Hong Kong Roster for Tour to Chile, Brazil and Paraguay

A 32-man roster will represent Hong Kong in South America in July. Hong Kong will tour the continent of the first-time, playing an historic three test matches. The no 2 Asian side will face Chile, Paraguay and Brazil.

Head Coach Andrew Douglas has Joshua Hrstich as his captain. Hrstich plays for the Hong Kong Football Club. The 33-year-old plays flanker. He is from New Zealand.

Of note is that Hong Kong is very likely to be a Rugby World Cup debutant in Australia 2027. Expansion from 20 to 24 teams has favored Asia; an automatic spot will go to the Asian winner. Japan has already qualified based on 2023 results.

Sat, July 06 Chile vs Hong Kong  

Sat, July 13  Paraguay vs Hong Kong  

Sat, July 20 Brazil vs Hong Kong  

1 Faizal SOLOMONA PENESA (HK Scottish)
2 Zacceus CINNAMOND (HKU Sandy Bay)
3 Rory CINNAMOND (HKU Sandy Bay)
4 James HOLMES (Kowloon)
5 Ben HIGGINS (Randwick, Australia)
6 Mikkel CHRISTENSEN (HK Scottish)
7 Alexander POST (Richmond, England)
8 Calum Scott (RAMS, England)
9 Patrick JENKINSON (Hong Kong Football Club)
10 Callum McCULLOUGH (Hong Kong Football Club)
11 Kyle SULLIVAN (USRC Tigers)
12 Jamie PINCOTT (HK Scottish)
13 Pierce MACKINLAY-WEST (Hong Kong Football Club)
14 Tyler McNUTT (Hong Kong Football Club)
15 James SAWYER (Kowloon)
16 Joshua HRSTICH (Hong Kong Football Club)
17 Luke VAN DER SMIT (Valley)
18 Pat Joe LAIDLER (HKU Sandy Bay)
19 Bryn PHILLIPS (Kowloon)
20 Jack COMBES (USRC Tigers)
21 Nathan DE THIERRY (Hunter Wildfires, Australia)
22 Gregor McNEISH (VPC Andorra, Andorra)
23 Matteo AVITABILE (Hong Kong Football Club)
24 Murray BRECHIN (Hong Kong Football Club)
25 Thomas Hill (Hong Kong Football Club)
26 Ben AXTEN-BURRETT (Hong Kong Football Club)
27 Jack ABBOTT (Hong Kong Football Club)
28 Sebastian BRIEN (HKU Sandy Bay)
29 Harry SAYERS (Valley)
30 Charles HIGSON-SMITH (Hong Kong Football Club)
31 Matthew WORLEY (Bedford Blues, England)
32 Paul ALTIER (Chambéry, France)