Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Hong Kong’s men and women on course for trophies in UAE
- City’s men’s and women’s sevens squads enjoy positive starts to final tournament of Series, with both reaching the semi-finals
- ‘We were able to manage the playing time of some of the boys who have had a lot of minutes lately, which is a bonus,’ says men’s coach Jevon Groves
Hong Kong’s men’s and women’s sevens squads enjoyed a positive start to the final tournament of the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series on Saturday in the UAE.
The men reached their third straight cup semi-final and will play Japan on Sunday at 4.20pm, Hong Kong time. The women also had a positive outing and are progressing towards the trophy with their semi final set against China at 6.25pm.
Men’s sevens coach Jevon Groves was pleased with his charges from top to bottom. “We utilised the full squad and there were some good performances,” he said.
“Everyone got equal game time and we were able to manage the playing time of some of the boys who have had a lot of minutes lately, which is a bonus.
“The selections managed the games well, but there is still more to get out from us. We play Japan tomorrow and you can see their players have had a lot of volume lately, just as we have had.
“But they are coached well and have quality players. They obviously came up with a good performance against us in Hong Kong a few weeks ago, and I think we can use that.”
