Cathay Youth Invitational 7s 2027 Registrations Open

The Cathay Youth Invitational 7s 2027 takes place in April and is open to U18 Girls & Boys and U16 Girls & Boys teams from around the globe. The competition takes place at the same time as the famous Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens week, and team registrations are now open.

The two-day tournament takes place at Kai Tak Sports Park in the lead-up to the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, and is delivered by Hong Kong China Rugby and supported by Cathay.

Schools, academies and clubs compete across two age grades as a platform for aspiring athletes to showcase their skills – one of the perks has been the attendance of rugby ambassadors at the tournament, which has included a roster of famous current and former players.

Photo Credit – HKCR

Jamie Hood (former HKCR 7s player) organised the past two editions, which were delivered by the Hong Kong China Rugby community team.

Last year he told us, “(In 2025) we managed to get some overseas teams to come in, and we had schools from Singapore, select teams from throughout Asia, as well as Chinese provincial teams join in, which was really, really good to have in our first year.

In the second edition (2026), we’ve managed to expand to some girls’ teams. We had an Australian team that could come over and play too, so year on year, we’re trying to grow it, trying to get more age groups, trying to get more boys and girls teams involved. It really is trying to grow the spectacle around the Cathay HSBC Sevens week and raise the profile of schools’ rugby and youth rugby.”

How To Register for Cathay Youth Invitational 7s 2027

Registration is now open for team entries to the 7s youth tournament in Hong Kong, and more information is available online.

Hood added, “I think it’s really trying to bring the world in, and that’s what this tournament’s all about. It’s the festival feel of it, trying to get as many schools from throughout the region, clubs from throughout the region, and whether that’s Australia, whether that’s from the United States, whether that’s other teams in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and just having that idea that Hong Kong is where everybody comes in to enjoy the Sevens rugby and to enjoy the party atmosphere.”

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