Kowloon RFC is a rugby club based at
King's Park,
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
, Hong Kong.
History
The club was founded in 1976 by John Eastman, David Lacey, and Bill Trotter. They were supported by a donation of HK$3,000 from Vernon Roberts, the chairman of
Hongkong Land
Hongkong Land (HKL) is a property investment, management and development group with commercial and residential property interests across Asia. It owns and manages some 850,000 sq. m. of office and retail property in Asia, principally in Hong K ...
.
2012–2013 Squad
in bold = players internationals
Notable players
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David Tait
David Tait (5 July 1987 – 12 December 2012) was a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership.
Career
Tait played as a Number 8, although he could also operate as a Flanker. He also represented Scotland at ...
– former
Sale Sharks
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Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...
player. Died in December 2012.
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Ignacio Elosu –
Argentina U21 international, former
Castres Olympique
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Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They play at the Sta ...
and
Exeter Chiefs player.
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Eni Gesinde – former
Newcastle Falcons player.
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Henjo Van Niekerk –
South Africa U19 international, former
Blue Bulls and
Venezia Mestre Rugby FC
Venezia Mestre Rugby FC, also known as ''Casinò di Venezia'' for sponsorship's reasons, was an Italian rugby union club based in Venice in Veneto.
They were formed in 1986 following the merger of two clubs: ''Venezia Rugby Football Club'' (foun ...
player..
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Tom Bury –
Scotland U20 and Scotland 7's international.
*
Adam Dehaty –
England U21
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This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...
international, former
Newcastle Falcons player.
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Mike Waywell –
England Counties XV
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international.
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Mark Goosen
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* Fi ...
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Hong Kong
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international.
*
Alex Harris –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
So Hok Ken –
Hong Kong
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international.
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Andy Li
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*Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds
*Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and piano ...
–
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Chris McAdam –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Alan Graham –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Tom McColl
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Club career
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, McColl played h ...
–
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Jeff Wong
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Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
* ...
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Hong Kong
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international.
*
Leon Wei –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Jonny Rees
Jonny Rees is a current Hong Kong Rugby Union player. He plays for the Hong Kong Football Club, the Hong Kong National Team and previously for the Hong Kong Sevens team. Rees made his international debut in 2012 at the 2012 Cup of Nations tourna ...
–
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
international.
*
Tomasi Lawa –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Eni Gesidne –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Don Rintoul –
Hong Kong
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international.
*
Peter Clough
Peter Michael Clough (born 17 August 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer, who played for Tasmania and Western Australia.
He was a right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler who represented Tasmania from 1980 ...
–
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
international.
References
External links
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{{Rugby union in Hong Kong
1976 establishments in Hong Kong
Rugby union teams in Hong Kong