2008 Hong Kong Sevens
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Template:Short description 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 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 3 0 0 135 12 +123 9 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 2 0 1 71 85 -14 7 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 3 1 0 2 87 69 +18 5 File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 27 154 -127 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 26 - 21 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 50 - 5 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 38 - 17 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 38 - 0 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 66 - 5 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 47 - 7 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of England.svg England 3 3 0 0 78 24 +54 9 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 3 2 0 1 76 26 +50 7 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 1 0 2 77 60 +17 5 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 14 135 -121 3
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 35 - 7 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 24 - 12 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 47 - 7 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 36 - 12 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 53 - 0 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 5 - 7 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 3 0 0 107 21 +86 9 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 2 0 1 66 24 +42 7 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3 1 0 2 24 93 -69 5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 0 3 24 83 -59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 40 - 7 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 33 - 0 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 19 - 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 48 - 0 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 24 - 12 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 19 - 14 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 3 3 0 0 99 21 +78 9 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 2 0 1 68 20 +48 7 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 35 81 -46 5 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 0 0 3 17 97 -80 3
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 42 - 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 34 - 0 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 34 - 5 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 42 - 14 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 21 - 5 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 15 - 0 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
Pool E
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 3 0 0 85 14 +71 9 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 1 0 2 57 55 +2 5 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 1 0 2 45 48 -3 5 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3 1 0 2 29 99 -70 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 47 - 0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 26 - 10 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 12 - 19 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 19 - 7 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 40 - 10 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 19 - 7 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
Pool F
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 3 0 0 58 39 +19 9 File:Flag of France.svg France 3 1 1 1 54 45 +9 6 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 3 1 0 2 78 43 +35 5 File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 38 101 -63 4
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 24 - 12 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| March 28, 2008 | File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | 7 - 21 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | 56 - 5 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 17 - 12 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 21 - 21 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| March 29, 2008 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 17 - 15 | File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga |
Knockout
Bowl
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Plate
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Cup
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Sponsors
The tournament's co-title sponsors were Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse.
Notes and references
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