Match Preview

Mark Prior carries against Valley in round 3. Photo courtesy of HKRU.

Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay enter Round 4 of the Saxo Premiership against Kerry Hotel Kowloon this weekend, knowing that only a win will do.

The ten round comp leaves teams without any extra runway to get their campaigns off the ground and into the air. Both teams sit on 4 competition points with 1 win and 2 losses.

Making the top four means getting wins against the other teams in the bottom half of the table, while still trying to pick off the top half teams.

Head Coach Brett Wilkinson brings Dean Rossouw back into the pack after a week of illness and gives Alex Post a rest, which sees impressive Jak Lam get the starting nod and young Callum Tam elevated to the bench.

Newcomer Cole Mosychuk has impressed in his few outings with the Vikings and charges through the ranks to get a start in the 6 jersey joining Rossouw and Luke van der Smit in the bakrow.

Liam Slatem and Nik Cumming prevail in the halves while sure-and-steady Guy Spanton is joined again in the midfield by skipper Gair Currie who only came on from the bech last weekend.

Liam Slatem battles against Valley in round 4. Photo courtesy of HKRU.

With both teams desperate for the dub, this one could be a bruising stoush up at King's Park.

Kick off is 2:30pm with the Marauders featuring as the curtain raiser at 1pm and all other teams having a day off due to the RWC final.

Get along and support the teams.

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