OUR CLUB

David served as Chairman of Hong Kong Scottish from 2015-2018, after serving three years as Finance Director.  He developed his rugby skills at the Royal High School, Edinburgh before refining them at Heriots FP, London Scottish, Dhahran and finally Hong Kong Football Club.

A Hong Kong resident since the late 1980s, David is a Scottish Chartered Accountant who combines professional practice with a bit of teaching and a habit of starting businesses.

David served as Finance Director of the Hong Kong Rugby Union from 1992 to 1996 and was also the Finance Director of the first Sevens World Cup held in Hong Kong in 1997.

Arrann first became involved in the Club in 2018 having been a firm fixture in HK Rugby circles since arriving in Hong Kong in 2006. Originally from Holywood, Northern Ireland – describing himself as a Celt who could swim, Arrann enjoys reminding everyone that the first King of Scotland was actually an Ulsterman – King Fergus Mor!

 Following a Sports Science degree and playing representative Rugby League for Ireland Students and for Great Britain Students, a fractured patella put an untimely end to what could have been a glittering career (allegedly). An 11 year stint in the UK as a Headhunter working with companies like Jaguar and Aston Martin set him up for a move to Hong Kong, where shortly after he joined Swire as part of their in-house Leadership Development consultancy. The next 9 years saw him travel extensively throughout the Swire kingdom, before switching to KPMG as Head of Leadership Development in 2015 where he now resides as a Partner looking after the development of key talent.

Arrann contributes a great deal to the pastoral care and wellbeing of our rugby players off the pitch and offers a wealth of support and guidance for those looking to establish their careers in Hong Kong. He is a legend at Spoof but is terrible at Mixies.

Stewart was one of the driving forces behind the creation of Hong Kong Scottish and served as its first Chairman from 2012 to 2015, before assuming the role of Club President.  He has a keen interest in player welfare and can often be found in the middle of the end-of-match huddle.

An engineer by background, Stewart has had a long and distinguished career in the power industry heading up MANWEB and Selectusonline.com before taking the role of Chief Operating Officer of CLP, Hong Kong.

Stewart has a wealth of experience in sports club management including stock car racing and ice hockey, as well as rugby.  A native of Kirkcaldy, he also keeps an eye on the Raith Rovers scores.

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Simon joined the board in 2022, having been a playing member of the HKS Stags football team since the 2014/15 season, and Treasurer of the football section since 2020.

Simon is a chartered accountant, working for PwC in UK and Brazil before moving to Hong Kong, and more recently holding commercial finance based roles at Jardines.

Now a Hong Kong permanent resident, Simon is a proud Dad to two daughters (both born in Hong Kong) and a Hong Kong Dog Rescue dog owner.

Ben Cullen was added to the board in 2023. He arrived in Hong Kong in 2015 to play for the men’s 1st XV and went on to play 47 times across 4 seasons before multiple injuries ended his playing endeavours. Ben has remained an active part of the rugby section and club since retiring including MCing and DJing at many of the club’s social occasions.

Ben is the Director at Rugbytots Hong Kong with Bryan Rennie which has been operating since January 2017, alongside this Ben is also a director at The GOT Group, an events company. In 2020 when Rugbytots were offering free online classes, an employee at RTHK saw him presenting and offered him a spot on the radio presenting a sports programme called “Sports Fix”. Yes we know, he does have a face for the radio!

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Bryan joined Hong Kong Scottish at the start of the 2014/15 season as outside centre, helping the team attain runners-up position in the Hong Kong Premier League. Bryan was the Club’s General Manager from 2015 until 2019, playing a significant role in the development of the Club.

Schooled in South Africa, Bryan was part of The Sharks Rugby Academy for 3 years before taking up a professional contract in Scotland. He went on to play professionally for The Border Reivers, London Irish, Exeter Chiefs and Bristol Rugby between 2005 and 2014.  At representative level he ran out for Scotland A, Barbarians RFC and The Classic Lions.

Bryan is a RFU level 3 coach and a Northumbria University graduate.

Paul has been a prominent figure in the Hong Kong Rugby Community for decades and he took up the role of General Manager in July 2022. Paul was the National Age Grade Team Manager for Hong Kong Rugby U18 and U20 squads between 2005 and 2020 and this included travelling to six Junior World Trophies. Paul retired from the Hong Kong Police in August 2019 after a 35-year career and he was also the Chairman of our feeder club Flying Kukris between 2007-2010.

Myles was a welcome addition to the Board in 2019. He founded our football section in 2014 after discussions with Stewart, Dave and Roy at the end of season dinner earlier that year. He captained the team for its first few years, before retiring to a purely social goal-scoring position – and has recently taken up the position of Chairman of the section.

Myles is a chartered accountant by trade and is Managing Director of ETA Logistics company – a freight forwarding and shipping company that Myles founded with offices now in London, HK, Ho Chi Minh and Germany. When Myles isn’t working, or scoring goals for Hong Kong Scottish, he is a keen sailor, windsurfer and long-distance running machine. He is also proud dad to baby Freya.

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