2004 Hong Kong Sevens
# 2004 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2004 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between 26 and 28 March 2004. It was the 29th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and was the fifth tournament of the 2003–04 World Sevens Series. Twenty-four teams competed in the tournament and were separated into six groups of four with the top eight teams qualifying through to the cup tournament.

After winning all three of their group stage matches, England took out the Hong Kong title for the third year running, defeating Argentina in the cup final 22–12. The plate-final saw Scotland defeat France while the Cook Islands took home the bowl defeating Japan.

## Teams

Compared to other tournament of the series, the Hong Kong Sevens had 24 teams compete for the title instead of the regular sixteen teams that usually competed in a World Series event.

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Georgia
* Hong Kong
* Italy
* Japan
* Kenya
* Namibia
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* Singapore
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Thailand
* United States

## Format

The teams were drawn into six pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with three points awarded for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.

## Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 7 | 131 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 55 | –11 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 81 | –43 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 108 | –77 | 3 |

* 26 March 17:00

| New Zealand | 48–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 March 19:12

| United States | 10–5 | Italy |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 10:46

| Italy | 33–19 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 12:58

| New Zealand | 38–7 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 15:10

| United States | 27–12 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 17:22

| New Zealand | 52–0 | Italy |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 12 | 117 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 85 | –63 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 107 | –78 | 3 |

* 26 March 17:22

| England | 49–0 | China |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 March 19:34

| Scotland | 26–0 | Georgia |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 11:08

| Georgia | 22–17 | China |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 13:20

| England | 38–12 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 15:32

| Scotland | 36–12 | China |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 17:44

| England | 42–0 | Georgia |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 24 | 108 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 7 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 88 | –45 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 132 | –103 | 3 |

* 26 March 17:44

| South Africa | 63–0 | Thailand |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 March 19:56

| Kenya | 19–0 | Cook Islands |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 11:30

| Kenya | 38–5 | Thailand |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 13:42

| South Africa | 45–12 | Cook Islands |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 15:54

| Cook Islands | 31–24 | Thailand |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 18:06

| South Africa | 24–12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 12 | 75 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 14 | 64 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 64 | –43 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 108 | –96 | 3 |

* 26 March 18:06

| Fiji | 35–0 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 March 20:18

| Canada | 21–0 | Hong Kong |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 11:52

| Canada | 52–0 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 14:04

| Fiji | 31–0 | Hong Kong |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 16:16

| Hong Kong | 21–12 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 18:28

| Canada | 14–12 | Fiji |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

### Pool E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | 84 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 19 | 48 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 141 | –136 | 3 |

* 26 March 18:28

| Argentina | 48–0 | Singapore |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 March 20:40

| France | 19–7 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 12:14

| France | 48–0 | Singapore |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 14:26

| Argentina | 31–7 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 16:38

| South Korea | 45–5 | Singapore |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 18:50

| Argentina | 12–0 | France |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

### Pool F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 24 | 92 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 19 | 62 | 7 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 90 | –45 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 139 | –111 | 3 |

* 26 March 18:50

| Samoa | 38–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 26 March 21:02

| Australia | 31–12 | Namibia |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 12:36

| Australia | 68–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 14:48

| Samoa | 31–0 | Namibia |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 17:00

| Namibia | 33–28 | Chinese Taipei |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 27 March 19:12

| Australia | 19–12 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

## Knockout stage

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Cook Islands | 46 | | | |
| Cook Islands | 46 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Singapore | 0 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Singapore | 0 | Cook Islands | 21 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Cook Islands | 21 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Portugal | 5 | |
| Portugal | 26 | Portugal | 5 | |
| Portugal | 26 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| China | 12 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| China | 12 | | | | Cook Islands | 31 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Cook Islands | 31 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | Japan | 19 |
| Japan | 31 | | | | Japan | 19 |
| Japan | 31 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Thailand | 10 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Thailand | 10 | Japan | 26 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Japan | 26 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Georgia | 21 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 17 | Georgia | 21 | |
| Georgia | 19 | | | |

Source: HK Sevens

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| France | 31 | | | |
| France | 31 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Namibia | 5 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Namibia | 5 | France | 21 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | France | 21 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | South Korea | 7 | |
| South Korea | 14 | South Korea | 7 | |
| South Korea | 14 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| United States | 12 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| United States | 12 | | | | France | 22 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | France | 22 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| Scotland | 20 | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| Scotland | 20 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Italy | 17 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Italy | 17 | Scotland | 19 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Scotland | 19 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Kenya | 7 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | Kenya | 7 | |
| Kenya | 21 | | | |

Source: HK Sevens

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 27 | | | |
| New Zealand | 27 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Samoa | 5 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Samoa | 5 | New Zealand | 17 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | New Zealand | 17 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Argentina | 19 | |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 19 | |
| Argentina | 19 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Canada | 14 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Canada | 14 | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | England | 22 |
| South Africa | 17 | | | | England | 22 |
| South Africa | 17 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Australia | 5 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Australia | 5 | South Africa | 7 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | South Africa | 7 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | England | 15 | |
| Fiji | 12 | England | 15 | |
| England | 17 | | | |

Source: HK Sevens

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | England | 30 |
| | Argentina | 24 |
| | New Zealand | 18 |
| | South Africa | 18 |
| 5 | Australia | 8 |
| 5 | Canada | 8 |
| 5 | Fiji | 8 |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 |
| 9 | Scotland | 4 |
| 10 | France | 3 |
| 11 | Kenya | 2 |
| 11 | South Korea | 2 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 |
| 13 | Namibia | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 0 |
| 17 | Cook Islands | 1 |
| 18 | Japan | 0 |
| 19 | Georgia | 0 |
| 19 | Portugal | 0 |
| 21 | China | 0 |
| 21 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 21 | Singapore | 0 |
| 21 | Thailand | 0 |

Source: Rugby7.com

