The Hong Kong Sevens, referred to as the Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens for sponsorship reasons is the 5th stop on the IRB Sevens World Series. The 2009 event was played between the 27–29 March, and was won by Fiji. Unlike the 7 other tournaments, Hong Kong contains 24 teams to compete.
Teams edit
Pool Stages edit
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 108 19 +89 9 
France
3 2 0 1 53 36 +17 7 
South Korea
3 1 0 2 47 63 -16 5 
Uruguay
3 0 0 3 15 105 -90 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 |  South Africa
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29 - 7 |  South Korea
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| 2009-03-27 |  France
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17 - 5 |  Uruguay
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| 2009-03-28 | France
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24 - 5 | South Korea
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| 2009-03-28 | South Africa
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53 - 0 | Uruguay
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| 2009-03-28 | Uruguay
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10 - 35 | South Korea
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| 2009-03-28 | South Africa
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26 - 12 | France
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Pool B edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England
3 3 0 0 130 19 +111 9 
Wales
3 2 0 1 52 48 +4 7 
Japan
3 1 0 2 26 81 -55 5 
China
3 0 0 3 34 94 -60 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 |  England
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54 - 0 |  China
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| 2009-03-27 |  Wales
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14 - 5 |  Japan
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| 2009-03-28 | Wales
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19 - 17 | China
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| 2009-03-28 | England
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50 - 0 | Japan
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| 2009-03-28 | Japan
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21 - 17 | China
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| 2009-03-28 | England
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26 - 19 | Wales
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Pool C edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 128 5 +123 9 
Australia
3 2 0 1 94 34 +60 7 
Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 38 99 -61 5 
Sri Lanka
3 0 0 3 26 148 -122 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 |  New Zealand
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59 - 0 |  Sri Lanka
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| 2009-03-27 |  Australia
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33 - 5 |  Zimbabwe
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| 2009-03-28 | Australia
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56 - 12 | Sri Lanka
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| 2009-03-28 | New Zealand
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52 - 0 | Zimbabwe
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| 2009-03-28 | Zimbabwe
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33 - 14 | Sri Lanka
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| 2009-03-28 | New Zealand
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17 - 5 | Australia
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Pool D edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Argentina
3 3 0 0 72 31 +41 9 
Hong Kong
3 2 0 1 38 47 -9 7 
Tonga
3 1 0 2 46 41 +5 5 
Portugal
3 0 0 3 26 63 -37 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 |  Argentina
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28 - 0 |  Hong Kong
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| 2009-03-27 |  Portugal
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5 - 17 |  Tonga
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| 2009-03-28 | Portugal
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7 - 24 | Hong Kong
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| 2009-03-28 | Argentina
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22 - 17 | Tonga
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| 2009-03-28 | Tonga
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12 - 14 | Hong Kong
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| 2009-03-28 | Argentina
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22 - 14 | Portugal
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Pool E edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 2 1 0 76 22 +54 8 
Fiji
3 2 1 0 71 29 +42 8 
Canada
3 1 0 2 49 47 +2 5 
Chinese Taipei
3 0 0 3 7 105 -98 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 |  Fiji
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33 - 0 |  Chinese Taipei
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| 2009-03-27 |  Samoa
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14 - 10 |  Canada
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| 2009-03-28 | Samoa
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50 - 0 | Chinese Taipei
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| 2009-03-28 | Fiji
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26 - 17 | Canada
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| 2009-03-28 | Canada
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22 - 7 | Chinese Taipei
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| 2009-03-28 | Fiji
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12 - 12 | Samoa
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Pool F edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Kenya
3 3 0 0 67 29 +38 9 
Scotland
3 2 0 1 45 65 -20 7 
United States
3 1 0 2 46 45 +1 5 
West Indies
3 0 0 3 34 53 -19 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 |  Kenya
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17 - 10 |  West Indies
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| 2009-03-27 |  United States
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17 - 19 |  Scotland
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| 2009-03-28 | United States
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17 - 7 | West Indies
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| 2009-03-28 | Kenya
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31 - 7 | Scotland
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| 2009-03-28 | Scotland
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19 - 17 | West Indies
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| 2009-03-28 | Kenya
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19 - 12 | United States
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Knockout edit
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 10 | |||||||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 26 | |||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 33 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 12 | |||||||||
| West Indies | 12 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 21 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 28 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 14 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 40 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 29 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 14 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 5 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 29 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 3 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| March 29 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
Standings after Tournament edit
South Africa, who finished second in this tournament, went to the top of the IRB Sevens World Series. England, who were joint-first with South Africa before, dropped to second place, with Fiji going to third and New Zealand fourth.
Statistics edit
Individual points edit
| Individual points [1] Updated:2009-03-29 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Phillip Mack | Canada |
41 |
| 2 | Pedro Leal | Portugal |
39 |
| 3 | Vuyo Zangga | South Africa |
33 |
| 4 | Sosaia Palei | Tonga |
32 |
| 5= | Pio Tuwai | Fiji |
30 |
| 5= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa |
30 |
| 6 | Richard Kingi | Australia |
29 |
| 7 | Emosi Vucago | Fiji |
28 |
| 9= | Mzwandile Stick | South Africa |
26 |
| 9= | Renfred Dazel | South Africa |
26 |
Individual tries edit
| Individual tries [2] Updated:2009-03-29 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa |
6 |
| 1= | Sosaia Palei | Tonga |
6 |
| 3= | Pio Tuwai | Fiji |
5 |
| 3= | Rayno Benjamin | South Africa |
5 |
| 3= | Seremaia Burotu | Fiji |
5 |
| 3= | Ifan Evans | Wales |
5 |
| 3= | Collins Injera | Kenya |
5 |
| 3= | Ualosi Kailea | Tonga |
5 |
| 3= | Philip Mack | Canada |
5 |
| 3= | Joao Mirra | Portugal |
5 |
References edit
- ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.