2007 Hong Kong Sevens

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.

2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Countries	36
Champions	Samoa

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:

• Cup — The six pool winners, plus the two top-rated second-place teams
• Plate — The four remaining second-place teams, plus the four top-rated third-place teams
• Bowl — The eight remaining teams

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 A

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Fiji 3 3 0 0 99 7 9  Scotland 3 2 0 1 84 54 7  Portugal 3 1 0 2 61 66 5  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 28 145 3

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

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  South Africa 3 3 0 0 121 12 9  Tonga 3 2 0 1 94 55 7  Wales 3 1 0 2 68 64 5  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 17 169 3

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

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Samoa 3 3 0 0 144 12 9  Canada 3 1 0 2 46 67 5  Japan 3 1 0 2 52 92 5  China 3 1 0 2 38 108 5

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

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 146 19 9  Italy 3 1 0 2 38 63 5  Kenya 3 1 0 2 33 79 5  Russia 3 1 0 2 27 80 5

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

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  England 3 3 0 0 95 35 9  Argentina 3 2 0 1 57 45 7  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 38 69 5  South Korea 3 0 0 3 40 81 3

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

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Australia 3 3 0 0 62 40 9  United States 3 2 0 1 42 25 7  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 38 45 5  France 3 0 0 3 31 63 3

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

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Match 37
	Japan	45
					Match 49
	Chinese Taipei	0
					Japan	7
	Match 38
					France	24
	France	36
									Match 50
	China	7
									France	7
	Match 39
									Russia	21
	Russia	19
					Match 50
	South Korea	10
					Russia	38
	Match 40
					Kenya	7
	Sri Lanka	14
	Kenya	26

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Match 41
	United States	19
					Match 51
	Hong Kong	12
					United States	19
	Match 42
					Wales	22
	Wales	20
									Match 56
	Italy	7
									Wales	26
	Match 43
									Argentina	19
	Canada	21
					Match 52
	Portugal	22
					Portugal	10
	Match 44
					Argentina	12
	Tunisia	19
	Argentina	22

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Match 45
	Fiji	28
					Match 53
	Scotland	7
					Fiji	21
	Match 46
					New Zealand	12
	England	0
									Match 57
	New Zealand	26
									Fiji	22
	Match 47
									Samoa	27
	Samoa	26
					Match 54
	Australia	17
					Samoa	10
	Match 48
					South Africa	0
	Tonga	7
	South Africa	19

Round 5 table

Pos.	Country									Overall
1	Fiji	12	12	16	20	24				84
2	New Zealand	16	20	12	12	18				78
2	Samoa	8	4	20	16	30				78
4	South Africa	20	16	12	8	18				74
5	England	12	12	8	4	8				44
6	France	6	4	6	12	0				28
7	Australia	4	2	0	4	8				18
8	Scotland	0	0	0	6	8				14
9	Wales	0	8	-	-	4				12
10	Tonga	-	-	0	2	8				10
11	Canada	4	0	4	0	0				8
12	Argentina	2	0	2	0	3				7
13	Tunisia	0	6	-	-	0				6
14	Kenya	0	0	4	0	0				4
15	Russia	-	-	-	-	1				1
16	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0				0
16	United States	-	-	-	0	0				0
16	Japan	-	-	-	-	0				0
16	South Korea	-	-	-	-	0				0
16	Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	0				0
16	China	-	-	-	-	0				0
16	Hong Kong	-	-	-	-	0				0
16	Italy	-	-	-	-	0				0
16	West Indies	-	-	-	0	-				0
16	Chile	-	-	-	0	-				0
16	Cook Islands	-	-	0	-	-				0
16	Papua New Guinea	-	-	0	-	-				0
16	Zimbabwe	0	0	-	-	-				0
16	Uganda	-	0	-	-	-				0
16	Arabian Gulf	0	-	-	-	-				0

See also

• Hong Kong Sevens
• IRB Sevens World Series

External links

• Hong Kong Sevens Profile on UR7s.com
• Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Coverage
• History of the Hong Kong Sevens