2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
# 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acts as a qualifier for the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4 April 2019 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Recreation Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for men.

## Continental qualifying

Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.

| Continental Sevens Championship | Dates | Venue(s) | Berths | Qualified |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series | 3 June– 16 July 2018 | Malemort, Kazan | 3 | Scotland Belgium Poland |
| 2018 Africa Women's Sevens | 16–17 September 2018 | Gaborone | 2 | Kenya Uganda |
| 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 23 September– 14 October 2018 | Hong Kong, Incheon, Colombo | 3 | Hong Kong Kazakhstan Japan |
| 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | 10–11 November 2018 | Suva | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2018 Torneo Valentín Martinez (Sudamérica) | 10–11 November 2018 | Montevideo | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
| 2018 RAN Women's Sevens | 25–26 November 2018 | Saint James | 1 | Mexico |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Format

12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

## Pool Stage

All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19 | +97 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 44 | +44 | 7 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 66 | –20 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 126 | –121 | 3 |

* 4 April 2019 10:00

| Belgium | 12–31 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Nairac 7'c Blondiau 8'm Con: D'Haeseleir (1/2) 7' | | Try: Smith (2) 0'm, 6'c Sergeant 3'c Lloyd (2) 10'c, 11'm Con: Nelson (3/5) 3', 7', 10' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
* 4 April 2019 10:22

| Japan | 54–0 | Mexico |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Nakamura (2) 1'c, 14'm Bogidraumainadave 3'c Okuroda 6'c Kurogi 7'c Tsutsumi 8'c Suzuki (2) 9'c, 11'c Con: Okuroda (7/8) 2', 4', 6', 7', 8', 10', 11' | | |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
* 4 April 2019 12:34

| Belgium | 34–0 | Mexico |
| - | - | - |
| Try: De Donder 5'm Lalli (2) 6'm, 8'm Nairac 12'c Pierson (2) 13'c, 14'm Con: D'Haeseleir (2/3) 12', 13' Stévins (0/3) | | |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
* 4 April 2019 12:56

| Japan | 27–19 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Hirano 4'm Bogidraumainadave 5'm Tsutsumi 9'm, 13'm Matsuda 11'c Con: Okuroda (1/5) 12' | | Try: Smith 1'c Lloyd 8'c Evans 14' Con: Nelson (2/2) 2', 9' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
* 4 April 2019 15:08

| Scotland | 38–5 | Mexico |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Lloyd (3) 1'c, 5'c, 9'm Evans 3'm Gaffney 7'c Grieve 11'c Con: Nelson (2/3) 2', 5' Sergeant (2/3) 8', 12' | | Try: Salomon 7'm Con: Rodriguez (0/1) |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
* 4 April 2019 15:30

| Japan | 35–0 | Belgium |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Bogidraumainadave 2'c Matsuda 4'c Suzuki (2) 8'c, 10'c Hirano 12'c Con: Okuroda (2/2) 2', 4' Hirano (3/3) 9', 10', 13' | | |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15 | +65 | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 63 | –18 | 5 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 82 | –77 | 3 |

* 4 April 2019 10:44

| Papua New Guinea | 22–14 | Hong Kong |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Rama 1'm Lavai 3'c Lagona 5'm Biyama 7'm Con: Lavai (1/4) 3' | | Try: Chong 9'c Kwong 12'c Con: S. Chan (2/2) 9', 12 |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
* 4 April 2019 11:06

| Kenya | 24–0 | Uganda |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Olando 2'm Okelo 4'c Lindo 8'c Okulu 10'm Con: Okulu (2/4) 4', 8' | | |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
* 4 April 2019 13:18

| Papua New Guinea | 32–0 | Uganda |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Lavai 0'm Lagona 5'm Rama 7'm Biyama 9'm Garesa 11'm Kaore 14'c Con: Lavai (1/1) 14' Lagona (0/5) | | |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
* 4 April 2019 13:40

| Kenya | 36–5 | Hong Kong |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Okulu (2) 1'm, 13'c Awino (2) 3'm, 7'm Atieno 7'c Olando 9'c Con: Awuor Owino (1/4) 7' Okulu (2/2) 10', 13' | | Try: Lucas 6'm Con: S. Chan (0/1) |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
* 4 April 2019 15:52

| Hong Kong | 26–5 | Uganda |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Chong 1'c Poon 3'm Penalty try 7' Li 9'c Con: Poon (2/3) 1', 10' | | Try: Lekuru 12'm Con: Mudoola (0/1) |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
* 4 April 2019 16:14

| Kenya | 20–10 | Papua New Guinea |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Chajira 1'm Awino 5'm Okelo (2) 7'm, 12'm Con: Okulu (0/3) Awuor Owino (0/1) | | Try: Lagona 2'm Kaore 7'm Con: Lavai (0/2) |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 5 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 62 | –2 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 48 | –5 | 5 |

