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2009 Hong Kong Sevens

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Hong Kong Sevens Parade

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

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Pool Stages

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Pool A

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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 29 - 7  South Korea
2009-03-27  France 17 - 5  Uruguay
2009-03-28  France 24 - 5  South Korea
2009-03-28  South Africa 53 - 0  Uruguay
2009-03-28  Uruguay 10 - 35  South Korea
2009-03-28  South Africa 26 - 12  France

Pool B

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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 54 - 0  China
2009-03-27  Wales 14 - 5  Japan
2009-03-28  Wales 19 - 17  China
2009-03-28  England 50 - 0  Japan
2009-03-28  Japan 21 - 17  China
2009-03-28  England 26 - 19  Wales

Pool C

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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 59 - 0  Sri Lanka
2009-03-27  Australia 33 - 5  Zimbabwe
2009-03-28  Australia 56 - 12  Sri Lanka
2009-03-28  New Zealand 52 - 0  Zimbabwe
2009-03-28  Zimbabwe 33 - 14  Sri Lanka
2009-03-28  New Zealand 17 - 5  Australia

Pool D

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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 28 - 0  Hong Kong
2009-03-27  Portugal 5 - 17  Tonga
2009-03-28  Portugal 7 - 24  Hong Kong
2009-03-28  Argentina 22 - 17  Tonga
2009-03-28  Tonga 12 - 14  Hong Kong
2009-03-28  Argentina 22 - 14  Portugal

Pool E

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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 33 - 0  Chinese Taipei
2009-03-27  Samoa 14 - 10  Canada
2009-03-28  Samoa 50 - 0  Chinese Taipei
2009-03-28  Fiji 26 - 17  Canada
2009-03-28  Canada 22 - 7  Chinese Taipei
2009-03-28  Fiji 12 - 12  Samoa

Pool F

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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 17 - 10  West Indies
2009-03-27  United States 17 - 19  Scotland
2009-03-28  United States 17 - 7  West Indies
2009-03-28  Kenya 31 - 7  Scotland
2009-03-28  Scotland 19 - 17  West Indies
2009-03-28  Kenya 19 - 12  United States

Knockout

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 
 Japan26
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Sri Lanka10
 
 Japan10
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Portugal26
 
 China5
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Portugal33
 
 Portugal14
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Uruguay12
 
 West Indies12
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Uruguay21
 
 Uruguay28
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Zimbabwe14
 
 Chinese Taipei14
 
 
 Zimbabwe40
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 
 France17
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 South Korea7
 
 France10
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Tonga19
 
 Tonga29
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Scotland0
 
 Tonga14
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Canada12
 
 Hong Kong5
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Canada26
 
 Canada19
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Wales10
 
 United States21
 
 
 Wales22
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 
 South Africa24
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Australia10
 
 South Africa29
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Samoa3
 
 Samoa15
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Argentina12
 
 South Africa24
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Fiji26
 
 New Zealand7
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Kenya10
 
 Kenya7
 
March 29 - Hong Kong
 
 Fiji24
 
 Fiji10
 
 
 England7
 

Standings after Tournament

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Hong Kong Stadium

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

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Individual points

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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

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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

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  1. ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
Preceded by Hong Kong Sevens
2009
Succeeded by
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