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.

2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Countries36
Champions 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 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

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

Pool C

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 Samoa 3300144129
 Canada 310246675
 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

Pool D

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 New Zealand 3300146199
 Italy 310238635
 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

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

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

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Match 37
 
 
 Japan45
 
Match 49
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan7
 
Match 38
 
 France24
 
 France36
 
Match 50
 
 China7
 
 France7
 
Match 39
 
 Russia21
 
 Russia19
 
Match 50
 
 South Korea10
 
 Russia38
 
Match 40
 
 Kenya7
 
 Sri Lanka14
 
 
 Kenya26
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Match 41
 
 
 United States19
 
Match 51
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 United States19
 
Match 42
 
 Wales22
 
 Wales20
 
Match 56
 
 Italy7
 
 Wales26
 
Match 43
 
 Argentina19
 
 Canada21
 
Match 52
 
 Portugal22
 
 Portugal10
 
Match 44
 
 Argentina12
 
 Tunisia19
 
 
 Argentina22
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Match 45
 
 
 Fiji28
 
Match 53
 
 Scotland7
 
 Fiji21
 
Match 46
 
 New Zealand12
 
 England0
 
Match 57
 
 New Zealand26
 
 Fiji22
 
Match 47
 
 Samoa27
 
 Samoa26
 
Match 54
 
 Australia17
 
 Samoa10
 
Match 48
 
 South Africa0
 
 Tonga7
 
 
 South Africa19
 

Round 5 table

Pos. CountryOverall
1 Fiji121216202484
2 New Zealand162012121878
2 Samoa8420163078
4 South Africa20161281874
5 England121284844
6 France64612028
7 Australia4204818
8 Scotland0006814
9 Wales08--412
10 Tonga--02810
11 Canada404008
12 Argentina202037
13 Tunisia06--06
14 Kenya004004
15 Russia----11
16 Portugal000000
16 United States---000
16 Japan----00
16 South Korea----00
16 Sri Lanka----00
16 China----00
16 Hong Kong----00
16 Italy----00
16 West Indies---0-0
16 Chile---0-0
16 Cook Islands--0--0
16 Papua New Guinea--0--0
16 Zimbabwe00---0
16 Uganda-0---0
16 Arabian Gulf0----0

See also

Preceded by
2006 Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
2007
Succeeded by
2008 Hong Kong Sevens
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