Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 results: Hong Kong crash out with defeat by Uruguay in pre-round of 16
- Three first-half tries from South American side leave Hong Kong frustrated in flat display at Cape Town Stadium
- Paul John’s men will face Zimbabwe in the Bowl quarter-finals on Saturday in South Africa
Hong Kong crashed out of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens on Friday morning in South Africa, losing 19-7 to Uruguay in the pre-round of 16 plat-offs at Cape Town Stadium.
Three first-half tries from the South American side left Paul John’s side too much to do, with Russell Webb’s last-minute consolation try too little, too late.
Uruguay’s victory set up a quarter-final clash with Australia later on Friday, with Hong Kong left to fight for the Bowl – they face a quarter-final against Zimbabwe on Saturday.
Uruguay sliced right through the Hong Kong defence with less than a minute gone, Baltazar Amaya finding space in behind and diving over. The conversion was missed by Guillermo Lijtenstein.
The 18th seeds then turned defence into attack, catching Hong Kong napping with Amaya getting his second try three minutes later in the right hand corner. This time Lijtenstein added the extras, making it 12-0.
Amaya was nearly in for a first-half hat-trick, chasing a grubber but knocking on as he tried to get a scoring touch.
