The First Division Clubs
SYNOVATE HKCC
Mama Mia! The defending champions will miss prolific try-scorer Aaron Kimura, the architect of many a victory last season. The outstanding flyhalf has landed a professional contract in the Italian First Division. Add to this the loss of brilliant Korean international scrumhalf Lee Myung-guen and perhaps HKCC Aberdeen might struggle to link up between the forwards and backs. ?It is a big hole to fill, especially the loss of Aaron (Kimura) who made such a huge impact in his first season. But I?m quietly confident that we have the replacements. I?m expecting a lot from our new scrumhalf Kane Jury from Nelson Bays and flyhalf Simon Hempel, a former Australian Universities representative,? says coach
Richard Cooke.
Out: Lee Myung-guen, Kahu Marfell, Aaron Kimura, Chan Ka-man, Ken Sawers, Tam King, Deng Ying-ling and Zhou Kei.
In: Wayne Whitney (from Nomads), Simon Hempel (Australia), Pale Touati (New Zealand), Kane Jury (Nelson Bays, NZ), Simon Leung, Charlie Randall.