Hong Kong rugby coach calls for November tests – ‘these guys deserve to play more’
- Hong Kong savour Asia Rugby Championship win but hat-trick hero Alex Post admits ‘we’ve got to be more clinical’
- Hosts’ 30-10 victory over South Korea not the most convincing but head coach Lewis Evans ‘so proud of the boys’
At the start of a journey Hong Kong hope leads to a realistic shot at qualifying for the next World Cup, the first task was to retain their Asia Rugby Championship crown.
The 30-10 triumph over South Korea on Saturday got that job done, and although it may not have been the most convincing of performances, good teams find a way to win when not at their best.
There is evidence to suggest Lewis Evans’ squad has the potential to be one, even if victory against an enthusiastic but young opposition, who had six players making their debuts, was rather erratic in nature.
Hooker Alex Post scored a hat-trick by “sitting at the back as the forwards did all the work” from catch and drives, but by his own admission “could not hit a dart” on a day when Hong Kong’s line-out regularly misfired.
“Like I said, I just sit at the back and hold onto the ball, I don’t have to do anything special,” Post said of his hat-trick. “The only thing I have to do is fight off the nines. Bryn Phillips is always trying to nick it off me.
“The scrums and line-outs were not as strong as we’d like them to be. A great win, but if we want to make it and take that next step, as ambitious as we are, we’ve really got to be more clinical.”
