HONG KONG—In the Asia U20 Rugby Sevens played at King’s Park last weekend (August 4-5, 2017) Hong Kong men outplayed all of their Asian neighbours to secure the Championship win. Hong Kong’s Fong Kit-fung scored 11 tries to finish as the tournament top scorer. Hong Kong defeated Sri Lanka in the final to secure the Trophy.
![The Hong Kong U20 men's Rugby Sevens team that won the Men's Asia Rugby Sevens Championship, at King's Park on Saturday August 5, 2017. (Asia RFU)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F08%2F10%2FHong-Kong-Mens-team-in-victory-580x386.jpeg&w=1200&q=75)
Ten teams took part in the competition which was played in blisteringly hot conditions sapping the energy out of the players. The final order was Hong Kong, Sri-Lanka, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), S Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Philippines, and Uzbekistan.
China women achieved a similar feat in the Women’s U20 Seven Series played as a round robin competition. The outstanding teams were China, Hong Kong and Thailand. All three won their matches by substantial margins, but in the crunch games, China beat Thailand 24-0 and defeated Hong Kong 41-0. In the 3rd place decider, Thailand outpointed Hong Kong 36-12. The China team was very impressive throughout the tournament. The Hong Kong women also put up a strong challenge but just fell short against the other two top teams. Thailand attackers had the edge on finishing speed.
The final line-up in the Women’s sevens was China, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Uzbekistan.
![The China U20 women's Rugby Sevens team that won the Women's Asia Rugby Sevens Championship on Saturday August 5, 2017. (Asia RFU)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F08%2F10%2FChina-Womens-U20-team-in-victory-580x386.jpeg&w=1200&q=75)