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Match Report: HK Scottish Sekongers 76-10 Discovery Bay Pirates – 23 January, 2016

Hong Kong Scottish Sekongers v Discovery Bay Pirates1

“Playing Scottish in this weather is just like being at Murrayfield,” said the man from Discovery Bay. “Yeah, but without the Bovril,” was the dour reply from the Scottish supporter, as he sought warmth on the concrete seats of Shek Kip Mei Stadium. At least it wasn’t raining. With both teams in the lower half of the 10s League an evenly contested match was expected. And for once both teams has reserves, even if some had come straight from a 7s competition at Sandy Bay.

The Sekongers kicked-off, Andrea caught the ball for Pirates, ran to the try line and scored. Simple. It was too far for the conversion, but 5-0 to DB Pirates. The HK Sekongers fought back and twice Hui Man-ling, the speedy winger, forgot her inability to catch and scored under the posts. Karis Cheng converted. 14-5 to HK Sekongers.

However, DB Pirates replied with a try in the corner. Again too far for the conversion, but at 14-10, the game was evenly balanced. Alas for the Pirates not. Neon Chau scored a try for HKS Sekongers, followed by Fong Siu-yau, and two more by Hui Man-ling. Karis managed two of the conversion. Halftime score 38/10 to HK Sekongers.

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Halftime, so often a speed bump in HKS fortunes this season, proved to be a mere water break as they continued their onslaught. Andie Ma scored the next try, with Karis Cheng converting. Then Karis scored and converted a try herself. Followed by Li Sze-ting (Try); Hui Man-ling (Fifth Try); Karis Cheng (Conversion); and Li Sze-ting (Second Try); 69-10 for HKS Sekongers.

With the game approaching fulltime, the Sekongers, who had until then played well, suddenly became error prone. Chan Po-ki dived for the try line, only to be taken down by the Pirates defence and knocked-on. In fairness to Pirates they had not given up, in spite of the score. As the referee announced, “Last play,” and set the scrum, Pirates were determined to get one more try. But the Sekongers seemed only interested in increasing their penalty count. Penalty after penalty, 10 meter after 10 meter, the Sekongers went back. The Pirates were now in the Sekongers half and deserved to score. But luck was with the Sekongers. Somehow Pirates lost possession. Once again the ball was passed to Hui Man-ling, who outran the defence, scored her sixth try under the posts, which Karis Cheng converted in the 25th minutes of the twenty minutes half.

The full-time score HKS Sekongers 76-10 DB Pirates was not a fair reflection on the Pirates who fought hard and never gave up.
DB Pirates Player of the Match – Andrea.
HK Scottish Sekongers Player of the Match – Hui Man-ling.

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DB Pirates 76-10 HK Scottish Kukris
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 15:00
HKS Sekongers: Anna Kam, Po-Ki Chan, Tung-Hoi Jim, Scarlet Ma Wan, Neon Chau, Sze-Ying Li, Karis Cheng, Andie Ma, Siu-Yau Fong, Man-Ling Hui
Tries: Man-Ling Hui (6), Sze-Ying Li (2), Neon Chau, Karis Cheng, Andie Ma, Siu-Yau Fong
Conversions: Karis Cheng (8)

Photos: Rabbit in Black

Match Report: HK Scottish Kukris 40-5 Tai Po Dragons

HK Scottish Kukris - 9 January 2016

As the rain abated, conditions improved, but remained slippery for the Hong Kong Scottish Kukris clash against Tai Po at KGV. With the league split the games should all now be competitive. But as Robbo Robertson reports it was the Kukris who would show the difference between effort and points.

Both teams clearly wanted to prove their ability and a very physical, if somewhat error strew encounter developed. The players moved up and down the pitch, but is was not until the eighteenth minutes that any points were on the board, with LI Sze-ting scoring for Kukris and Suzie Perry converting; 7/0.

Tai Po were not disheartened and continued to push forward. However, it was Kukris who scored again through Robyn Beese, one of their big forwards, powering over the line in the twenty-eighth minute. Again Suzie Perry converted; 14/0. And so the score remained until halftime.

After the restart it was Tai Po who came out fired up, and three minutes into the half scored a try. The conversion was unsuccessful, but at 14/5 Tai Po were looking dangerous. However, the Kukris had other ideas, with their forwards dominating the field. In the forty eighth minute Suzie Perry converted her own try; 21/5. Eight minutes later Robyn Beese scored her second try, although the conversion was wide; 26/5. On sixty five minutes Fung Yuen-ting scored, and again Suzi Perry converted; 33/5. In the final minutes Rachael Wong (Dai Ray), rounded off the scoring as she held off a pack of defenders to score a try. Karis Cheng converted. Full time score 40/5.

Hong Kong Scottish Kukris were pleased with the result, but still have plenty of areas to work on. Tai Po will feel disappointed that they had so little to show for their efforts.

Kukris Player of the Match: Robyn Beese.

Hong Kong Scottish Kukris
Rachael Wong, Claire Hunter, Tung-Hoi Jim, Scarlet Ma, Sze-Wun Elanor Jones, Andie Ma, Karis Cheng, Robyn Beese, Anna Kam, Hau-Yi Chung, Yuen-Ting Fung, Sze-Ting Li, Tiffany Tse, Suzie Perry, Siu-Yao Fong, Vicky Chu
Try: Robyn Beese (2), Rachael Wong, Yuen-Ting Fung, Sze-Ting Li, Suzie Perry
Conversion: Suzie Perry (4), Karis Cheng