Big win sees HK Scottish rocket up the standings as Tigers’ fairy-tale start hits Valley roadblock
A torrent of second-half tries against Leighton Asia HKCC on Saturday earned Bloomberg HK Scottish a 34-15 bonus-point victory, driving them off the bottom of the HKRU Premiership ladder into a tie for second place.
A torrent of second-half tries against Leighton Asia HKCC on Saturday earned Bloomberg HK Scottish a 34-15 bonus-point victory, driving them off the bottom of the HKRU Premiership ladder into a tie for second place.
The win also saw the return to Shek Kip Mei of the Broony Quaich – a prize especially important to the boys from The Rock as it is named after one of their own.
“The Quaich was a big driver for us,” said HK Scottish coach Craig Hammond. “We knew we would be up against it as we haven’t won here [in Aberdeen against HKCC] in a couple of years.
“So I’m pleased with the response from the guys. Particularly in the second half when we picked it up a gear after going to sleep a bit after half-time last week,” added Hammond, referring to his side’s 24-8 first-round defeat by Societe Generale Valley.
We’ve again proved we’re going to be competitive this year and are looking forward to next week
HKCC were first to strike with new number eight Marcus Slade collecting his first try for the club after some heavy lifting by the home pack. Fly-half Jason Kjestrup added the conversion and a first-half penalty, while replacement Mak Stower scored a second-half consolation try.
Scottish scrum-half and principal kicker Charles Cheung collected 12 points from two penalties and four conversions to add to tries from Ben Cullen, Lachlan Chubb, Lex Kaleca and Jack Parfitt.
