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