Rough draw for China
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - China's men's rugby Sevens team faces a daunting task to pick up world ranking points after it was drawn with regional powerhouse South Korea in the group stage of this weekend's Borneo Sevens tournament here.
South Korea won the recent Shanghai Sevens event and knocked out the host's run for the crown in the quarterfinals. Another such defeat in its Group A match-up on Saturday would virtually end China's hopes of reaching the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens next year.
Meanwhile, defending champion Hong Kong was drawn with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Brunei in Pool B of the second and final ranking tournament of this year's HSBC Asian Sevens Series. The region lost in heart-breaking sudden-death overtime to South Korea in the Shanghai final.
