Olson-Thorne soon replied with a superb try of her own – she has completed the second-most line-breaks of the tournament so far – before providing a decoy run for pocket rocket to double their tally. Chong sits at joint-fourth in the tournament try-scoring rankings.

Hong Kong kicked it up another gear in the second, with winger Chong fending off towering Argentine defenders before popping it to Stephanie Chan Chor-ki to score in the corner.

Olson-Thorne, who was sorely missed in their error-strewn game against Madagascar, finished the game off with a great combination with Chong.

“We’ve had ups and downs but I think the main thing for us is we set out goals from day one. Sometimes we made it hard for ourselves but at the end of the day, the grit we’ve shown has really propelled us here,” Jess Ho said.

“The performance we put out there was probably one of our best in the competition. It’s just about building onto the next one. Every team here has been a tough match, they’ve all done well in their own qualifiers.”

Hong Kong have comparatively more time to recover ahead of their final against either France or Colombia, who they both played in the pool rounds over the weekend. Judging by previous run-ins, they will meet France and hope to improve on their 55-0 defeat earlier in the day.

“We’ve played France once but we’re out to prove a point once again,” Ho said.

Hong Kong will play their final at around 10.20pm Hong Kong time.