Asia Rugby Championships (Women) Hong Kong vs Japan
- Sports Image Plus
- May 7, 2016
- 1 min read
“It was a tough day at the office,” commented Hong Kong coach Jo Hull after her first test match against Japan, adding that, “Japan came out really strong and fast and with their fitness and skills they executed better than us under pressure. In the second half we held them at nil-nil for a good thirty minutes but at the end of the day we didn’t execute under pressure and we’re disappointed with that. The breakdown area really hurt us today and we didn't keep our defensive structures in the first half. We just put ourselves under too much pressure. Hull noted that despite the score line there was some positives to build on for the away leg: “There were some things in the second half we can build on and I’m really proud of the girls. Nothing changes there. This is the first game in what will be a very long international season for us so we just have to continue working hard.” Our women team will travel to Singapore next week for a test against Singapore, the match is the curtain raiser for the Sunwolves Super Rugby match.
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