Hong Kong Women's Sevens

Rugby Union Sevens – a short form of the sport of rugby union – was first played in 1883, with the first (men's) internationals taking place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.

However, although the first Women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first Women's International Rugby Union Sevens tournaments were played, when the Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time under chairwoman Maria Allen and at the urging of USA 7s coach, Emil Signes.^[1]^[2] Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship. This reached its zenith with the first Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens will be included in the Olympics from 2016.

The following are details of all Hong Kong women's international tournaments played since 1997, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known.

NOTE: New Zealand Wild Ducks and Aotearoa Maori New Zealand. Prior to the early 2000s, the NZRFU would not condone or send any official team, but an invitation team made up largely of Black Ferns and upcoming talented players did go to the HKG 7s each year in the late nineties from the inception of the HKG tournament. This team was named the Wild Ducks. It had no official status whatsoever, and the matches it played cannot be considered official internationals. The first official NZ team took part in 2000 and 2001, but from 2002 onwards the NZRFU again declined to send a team, whereby interested women's rugby officials from the Bay of Plenty in particular received the union's blessing to send a Maori team "Aotearoa" to HKG. For the first couple of years this team was pretty much strictly Maori in its makeup. However, for the later tournaments Black Ferns and upcoming players of any ethnicity were selected. It is not an official team and its matches should not be considered internationals but it has the union's blessing to compete in international tournaments.^[3]

Past Champions

Year	Venue	Cup			Plate	Bowl
Year	Venue	Winner	Final Score	Runner-up	Winner	Winner
1997	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	43–0	United States	Australia	Netherlands
1999	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	29–0	United States	Samoa	N/A
2000	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	36–10	Australia	Kazakhstan	Japan
2001	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	22–10	United States	Australia	Hong Kong
2002	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	14–7	United States	Kazakhstan	Arabian Gulf
2003	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	27–0	England	Kazakhstan	Fiji
2004	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	10–0	Australia	Kazakhstan	United States
2005	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	19–12	Australia	United States	China
2006	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	19–12	Australia	United States	Netherlands
2007	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	10–0	Australia	United States	Kazakhstan
2008	Hong Kong Stadium	United States	21–7	Canada	France	China
2009	Hong Kong Stadium	Australia	24–7	China	Thailand	Papua New Guinea
2010	Hong Kong Stadium	Australia	28–0	China	Thailand	Japan
2011	Hong Kong Stadium	Canada	28–14	France	Netherlands	China
2012	Hong Kong Stadium	England	15–10	Australia	Spain	Brazil
2013	Hong Kong Stadium	Canada	29–0	Australia	South Africa	Ireland
2014	Hong Kong Stadium	Canada	24–0	France	Kazakhstan	Hong Kong
2015	Hong Kong Stadium	Canada	19–12	Japan	China	Papua New Guinea
2016	Hong Kong Stadium	South Africa VII	14–7	France VII	China	Kenya

1999

22–24 March 1999.^[4]

Group stages

POOL A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
New Zealand Wild Ducks	2	0	125	0	4
Japan	1	1	15	71	2
Russia	0	2	5	74	0

Japan 15–5 Russia
New Zealand Wild Ducks 66–0 Japan
New Zealand Wild Ducks 59–0 Russia

POOL B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
Australia	2	0	55	14	4
Samoa	1	1	48	17	2
Hong Kong	0	2	0	72	0

Samoa 34–0 Hong Kong
Australia 17–14 Samoa
Australia 38–0 Hong Kong

POOL C

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
USA	1	0	0	62	0	2
China	0	0	1	0	62	0

USA 62–0 China

POOL D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
England	2	0	82	0	4
Arabian Gulf	1	1	22	36	2
Singapore	0	2	0	68	0

Arabian Gulf 22–0 Singapore
England 36–0 Arabian Gulf
England 46–0 Singapore

Classification Stages

Plate Quarter Finals

Samoa 36–0 Russia
Singapore 12–0 China
Japan 15–5 Hong Kong

Plate Semi Finals

Samoa 31–5 Arabian Gulf
Japan 41–0 Singapore

Plate Final

Samoa 46–0 Japan

Cup Semi Finals

USA 24–5 England
New Zealand Wild Ducks 38–0 Australia

Cup Final

New Zealand Wild Ducks 29–0 USA

Additional Info

Fiji were meant to attend but did not – hence only two teams in Pool C

2000

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, 22–24 March 2000 ^[5]

Games involving Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Thailand also comprised 2000 the Asian Sevens championship.

