Cinnamond brothers back in Hong Kong for Sandy Bay, but still can’t keep their rooms tidy
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Although there’s a five-year age gap between the two, Zac and Rory Cinnamond are as close as brothers can get. In fact they actually live together with two other flatmates who also play rugby, in a place in Quarry Bay, which Zac said “stinks horribly.”
“I cannot get Rory to clean up his room either,” he said. “His room stinks the worst and I lecture him everyday.”
Zac, 24, plays for Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay’s Premiership squad, where he started at loose head prop this past weekend as the new club picked up its first win of the season. After that, younger brother Rory, 19, played for Sandy Bay’s ‘A’ squad also at loose head prop.
The brothers are both now back in Hong Kong (they were born in Lancaster, England but spent part of their childhood here), and represent part of a larger movement when it comes to the city’s overall rugby scene.
Both brothers got their start playing rugby for Sandy Bay’s youth programme at the age of six, and have notched up some impressive resumes along the way. Zac, who was previously selected for Hong Kong’s U20 squad, graduated from Swansea University with a degree in business management and finance last year. He is now back and looking for full-time work, thinking he is here for good.