2007 Hong Kong Sevens

2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Countries 36
Champions  Samoa

The 2007 Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament held on 30 March till 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.

Contents

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 Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2007 was successfully 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

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

Finals

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

External links

Preceded by
2006 Hong Kong Sevens		 Hong Kong Sevens
2007		 Succeeded by
2008 Hong Kong Sevens