Group stages

POOL A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
New Zealand	5	0	0	243	0	10
Samoa	4	0	1	125	60	8
Wales	2	1	2	101	75	5
Hong Kong	2	1	2	77	98	5
Thailand	1	0	4	17	171	2
Arabian Gulf	0	0	5	15	174	0

Samoa 31–0 Arabian Gulf
New Zealand 41–0 Wales
Hong Kong 31–0 Thailand (Asian Sevens)
Samoa 22–10 Wales
Thailand 17–10 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
New Zealand 62–0 Hong Kong
Wales 25–0 Thailand
New Zealand 38–0 Samoa
Hong Kong 22–5 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
New Zealand 52–0 Thailand
Samoa 19–12 Hong Kong
Wales 54–0 Arabian Gulf
Samoa 53–0 Thailand
Wales 12–12 Hong Kong
New Zealand 50–0 Arabian Gulf

POOL B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
Australia	4	1	0	152	24	9
USA	4	1	0	135	7	9
Netherlands	3	0	2	70	97	6
Kazakhstan	2	0	3	63	41	4
Japan	1	0	4	63	114	2
Singapore	0	0	5	12	212	0

Australia 56–0 Singapore
USA 29–0 Netherlands
Kazakhstan 19–5 Japan (Asian Sevens)
Australia 48–7 Netherlands
Kazakhstan 34–0 Singapore (Asian Sevens)
USA 35–0 Japan
Netherlands 10–5 Kazakhstan
USA 7–7 Australia
Japan 43–7 Singapore (Asian Sevens)
USA 14–0 Kazakhstan
Australia 29–5 Japan
Netherlands 29–5 Singapore
Australia 12–5 Kazakhstan
Netherlands 24–10 Japan
USA 50–0 Singapore

Classification Stages

BOWL

Semi Finals

Japan 46–0 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
Singapore 19–0 Thailand (Asian Sevens)

Final

Japan 55–7 Singapore (Asian Sevens 3rd/4th)

PLATE

Semi Finals

Kazakhstan 46–0 Hong Kong
Netherlands 12–7 Wales

Final

Kazakhstan 20–7 Netherlands

CUP

Semi Finals

Australia 26–10 Samoa
New Zealand 17–10 USA

Final

New Zealand 36–10 Australia

Asian Cup Final

Believed to be an additional match called an Asian Final, based on group standings.

Kazakhstan 41–0 Hong Kong

2001

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, 28–30 March 2001 (Source Hong Kong Union) Summarised

Group stages

POOL A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
New Zealand	4	0	176	0	8
Samoa	3	1	86	53	6
Sweden	2	2	53	94	4
Kazakhstan	1	3	49	89	2
Japan	0	4	14	142	0

New Zealand 31–0 Samoa
Sweden 29–0 Kazakhstan
Samoa 39–7 Japan
New Zealand 55–0 Sweden
Kazakhstan 39–0 Japan
Samoa 32–5 Sweden
New Zealand 45–0 Kazakhstan
Sweden 19–7 Japan
Samoa 15–10 Kazakhstan
New Zealand 45–0 Japan

POOL B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
USA	4	0	86	0	8
England	3	1	100	10	6
Australia	2	2	88	44	4
Netherlands	1	3	20	98	2
Hong Kong	0	4	0	142	0

USA 17–0 Australia
England 27–0 Netherlands
USA 33–0 Hong Kong
England 27–0 Australia
Netherlands 20–0 Hong Kong
USA 10–0 England
Australia 45–0 Netherlands
England 46–0 Hong Kong
USA 26–0 Netherlands
Australia 43–0 Hong Kong

POOL C – Asian Group

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
China	2	1	0	43	22	5
Singapore	2	0	1	14	30	4
Arabian Gulf	1	0	2	44	31	2
Thailand	0	1	2	15	34	1

