Lachy Doheny is one of four Australians in the Hong Kong China rugby squad, who are making their debut Rugby World Cup appearance in 2027. And this week they learned they’ll be playing both the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Hong Kong China qualified for its first men's Rugby World Cup after ...

The two 2027 Rugby World Cup minnows pitted against former winners Australia and New Zealand have responded with a mix of ...

Hong Kong China have made history by qualifying for a first World Cup, and a Welsh rugby stalwart helped them do it after a 6,000-mile gamble. Former Dragons captain Lewis Evans, whose 236 appearances ...

The All Blacks have been grouped with host Australia for the 2027 Rugby World Cup and face a potential clash with two-time ...

p Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich Chinese Super League in popularity, the head of the sport in the worlds most populous nation ...

Qualifying for their maiden World Cup, Hong Kong China is set to have a baptism by fire, drawing the All Blacks and hosts Australia in Pool A for the 2027 event.

Australia is banking on sports diplomacy to lure Papua New Guinea away from China’s sphere of influence. It has signed an agreement to invest A$600m (£301m) over 10 years to establish a new rugby ...

Australia's government has reportedly offered up to $25 million a year to set up a franchise in Papua New Guinea. Joe Biden "was all ears" when told about the proposal, the NRL's commissioner said.

The Hong Kong government on Monday demanded an investigation after a song associated with the city’s pro-democracy movement was played instead of the Chinese national anthem before a rugby sevens ...

Wang Liwei, head of the Chinese Rugby Football Association, said China's President Xi Jinping was a rugby fan. Although China has only a small number of players like Li Yang (C), e-commerce giant ...