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[2018年9月21日,香港]:「盛寶金融本地男子欖球聯賽」將再次掀起戰幔,六支球隊將於明天的「超級星期六」一同在京士柏亮相。
去年聯賽盟主三軍會猛虎欖球會(猛虎)率先登場,將於下午3時面對嘉里酒店九龍欖球會(九龍)。
今年唯一的新球隊Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣隊加入以取代解散了的香港木球會,他們將於下午4:45迎戰Natixis香港足球會(港會),而尾場則由法興銀行華利欖球會(華利)火併彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球隊(蘇格蘭人)。
Herbert Smith Freehills 香港大學沙灣隊前身為香港仔欖球會,球隊於1993年成立,其後更與香港大學合作,現時有逾1,000名球員在各男、女子欖球聯賽比賽。

去季聯賽「一哥」猛虎經過14個球季終於能夠首次高舉冠軍獎盃,可惜在總決賽被華利粉碎「雙冠王」的目標,華利則在總決賽六連霸,相信今季各路大軍必定會施展渾身解數爭取冠軍。
香港隊將於11月出戰「欖球世界盃2019」終極外圍賽,將會爭取明年在日本舉行的「欖球世界盃2019」入場券,「盛寶金融本地男子欖球聯賽」首輪比賽將會成為教練團點兵的因素之一。
精英運動員水平發展總監及主教練利鍾斯(Leigh Jones)說:「聯賽開季對於球員相當重要,他們可以重拾比賽狀態以準備11月的終極外圍賽。」

「教練團不會再參考去季各球員的表現,我們將會在聯賽首輪觀察球員的演出及狀態,另外早前香港七人隊在『亞洲運動會』及『亞洲七人欖球系列賽』也會作為參考。」
他續道:「我們只可以帶30 人大軍到法國,因此必需點最佳狀態的球員入選。」
猛虎今季首要目標當然是衛冕聯賽冠軍,當選去年最佳教練的鶴京(Sam Hocking)表示球隊經歷了去年的成功後,仍有信心再接再厲,他說:「上年的冠軍寶座為我們注下強心針,球隊的訓練並沒有減少,每位球員均非常努力及投入訓練,全隊上下已經準備就緒迎接新球季。」
鶴京認為球員間相處融洽對球隊成績有所幫助,他道:「去年球員相處如同家人一樣,大家會互相幫助及鼓勵對方,所以我們上年在比賽末段經常能夠反勝對手,當然球員的體能也是非常關鍵的。」
華利去季在聯賽中失利,今季將重建後防線以捲土重來。
華利主帥安祖基利道:「我們季前備戰進度理想。」
「我們季前前往了日本集訓,並與NTT Communications進行友誼賽,上星期也和Herbert Smith Freehills 香港大學沙灣隊拍跳,球員均有不俗的演出。另外我對2名新兵疏亞(Harry Sayers)及李維斯(Richie Lewis)充滿信心,希望他們能夠為球隊注入新元素。」
他續道:「兩位新球員也很年輕,仍有很大進步空間,另外期望他們能夠留港5年後便可以代表香港披甲。」
「今年是我第六年在港執教,聯賽水平每年提升,我估計今年的競爭將會更加激烈。另外亦證明了香港欖球總會的精英十五人欖球計劃的成功。」
切勿錯過「盛寶金融本地男子欖球聯賽」的精彩比賽,首輪「超級星期六」好戲連場均會在https://www.facebook.com/hkrugby/直播。
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