2008 Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in Hong Kong, was the fifth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and was won by New Zealand. The winners extended their all-time IRB Sevens record for consecutive match wins to 42 while claiming their fifth Cup win of the season and seventh in a row overall.[1]
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand3 3 0 0 135 12 +123 9 United States3 2 0 1 71 85 -14 7 Tunisia3 1 0 2 87 69 +18 5 Chinese Taipei3 0 0 3 27 154 -127 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
26 - 21 | ![]() |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
50 - 5 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
38 - 17 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
38 - 0 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
66 - 5 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
47 - 7 | ![]() |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England3 3 0 0 78 24 +54 9 Samoa3 2 0 1 76 26 +50 7 Canada3 1 0 2 77 60 +17 5 Sri Lanka3 0 0 3 14 135 -121 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
35 - 7 | ![]() |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
24 - 12 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
47 - 7 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
36 - 12 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
53 - 0 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
5 - 7 | ![]() |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa3 3 0 0 107 21 +86 9 Argentina3 2 0 1 66 24 +42 7 Russia3 1 0 2 24 93 -69 5 Japan3 0 0 3 24 83 -59 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
40 - 7 | ![]() |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
33 - 0 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
19 - 5 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
48 - 0 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
24 - 12 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
19 - 14 | ![]() |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji3 3 0 0 99 21 +78 9 Wales3 2 0 1 68 20 +48 7 Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 35 81 -46 5 South Korea3 0 0 3 17 97 -80 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
42 - 7 | ![]() |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
34 - 0 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
34 - 5 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
42 - 14 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
21 - 5 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
15 - 0 | ![]() |
Pool E
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Kenya3 3 0 0 85 14 +71 9 Portugal3 1 0 2 57 55 +2 5 Scotland3 1 0 2 45 48 -3 5 China3 1 0 2 29 99 -70 5
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
47 - 0 | ![]() |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
26 - 10 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
12 - 19 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
19 - 7 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
40 - 10 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
19 - 7 | ![]() |
Pool F
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Australia3 3 0 0 58 39 +19 9 France3 1 1 1 54 45 +9 6 Tonga3 1 0 2 78 43 +35 5 Hong Kong3 0 1 2 38 101 -63 4
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
24 - 12 | ![]() |
March 28, 2008 | ![]() |
7 - 21 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
56 - 5 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
17 - 12 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
21 - 21 | ![]() |
March 29, 2008 | ![]() |
17 - 15 | ![]() |
Knockout
Bowl
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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![]() | 35 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 35 | |||||||||
Plate
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 17 | |||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 17 | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 36 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||
![]() | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 34 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 17 | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
Sponsors
The tournament's co-title sponsors were Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse.
Notes and references
- "New Zealand land Hong Kong title". International Rugby Board. 2008-03-30. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
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