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Patrick Blennerhassett

Hong Kong Football Club head coach Jack Wiggins said it was the intangible additions to his team’s game that ended up helping them win the 2018/2019 rugby premiership title.
HKFC beat the USRC Tigers 39-22 on Saturday to lock down their first regular season title since 2011. Wiggins said it has been a process.
“We put a little bit more tactical and technical stuff around what [the team] have done before, the boys bought into it and earned the treats now.”
HK Scottish, who will finish second in the league standings, had led the table for most of the first part of the season, but have faltered as of late, leaving the door wide open for the HKFC.
Wiggins said they approached Saturday’s game knowing it would be a grind, as the last thing the Tigers would want to do is be the team to hand them the trophy, a squad that is fighting to get into the top four and in play-off contention.

Kowloon top Sandy Bay; Scottish continue dominance and HKFC down Valley
“We knew it would be tough. They have lot of good players and it was a win or else situation for them, so they were going to come at us. It was competitive, we weren’t at our best and I don’t think they were either to be honest. The week off probably hurt both teams.”
HKFC only led 25-22 at half-time and needed a late surge to come out on top. Wiggins said his team’s biggest improvement this year has been upfront.
“[The scrum] is somewhere we weren’t very good at the start of the season, but we invested time and energy and did more work in training there. Today proved how far we have come in that area, so that’s really pleasing.”
Men’s Premiership: Scottish top Valley, HKFC down Sandy Bay and Tigers defeat Kowloon
While the top of the table is settled with one week remaining, the battle for fourth place and the final spot in the Grand Championships play-offs is still up for grabs after Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay beat Societe Generale Valley in the second game of Saturday.
Sandy Bay came out on top 36-26 and HK Scottish claimed their first win in five outings after beating Kerry Hotel Kowloon 25-10 in the final game of the weekend.
The final three games of the season will be held on February 23 and Tigers sit six points behind Sandy Bay for the final play-off spot. Tigers play HK Scottish, Sandy Bay play Kowloon and the HKFC play Valley.


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The squad enjoy a strong second half to the season to finish atop the standings
The final play-off spot in the Grand Championship is still up for grabs



Hong Kong Football Club claim first rugby premiership title in eight years

The squad enjoy a strong second half to the season to finish atop the standings The final play-off spot in the Grand Championship is still up for grabs

The squad enjoy a strong second half to the season to finish atop the standings

The final play-off spot in the Grand Championship is still up for grabs