South Korea ensured the Asia Rugby Championship 2018 title race will go down to their final day meeting with Hong Kong after running out 67-12 winners in an entertaining match with Malaysia in Incheon on Saturday. The victory lifts South Korea back to the top of the standings with
South Korea ensured the Asia Rugby Championship 2018 title race will go down to their final day meeting with Hong Kong after running out 67-12 winners in an entertaining match with Malaysia in Incheon on Saturday.
The victory lifts South Korea back to the top of the standings with 10 points from three matches, one more than Hong Kong who still have two matches to play.
With the winner of the Top 3 facing the Cook Islands in a home-and-away Asia/Oceania play-off for the right to enter the Rugby World Cup 2019 global repechage tournament, South Korea knew victory was a must after losing to Hong Kong last weekend.
The Koreans got off to a flying start as Jang Seong Min returned to the starting XV and opened with two tries, before second-row Kim Ho Bum made the most of a lineout for a third and Kim Nam Uk added a fourth.
The home side scored a fifth try before half-time, this time Nam Uk regained possession inside his own half following an impressive attack from Malaysia and went the entire length of the field before offloading to full-back Lee Jae Bok.
