Group, as follows:

Deficit before taxation

Tax at the Hong Kong rate of 16.5% (2019: 16.5%)

Expenses not deductible

Tax Loss not recognised

Tax charge

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 (151,699) (6,616) ———————————————— (25,030) (1,091) 7,818 (17,212) 1,091 ———————————————— - ————————————————

Due to the uncertainty on predictability of future taxable profits, as explained further in note 24; the Hong Kong Rugby Union has elected not to recognise a deferred tax asset on its accumulated tax losses of HK$17,212,000. The Company’s subsidiary REAL Sport and Entertainment Limited is subject to taxation.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 19 Note to the consolidated cash flow statement

Reconciliation of deficit for the year to net cash from operating activities:

Deficit before taxation

Depreciation

Depreciation of right-of-use assets (note 8)

Amortisation

Interest income

Dividend income from financial assets

Operating deficit before working capital changes

Decrease in amounts due from related parties

Increase in amounts due to related party

Increase/(decrease) in trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments

Increase in trade payables, other payables and accruals

Cash generated from operating activities

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 (151,699) (6,616) 7,241 9,762 3,759 576 292 (152) (192) (8,074) (96) ———————————————— (148,349) 3,150 107 1,591 270 50 13,921 (9,610) 46,861 6,795 ———————————————— (87,190) 1,976 ————————————————

20 Commitments (a) Lease commitments

As indicated in note 2(b), the Group has adopted HKFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach from 1st May 2019 and therefore has not restated comparatives for the 2019 reporting period as permitted under the specific transition provisions in the standard. Prior to the adoption of HKFRS 16, the Group had future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases as follow:

Lease commitments

Not later than 1 year

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years

Non-Lease commitments Not later than 1 year Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000

2,915 1,577 3,631 108 ———————————————— 6,546 1,685 ———————————————— 12,209 12,823 11,326 11,092 ———————————————— 23,535 23,915 ————————————————

From 1st May 2019, the Group has recognised right-of-use assets for these leases, except for short-term and low-value leases, see note 8 for further information.

(b) Capital commitments

No capital commitments have been contracted for as of 30th April 2020 (2019: Nil).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 21 Related parties (a) Significant transactions with related parties

During the year, the Group undertook the following transactions with related parties in the normal course of its business:

Income/(expenditure)

Subscriptions fee from members – The Rugby Union Club

Deferred income from The Rugby Union Club

Donations to HKRU Community Foundation Ltd

Fund transfer to The Rugby Union Club Limited

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000

- 116,400 46,400 (241) (135) (60) (58) ——————————————— ———————————————

Related party transactions are based upon mutually agreed terms and conditions as agreed between the transacting parties.

(b) Balances with group companies and related parties

The amounts are unsecured, interest free and payable or receivable on demand. The carrying amounts approximate their fair values and are denominated in Hong Kong dollars.

Amount due from Rugby Union Club Limited

Amounts due (to)/from HKRU Community Foundation Ltd

Amounts due from/(to) Rugby Union Club

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 393 333 (320) 251 84 (50) ——————————————— ———————————————

(c) Compensation of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management during the year was as follows:

Short-term benefits

Post-employment benefits

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000 7,223 7,223 72 72 ——————————————— 7,295 7,295 ———————————————

The above remuneration is included in note 16. Termination payments relating to one key management personnel is included within the restructuring costs in note 16.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22 Statement of financial position and reserve movement of the Company

Assets Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets Right-of-use assets Prepayments Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

2020 2019 HK$’000 HK$’000

25,488 29,997 1,367 643 6,722 11,942 12,204 155,149 206,069 ——————————————— 200,668 248,913 ———————————————

Current assets Trade receivables, other receivables and prepayments Amounts due from related parties Amounts due from subsidiaries Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash

37,805 51,677 477 584 1,491 561 26,747 75,933 5,000 5,000 ——————————————— 71,520 133,755 ———————————————

Total Assets

272,188 382,668 ———————————————

Equity and liabilities

Equity attributable to owners of the company

General fund

Revaluation reserve

Total Equity

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade payables, other payables and accruals

Lease Liabilities

Amounts due to related party

Non-current liabilities

Other payables

Lease Liabilities

Total liabilities

Total equity and liabilities

124,091 271,072 53,434 70,255 ——————————————— 177,525 341,327 ———————————————

85,917 40,874 3,428 320 50 ——————————————— 89,665 40,924

1,592 417 3,406 ——————————————— 94,663 41,341 ——————————————— 272,188 382,668 ———————————————

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22 Statement of financial position and reserve movement of the Company (Continued) (a) Reserve movement of the Company General Revaluation

fund reserve

HK$’000 HK$’000

Total HK$’000

343,975

At 1st May 2018 276,584 67,391

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year (5,512) 2,864 (2,648) —————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— ——

At 30th April 2019 271,072 70,255 341,327

—————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— —— 70,255 341,327

At 1st May 2019 271,072

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year (146,981) (16,821) (163,802) —————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— ——

At 30th April 2020 124,091 53,434 177,525

—————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— —— 23 Subsequent Events

After the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19 outbreak”) in early 2020, a series of precautionary and control measures have been and continue to be implemented globally and across Hong Kong. The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in a delay or cancellation of Rugby related activities globally, including the 2020 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens scheduled for October 2020. The Union continues to pay close attention to the development of the COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate its impact on the financial operations and operating results of the Union. Up to the date of the report there are no indications of any impact to the assets, liabilities and judgements made at the 30 April 2020. The Board continues to monitor the situation closely.

24 Approval of financial statements

The consolidated and company financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 6 July 2020.

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