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https://scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1105773/belgium-prove-too-strong-hong-kongHong Kong
Belgium prove too strong for Hong Kong
Coach Leigh Jones' charges put up a brave performance, but Europeans prove too big and skillful in Emirates Airline Cup of Nations final
Pale Tauti
Hong Kong will learn and grow from yesterday's 24-12 defeat to Belgium in the final of the Emirates Airline Cup of Nations said senior coach Leigh Jones who was full of praise for a brave effort which he described as "simply magnificent".
"I'm proud of the guys and you couldn't ask for more. They manned up and fronted up but at the end of the day they were too big, too heavy and too skillful. We were beaten by a better team," conceded Jones after Hong Kong, who were wearing black armbands in memory of David Tait, had relinquished their title to the Europeans.