Singapore 7–5 Thailand
Arabian Gulf 22–5 Thailand
Singapore 7–5 Arabian Gulf
China 19–17 Arabian Gulf
China 20–0 Singapore
China 5–5 Thailand

Classification Stages

Asian Quarter Finals

Hong Kong 17–0 Arabian Gulf
Kazakhstan 29–0 Thailand
Japan 10–0 Singapore

Plate Semi Finals

Australia 31–0 Sweden
Kazakhstan 24–0 Netherlands

Asian Semi Finals

Hong Kong 19–5 Japan
Kazakhstan 48–0 China

Cup Semi Finals

USA 10–0 Samoa
New Zealand 25–0 England

Asian 3rd Place

China 19–5 Japan

FINALS

Bowl Final

Hong Kong 25–12 Japan

Plate Final

Australia 41–12 Kazakhstan

Overall 3rd Place

Samoa 25–0 England

Asian Final

Kazakhstan 45–0 Hong Kong

Cup Final

New Zealand 22–0 USA

Additional Info

The tournament also incorporated an Asian Group with Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Japan also playing in the main competition. It is possible that the first matches for the Asian teams were knockout to see who would proceed into both the Asian Semi Finals and the main competition but this is not confirmed. If this is the case China did not play a knockout game but went on to win the Asian sub group and claim a place in the semi finals.

2002

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, 21–22 March 2002 (Source Hong Kong Union)

Group Matches

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand	3	0	140	0
Hong Kong	2	1	50	50
Arabian Gulf	1	2	24	78
Thailand	0	3	12	98

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 50–0 Thailand
Hong Kong 19–7 Arabian Gulf
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 43–0 Hong Kong
Arabian Gulf 0–47 Aotearoa Maori New Zealand
Hong Kong 31–0 Thailand
Thailand 12–17 Arabian Gulf

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
USA	3	0	78	10
Kazakhstan	2	1	70	12
China	1	2	10	61
Japan	0	3	5	80

USA 32–0 China
Kazakhstan 36–0 Japan
USA 12–10 Kazakhstan
Japan 0–34 USA
Kazakhstan 24–0 China
China 10–5 Japan

Classification Stages

Bowl Semi Final

Arabian Gulf 19–7 Japan
Thailand 0–5 China

Cup Semi Final

New Zealand 19–0 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong 0–15 USA

7th 8th

Japan 12–10 Thailand

Bowl Final

Arabian Gulf 22–5 China

Plate and Asian Championship Final

Hong Kong 0–55 Kazakhstan

Cup Final

New Zealand 14–7 USA

2003

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, 27–28 March 2003 (Source Hong Kong Union) Summarised

Participants: England, Aotearoa Maori New Zealand, USA, Fiji and 4 from the preceding Asian tournament.

Group Stages

POOL A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points	Note
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand	3	0	86	12	6	–
England	2	1	44	26	4	–
USA	1	2	38	27	2	–
Fiji	0	3	0	103	0	1st appearance since 1997

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 26–12 England
USA 38–0 Fiji
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 38–0 Fiji
England 5–0 USA
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 22–0 USA
England 27–0 Fiji

POOL B – Asian Qualifiers

Nation	Won	Lost	Points
Kazakhstan	3	0	6
Hong Kong	2	1	4
Arabian Gulf	1	2	2
Thailand	0	3	0

Classification Stages

Cup Quarter Finals

England 27–0 Arabian Gulf
Kazakhstan 27–5 Fiji
USA 29–0 Hong Kong
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 46–0 Thailand

Shield Semi Finals

Fiji 34–0 Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong 19–5 Thailand

Cup Semi Finals

England 19–5 Kazakhstan
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 17–5 USA

Shield Final

Arabian Gulf 24–5 Thailand (also reported as 24–7)

Bowl Final

Fiji 34–12 Hong Kong

Plate Final

Kazakhstan 14–7 USA (Kazakhstan, as highest placed Asian team, were declared Asian champions)

Cup Final

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 27–0 England

2004

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, March 2004 (Source Hong Kong Union)

Participants: Aotearoa Maori New Zealand, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA (with Macao and Hong Kong Barbarians as showcase teams)

