LIT Super Sevens Series 2025 Set To Conclude At Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club will host the final round of the Lit Super Sevens Series 2025, and the Hong Kong China Women and Men are in action on Saturday, 5th July, to try and compete for top honours in the Elite Divisions.

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The HKCR Men are in Pool B with the Tsunami Assassins, Wooden Spoon Marauders, and Stunts, while the Women are in Pool B with Shogun Rugby, Wild Dogs Alpha, and Wooden Spoon Marauders. Both teams are in second place in the overall tournament standings for the Elite Division.

The British Army lead the Men’s standings with 46 points, and the HKCR Men are second with 43 points. The Men were losing finalists in the previous leg. The Hammerheads are third with 41 points, so it’s close at the top.

The victors from the previous round, the Preseli Babas, are pooled with the British Army in Pool A, while Apache and the Hammerheads are in the same Pool D, which means potentially two of the top six teams on the log won’t reach further than the quarter-finals.

For HKCR, they will face one of the top two sides from the Wild Dogs, Godfathers, Kaiviti Rugby Academy or Shogun Rugby in the quarterfinal – so a top finish is within their grasp if they do well at the pool stage.

On the women’s side, the Shogun Rugby side has been in fine form and leads the competition, and they are in the same pool as the HKCR Women. Shogun has 52 points, ten ahead of the China Dragons, with the Hammerheads in third on 38 points, and both the Amazons and Saavy Panthers tied in 4th on 37 points.

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Lilian Amazon were the winners in the last round, beating HKCR in the final. For HKCR to have a chance of knocking Shogun off the perch, they will probably need to win the tournament and hope that Shogun doesn’t reach the final four which makes their pool encounter a mini-final.

More of the pool stage and fixtures can be seen here.

Pools – Bury LIT 7s UK Super Sevens Series

Men’s Elite

• Group A: Preseli Babas, British Army, Boom Beavers, Oxfam Nextlot
• Group B: HK China Dragons, Tsunami Assassins, Wooden Spoon Marauders, Stunts
• Group C: Wild Dogs, Godfathers, Kaiviti Rugby Academy, Shogun Rugby
• Group D: Apache, Vaquita Hammerheads, Vaquita Fiji Warriors, Royal Air Force

Women’s Elite

• Group A: Lilian Amazon, Vaquita Hammerheads, Akuma Savvy Panthers, Boom Beavers, Hammerhead Sharks
• Group B: HK China Dragons, Shogun Rugby, Wild Dogs Alpha, Wooden Spoon Marauders

Hong Kong China 7s Squads – Bury St Edmunds Sevens 2025

You can see more from HKCR here.

Men’s Team Management

• Tomos HOWELLS – Coach
• Callum Chia – Physiotherapist
• Paul JOHN – Team Manager

Men’s Squad

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Four new players have been added to the HCKCR Dragons roster this weekend, including the return of  Seb Brien. He has been out since 20 July 2024, recovering from an injury and said, “I’m looking forward to channelling my hard work back into playing. I’ve been at that awkward stage rejoining the squad while they’ve been away at tournaments, and there only being three or four players at training, so I look forward to being amongst the boys again.”

Other inclusions are Elliott Quinton, Murray Brechin (transitioning from the Men’s XVs programme), and Jon Howells, who joins as an overseas player after playing with the Preseli Babas.

The HKCR Boys Senior Age Grade team will head on a tour to New Zealand after the Series.

• FONG Kit Fung (Kowloon)
• Sebastian BRIEN (HKU Sandy Bay)
• Murray BRECHIN (HKFC)
• Elliott QUINTON (Kowloon)
• Joseph KNIGHT (USRC Tigers)
• Juan Esono MBA OYANA (USRC Tigers)
• Julien BOURRON (HKFC)
• Dylan MCCANN (HKFC)
• James KEE (Cardiff University)
• Matthew RICKARD (HKU Sandy Bay)
• Brendon NELL (HKU Sandy Bay)
• Oliver PYLE (HK Scottish)
• Jonathan HOWELLS (Newport HSOB RFC)

Women’s Team Management 

• Andy VILK – Team Manager/Coach
• Robbie FERGUSSON – Coach
• Mark KOMAR – Coach/Analyst
• Henry CHONG – S&C Coach
• Callum CHIA – Physiotherapist

Women’s Squad 

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Pun Wai Yan, Jessica Eden, and Shanna Forrest all return to 7s after playing in the 2025 Asia Rugby Women’s.  Returning after a long injury recovery are Julia Mibuy and Gabriella Rivers.

Melody Li also comes back for the first time since January 2024 at leg 1 of the SVNS Challenger Series after becoming a mother.

The former Hong Kong China 7s captain said,  “I’m thrilled to be playing at this level again with my teammates.” She added, “This is my first tournament back, and I’m looking forward to feeling the game again and seeing where I stand as I build towards future competitions. I can’t wait to get back on the rugby field.”

• Julia Mibuy MBA OYANA (Kowloon)
• Gabriella RIVERS (HKFC)
• Abigail CHAN (Valley)
• Grace HOOD (HKFC)
• AU King To (Gai Wu)
• PUN Wai Yan (Gai Wu)
• LI Nim Yan Melody Blessing (Gai Wu)
• Jessica EDEN (Valley)
• CHAN Chor Ki Stephanie (Gai Wu)
• Shanna FORREST (Kowloon)
• AU Yeung Sin Yi Maggie (USRC Tigers)
• Etta KWONG (Valley)

How To Watch

The final tournament can be live-streamed via the NextGenXV YouTube channel.

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