All our coaches are volunteers who share the love of the game and who work enthusiastically to reach those goals. During the season, we welcome parents feedback and participation in all forms. We wish to foster a strong collaboration between Parents, Players and Coaches.


CHARITY

Beyond our non-for-profit goals of teaching the game, our club is always looking for opportunities do develop broader social responsibilities. Every year the club donates kit, balls and equipment to worthy causes. While this effort is a drop in the ocean of needs, we are proud to contribute to developing the game abroad...


INTRODUCTION

One of the earliest mini-rugby Club in Hong Kong, Valley Fort RFC  was founded in the late 1970's and was first known as Stanley Fort Rugby Football Club.  The club was originally based at the British Garrison in Stanley which in June 1997 transferred to the PLA. After the handover Stanley Fort RFC continued to train at the barracks every other week, joining interclub training sessions away from home on the other Sundays. In 2002 Stanley Fort re-established its links with Valley RFC to benefit from the Senior Sides expertise and provide a seamless path to senior rugby. In 2004, to enhance the affiliation with Valley RFC, the club changed its name to Valley Fort RFC and abandoned its original strip of green and white to play in the same color as the Valley RFC senior sides. Since 2010, thanks to the HKRFU, the club gained access to the St Stephen’s College facility in Stanley for training on Sunday morning as a complement and alternative to the PLA Fort facilities.

Valley Fort is one of the larger mini-rugby clubs in Hong Kong and has currently 650 in its mini and youth sections running teams at all age groups from Under 5's to Under 18s. We welcome both boys and girls. Increasing the number of girls in our player base and developing dedicated girls squads is one of our current focus and we wish to actively encourage more girls to join Valley Fort – they are most welcome!

We are delighted to have doubled our player numbers in the last 5 years and, as we continue to successfully grow, we strive to remain true to our core values. On Oct 30th, 2010, Hong Kong made it to the Guinness Book of record by hosting the biggest mini tournament ever with 2.610 players. Valley Fort RFC confirming its position as Hong Kong prime Rugby academy  was the biggest contributor with 420 kids proudly wearing our red and black jerseys.

In the Hong Kong SAR, more than 3.500 children registered among the 17 official clubs participate in the game from September to April. Festivals around Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories are a way for each players to mingle and bond in a friendly and family-like atmosphere. This allows for the Rugby community to bond across the territory. One of the highlights of the season is our participation in the mini-rugby showcase held at at the Hong Kong Rugby Seven’s in which the kids also get a chance to participate in the march past traditionally held on Sunday before the finals. Every year, our club endeavours to remain true to the tradition of touring Rugby by participating in one of the regional tournaments.

Competitive Rugby does not start until the U12 age group and the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, reccognising the need to support the game at the grass roots level, organises U14, 16 and 18 HK representative sides that tour to various countries in Asia. Valley Fort has been well represented on all squad tours in the past which we hope will continue to provide our players with the incentive to improve their skills.

Please click HERE to view the Club Structure Diagram!

Last edited: 11 Nov 2010