Three from three at King’s Park sees Hong Kong juniors back in the groove
After a poor opening tournament in Malaysia, the home side prove a force to be reckoned with on day one of Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Series round two
A rejuvenated Hong Kong side will face a “quick and highly organised” Malaysia in the Cup semi-final of the Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Series at King’s Park on Saturday after three impressive wins on day one of the competition.
Hong Kong found a way to work together after a disappointing performance in Johor Bahru a fortnight ago, with the cohesion of the squad increasing markedly.
“We really improved since the opening tournament, especially in our team performance,” coach Fan Shun-kei said.
“We cut out the individual errors, which were hurting us a lot and improved game by game today. The boys are much more comfortable in their sevens now and their understanding of each other has really improved. We are gelling as a side.”
Daniel Archer starred with four tries on a day that began with South Korea in Hong Kong’s sights.
“We knew we needed to beat Korea to top the pool and we played our best match of the series so far against them,” Fan said.