Full-strength Kowloon out to spring another surprise in Grand Championship semis
Surprise Grand Championship semi-finalists Sabre Kowloon will be at full strength in Aberdeen on Saturday when they plan to unleash a second play-off thunderbolt in their final-four clash with Leighton Asia HKCC.
Surprise Grand Championship semi-finalists Sabre Kowloon will be at full strength in Aberdeen on Saturday when they plan to unleash a second play-off thunderbolt in their final-four clash with Leighton Asia HKCC.
After finishing bottom of the HKRU Premiership standings with a 3-12 win-loss record nobody expected Kowloon to move beyond last weekend’s quarter-final match against Natixis HKFC.
But an 18-12 away win at Sports Road capped a late-season run of impressive performances and, with the side also carrying no injuries, confidence is running high in the Kowloon camp that another upset could be on the cards.
We know we’re up against it … It’s play-off footy and can go either way. But we’ll go out there and throw the kitchen sink at [Valley]
“We’ve been progressively getting better all season. The more we play the more we improve and we’re looking to continue that this weekend,” said coach James Scaysbrook.
“The guys are focused. They put in a good physical performance last week and we’re looking to build on what we’ve done. Considering that big effort last week we came through pretty much unscathed. There really is nobody out this weekend.”
Key to Kowloon’s chances, said Scaysbrook, will be holding focus for a full 80 minutes.
“There are still a few areas we need to improve on, especially our consistency and eliminating the mental errors,” he said. “HKCC have a good all-round game. It will be tough and our challenge is to go out and execute our game plan.
