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[2019年3月22日,香港]: 香港男子七人欖球代表隊將參加「婆羅洲七人賽」Borneo Sevens,並以此作為與「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens (4月5-7日)同步舉行的「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽 – 外圍賽」World Rugby Men’s Sevens Series Qualifier 的最後備戰賽事。
港隊的丹馬克(Max Denmark)、拜恩(Seb Brien)、利維尼(Jack Neville)和保確特(Kane Boucaut)完成本地十五人欖球球季後初次重返七人賽舞台。
香港七人隊總教練莊保羅(Paul John)說: 「今次的陣容多元化。」「我們有些球員因為本地聯賽或傷患而闊別了七人賽一段時間,亦挑選了一些球員作多加觀察,還有一些球員仍在康復中,所以不宜對他們輕舉妄動。」
「我們會在接近比賽前才敲定最終名單,香港站結束後便馬不停蹄轉戰新加坡站 (香港獲國際欖球欖理事會外卡參賽) ,所以我們有很多賽事要準備。」
港隊的陣容日見壯大卻為莊保羅和教練團帶來點兵的「快樂煩惱」,他道: 「猶記得兩年前我接管港隊帥印時有很多資深球員因不同原因而退役。我們經過一番努力才令球員數目增長、引入更多隊內良性競爭和參加更多比賽。」
這些努力也沒有白費,莊氏續道: 「我們今次出發前的訓練時可以自己派出14對14的對練,這球員數目在幾年前只是空想。」
由於兵源更充足,因此在實戰中觀察球員的表現更加重要。
「婆羅洲七人賽」再成為港隊的關鍵熱身賽,屆時港隊有機會與比利時、俄羅斯和其他亞洲對手切磋,當然還有來自新西蘭、澳洲和歐洲的好手。
香港的B組對手有深不可測的澳洲邀請隊、東道主婆羅洲和沙巴鷹隊(Sabah Eagles)。
莊氏亦在「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」比賽週時安排了斐濟和威爾斯的友賽,之後才決選出終極12人名單。

香港隊名單 :
禾獲特(Max WOODWARD) [隊長];
保確特;
拜恩;
高凡戴爾(Michael COVERDALE);
丹馬克;
荷迪(Jamie HOOD);
李卡度;
麥季聰;
A.麥堅(Alex MCQUEEN);
摩理臣(Raef MORRISON);
利維尼,
韋兆新(Russell WEBB)
資料及相片來源 : Elite Step Asia Limited / HKRU