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However, they were knocked out in Round 2, losing both their fixtures against Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. China participated in qualifying competitions for the 2007 Rugby World Cup as well. They started in Division 2 of Round 1, contesting matches against the Arabian Gulf rugby union team and Chinese Taipei. China defeated Chinese Taipei 22 ...
Rugby union in China is a growing sport; however, it is still not overly popular. China became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1997 and as of 1 July 2019, its women's XV side was ranked 24th and its men's XV side 80th in the world.
For their first season in 2020 the Lions intended to host three of their home games in China at Shanghai and two in New Zealand at the Rotorua International Stadium. [4] [5] Due to health concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Lions only played one match in the schedule, [6] [7] a 29–22 away win over the Fijian Latui in Suva.
The Chinese Rugby Football Association (CRFA) is the rugby union governing body in China.Due to the Olympic strategy of China, CRFA is concerned more with rugby sevens instead of the 15-men rugby since the beginning of 2000s.
Zhang Zhiqiang (Chinese: 张 志强, born 15 December 1978 in Zibo, Shandong) is a Chinese Rugby union player who plays at the fly-half position.. Zhiqiang is considered the greatest Chinese Rugby player of all time.
Celebrations at the Sevens Challenger Montevideo. The Chinese women's national sevens rugby union team represents China in Rugby sevens at an international level. They have competed in the Rugby World Cup Sevens since the women's inaugural tournament in 2009, and have also competed at the Summer Olympics, making their debut in Tokyo in 2020.
China played their first test match in 2006 against Thailand in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship. They were victorious with a 53–11 thrashing of Thailand. They eventually won the 2006 Asia Women's Championship. [1] In 2007 they were runners-up after losing 34–5 to Kazakhstan in the final of the Asian Championship. [2]
The team is referred to as "Chinese Taipei" rather than Taiwan or Republic of China for political reasons. The Chinese Taipei finished at the top of their Round 2 pool in qualifying tournaments for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, winning both of their fixtures; defeating Sri Lanka and Malaysia.