Rugby World Cup dream is over: Brave Hong Kong fall to Canada in repechage do-or-die
- Hong Kong lose hard-fought battle to Canada, who book ticket to Japan
- Captain Jamie Cunningham disappointed in failure to stick to game plan
The mountain proved too high as a valiant Hong Kong came up short against Canada in the battle for the final spot at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Hong Kong threw everything at Canada in the first half of the final game at the 2019 Rugby World Cup Repechage in Marseille, France, early on Saturday morning (Hong Kong time), but their failure to score tries sealed their fate.
They ended up losing 27-10 despite dominating territory and possession, leaving captain Jamie Cunningham bitterly disappointed.
“We didn’t stick to our game plan and I think we suffered because of that, which is disappointing.” he said. “We lost some little battles and that’s why I think we didn’t get the win.
“It’s a bit frustrating to be honest. We had the opportunities once again like the Germany game and we didn’t take our opportunities, but Canada did.”
Hong Kong lost their opening game of the repechage to Germany, which meant they needed to score four tries against Canada. They could only manage one in the end.
