2004 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2004 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between 26–28 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.
| 2004 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens V | |
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 26–28 March 2004 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2003 2006 → | |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 7 | 131 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 55 | –11 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 81 | –43 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 108 | –77 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 12 | 117 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 85 | –63 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 107 | –78 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 24 | 108 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 88 | –45 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 132 | –103 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 12 | 75 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 14 | 64 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 64 | –45 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 108 | –96 | 3 |
Pool E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | 84 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 19 | 48 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 141 | –136 | 3 |
Pool F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 24 | 92 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 19 | 62 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 90 | –45 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 139 | –121 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 46 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
Source: HK Sevens
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
Source: HK Sevens
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
Source: HK Sevens
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
| 30 |
 |
| 24 |
 |
| 18 |
| 18 | |
| 5 | | 8 |
| 8 | |
| 8 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | | 4 |
| 10 | | 3 |
| 11 | | 2 |
| 2 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 17 | | 1 |
| 18 | | 0 |
| 19 | | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 21 | | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References
- "England claim Hong Kong hat trick". International Rugby Union. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Format". Archived from the original on 8 June 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
| IRB Sevens V | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2004 USA Sevens |
2004 Hong Kong Sevens | Succeeded by 2004 Singapore Sevens |
| Hong Kong Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2003 Hong Kong Sevens |
2004 Hong Kong Sevens | Succeeded by 2006 Hong Kong Sevens |