https://www.scmp.com/rss/321628/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong withstood a strong second-half fight-back from Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday to record their first-ever World Rugby U20 Trophy triumph. After a first-half “free-for-all” which produced 10 tries and a 44-28 lead in their favour, Hong Kong held on for a pulsating 44-40 win. Zimbabwe hooker Lebogang Ngwenya opened the scoring after just three minutes, finishing off his own quickly-taken line-out inside the Hong Kong 22. PICTURE SPECIAL: Our World Rugby U20 Trophy photo gallery But Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1940406/hong-kong-withstand-zimbabwe-fight-back-secure-first-ever-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1940406/hong-kong-withstand-zimbabwe-fight-back-secure-first-ever-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 May 2016 19:30:45 +0000 A Namibian player under investigation for violating an anti-doping rule has overshadowed his country’s 70-8 pool win over Hong Kong and their subsequent qualification for the third-place play-off match at the World Rugby U20 Trophy in Zimbabwe. The as yet unnamed Namibian player, who is believed to have started Wednesday’s match against Hong Kong, failed an out-of-competition doping test performed in Windhoek on 5 April, World Rugby said in a statement on its Keep Rugby Clean website. The global... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1940403/namibias-hong-kong-u20s-romp-tainted-suspected-anti-doping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1940403/namibias-hong-kong-u20s-romp-tainted-suspected-anti-doping?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 May 2016 17:30:15 +0000