Group Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand	4	0	143	5
Australia	3	1	118	14
Kazakhstan	2	2	65	47
Hong Kong	1	3	29	106
Thailand	0	4	7	190

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 14–5 Australia
Kazakhstan 24–0 Hong Kong
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 56–0 Thailand
Australia 12–0 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong 29–7 Thailand
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 35–0 Kazakhstan
Australia 64–0 Thailand
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 38–0 Hong Kong
Kazakhstan 41–0 Thailand
Australia 37–0 Hong Kong

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
USA	4	0	157	0
Japan	3	1	94	42
Singapore	2	2	27	102
Sri Lanka	1	3	19	71
China	0	4	7	89

USA 35–0 Japan
Sri Lanka 7–10 Singapore
China 0–36 USA
Japan 32–0 Sri Lanka
Singapore 10–7 China
USA 29–0 Sri Lanka
Japan 31–0 China
USA 57–0 Singapore
Sri Lanka 12–0 China
Japan 31–7 Singapore

Classification Stages

Macao v Hong Kong Barbarians (Exhibition – three games played)

4th and 5th placed teams

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Thailand	3	0	53	17
Hong Kong	2	1	58	5
Sri Lanka	1	2	34	63
China	0	3	17	77

Hong Kong 29–0 Sri Lanka
Thailand 26–5 China
Hong Kong 0–5 Thailand
Sri Lanka 22–12 China
Hong Kong 29–0 China
Sri Lanka 12–22 Thailand

1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams

Group A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand	2	0	91	0
Japan	1	1	19	38
Singapore	0	2	0	72

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 38–0 Japan
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 53–0 Singapore
Japan 19–0 Singapore

Group B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Australia	2	0	37	0
Kazakhstan	1	1	5	20
USA	0	2	0	22

USA 0–17 Australia
USA 0–5 Kazakhstan
Australia 20–0 Kazakhstan

Bowl Final

Singapore 0–68 USA

Plate Final

Japan 5–29 Kazakhstan

Cup Final

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 10–0 Australia

2005

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, March 2005 (Source Hong Kong Union)

Group Stages

Group A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand	3	0	0	98	7
USA	2	0	1	92	12
Hong Kong	0	1	2	17	93
Singapore	0	1	2	17	112

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 12–7 USA
Hong Kong 17–17 Singapore
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 38–0 Hong Kong
USA 47–0 Singapore
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 48–0 Singapore
USA 38–0 Hong Kong

Group B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Australia	3	0	0	86	0
Japan	1	1	1	43	25
China	1	1	1	24	36
Thailand	0	0	3	12	104

Australia 20–0 Japan
China 19–12 Thailand
Australia 19–0 China
Japan 38–0 Thailand
Australia 47–0 Thailand
Japan 5–5 China

Classification Stages

Bowl/Shield Semi Finals

Singapore 10–22 China
Hong Kong 7–15 Thailand

Cup/Plate Semi Finals

USA 5–10 Australia
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 43–0 Japan

Shield Final

Singapore 0–34 Hong Kong

Bowl Final

China 24–7 Thailand

Plate Final

USA 31–7 Japan

Cup Final

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 19–12 Australia

2006

Venue/Date: Hong Kong March 2006 (Source Hong Kong Union) Summarised (but with a number of missing games)

Group games

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 7–5 China
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 38–0 Japan U-23
China beat Japan U-23

Classification Stages

Cup Quarter Finals

Aotearoa Maori Zealand 45–0 Netherlands
Kazakhstan 14–12 China
Australia 63-? Thailand
USA 50-? Singapore

Vase Semi Finals

Japan U-23 5-? Hong Kong
Sri Lanka 5-? Guam

Bowl Semi Finals

Netherlands 14–7 China
Thailand 5–5 Singapore

Cup Semi Finals

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 25–7 Kazakhstan
Australia 15–0 USA

Spoon Final

Japan U-23 24–0 Guam

Vase Final

Hong Kong 26–5 Sri Lanka

Shield Final

China 50–0 Thailand

Bowl Final

Netherlands 36–0 Singapore

Plate Final

USA 31–0 Kazakhstan

Cup Final

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 19–12 Australia

2007

Date/Venue: Hong Kong, 29–30 March 2007 (Source Hong Kong Union)

