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[2019年10月11日,香港]: 新一季「盛寶金融本地男子超級欖球聯賽」Saxo Markets Men’s Premiership將於明日下午3時以「超級星期六」Super Saturday正式展開。
各支爭標球隊因上週的「超聯挑戰盃」Challenge Trophy取消而稍事休息。(受影響的盃賽將於11月進行補賽)
6支球隊在季前的「超聯挑戰盃」表現各有千秋,上屆4支季後總決賽四強份子包括衛冕的Herbert Smith Freehills香港大學沙灣隊(沙灣隊) Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay、彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球隊(蘇格蘭人) Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish、Natixis香港足球會(港會) Natixis HKFC和法興銀行華利欖球會(華利) Societe Generale Valley,皆有不俗的狀態,而在 「超聯挑戰盃」演出稍為遜色的隊伍亦會重新出發,一同在10輪賽事中爭奪殊榮。
「超聯挑戰盃」的盟主雖然仍未有定案,但聯賽衛冕冠軍港會已展現出皇者風範,更希望一雪季後總決賽失落錦標予沙灣隊的前恥。
兩軍將於週六(晚上6時30分,京士柏運動場)再次會面,同日同場地之前兩場比賽還有猛虎鬥華利(下午3時)和九龍對蘇格蘭(下午4時45分)。
港會曾在「超聯挑戰盃」以 50-19輕取沙灣隊先下馬威。沙灣隊教頭韋京臣(Brett Wilkinson)希望明日一戰以勝利證明球隊的反彈力,他說:「 大家已經感受到壓力,各隊在週六都需要全速前進。」「港會向來都是一名強悍對手,人才濟濟和板凳力量充足,所以今仗是我們早段的考驗。」
韋京臣能動用季初的大部份陣容,包括幾名在「超聯挑戰盃」乍現光芒的球員,他道:「大部份球員能夠上陣,而且大家很努力提升穩定性和強化後備力量。『超聯挑戰盃』有利於達到以上目的,賽事讓球員獲得鍛鍊和教練團發現滄海遺珠。」
「我們目前的表現因為欠穩定而有點在水準之下。反覆的演出令我們不能保持強勢,今次對港會時大家要做足本分。」「我們休季時的轉會事務活躍,最重要新球員的融入性,相信穩定的表現指日可待。」
九龍憑新加盟的佐治禾堅斯(George Watkins)梅開二度和祖爾巴加(Joe Barker)射入致勝罰球 ,在「超聯挑戰盃」以17-12戰勝蘇格蘭人。
蘇格蘭人之後險勝華利 32-29,雙方在開季前同樣錄得兩勝兩負 ,冒起新人如蔡紀駿(James Christie)和馬克高貝克(Mark Coebergh)在「超聯挑戰盃」的演出格外耀眼。
九龍的勝算隨著一眾港腳如副隊長Jamie Tsang、占士梳亞(James Sawyer)、蔡健燊、拜恩菲立斯(Bryn Phillips)、禾拿(Lewis Warne)及利維尼(Jack Neville)的候命而大幅提高。

班霸華利是唯一能在「超聯挑戰盃」擊敗港會(勝26-19)的隊伍,華利該仗在下半場達陣3次而獲勝,並且因而與港會並列 「超聯挑戰盃」積分榜之首。
華利將提防未嘗一勝的猛虎的陷阱,後者已忘卻「超聯挑戰盃」的失意,專心於新球季爭標的任務。
猛虎要改善四仗只攻入38分的火力不足問題,但面對防守力排第二(失85分,較港會多9分)的華利也並非容易。
「超級星期六」打開「盛寶金融本地男子超級欖球聯賽」的戰幔,本季定必烽煙四起。
資料及相片來源 : Elite Step Asia Limited / Hong Kong Rugby Union