Preview: Scotland U20 v Hong Kong China U20

7 Jul 2024

Scotland Men U20 take on Hong Kong China U20 at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh on Sunday 7 July in their second pool match of the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy (kick off 2.30pm) - live on BBC ALBA.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JULY 02: Scotland's Findlay Doyle scores a try during a World Rugby U20 Trophy 2024 match between Scotland and Samoa at the Hive Stadium, on July 02, 2024, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

What they said:

Head Coach Kenny Murray said: “With the nature of this tournament and the short turnaround between matches, it is important that we are able to use the full squad and that everyone can step up.

“While we were delighted with our win on Tuesday, we know that we can still perform better as a team and Sunday gives us an opportunity to do that.

“Hong Kong China will provide us with another good test and give us an opportunity to play a team and style of rugby that we haven’t faced before, which is exciting for this group.”

The team

 

The stats

  • Scotland U20 were victorious against Samoa U20 in their first pool match when they walked away with a record breaking 123-15 win.
  • Fullback Fergus Watson and wing Finlay Doyle both scored hat tricks in the first pool match.
  • Jerry and Ollie Blyth Lafferty were not only the first brothers ever to represent Scotland U20 together in an international fixture, but also the first brothers to both score a try in the same international fixture when they played Samoa.

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