The Thailand national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s. [1]
Group B matches -
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 5 |
 Thailand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 45 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 68 |
December 7
| Japan | 40 – 0 | Hong Kong |
| Japan | 33 – 5 | Thailand |
| Thailand | 28 – 12 | Hong Kong |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 8 | ||||||
 South Korea | 28 | |||||
| December 8 | ||||||
| Thailand | 10 | |||||
| South Korea | 29 | |||||
| December 8 | ||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 8 | ||||||
| Thailand | 19 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
Group A matches -
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 24 |
| Thailand | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 47 |
 Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 89 |
 Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 74 |
September 30
| South Korea | 31 – 5 | Malaysia |
| Thailand | 26 – 7 | Sri Lanka |
| Malaysia | 5 – 24 | Thailand |
| South Korea | 49 – 7 | Sri Lanka |
| South Korea | 35 – 12 | Thailand |
| Malaysia | 14 – 19 | Sri Lanka |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| South Korea | 33 | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| Thailand | 17 | |||||
The Hong Kong Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held annually in Hong Kong on a weekend in late March or early April. Considered the premier tournament on the World Rugby Sevens Series competition, the Hong Kong Sevens is currently the seventh tournament on the World Series calendar. The tournament spans three days, beginning on a Friday and concluding on Sunday. The tournament is organised each year by the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 respectively. The latest Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is being held on Friday 5 April, Saturday 6 April, Sunday 7 April 2024.
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