[2] Hong Kong made its Test debut in November 2017, losing to Japan in Kowloon.

[3] Hong Kong plays Japan for a trophy called the East Asia Cup.

Hong Kong was included in the RLIF world rankings for the first time in December 2017.

He also told fellow international Rugby League player Latrel Mitchell about it in Port Macquarie.

After a 6 year hiatus due to COVID - HKRL will be returning to the International scene with a East Asia Cup game vs Japan in October 2024.