Hong Kong women’s coach John tells players ‘just go for it’ at HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
- Hong Kong will take on Colombia, Poland and Paraguay in Pool D in Stellenbosch
- The winners of the tournament will earn the right to play on the world series circuit
Hong Kong women’s coach Paul John has told his players “to just go for it” when they run out in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in South Africa on Thursday.
The Welshman has named an experienced 13-strong squad for the first stage of the tournament in Stellenbosch, with 10 of the group having represented the city at the Hong Kong Sevens earlier this month.
Appearing in the competition for the first time, John’s side have been drawn in Pool D, and will take on Colombia at 5.22pm (Hong Kong Time) and Poland at 8.46pm.
They then face Paraguay in their final pool fixture on Friday at 3.22pm. A second round of matches will take place between April 28 and 30.
“Our preparation has been good this week,” John said. “The girls are a bit nervous and excited at the same time, but it is great to have both of our men’s and women’s programmes competing in the Challenger Series for the first time.”
After putting in some solid performances at the Sevens, Hong Kong will now battle for the right to play on the world series, and John said his players needed to show the same spirit they did several weeks ago.
