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Tough campaign tells as sevens side falls at last Plate hurdle
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Hong Kong lost at the final hurdle of the Plate competition going down 19-5 to the United States at the Singapore Cricket Club Sevens. The score was 5-5 at half-time.
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'The guys did us proud,' said Hong Kong coach Rodney McIntosh. 'Our path to the final took its toll as we had a couple of hard-fought matches.'
Hong Kong were relegated to the Plate after losing 19-10 to Kenya.
They beat Australian club side Palmyrah, 29-12, in the Plate quarter-final and then beat Papua New Guinea in a thrilling semi-final that went to sudden death.
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