Hong Kong Cricket Club

The Hong Kong Cricket Club in Wong Nai Chung Gap.

They are members of the 2017 Hong Kong Premiership. Hong Kong Cricket Club is a cricket as well as rugby union club based in Hong Kong. The rugby team plays in the HKRFU Premiership. They were renamed Leighton Asia HKCC for sponsorship reasons. 9,000-capacity Aberdeen Sports Ground is their home for rugby union matches. The rugby union team's current official name is Herbert Smith Freehills HKCC.

The Hong Kong Cricket Club was founded in 1851 and is the oldest cricket club in Asia. The Club has provided Cricket, Sports & Recreational activities for over 160 years in Hong Kong.^[1]

The club has a Tavern, two bars and The Willow Room Restaurant, which serves Chinese cuisine as part of its complex.^[2]

2012-2013 Squad

Bold denotes international players

Head Coach - Deacon Manu

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Brad Emslie Hooker South Africa Tom Mutch Hooker Hong Kong Tony Falso Hooker United States Jamie Tsang Hooker England Jack Nielsen Prop New Zealand Rohan Cook Prop Australia Chris Baines Prop England James Wood Prop Hong Kong Siua T-Pole Prop Tonga Owain Jones Lock Wales Mark Komar Lock Hong Kong Andrew Hall Lock Scotland Renaud Chavanis Lock Hong Kong John Bresler Lock South Africa Andrew Bridle Lock Canada Damian Bailey Flanker South Africa Isaac Stewart Flanker Hong Kong Jiyann Daemi Flanker Scotland Bill Brant Flanker Hong Kong Matthew Lamming Flanker England Andrew Dailly Flanker Hong Kong Gareth Rees Number 8 England Simon Leung Number 8 Hong Kong Richard de Gruchy Number 8 New Zealand

Player Position Union Ian Wilson Scrum-half Scotland Kenneth Hsieh Scrum-half Hong Kong Tom Marshall Scrum-half Australia Ed Haynes Fly-half Hong Kong Joe Li Fly-half Hong Kong Tim Bowles Centre England Robin Lee Centre England Peter Fisher Centre England Jamie Robinson Centre England Ant Haynes Centre Hong Kong Hugo Marland Wing England Simon Smith Wing Hong Kong Tom McQueen Wing Hong Kong Alex McQueen Wing Hong Kong Tom Nelson Wing England Brad Raper Wing Scotland Nick Wheatley Fullback England

Notable players

• Andrew Hall - Scotland international. Former Newport Gwent Dragons and Glasgow Warriors player.
• Ian Wilson - Scotland U19 international. Former Exeter Chiefs player.
• Simon Leung - Hong Kong international.
• Simon Smith - Hong Kong international.
• Ed Haynes - Hong Kong international.
• Tom McQueen - Hong Kong international.
• Alex McQueen - Hong Kong international.
• Mark Komar - Hong Kong international.
• Kenneth Hsieh - Hong Kong international.
• Renaud Chavanis - Hong Kong international.
• Joe Li - Hong Kong international.
• Andrey Dailly - Hong Kong international.
• Tom Nelson - Hong Kong international.

References