Former Pro 12 player Dylan Rogers loving life as Hong Kong’s front-row saviour
The 32-year-old earns praise on debut and predicts Japan to come out firing in the Asia Rugby Championship on Saturday
Leigh Jones hailed him for his role in Hong Kong’s first “solid platform for three or four seasons” and Dylan Rogers is loving every minute of his second coming to professional rugby.
The 32-year-old prop, who spent three seasons playing for Ireland’s Connacht in the Pro 12, came to Hong Kong in late 2013 to pursue his career as a quantity surveyor.
A touch over three years later, the South African is an international player having won his first cap against Japan in the Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) last week.
“I came here to take a back step in rugby, but now I’m loving the game as much as I did when I was 26 years old,” Rogers said.
“Mentally I feel like I’m keeping up with the young lads, I’m still pretty fresh. I’ve probably been looking at [playing for Hong Kong] for the past year and a half as something I was targeting and working towards.”
