Women overcome Thailand to win third spot following thrilling conclusion in Hangzhou, while rampant men blitz Japan in final
Hong Kong women’s rugby sevens star Nam Ka-man said her team were “super-proud of the result” after the city’s teams took positive first steps towards the distant goal of reaching global sevens’ elite level this season.
Veteran Nam said the team had learned a lot after staging a late comeback in Hangzhou on Sunday to beat Thailand 19-17 in a gripping Asia Rugby Sevens Series third-place play-off and finish behind Japan and China, both of whom have already qualified for the revised HSBC SVNS calendar.
With that placing, Hong Kong have taken the inside running to be the next best side over two Asian series legs, a finish that would give them a spot for January’s single-leg HSBC SVNS 3. The second Asian leg is set for Colombo on October 18 and 19.
“Moving forward to the next leg, we need to focus on ourselves,” Nam said. “We’ll have a good squad to compete.”
