Coach Paul John is looking for improvement after Hong Kong finished runner-up in the first leg of the two-stop World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series in Chile, losing 10-0 to Germany in the cup final. "There are some battered and bruised bodies out there after playing six games in two days," John said. Tries from Salom Yiu Kam-shing, Raef Morrison and Kane Boucaut fired Hong Kong to a 17-14 win over Chile after trailing by 14 points in their semi-final. Hong Kong and six other teams in the Challenger Series will play at the Olympic repechage in France in June where one Tokyo Games slot will be at stake. The Challenger Series results will determine the seedings for the World Series qualifying tournament at October's Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

Source: The Standard February 17, 2020 19:07 UTC