2007 Hong Kong Sevens

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2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Countries36
ChampionsFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
  2006
2008  

The 2007 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held on 30 March until 1 April 2007 in Hong Kong at the 40,000 capacity Hong Kong Stadium. The event, the fifth leg of the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series, was won by Samoa.

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The Format

The Hong Kong Sevens is unique among the IRB Sevens events in several ways.

First, because 24 teams compete instead of the 16 that compete in all other series events, the Hong Kong Sevens is divided into six pools instead of the normal four.

Also because of the expanded number of teams, the points system for this tournament is also different. Most significantly, the winning team picks up 30 points instead of the normal 20, and the runner-up earns 24 points instead of the normal 16.

Finally, only three trophies are awarded instead of the four in a normal IRB Sevens event. The Shield is not awarded, leaving the Bowl, Plate, and Cup. Teams are assigned to the knockout tournaments for each trophy as follows:

Each of the top four seeds won an IRB Sevens World Series event in the 2006-07 season, with defending Hong Kong champions England out to capture a first Cup title of the season.

Ticket

The public ticket sale for the Hong Kong Sevens 2007 was held in December 2006 at the Hong Kong Stadium. Hong Kong residents enjoyed the opportunity to purchase tickets for the event with the launch of the HKRFU’s local ticket campaign in October 2006, tickets sold through Hong Kong rugby clubs and other rugby stakeholders, sponsors and long-term event patrons in Hong Kong. This most recent public sale marked the final opportunity for local spectators to secure their tickets for the event.

The tournament

Pool stages

Pool A

TeamPldWDLFATOTAL
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33009979
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 320184547
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 310261665
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3003281453
 Results
  • Fiji 45 - 0 Sri Lanka
  • Scotland 31 - 7 Portugal
  • Scotland 53 - 21 Sri Lanka
  • Fiji 28 - 7 Portugal
  • Portugal 47 - 7 Sri Lanka
  • Fiji 26 - 0 Scotland

Pool B

TeamPldWDLFATOTAL
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3300121129
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 320194557
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 310268645
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3003171693
 Results
  • South Africa 59 - 0 Chinese Taipei
  • Wales 7 - 33 Tonga
  • Wales 61 - 0 Chinese Taipei
  • South Africa 31 - 12 Tonga
  • Tonga 49 - 17 Chinese Taipei
  • South Africa 31 - 0 Wales

Pool C

TeamPldWDLFATOTAL
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3300144129
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 310245675
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310252925
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3102381085
 Results
  • Samoa 49 - 5 China
  • Canada 26 - 5 Japan
  • Canada 19 - 21 China
  • Samoa 54 - 7 Japan
  • Japan 40 - 12 China
  • Samoa 41 - 0 Canada

Pool D

TeamPldWDLFATOTAL
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3300145199
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 310236635
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 310233795
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 310227805
 Results
  • New Zealand 41 - 5 Italy
  • Kenya 14 - 10 Russia
  • Kenya 5 - 19 Italy
  • New Zealand 54 - 0 Russia
  • Russia 17 - 12 Italy
  • New Zealand 50 - 14 Kenya

Pool E

TeamPldWDLFATOTAL
Flag of England.svg  England 330095359
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320157457
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 310238695
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 300340813
 Results
  • England 38 - 7 Hong Kong
  • Argentina 24 - 14 Korea
  • Argentina 19 - 12 Hong Kong
  • England 38 - 14 Korea
  • Korea 12 - 19 Hong Kong
  • England 19 - 14 Argentina

Pool F

TeamPldWDLFATOTAL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 330062409
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320142257
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 310238455
Flag of France.svg  France 300331633
 Results
  • France 5 - 14 USA
  • Australia 19 - 12 Tunisia
  • Australia 15 - 14 USA
  • France 12 - 21 Tunisia
  • Tunisia 5 - 14 USA
  • France 14 - 28 Australia

Finals

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Match 37
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45
 
Match 49
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7
 
Match 38
 
Flag of France.svg  France 24
 
Flag of France.svg  France 36
 
Match 50
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
Match 39
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 21
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19
 
Match 50
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 10
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 38
 
Match 40
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 14
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Match 41
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19
 
Match 51
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 12
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19
 
Match 42
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 22
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20
 
Match 56
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26
 
Match 43
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21
 
Match 52
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10
 
Match 44
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 19
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 22
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Match 45
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28
 
Match 53
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 21
 
Match 46
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
Match 57
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 26
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 22
 
Match 47
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 27
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 26
 
Match 54
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 10
 
Match 48
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 7
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19
 

Round 5 table

Pos. Country Flag of Dubai.svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Overall
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 121216202484
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 162012121878
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 8420163078
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20161281874
5Flag of England.svg  England 121284844
6Flag of France.svg  France 64612028
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4204818
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0006814
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 08--412
10Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga --02810
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 404008
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 202037
13Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 06--06
14Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 004004
15Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ----11
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 000000
16Flag of the United States.svg  United States ---000
16Flag of Japan.svg  Japan ----00
16Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea ----00
16Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka ----00
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China ----00
16Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong ----00
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ----00
16  West Indies ---0-0
16Flag of Chile.svg  Chile ---0-0
16Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands --0--0
16Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea --0--0
16Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00---0
16Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda -0---0
16  Arabian Gulf 0----0

See also

Preceded by Hong Kong Sevens
2007
Succeeded by