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HKRU Premiership: Tigers look to bounce back against Valley after agonising loss as former Wales international Evans prepares for his bow
- New Tigers head coach Evans maps out long-term development blueprints ahead of ‘tricky’ Valley match-up
- Valley Ladies coach Milo focusing on ‘gelling’ and ‘breakdowns’ as table-top-deciding game awaits
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It’s just two weeks into the new season and Hong Kong rugby fans have already been treated to big upsets, close calls and plenty of thumping tackles.
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The Dettol Men’s Premiership appears as wide-open as it ever has been, with new-look Kroll USRC Tigers hoping to bounce back against Societe Generale Valley in King’s Park on Saturday after an agonising loss the previous gameweek.
New head coach and director of rugby Lewis Evans showed he is quickly overcoming the “culture shock” having arrived from native South Wales after leading them to an opening-round win. But the best is yet to come, as the former Welsh international explained.
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“I have had the opportunity to bounce my ideas off the group and get a better understanding of the club dynamics. I’ll walk before I run, and I want to understand our strengths better so we can build from them,” Evans said, underlining the importance of integrating his Premiership A side from the division below.
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