DeA was formed in 1988 by a group of local students and teachers, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, with many players coming from Po Leung Kok. In 1995 when DeA won the HKRFU’s ‘Team of the Year Award’ it had barely 15 members and played in the 5th Division, but by 1997, DeA boasted five teams playing in the men’s leagues, including the Premiership, and a woman’s team.

Kai Tak Mini Rugby Club was established in 1978, taking its name from the location of its training ground, adjacent to the old airport.

At the time of the Handover, the British Forces rugby team, the Tigers, moved out of King’s Park leaving behind a facility, including the Tigers’ Clubhouse, that HK Rugby has subsequently made its own.

At that time, Kai Tak Mini Rugby Club relocated to King’s Park adopting the name Kai Tak Tigers and a few years later, in 2002, merged with DeA whose teams, by this time, already played at King’s Park. DeA had already become a natural filter club for Kai Tak Tigers and, as such, the two teams had developed a close association.

The new club was called DeA Tigers. Upon completion of this merger, DeA Tigers had become one of the largest rugby clubs in Hong Kong with men, women, boys and girls of all ages, nationalities and skill levels playing rugby for the Club, in over 20 rugby teams every weekend of the season. DeA Tigers was only the second club in Hong Kong to cater for rugby at all levels.

In 2014 the Club merged with USRC to form a part of this longstanding club, as the new rugby section of USRC , which opens a new chapter in the development of rugby for all, at USRC Tigers RFC!

In July 2014 Tigers Sports Limited, a company limited by guarantee, was set up as the incorporated body of USRC Tigers Rugby Football Club.

Last updated: 6 August 2016