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Hong Kong 7s side aims to gain more experience from Coral Coast 7s

Hong Kong 7s side aims to gain more experience from Coral Coast 7s

By Apenisa Waqairadovu
15/01/2019
The Fiji 7s team with the Hong Kong National side training at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka [Photo: Fiji's Coral Coast 7s]

With the stage set for the McDonald’s Fiji’s Coral Coast 7s to start tomorrow, the Hong Kong National side is in the country to gain experience as they continue trying to get back into the HSBC World 7s series.

In an interview with Coral Coast organisers, Hong Kong Coach Paul John says that they know how tough the competition will be this year and the team is aiming to do better than last year.

John says that 6 of their core players are in the squad while the non-regulars are given opportunities to show what they can do.

The Coral Coast 7s will be held from tomorrow to Saturday with the Men’s competition to be held on Friday and Saturday while the Women’s competition will be held on Thursday and Friday.

The Youth competition will be held tomorrow and Thursday.

You can catch the live commentaries of the Cup quarter-finals from 11.20am, semi-finals from 2.50pm and the final from 5pm Saturday on Viti FM on 92.2FM, 92.6FM and also on 92FM.

Entry to the 4 day event is free.

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