Hong Kong outclass Sri Lanka in patchy A5N effort
Head coach Leigh Jones remains unconvinced that Saturday’s performance would be good enough to see off the Koreans next week
Marching bands and dancing girls provided some glitz but Sri Lanka failed to shine where it mattered as Hong Kong overpowered the islanders 41-10 to remain unbeaten and on course for a repêchage spot in the 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign.
The half-time show was the only entertainment for the large home crowd in Colombo as Hong Kong dominated set pieces to enjoy plenty of possession.
We need to raise our performance levels in a number of areas
Sri Lanka were sterner opposition, yet Hong Kong will be disappointed they could manage only six tries, and this has left plenty of unanswered questions with South Korea looming next week in the Asian Five Nations.
Head coach Leigh Jones remained unconvinced that yesterday's performance would be good enough to see off the Koreans and has called for the team to lift their intensity and cut down the error rate.
"Our set piece won't win us the game next week. It has got us out of trouble the last two weeks, but we need to raise our performance levels in a number of areas," warned Jones.
