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Aliens keep up their dominance

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Michael Church

Willie Los'e and his Aliens are well acquainted with success at the GFI Hong Kong Tens, and the veteran New Zealand coach tasted victory again in the final as the Aliens saw off Samurai 10-0 to clinch their ninth title in 25 years.

An unconverted try in each half - the first from Adrian Donald and the second through late replacement Nathan Hohia - earned the Aliens yet another Tens title as their domination of the event at Hong Kong Football Club continues.

The win was their second in a row and came at the cost of just two tries conceded over six matches during the two-day competition.

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'I don't think there are enough words to describe how I'm feeling right now,' said Los'e. 'I've had many moments here and this is one of the proudest. This was a young bunch of kids who came here and nobody knew anything about them.

'At the beginning they didn't believe in themselves but in the last two days they've grown into young men.'

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The Aliens have proven to be a showcase for young talent from New Zealand throughout their history and Los'e is confident that record can continue with the current team.

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