'An incredible facility': World Rugby boss floats Hong Kong Bledisloe Cup return

HONG KONG: World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson has suggested the Bledisloe Cup could be in line for a return to Hong Kong as Kai Tak Stadium won rave reviews from officials, players and fans alike.

The state of the art, 50,000 seat stadium is getting its first action with the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend, with 105,000 fans partying over the three day extravaganza.

Coldplay is next to visit next week and the Wallabies and All Blacks might not be far away.

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The old Hong Kong Stadium hosted two Bledisloe Cup Tests, in 2008 and 2010, with James O'Connor kicking Australia to a dramatic victory in the latter.

"It's just amazing for rugby," former Wallabies flanker Robinson told reporters at a World Rugby press conference in Hong Kong on Sunday.

"So it's into the future, what other events could come here outside of the sevens programs?

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"Some of the major unions are here, Phil Waugh's here, you know, the Japanese are here. What other games could be brought here potentially into the future?

"It's just such an incredible facility. In the past we have had Bledisloe Cups played up this way, and I think for all those member unions, there's a real challenge about the quality of what they could do here if they wanted to."

Both of Australia's teams are through to the Hong Kong semi-finals.

The women take on France at 4.37pm on Sunday (AEDT) with the men following against Argentina at 5pm.

Sam Worthington travelled to the Hong Kong Sevens thanks to the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Cathay Pacific and The Langham