Hong Kong suffer defeat to Samoa in World Rugby U20 opener

Hong Kong U20 Team got their World Rugby U20 Trophy campaign underway against Samoa, the tournament’s opening match.

The Trophy will run from 28 August – 9 September, with only the pool winners continuing their chances of qualifying for next year’s Championship.

A 41-20 defeat to Samoa leaves Hong Kong with work to do, but there were many positives to take from their performance.

A hat-trick from Samoa’s Frank Vaesavali Tato blew Hong Kong away in the opening exchanges, but Callum Tam did score a try in response, to leave the scores 17-5 at the break.

The second half continued as the first, with lots of chances for Hong Kong, but Samoa’s power and speed proving the difference.

Two tries from Simon-Peter Toleafoa secured the overall 41-20 win for Samoa, with Tam and Sam Down scoring the tries for Hong Kong.

Next Hong Kong U20 Team faces Namibia on 1 September, before a final pool match against hosts Romania on 5 September.

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