HONG KONG—Natixis Hong Kong Football Club outplayed and outclassed Society Générale Valley 35-3 on Saturday to provide their coach Phil Bailey a fitting farewell in his final match in charge at Sports Road. The victory places HKFC at the top of the Premiership over the Christmas/New Year break, tied on points with rivals Valley and Tigers (all three teams have 34points), but HKFC has the superior points difference, by a substantial margin.
HKFC controlled the game. Valley never posed a threat, that wasn’t readily negated by the HKFC defense. HKFC kept their rivals tryless throughout the match to add extra gloss to the five-try bonus point victory. It was the manner in which HKFC tore Valley apart that impressed, and augurs well for Hong Kong rugby if this can be translated to the national team.
