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 | United States |
26 - 21 | Tunisia |
| March 28, 2008 | New Zealand |
50 - 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | United States |
38 - 17 | Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | New Zealand |
38 - 0 | Tunisia |
| March 29, 2008 | Tunisia |
66 - 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | New Zealand |
47 - 7 | United States |
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 | Samoa |
35 - 7 | Sri Lanka |
| March 28, 2008 | England |
24 - 12 | Canada |
| March 29, 2008 | England |
47 - 7 | Sri Lanka |
| March 29, 2008 | Samoa |
36 - 12 | Canada |
| March 29, 2008 | Canada |
53 - 0 | Sri Lanka |
| March 29, 2008 | Samoa |
5 - 7 | England |
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 | South Africa |
40 - 7 | Japan |
| March 28, 2008 | Argentina |
33 - 0 | Russia |
| March 29, 2008 | Argentina |
19 - 5 | Japan |
| March 29, 2008 | South Africa |
48 - 0 | Russia |
| March 29, 2008 | Russia |
24 - 12 | Japan |
| March 29, 2008 | South Africa |
19 - 14 | Argentina |
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 | Fiji |
42 - 7 | South Korea |
| March 28, 2008 | Wales |
34 - 0 | Zimbabwe |
| March 29, 2008 | Wales |
34 - 5 | South Korea |
| March 29, 2008 | Fiji |
42 - 14 | Zimbabwe |
| March 29, 2008 | Zimbabwe |
21 - 5 | South Korea |
| March 29, 2008 | Fiji |
15 - 0 | Wales |
Pool E
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Kenya3 3 0 0 85 14 +71 9 
Scotland3 1 0 2 45 38 +7 5 
Portugal3 1 0 2 47 55 -8 5 
China3 1 0 2 29 99 -70 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | Kenya |
47 - 0 | China |
| March 28, 2008 | Scotland |
26 - 0 | Portugal |
| March 29, 2008 | Scotland |
12 - 19 | China |
| March 29, 2008 | Kenya |
19 - 7 | Portugal |
| March 29, 2008 | Portugal |
40 - 10 | China |
| March 29, 2008 | Kenya |
19 - 7 | Scotland |
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 | Australia |
24 - 12 | Hong Kong |
| March 28, 2008 | Tonga |
7 - 21 | France |
| March 29, 2008 | Tonga |
56 - 5 | Hong Kong |
| March 29, 2008 | Australia |
17 - 12 | France |
| March 29, 2008 | France |
21 - 21 | Hong Kong |
| March 29, 2008 | Australia |
17 - 15 | Tonga |
Knockout
Bowl
| 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
| 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
| 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
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.
External links
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