Source:
https://scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/2018055/hong-kongs-asian-sevens-first-round-victory-well-deserved-hollow
Rugby/ HK Sevens

Hong Kong’s Asian sevens first-round success well-deserved but hollow after Japan field understrength side

Hong Kong players celebrate after winning the Asia Rugby Sevens title. Photos: Felix Wong/SCMP

As good as Hong Kong’s victory was in the first leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series on the weekend, there was one aspect that made the whole thing feel a little hollow.

Japan sent a team of university students and barely fired a shot across the tournament, something that is of no use to Hong Kong at this point of their development.