Group stages

POOL A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand	2	0	85	0
Canada	1	1	38	21
Hong Kong	0	2	0	102

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 64–0 Hong Kong
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 21–0 Canada
Canada 38–0 Hong Kong

POOL B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Australia	2	0	38	5
Kazakhstan	1	1	29	14
Arabian Gulf	0	2	7	55

Australia 7–5 Kazakhstan
Australia 31–0 Arabian Gulf
Kazakhstan 24–7 Arabian Gulf

POOL C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
USA	2	0	60	0
Thailand	1	1	38	38
Papua New Guinea	0	2	0	60

USA 22–0 Papua New Guinea
USA 38–0 Thailand
Thailand 38–0 Papua New Guinea

POOL D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
China	2	0	57	0
Singapore	1	1	12	39
Japan U-23	0	2	7	37

China 32–0 Singapore
China 25–0 Japan U-23
Singapore 12–7 Japan U-23

Classification Stages

Cup Quarter Finals

Australia 49–0 Thailand
USA 12–5 Kazakhstan
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 51–0 Singapore
China 15–10 Canada

Vase Semi Finals

Hong Kong 12–5 Japan U-23
Arabian Gulf 17–0 Papua New Guinea

Bowl Semi Finals

Thailand 0–36 Kazakhstan
Singapore 0–47 Canada

Cup Semi Finals

USA 0–19 Australia
Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 38–0 China

Spoon Final

Japan U-23 31–0 Papua New Guinea

Vase Final

Hong Kong 12–14 Arabian Gulf

Shield Final

Thailand 24–0 Singapore

Bowl Final

Kazakhstan 21–19 Canada

Plate Final

USA 26–5 China

Final

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 10–0 Australia

2008

Played 27 and 28 March at Hong Kong (So Kon Po stadium, final at the International Stadium) (Source HK Rugby and South China Morning Post) (Summarised)

Pool A: USA, Netherlands (last took part in 2006), Hong Kong
Pool B: Kazakhstan (current Asian champs), Fiji (last took part in 2003), France (debut)
Pool C: China, Thailand, Japan
Pool D: Canada, Singapore, Arabian Gulf

New Zealand did not defend the tournament that they have never lost and Australia were also a noted absentee.
Pool games were followed by a range of classification games.
Fiji withdrew late on and Papua New Guinea stepped in avoiding the need for a "select" team (they took part in 2007)

Group Stages

POOL A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
USA	2	0	69	7
Netherlands	1	1	27	53
Hong Kong	0	2	17	53

USA 36–7 Netherlands
USA 33–0 Hong Kong
Netherlands 20–17 Hong Kong

POOL B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
France	2	0	46	7
Kazakhstan	1	1	29	17
Papua New Guinea	0	2	0	51

Kazakhstan 22–0 Papua New Guinea
France 17–7 Kazakhstan
France 29–0 Papua New Guinea

POOL C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
China	2	0	41	7
Japan	1	1	29	15
Thailand	0	2	0	48

China 26–0 Thailand
China 15–7 Japan
Japan 22–0 Thailand

POOL D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Canada	2	0	99	0
Arabian Gulf	1	1	38	43
Singapore	0	2	0	94

Canada 56–0 Singapore
Canada 43–0 Arabian Gulf
Arabian Gulf 38–0 Singapore

Classification Stages

Cup Quarter Finals

Canada 35–14 Netherlands

Kazakhstan 12–7 China

USA 45–0 Arabian Gulf

France 15–7 Japan

9th to 12th Semi Finals

Hong Kong 15–0 Singapore

Papua New Guinea 0–29 Thailand

Bowl (5th to 8th) Semi Finals

Netherlands 5–5 China (China win on try countback)

Arabian Gulf 0–10 Japan

Cup Semi Finals

Canada 26–0 Kazakhstan

USA 5–0 France

11th Place

Singapore 5–17 Papua New Guinea

9th Place

Hong Kong 15–7 Thailand

7th Place

Netherlands 19–0 Arabian Gulf

Bowl Final

China 17–7 Japan

Plate Final

France 24–0 Kazakhstan

Cup Final

USA 21–7 Canada

2009

27 March 2009 at Hong Kong.

Group Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
China	4	0	122	7
Thailand	3	1	87	36
Papua New Guinea	1	3	29	70
Japan U-23	1	3	25	81
Hong Kong	1	3	17	86

