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World Rugby U20 Trophy 2015

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World Rugby U20 Trophy 2015
The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy (known up to last year as the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy) was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for the best second-tier U20 national teams. The 2015 event took place in May in Lisbon, Portugal and was organised by the game’s world governing body. Hong Kong qualified for the 2015 tournament in their own right.
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Roussow shines as Namibia overcome Hong Kong’s battling juniors

A hat-trick of tries from Namibia fullback Divan Rossouw denied Hong Kong their first victory in the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in Portugal on Wednesday – the southern African side running out 36-12 victors in the last of the pool matches.

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Hong Kong juniors stay upbeat despite opening U20 Trophy loss to Tonga

Hong Kong’s under-20s suffered a bruising start to their Junior World Rugby Trophy campaign on Tuesday as Tonga applied their size advantage to win 35-16 in their opening pool match in Lisbon, Portugal.

Hooker Alex Post gets wrapped up by the Tongan defence as Hong Kong open their 2015 Junior World Rugby Trophy campaign in defeat. Photos: HKRFU

Ambitious Hong Kong juniors relishing chance to surprise the big boys

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He is the smallest player on the park and plays at fullback, but Hugo Stiles is a giant in deeds and leads from the front – both attributes which helped the Hong Kong representative under-20 team qualify for next year’s Junior World Rugby Trophy in Portugal.

U20s skipper Hugo Stiles offloads under pressure against Taiwan during Hong Kong’s opening Asian qualifying clash in Colombo. Photo: Dennis Muthuthantri for HKRFU

‘Perfect’ Hong Kong juniors hammer Korea to reach 2015 World U20s Trophy

Hong Kong’s national junior side ran in eight tries in a 58-7 romp over South Korea on Saturday to qualify in their own right for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.

Hong Kong’s U19s celebrate winning the Asian qualifier tournament after they beat South Korea in Colombo on Saturday. As champions they will now compete for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy to be played in Portugal next April. Photos: Thusith Wijedoru/DigiEye for ARFU

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Watch Hong Kong's national under-20s side compete in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the three-match ARFU Asian qualifiers for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. The winners of the tournament qualify as Asia's representative at the second-tier under-20s championship to be played in Portugal next May.    

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Hong Kong clear first hurdle in style at JWRT qualifiers in Colombo

Hong Kong’s national under-20s team cleared the first hurdle in their bid to qualify for the 2015 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy after they hammered Taiwani 44-5 in Colombo at the ARFU Asian Qualifiers for the 2015 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.

Eric Kwok Pak-nga spots a gap as he runs in try number six for Hong Kong against Taiwan in the ARFU Asian qualifiers for the 2015 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Hong Kong won the match 44-5. Photo: Dennis Muthuthantri for HKRFU

Nine ‘veterans’ named in squad for Asian U20s championship

Nine junior “veterans” will get another crack at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy after the HKRFU on Thursday named its squad to compete in next week's ARFU Junior Asian Rugby Championships in Sri Lanka.

Hong Kong's U20s found it tough going at the this year's IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in April, but they have high hopes heading into next week's ARFU Asian Qualifiers for the JWRT's 2015 edition. Photo: HKRFU
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