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[2018年10月15曰,香港]: 香港男女子隊一齊晉身「亞洲七人欖球系列賽2018」斯里蘭卡站的銀盃決賽,女子隊事隔3年再度殺入銀盃決賽,可惜以0-31向日本稱臣,而男子隊今季三度在決賽不敵日本,今次以5-19成為手下敗將。
男子隊主帥莊保羅(Paul John)以新陣容參加這煞科站,包括首次成為大港腳的基斯圖(James Christie) 、今季首次參戰的郭柏雅和已有一年未有為港隊披甲的拿華(Tomasi Lawa) 。
港隊的表現並沒有受新班底的影響,單單在首日賽事已攻入逾100分,亦在小組最後一戰以21-12力克斯里蘭卡。港隊的四強對手是突飛猛進的菲律賓,下半場落後5-12下最終以19-12逃出生天。

男子隊只需要取得四強資格便穩奪明年4月在「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」期間舉行的「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」外圍賽資格,如果奪得亞軍便可獲邀參加「滙豐新加坡國際七人欖球賽」。菲律賓戰勝斯里蘭卡獲得總成績第3名並因而獲得「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」外圍賽的第二張入場劵。
港隊的基本目標已達,莊保羅在決賽大膽起用新人,包括上季冒起的丹馬克(Max Denmark) 、新晉港腳基斯圖、靴貝特(Liam Herbert)和虎拿東尼(Alessandro Nardoni) 。
一眾新人面對「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」種籽隊組別之一的日本並沒有怯場,丹馬克的達陣助港隊以5-7些微之差完上半場,下半場兩軍互有攻守,但日本之後再下一城領先至14-5。莊氏其後以拿華和郭柏雅入替丹馬克和保確特(Kane Boucaut) 。
港隊在兩名隊長荷迪(Jamie Hood)[受傷]和黎萬利(Ben Rimene)[未有隨隊]缺陣下,雖然隅爾出現分心但亦能抵禦大部份日本的攻勢,可惜最後仍被對手再下一城以5-19落敗。

香港女子隊一直以前三名完成賽事為目標,終於藉四強以17-7勇挫中國而如願以償。
香港主導上半場賽事並且長時間圍攻中國防線,中國拼命防守下只讓港隊的莊嘉欣在完半場前取得達陣。
中國下半場甫接戰便把握機會反超前7-5。港隊並沒因此而氣餒,謝家美(Colleen Tjosvold)助攻潘栢茵達陣,香港反先至12-7,莊嘉欣再在完場前達陣,鎖定17-7 的勝局兼取得決賽資格。
日本再次證明超班實力,給予香港一記31-0的悶棍,單單開賽3分鐘便兩度達陣以12-0領先,雖然港隊在完半場前3分鐘一直保持進攻權,卻未能成功找出破綻。
港隊以消耗不少體力來換取那些寶貴的控球權,而負作用隨即在下半場出現。日本在易邊後僅27秒再有進帳將分數拉開至19-0,之後謝家美一次捨命的攔截暫時為港隊止血。日本並沒有放軟手腳,再在完場前兩番得手將最鉖分數寫成31-0 。
港隊教頭韋斯(Kevin West)說: 「這是一場艱難的決賽。我們今季已與日本交手幾次,今回曾在半場與對手平分春色,我們對日本時需要拿出戰勝中國般的信心。」
「我們要對手硬起心腸才能變得強大。今季我們獲益良多,相信有助拉近我們與列強的差距。」「總括而言,我們滿意今季的演出。晉身四強和決賽是我們訂立的目標,如今在煞科站做到了是一個不錯的結局。」
香港隊名單 (「亞洲七人欖球系列賽2018」- 斯里蘭卡站)
男子隊名單 :
保確特,
摩理臣,
丹馬克,
李卡度,
荷迪[隊長],
利維尼( Jack Neville),
靴貝特,
虎拿東尼(Alessandro Nardoni),
郭柏雅,
李忠斯,
基斯圖,
拿華
女子隊名單 :
高香慧 (隊長),
鄺秀欣,
李念殷,
陳芷晴,
歐陽倩怡,
岑惠心,
潘栢恩,
何維銨,
華蓮絲,
謝家美(Colleen Tjosvold),
莊嘉欣,
陳楚琪
資料及相片來源 : Elite Step Asia Ltd. / HKRU