Thailand 12–0 Papua New Guinea
Hong Kong 5–15 Japan U-23
China 36–0 Papua New Guinea
Japan U-23 0–33 Thailand
Hong Kong 0–29 China
Japan U-23 10–22 Papua New Guinea
China 36–7 Thailand
Papua New Guinea 7–12 Hong Kong
China 21–0 Japan U-23
Thailand 35–0 Hong Kong

Pool B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Australia	4	0	0	177	0
Tunisia	3	0	1	59	60
Arabian Gulf	2	0	2	73	57
Singapore	0	1	3	24	108
Guam	0	1	3	19	127

Guam 7–26 Tunisia
Singapore 0–29 Arabian Gulf
Australia 29–0 Tunisia
Arabian Gulf 32–0 Guam
Singapore 0–53 Australia
Tunisia 19–12 Arabian Gulf
Australia 57–0 Guam
Tunisia 14–12 Singapore
Guam 12–12 Singapore
Australia 38–0 Arabian Gulf

Classification Games

9th place

Hong Kong 7–0 Guam

7th place

Japan U-23 7–0 Singapore

Bowl Final

Arabian Gulf 12–14 Papua New Guinea

Plate Final

Thailand 22–7 Tunisia

Cup Final

Australia 24–7 China

2010

26–27 March 2010 at Hong Kong.

Group Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
China	2	0	66	0
Malaysia	1	1	20	46
Papua New Guinea	0	2	0	40

Malaysia 20–0 Papua New Guinea
China 20–0 Papua New Guinea
Malaysia 0–46 China

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Aussie Amazons	2	0	119	0
Arabian Gulf	1	1	26	59
Singapore	0	2	17	85

Arabian Gulf 26–17 Singapore
Aussie Amazons 60–0 Singapore
Arabian Gulf 0–59 Aussie Amazons

Quarter-finals

China 38–5 Arabian Gulf
Malaysia 0–38 Aussie Amazons
Aotearoa Maori 47–0 Hong Kong
Thailand 14–17 Kazakhstan

Semi-finals

Aotearoa Maori 5–12 Aussie Amazons
Kazakhstan 7–14 China

Final

Aussie Amazons 26–0 China

Pool C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Thailand	2	0	41	19
Hong Kong	1	1	24	27
Japan U-23	0	2	12	31

Japan U-23 5–12 Hong Kong
Thailand 22–12 Hong Kong
Japan U-23 7–24 Thailand

Pool D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Aotearoa Maori	2	0	80	7
Kazakhstan	1	1	31	50
South African Tuks	0	2	12	78

Kazakhstan 24–12 South African Tuks
Aotearoa Maori 54–0 South African Tuks
Kazakhstan 7–26 Aotearoa Maori

Plate semi-finals

Thailand beat Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong 41–0 Malaysia

Plate final

Hong Kong 14–17 Thailand

Bowl semi-finals

Singapore beat South African Tuks
Japan U-23 14-0 Papua New Guinea

Bowl final

Japan U-23 35-7 Singapore

2011

25 March 2011 at Hong Kong.

Group Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
France	4	4	0	103	61
Netherlands	2	0	2	78	32
China	2	0	2	103	61
Hong Kong	2	0	2	96	76
Philippines	0	0	4	7	222

9th place

Philippines 10–24 Chinese Taipei

7th place

Hong Kong 5–22 Russia

Bowl final

China 31–5 Japan

Pool B

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Canada	4	4	0	103	61
United States	3	0	1	129	38
Japan	2	0	2	53	71
Russia	1	0	3	71	88
Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	0	203

Chinese Taipei 0–47 Russia
Japan 0–31 Canada
United States 31–5 Russia
Canada 64–0 Chinese Taipei
Japan 7–28 United States
Russia 7–40 Canada
United States 63–0 Chinese Taipei
Russia 12–17 Japan
Chinese Taipei 0–29 Japan
United States 7–26 Canada

Plate final

Netherlands 12–7 United States

Cup final

France 14–28 Canada

2012

IRB Women's Challenge Cup 23–24 March 2012 at Hong Kong.

