Hong Kong China have officially announced their 23-player squad for the Men's XVs Test Match against Paraguay, scheduled to kick-off at 08:00 HKT on Sunday 14 July.
Our Men's XVs faced a narrow defeat in the opening match of their South America Tour against Chile on Saturday (6 July) at Estadio Fiscal de Talca. Despite trailing 22-3 at the interval, the boys fought back strongly in the second half, eventually coming up just short with a final score of 22-17.
The match against Paraguay will be shown live on YouTube and GEN (www.gen.com.py) for viewers across the globe.
Stay tuned for live score updates and photos that will be posted via HKCR’s social media channels.
Match Details
23-Player Squad
1. James HOLMES* (Kowloon)
2. Alexander POST (Richmond)
3. Faizal SOLOMONA PENESA (HK Scottish)
4. Patrick JENKINSON (Hong Kong Football Club)
5. Jamie PINCOTT ( HK Scottish)
6. Tyler McNUTT (Hong Kong Football Club)
7. Pierce MACKINLAY-WEST (Hong Kong Football Club)
8. Joshua HRSTICH © (Hong Kong Football Club)
9. Jack COMBES (USRC Tigers)
10. Gregor McNEISH (HK Scottish)
11. Charles HIGSON-SMITH (Hong Kong Football Club)
12. Ben AXTEN-BURRETT (Hong Kong Football Club)
13. Nathan DE THIERRY (Hunter Wildfires)
14. Paul ALTIER (SOC Rugby)
15. Matthew WORLEY (Bedford Blues)
16. Calum SCOTT (RAMS)
17. Ben HIGGINS (Randwick)
18. Zacceus CINNAMOND (HKU Sandy Bay)
19. Callum McCULLOUGH (Hong Kong Football Club)
20. Luke VAN DER SMIT (Valley)
21. Bryn PHILLIPS (Kowloon)
22. Harry SAYERS (Valley)
23. Murray BRECHIN (Hong Kong Football Club)
*Debut
Team Management
Andrew DOUGLAS (Head Coach)
Lewis EVANS (Coach)
Logan ASPLIN (Coach)
Marno MEYER (Coach)
Peter NUGENT (S&C Coach)
Andy YUEN (Analyst)
Henry ELLIOTT (Physiotherapist)
Tomas GALDAMES YARA (Physiotherapist)
Charles CHEUNG (Team Manager)