HKRU Premiership: bounce-backs and big shifts for Valley as they overwhelm Scottish while Kowloon edge Tigers
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It was Scottish who drew first blood in a sweltering Shek Kip Mei after full-back Sean Taylor scored thanks to a good passing combination with scrum-half Thomas Wilson on the break.
But it did not take long for Valley’s fill-in fly-half Mitchell Purvis to get their first points on the board with a penalty goal. Valley were soon handed a penalty try after several warnings from referee Craig Chan to the Scottish scrum, with lock Samuel Miller sent to the sin-bin at the first quarter.
A leggy-looking Scottish remained resilient with a man down, but Valley winger and former Philippines captain Robert Fogerty finished off Peter Laverick’s brilliant piece of skill to open up the opposition.
Resilient Scottish gained some momentum – edging across the five-metre line – but were unable to convert their chances, while captain Gregor McNeish struggled to find his kicking range. Purvis converted his own try just before half-time to take extend the lead to 24-5.