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Canada	2	0	69	5
Russia	1	1	34	24
Brazil	0	2	0	74

Canada 45–0 Brazil
Brazil 0–29 Russia
Canada 24–5 Russia

Pool C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Australia	2	0	80	21
Netherlands	1	1	40	33
Hong Kong	0	2	5	71

Bowl semi-finals (9th/12th)

Hong Kong 22–0 Tunisia
Brazil 14–12 Japan

11th/12th

Japan 33–0 Tunisia

Bowl final (9th/10th)

Brazil 19–7 Hong Kong

Plate semi finals (5th/8th)

China 21–12 Russia
Netherlands 0–14 Spain

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
England	2	0	69	7
China	1	1	42	36
Japan	0	2	5	73

England 31–7 China
China 35–5 Japan
England 38–0 Japan

Pool D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
United States	2	0	28	5
Spain	1	1	50	8
Tunisia	0	2	0	65

7th/8th place

Russia 5 – 0 Netherlands

Plate final (5th/6th)

China 7–12 Spain

Cup semi finals (1st/4th)

Canada 12–22 England
Australia 33–0 United States

Cup final

Australia 10–15 England

2013

22 March 2013 at Hong Kong.

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Australia	2	0	61	12
Kazakhstan	1	1	52	24
International Select	0	2	5	82

Australia 42–0 International Select
Kazakhstan 40–5 International Select
Australia 19–12 Kazakhstan

Pool C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
France	2	0	43	14
South Africa	1	1	26	21
Ireland	0	2	21	38

Bowl semi-finals (9th/12th)

International Select 36–10 Singapore
Hong Kong 5–33 Ireland

11th/12th

Singapore 5–40 Hong Kong

Bowl final (9th/10th)

International Select 0–28 Ireland

Plate semi finals (5th/8th)

Kazakhstan 17–15 China
Japan 5–26 South Africa

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Canada	2	0	87	0
Japan	1	1	24	59
Hong Kong	0	2	5	57

Hong Kong 0–33 Canada
Hong Kong 5–24 Japan
Canada 54–0 Japan

Pool D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Netherlands	2	0	97	10
China	1	1	60	31
Singapore	0	2	0	116

7th/8th place

China 14–5 Japan

Plate final (5th/6th)

Kazakhstan 5–26 South Africa

Cup semi finals (1st/4th)

Australia 17–5 Netherlands
Canada 21–0 France

3rd place

Netherlands 14–0 France

Cup final

Australia 0–29 Canada

2014

28 March 2014 at Hong Kong.

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Canada	2	0	52	5
Kazakhstan	1	1	12	40
Hong Kong	0	2	12	31

Hong Kong 5 : 19 Canada
Kazakhstan 12 : 7 Hong Kong
Canada 33 : 0 Kazakhstan

Pool C

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
France	1	1	0	54	19
China	1	1	0	43	26
Kenya	0	0	2	7	59

France 35: 0 Kenya
China 24 : 7 Kenya
France 19 : 19 China

Bowl semi-finals (9th/12th)

Hong Kong 50 : 0 Singapore
Kenya 12 : 5 Papua New Guinea

11th/12th

Singapore 5 : 22 Papua New Guinea

Bowl final (9th/10th)

Hong Kong 33 : 7 Kenya

Plate semi finals (5th/8th)

Kazakhstan 24 : 14 Ireland
China 19 : 12 Brazil

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
South Africa	2	0	48	7
Brazil	1	1	26	19
Papua New Guinea	0	2	0	48

Brazil 19 : 0 Papua New Guinea
South Africa 29 : 0 Papua New Guinea
Brazil 7 : South Africa 19

Pool D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Japan	2	0	58	12
Ireland	1	1	43	27
Singapore	0	2	7	67

Ireland 31 : 0 Singapore
Japan 36 : 7 Singapore
Ireland 12 : 27 Japan

7th/8th place

Ireland 7 : 20 Brazil

Plate final (5th/6th)

Kazakhstan 12 : 7 China

Cup semi finals (1st/4th)

Canada 38 : 0 Japan
France 19 : 5 South Africa

3rd place

Japan 10 : 28 South Africa

Cup final

Canada 24 : France 0

2015

26–27 March 2015 at Hong Kong.

