Valley power home against under-strength HKCC
Normally a closely contested encounter, at 25-0 it was the widest margin of victory between the two sides in recent seasons
Societe Generale Valley vanquished an under-strength Leighton Asia HKCC 25-0 in the Hong Kong Premiership on Saturday. Normally a closely contested encounter, it was the widest margin of victory between the two sides in recent seasons.
Valley came out the better in the match despite struggling to play to their intended pattern and losing three players to yellow cards in the second half. A high penalty count also marred the match. Valley held a 13-0 half-time lead after a penalty try and two Reece Hamon penalties and a conversion. Khrist Kopetzky scored twice in the second half.
It was a scrappy game with a lot of errors from both sides, but I am happy with the result. You have to be when you put 25 points on a team like Cricket Club
The loss of captain Ben Roberts to injury compounded HKCC's woes with sevens stars Rowan Varty, Alex McQueen and Tom McQueen all on the sidelines ahead of the Central Coast Sevens in Australia next weekend.
"It was a scrappy game with a lot of errors from both sides, but I am happy with the result. You have to be when you put 25 points on a team like Cricket Club," said Valley coach Jack Isaac.
HKCC coach Deacon Manu was left ruing missed opportunities. "We didn't take our opportunities to get points in the first half and we let ourselves down with inconsistencies," he said.
Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish beat Natixis Hong Kong Football Club 46-19, scoring seven tries at Shek Kip Mei in their home opener. Co-captain and number eight Kane Boucaut and fullback Ben Cullen spurred Scottish, each collecting a brace of tries.
