World Rugby U20 Trophy: Hong Kong China declare squad to Nairobi
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Kenya will be hosting the World Rugby U20 Trophy for the second time from 15-30 July, having previously staged the tournament in 2009.
Hong Kong China have named their 28 man squad to Nairobi for the World Rugby U20 Trophy set for 15-30 July 2023 at the Nyayo National Stadium.
Head coach Logan Asplin, speaking to hkrugby.com said, “We are fortunate to have a lot of platforms from which to identify our young guns. From local club rugby, the Asia Rugby Championship defense last year, through to the New Year’s Day Tournament, I’m really happy with the player base.
“We also have a lot of qualified talent living and training internationally, so it’s great to be engaged with those guys and provide them the opportunity to represent Hong Kong on the world stage.”
The team is grouped in Pool B, with hosts Kenya, Samoa and Spain.
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Kenya will be hosting the World Rugby U20 Trophy for the second time from 15-30 July, having previously staged the tournament in 2009.
It will be the third time the tournament has been played in Africa with Zimbabwe having acted as hosts in 2016.
Eight teams will battle over four match days at the Nyayo National Stadium with the eventual winner being promoted the U20 Championship in 2024. This will be Kenya’s third appearance at the tournament, having featured in 2009 and 2019.
The World Rugby U20 Trophy 2023 participating teams are: Scotland (relegated from the U20 Championship in 2019), Kenya (hosts), Hong Kong (Asia), Samoa (Oceania), Spain (Europe), Uruguay (South America), Zimbabwe (Africa) and one North America winner between Canada and USA.
Hong Kong China U20 Travelling Squad:
Blake ELLIOT; Callum FITZHENRY; Camill Martin Marie CHEUNG; Charles AMISTOZO-WARREN; Chun Yim Glenn HUI; Ciaran DELANEY; David BENNETT; Dominic HEDLEY; Dylan MCCANN; Ethan AGREN; Fritz-Gonzales MAHN; Izac Tehanakore MANU; Jamie BLAIR; Joseph Michael DENMARK; Josh BAILEY; Joshua EUSTACE; Jude HARDING; Julien BOURRON; Justin EDEN; Marco CONTI; Maxwell THRELKELD; Oliver PYLE; Samuel MARTIN; Takuma YAMAUCHI; Theodore Angel MAG; Tyler MCNUTT; William RIGBY; Adam BABER