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Canada	3	0	139	0
Samoa	2	1	51	43
Argentina	1	2	54	59
Mexico	0	3	0	135

Canada 31-7 Samoa
Argentina 42-0 Mexico
Canada 66-0 Mexico
Argentina 12-17 Samoa
Samoa 27-0 Mexico
Canada 42-0 Argentina

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Hong Kong	3	0	89	19
Kazakhstan	2	1	60	31
China	1	2	38	69
Singapore	0	3	17	88

China 7-26 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong 41-0 Singapore
China 17-12 Singapore
Hong Kong 17-5 Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan 29-7 Singapore
Hong Kong 31-14 China

Bowl semi-finals (9th/12th)

Tunisia 32-0 Mexico
Singapore 0-29 Papua New Guinea

11th/12th

Mexico 0-12 Singapore

Bowl final (9th/10th)

Papua New Guinea 12-0 Tunisia

Pool C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Japan	3	0	95	19
Netherlands	2	1	67	36
Tunisia	1	2	31	66
Papua New Guinea	0	3	19	91

Japan 43-7 Papua New Guinea
Netherlands 33-5 Tunisia
Japan 33-0 Tunisia
Netherlands 22-12 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 0-26 Tunisia
Japan 19-12 Netherlands

Quarter-finals

Canada 24-7 China
Netherlands 31-0 Kazakhstan
Japan 43-5 Argentina
Hong Kong 25-0 Samoa

Plate semi-finals

China 26-5 Kazakhstan
Argentina 17-19 Samoa

7th Place

Kazakhstan 19-5 Argentina

Final: (5th place)

China 19-0 Samoa

Cup Semi-finals

Canada 17-12 Netherlands
Hong Kong 5-10 Japan

Third Place

Hong Kong 7-14 Netherlands

Cup Final

Canada 19-12 Japan

2016

8-9 March 2016 at Hong Kong.

Group Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
France	3	1	88	29
South Africa	3	1	53	22
Kazakhstan	2	2	58	41
China	2	2	36	56
Kenya	0	4	22	99

South Africa Select 32 - 0 Kenya
Kazakhstan 5 - 10 China
France Development 22 - 5 Kenya
South Africa Select 7 - 17 Kazakhstan
France Development 39 - 7 China
Kazakhstan 26 - 12 Kenya
South Africa Select 7 - 0 China
France Development 12 - 10 Kazakhstan
China 19 - 5 Kenya
France Development 5 - 7 South Africa Select

Semi-finals

France Development 5-0 Hong Kong
South Africa Select 19-10 Japan

3rd/4th

Hong Kong 5-10 Japan

Cup final

France Development 7-14 South Africa Select

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Japan	3	1	120	21
Hong Kong	3	1	90	17
Argentina	2	2	59	74
Thailand	2	2	50	70
Sri Lanka	0	4	17	140

Hong Kong 45 - 0 Sri Lanka
Argentina 19 - 12 Thailand
Japan 41 - 0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 7 - 10 Argentina
Japan 22 - 7 Thailand
Argentina 30 - 5 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 24 - 0 Thailand
Japan 50 - 0 Argentina
Thailand 24 - 12 Sri Lanka
Japan 7 - 14 Hong Kong

Bowl Final 9th/10th Place

Kenya 29 - 0 Sri Lanka

Plate Semi-finals

Kazakhstan 12 - 5 Thailand
China 28 - 10 Argentina

7th/8th

Thailand 0-17 Argentina

Plate final (5th/6th)

Kazakhstan 5-7 China

Notes and references

↑ Faure, Kevin (April 30, 1996). "HK to host women's world sevens". Eastern Express.
↑ Signes, Emil. "Boys and Girls Together: A Prehistory of International Women’s Sevens and how it may have led to rugby in the Olympics my perspective". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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↑ Source Hong Kong Union
↑ Source Hong Kong Union and English Peoples Daily

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