2007 Hong Kong Sevens
# 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.

## 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 stages

**Pool A**

| Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Fiji 33009979  Scotland 320184547  Portugal 310261665  Sri Lanka 3003281453 | 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 |
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**Pool B**

| Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  South Africa 3300121129  Tonga 320194557  Wales 310268645  Chinese Taipei 3003171693 | 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 |
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**Pool C**

| Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Samoa 3300144129  Canada 310245675  Japan 310252925  China 3102381085 | 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 |
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**Pool D**

| Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  New Zealand 3300145199  Italy 310236635  Kenya 310233795  Russia 310227805 | 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 |
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**Pool E**

| Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  England 330095359  Argentina 320157457  Hong Kong 310238695  South Korea 300340813 | 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 |
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**Pool F**

| Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Australia 330062409  United States 320142257  Tunisia 310238455  France 300331633 | 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 |
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### Finals

**Bowl**

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

**Plate**

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

**Cup**

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