* 4 April 2019 11:28

| Argentina | 12–17 | Kazakhstan |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Gonzalez 6'c Moreno 9'm Con: Gonzalez (1/2) 7' | | Try: Nurmatova 1'm Teryayeva 7'c Baktybayeva 14'm Con: Nurmatova (1/3) 8' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
* 4 April 2019 11:50

| Brazil | 14–12 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: B. Silva 3'c Costa 12'c Con: Kocchann (2/2) 4', 12' | | Try: Paszczyk 6'c Pamięta 9'm Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/2) 7' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
* 4 April 2019 14:02

| Argentina | 24–19 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Gonzalez 1'm Montero 4'c Moreno 5'm Pedrozo 13'c Con: Gonzalez (2/4) 4', 13' | | Try: Witkowska 7'c Paszczyk 8'c Klichowska 11'm Con: Jaszczyszyn (2/3) 7', 8' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
* 4 April 2019 14:24

| Brazil | 14–12 | Kazakhstan |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Zanellato 0'c B. Silva 10'c Con: Kocchann (2/2) 1', 10' | | Try: Nurmatova 6'c Baktybayeva 14' Con: Nurmatova (1/2) 6' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)
* 4 April 2019 16:36

| Kazakhstan | 10–12 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Yakovleva 10'm Bazyaruk 11'm Con: Nurmatova (0/2) | | Try: Klichowska (2) 3'm, 13'c Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/2) 14' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)
* 4 April 2019 16:58

| Brazil | 26–24 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Zanellato (2) 1'm, 7'c Campos 4'c L. Silva 7'c Con: Kocchann (3/4) 5', 7', 8' | | Try: Gonzalez 5'm Giraudo 9'c Montero 11'm Penalty try 14' Con: Gonzalez (1/3) 9' |

* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 April 2019 – 10:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 10:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Kenya | 17 | | | |
| Kenya | 17 | 5 April 2019 – 13:49 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 13:49 – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Argentina | 15 | 5 April 2019 – 13:49 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 13:49 – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Argentina | 15 | Kenya | 5 | |
| 5 April 2019 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | | Kenya | 5 | |
| 5 April 2019 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | Brazil | 17 | |
| Brazil | 21 | Brazil | 17 | |
| Brazil | 21 | | | | 5 April 2019 – 16:54 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 16:54 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | | | | 5 April 2019 – 16:54 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 16:54 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | | | | Brazil | 28 |
| 5 April 2019 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Brazil | 28 |
| 5 April 2019 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 36 | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 36 | 5 April 2019 – 14:11 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 14:11 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 5 April 2019 – 14:11 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 14:11 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | Scotland | 24 | | | |
| 5 April 2019 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | | Scotland | 24 | | | |
| 5 April 2019 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | 5 April 2019 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | Japan | 19 | |
| Japan | 27 | Japan | 19 | |
| Hong Kong | 7 | | | |

Matches :

Quarter-finals

5 April 2019 10:00Kenya 17–15 ArgentinaTry: Okelo 7'm Okulu 10'c Atieno 12'm Con: Owino (1/3) 11'Try: Padellaro 3'm Moreno 5'm Pedrozo 8'm Con: Gonzalez (0/3)Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

5 April 2019 10:22Brazil 21–5 KazakhstanTry: Kocchann 3'c Scatrut 5'c L. Silva 7'c Con: Kocchann (3/3) 3', 5', 7'Try: Yakovleva 14'm Con: Nurmatova (0/1)Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

5 April 2019 10:44Scotland 36–12 Papua New GuineaTry: Lloyd 0'c Nelson 3'm Thomson 7'c Gaffney 7'c Rollie (2) 10'm, 11'm Con: Nelson (3/6) 0', 7', 8'Try: Lagona 5'c Alois 13'm Con: Lagona (1/2) 6'Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)

5 April 2019 11:06Japan 27–7 Hong KongTry: Tsutsumi (2) 3'm, 5'm Hirano 7'm Kurogi 9'm Suzuki 12'c Con: Okuroda (1/5) 12'Try: Chong 7'c Con: Poon (1/1) 8'Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

Semi-finals

5 April 2019 13:49Kenya 5–17 BrazilTry: Okelo 4'm Con: Awino (0/1)Try: B. Silva (2) 1'm, 6'm Campos 8'c Con: Kocchann (1/3) 9'Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

5 April 2019 14:11Scotland 24–19 JapanTry: Gaffney 1'c Evans (2) 4'm, 8'c Rollie 10'c Con: Nelson (2/4) 8', 10'Try: Bogidraumainadave 2'c, 7'm Suzuki 13'c Con: Okuroda (1/2) 3' Hirano (1/1) 13'Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

World Series Qualifier Final

5 April 2019 16:54Brazil 28–19 ScotlandTry: Furtado 2'c B. Silva 5'c Costa 8'c L. Silva 10' Con: Kocchann (3/3) 3', 5', 9', 10'Try: Thomson 0'm Evans 6'c Lloyd 7'c Con: Nelson (2/3) 6', 7'Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States) :

