Guangzhou, Shenzhen Rugby Teams Hit the Road for Playoff Action

This Saturday the Shenzhen Dragons and Guangzhou Rams will pack their bags and head west for a pair of Sino 15s rugby playoff tests.

The Dragons are looking for a win against the Kunming Flying Tigers to keep their season alive and perhaps earn a spot in the Sino 15s third-place game.

Just last weekend Shenzhen stunned Guangzhou in the finals of the Shenzhen Rugby Sevens tournament, winning a close game 14-12. Shenzhen will be looking to carry that momentum into their game in Kunming.

Will Thomson, Rams Flanker, watches as the ball is cleared from a ruck during the Shenzhen 7s Finals

The Rams, undefeated in conference play, are looking to off the Chengdu Pandas. A win gives them a chance to exact revenge on Shanghai in what could be a rematch of the 2016 Sino 15s finals.

Shanghai will also take to the pitch this Saturday and compete against a talented Beijing team to determine who will play Chengdu or Guangzhou in the finals.

Win or lose, both teams will undoubtedly put the ledgers of bars in the Sichan and Yunnan provinces far in the black as they collaborate with their host teams to rain down levels of mayhem not seen in that part of China since the Warring States period in the 5th century BC.