Hong Kong produced a superlative performance beating the Cook Islands 51-0 at the Hong Kong Football Club, to follow on from their 26-3 win in Rarotonga last week, for an aggregate score of 77-3 to comfortably qualify for the repechage tournament in France later in the year for the final place in the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
It was a clinal and disciplined performance by Hong Kong, who matched the physicality of their opponents, tactically out-thought them and played quick ball to greater effect. To keep quality opposition tryless over two matches, says much for the defensive qualities on the Hong Kong team, and a sharpness in attack that allowed the scoreboard to keep turning.
