LIST: Six of the best rugby players from Hong Kong

LIST: Six of the best rugby players from Hong Kong

5. Edmund Rolston

ED ROLSTON (Left)

The winger is the youngest ever Hong Kong international, having represented Hong Kong at all age groups from under 14s through to the senior team when he was capped aged 17 years 4 months and 25 days.

His previous clubs are Loughborough Students RUFC (2009–2012, national division 1) where he represented the senior 1st team in 30 starts scoring 25 tries.[3]

He played with Leicester Tigers for the 2010–2011 season and was part of the team that won the Aviva A League. He was also a member of the Leicester Tigers 1st team squad[4] for the 2011–2012 season. He returned to Hong Kong in 2015 and now plays for the premiership side Valley RFC.


6. Ashley Billington

Billington made his international debut on 23 October 1992 at Dubai International Sevens. He played his final XVs match for Hong Kong on 31 October 1998 at Jelan Besar Stadium in the Hong Kong vs Japan match.

In 1994 he scored a world record 50 points (10 tries) in a single match against Singapore in a Rugby World Cup Qualifier. He in total won 22 caps, scoring 156 points.

After his rugby days had passed, he taught at Hong Kong International School as a P.E. Instructor. Ashley is still teaching at HKIS, an international school in Hong Kong, as of 2016.