Gai Wu Falcons 10-17 USRC Tigers
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00
HK Scottish 5-10 CWB Phoenix
@ KG V, Kick-off: 18:00
Tai Po Dragons 10-24 Kowloon
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 16:30
Valley Black 32-0 HKFC Ice
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 15:00
Images: hkru
Rose Hopewell-Fong never lets anything slip through her fingers – whether it’s on the rugby field or in the classroom.
So when she picks up her University of Sunderland Alumni Achiever of the Year (Hong Kong) honour this month, she will be grasping it with both hands.
It will be yet another honour for Rose to add to her trophy cabinet, which already reflects her hard work, not to mention her multi-tasking skills.
Rose grew up in Hong Kong but later moved to England to study, also representing England U20s in Rugby Union.
After a difficult decision to return home to Hong Kong, she went on to represent Hong Kong 7s and 15s Rugby Union in a professional capacity.
While all this was going on, the now 29-year-old embarked on a long-distance learning PGCE programme at the University of Sunderland, to pursue her dream of becoming a teacher.
Rose retired from professional 7s rugby in 2015, but has continued to represent Hong Kong in 15s most notably at the Rugby World Cup in Dublin during 2017.
Since then, in the last two years, she has started and completed her Masters in International Education with the University of Sunderland and become mum to Olivia Margaret, now 17 months old.
After giving birth she returned to the rugby pitch and represented Hong Kong 15s in three test matches as Vice-Captain before becoming pregnant again. She is due to welcome her second child in January 2020. All of this while working full time in an international school, most recently earning a promotion into the Pedagogical Leadership Team.
Throughout this impressive juggling act, Rose has been supported by husband Anthony Hopewell. The pair met at their rugby club and Anthony and Olivia Margaret are among the noisiest fans when the wife and mother plays for club or country.
Rose said: “I feel very honoured to receive the award and so grateful that Sunderland has such programmes for long-distance learners.
“There is no award for juggling multiple commitments in one’s personal life. An international sporting representative, a full time worker, a part time distance learner and becoming a mother – which will soon be twice – in just two years has been hectic yet so rewarding to say the least.
“Whilst we all strive to achieve goals in our careers post graduation, it is so nice to have an award that recognises the individual achievements in someone’s personal life as an amalgamation that can be celebrated wholly. Thank you University of Sunderland.”
Originally published by University of Sunderland 26 November, 2019
Images: HKrugby, AsiaRugby
CWB Phoenix 29-19 Kowloon
@ KG V, Kick-off: 16:30
Gai Wu Falcons 26-19 HKFC Ice
@ KG V, Kick-off: 18:00
Tai Po Dragons 17-19 HK Scottish
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
Valley Black 42-5 USRC Tigers
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:15
Images: Takumi Photography
Tai Po Dragons 5-43 Kowloon
@ KG V, Kick-off: 16:30
Valley Black 48-0 HKFC Ice
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
HK Scottish 27-5 CWB Phoenix
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
Gai Wu Falcons 12-17 USRC Tigers
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:15
Valley Red 15-14 Sandy Bay Storm
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 13:30
HK Scottish Kelpies 0-87 Gai Wu Fawkes
@ KG V, Kick-off: 15:00
HKFC Fire 29-10 City Sparkles
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 16:30
Revolution SRC 0-27 USRC Tigers 2
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 16:30
Kowloon 0-12 Tin Shui Wai Pandas
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00
Gai Wu Hawks 20-5 City Twinkles
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 15:00
Tai Po Dragons 32-5 University
@ KG V, Kick-off: 18:00
Images: Phoebe Leung
Valley Black 55-0 Kowloon
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 16:30
CWB Phoenix 10-22 Gai Wu Falcons
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 16:30
HKFC Ice 37-0 Tai Po Dragons
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 18:00
HK Scottish Kukris 5-58 USRC Tigers
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
USRC Tigers 10-10 Gai Wu Fawkes
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 13:30
HK Scottish Kelpies 0-27 Tin Shui Wai Pandas
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 15:00
HKFC Ice 20-19 Sandy Bay Storm
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 16:30
City Sparkles 10-33 Revolution SRC
@ KG V, Kick-off: 18:00
Kowloon 0-44 Valley Red
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
Gai Wu Hawks 20-20 City Twinkles
@ KG V, Kick-off: 16:30
Tai Po Dragons 57-5 University
@ Tai Hang Tung, Kick-off: 16:30
CWB Lammergeier 40-0 Police Sirens
@ tbc, Kick-off: 18:00
Images: bc magazine, phoebe leung
CWB Phoenix 32-12 Tai Po Dragons
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 16:30
HKFC Ice 12-29 Gai Wu Falcons
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 18:00
Valley Black 40-0 USRC Tigers
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
Kowloon 7-15 HK Scottish Kukris
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:15
Tin Shui Wai Pandas v USRC Tigers
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 13:30
HK Scottish Kelpies 22-10 City Sparkles
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 14:45
Gai Wu Fawkes 27-0 Sandy Bay Storm
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 15:00
Kowloon 0-17 Revolution SRC
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 16:30
Valley Red 0-0 HKFC Ice
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 16:30
Gai Wu Hawks 52-5 University
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 13:30
CWB Lammergeier 22-0 Tai Po Dragons
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 18:00
Police Sirens 0-40 City Twinkles
@ tbc, Kick-off: 18:00
Images: hkrugby
HK Scottish Kukris 0-20 Gai Wu Falcons
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
Tai Po Dragons 17-10 Kowloon
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 18:00
USRC Tigers 61-0 CWB Phoenix
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:15
Valley Black 37-0 HKFC Ice
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 18:15
CWB Lammergeier 10-15 Gai Wu Hawks
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 14:30
Police Sirens 0-40 Tai Po Dragons
@ Police Boundary Street, Kick-off: 16:30
City v University
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
Images: hkrugby
HKFC Ice 46-0 City Sparkle
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 15:00
CWB Phoenix 15-19 Tai Po Dragons
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 16:30
Valley Black 31-0 Kowloon
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
Gai Wu Falcons 12-25 USRC Tigers
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00
Gai Wu Fawkes 22-7 USRC Tigers 2
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 16:30
HK Scottish Kukris 27-19 Revolution SRC
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
Tin Shui Wai 43-0 Kowloon
@ Tin Shui Wai, Kick-off: 15:00
Gai Wu Hawks 29-5 CWB Lammergeier
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 18:00
Images: hkru
