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2007 Hong Kong Sevens
2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Countries	36
Champions	Samoa
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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.

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 stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
Fiji	3	3	0	99	7	9
Scotland	3	2	1	84	54	7
Portugal	3	1	2	61	66	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	28	145	3

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	L	F	A	TOTAL
South Africa	3	3	0	121	12	9
Tonga	3	2	1	94	55	7
Wales	3	1	2	68	64	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	17	169	3

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	L	F	A	TOTAL
Samoa	3	3	0	144	12	9
Canada	3	1	2	45	67	5
Japan	3	1	2	52	92	5
China	3	1	2	38	108	5

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	L	F	A	TOTAL
New Zealand	3	3	0	145	19	9
Italy	3	1	2	36	63	5
Kenya	3	1	2	33	79	5
Russia	3	1	2	27	80	5

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	L	F	A	TOTAL
England	3	3	0	95	35	9
Argentina	3	2	1	57	45	7
Hong Kong	3	1	2	38	69	5
South Korea	3	0	3	40	81	3

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	L	F	A	TOTAL
Australia	3	3	0	62	40	9
United States	3	2	1	42	25	7
Tunisia	3	1	2	38	45	5
France	3	0	3	31	63	3

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

Finals

Bowl

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Match 37

Japan	45
		Match 49
Chinese Taipei	0
		Japan	7
Match 38
		France	24
France	36
				Match 50
China	7
				France	7
Match 39
				Russia	21
Russia	19
		Match 50
South Korea	10
		Russia	38
Match 40
		Kenya	7
Sri Lanka	14

Kenya	26

Plate

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Match 41

United States	19
		Match 51
Hong Kong	12
		United States	19
Match 42
		Wales	22
Wales	20
				Match 56
Italy	7
				Wales	26
Match 43
				Argentina	19
Canada	21
		Match 52
Portugal	22
		Portugal	10
Match 44
		Argentina	12
Tunisia	19

Argentina	22

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Match 45

Fiji	28
		Match 53
Scotland	7
		Fiji	21
Match 46
		New Zealand	12
England	0
				Match 57
New Zealand	26
				Fiji	22
Match 47
				Samoa	27
Samoa	26
		Match 54
Australia	17
		Samoa	10
Match 48
		South Africa	0
Tonga	7

South Africa	19

Round 5 table

Pos.	Country						Overall
1	Fiji	12	12	16	20	24	84
2	New Zealand	16	20	12	12	18	78
2	Samoa	8	4	20	16	30	78
4	South Africa	20	16	12	8	18	74
5	England	12	12	8	4	8	44
6	France	6	4	6	12	0	28
7	Australia	4	2	0	4	8	18
8	Scotland	0	0	0	6	8	14
9	Wales	0	8	-	-	4	12
10	Tonga	-	-	0	2	8	10
11	Canada	4	0	4	0	0	8
12	Argentina	2	0	2	0	3	7
13	Tunisia	0	6	-	-	0	6
14	Kenya	0	0	4	0	0	4
15	Russia	-	-	-	-	1	1
16	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	United States	-	-	-	0	0	0
16	Japan	-	-	-	-	0	0
16	South Korea	-	-	-	-	0	0
16	Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	0	0
16	China	-	-	-	-	0	0
16	Hong Kong	-	-	-	-	0	0
16	Italy	-	-	-	-	0	0
16	West Indies	-	-	-	0	-	0
16	Chile	-	-	-	0	-	0
16	Cook Islands	-	-	0	-	-	0
16	Papua New Guinea	-	-	0	-	-	0
16	Zimbabwe	0	0	-	-	-	0
16	Uganda	-	0	-	-	-	0
16	Arabian Gulf	0	-	-	-	-	0