Sayonara: Hong Kong’s Jamie Hood signs with Japanese Top League side Ricoh Black Rams
Scrum-half agrees seven-month contract with Tokyo-based team, but still hopes to be involved in November’s tests as well as next year’s Hong Kong Sevens
Next year’s Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens remain firmly in Jamie Hood’s sights despite the 29-year-old signing a contract to play with Japanese Top League side Ricoh Black Rams.
The scrum-half headed to Japan in early July to start a “last-minute” seven-month contract after Tokyo-based Ricoh suffered a number of injuries.
“It was only two weeks before I came over that I knew I was going to come,” Hood said.
“They got a couple of injuries to their nines [scrum-halves] and needed somebody to come over just in case.”
Hood jumped at the opportunity to better himself and gain valuable experience playing in a quality league, something that could be very much to Hong Kong’s benefit in the long run.
