Valley will go out as favourites to win the Heineken Union Sevens at Kings Park today. The First Division competition will be Hong Kong sevens coach Jim Rowark's first opportunity this season to see the best players in the SAR under match conditions and Valley will be going all out to impress.
'A lot of guys have been seriously training for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Argentina and they are quite keen to do well tomorrow at the Union Sevens,' Grant Beauzeval, the Valley convenor, said yesterday.
Among a virtual national roster is Jon Dingley who, is returning to action this season in a bid to win a berth for the World Cup. Dingley has been in the wilderness for the past couple of season although he was pulled out of 'retirement' for last season's finale against Football Club.
'Yes, Jon has been to some of the training sessions and is putting himself back into contention,' Rowark said yesterday. 'The Union Sevens will give me an opportunity to assess the players under match situation.'
Like his younger brother Paul Dingley, who is the Hong Kong captain, Jon Dingley too is a No 8/flanker. He has represented Hong Kong at both sevens and 15s before taking a break.
Another former Hong Kong representative trying to force his way into the sevens team is Warren Warner, who will be appearing for Football Club today.
