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
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 135 12 +123 9 
United States
3 2 0 1 71 85 -14 7 
Tunisia
3 1 0 2 87 69 +18 5 
Chinese Taipei
3 0 0 3 27 154 -127 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 |  United States
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26 - 21 |  Tunisia
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| March 28, 2008 |  New Zealand
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50 - 5 |  Chinese Taipei
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| March 29, 2008 | United States
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38 - 17 | Chinese Taipei
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| March 29, 2008 | New Zealand
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38 - 0 | Tunisia
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| March 29, 2008 | Tunisia
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66 - 5 | Chinese Taipei
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| March 29, 2008 | New Zealand
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47 - 7 | United States
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Pool B
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England
3 3 0 0 78 24 +54 9 
Samoa
3 2 0 1 76 26 +50 7 
Canada
3 1 0 2 77 60 +17 5 
Sri Lanka
3 0 0 3 14 135 -121 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 |  Samoa
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35 - 7 |  Sri Lanka
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| March 28, 2008 |  England
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24 - 12 |  Canada
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| March 29, 2008 | England
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47 - 7 | Sri Lanka
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| March 29, 2008 | Samoa
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36 - 12 | Canada
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| March 29, 2008 | Canada
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53 - 0 | Sri Lanka
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| March 29, 2008 | Samoa
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5 - 7 | England
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Pool C
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 107 21 +86 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 66 24 +42 7 
Russia
3 1 0 2 24 93 -69 5 
Japan
3 0 0 3 24 83 -59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 |  South Africa
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40 - 7 |  Japan
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| March 28, 2008 |  Argentina
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33 - 0 |  Russia
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| March 29, 2008 | Argentina
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19 - 5 | Japan
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| March 29, 2008 | South Africa
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48 - 0 | Russia
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| March 29, 2008 | Russia
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24 - 12 | Japan
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| March 29, 2008 | South Africa
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19 - 14 | Argentina
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Pool D
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 99 21 +78 9 
Wales
3 2 0 1 68 20 +48 7 
Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 35 81 -46 5 
South Korea
3 0 0 3 17 97 -80 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 |  Fiji
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42 - 7 |  South Korea
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| March 28, 2008 |  Wales
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34 - 0 |  Zimbabwe
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| March 29, 2008 | Wales
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34 - 5 | South Korea
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| March 29, 2008 | Fiji
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42 - 14 | Zimbabwe
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| March 29, 2008 | Zimbabwe
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21 - 5 | South Korea
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| March 29, 2008 | Fiji
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15 - 0 | Wales
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Pool E
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Kenya
3 3 0 0 85 14 +71 9 
Portugal
3 1 0 2 57 55 +2 5 
Scotland
3 1 0 2 45 48 -3 5 
China
3 1 0 2 29 99 -70 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 |  Kenya
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47 - 0 |  China
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| March 28, 2008 |  Scotland
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26 - 10 |  Portugal
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| March 29, 2008 | Scotland
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12 - 19 | China
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| March 29, 2008 | Kenya
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19 - 7 | Portugal
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| March 29, 2008 | Portugal
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40 - 10 | China
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| March 29, 2008 | Kenya
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19 - 7 | Scotland
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Pool F
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Australia
3 3 0 0 58 39 +19 9 
France
3 1 1 1 54 45 +9 6 
Tonga
3 1 0 2 78 43 +35 5 
Hong Kong
3 0 1 2 38 101 -63 4
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 |  Australia
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24 - 12 |  Hong Kong
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| March 28, 2008 |  Tonga
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7 - 21 |  France
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| March 29, 2008 | Tonga
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56 - 5 | Hong Kong
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| March 29, 2008 | Australia
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17 - 12 | France
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| March 29, 2008 | France
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21 - 21 | Hong Kong
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| March 29, 2008 | Australia
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17 - 15 | Tonga
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Knockout
[edit]Bowl
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 35 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 19 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 5 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 10 | |||||||||
| Russia | 35 | |||||||||
Plate
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 26 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 36 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 34 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| March 30 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
Sponsors
[edit]The tournament's co-title sponsors were Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand land Hong Kong title". International Rugby Board. 2008-03-30. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-30.