| 2005 Hong Kong Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | March |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Aotearoa Maori NZ |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  China |
| Runner-up |  Thailand |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 20 |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the eighth edition of the tournament. [lower-alpha 1] The Aotearoa Maori New Zealand team won the tournament after beating Australia in the Cup final. [1]
Eight teams competed in the competition.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aotearoa Maori New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 7 |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 12 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 93 |
 Singapore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 112 |
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 25 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 36 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 104 |
| Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| Aotearoa Maori NZ | 19 | |||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
| Aotearoa Maori NZ | 43 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Plate Final | ||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Bowl Final | |||||
| China | 22 | |||||
| Singapore | 10 | |||||
| China | 24 | |||||
| Thailand | 7 | |||||
| Thailand | 15 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 7 | |||||
| Shield Final | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 34 | |||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||
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