2008 Hong Kong Sevens

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
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	135	12	+123	9
United States	3	2	0	1	71	85	-14	7
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	87	69	+18	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	27	154	-127	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008	United States	26 - 21	Tunisia
March 28, 2008	New Zealand	50 - 5	Chinese Taipei
March 29, 2008	United States	38 - 17	Chinese Taipei
March 29, 2008	New Zealand	38 - 0	Tunisia
March 29, 2008	Tunisia	66 - 5	Chinese Taipei
March 29, 2008	New Zealand	47 - 7	United States

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	78	24	+54	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	76	26	+50	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	77	60	+17	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	14	135	-121	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008	Samoa	35 - 7	Sri Lanka
March 28, 2008	England	24 - 12	Canada
March 29, 2008	England	47 - 7	Sri Lanka
March 29, 2008	Samoa	36 - 12	Canada
March 29, 2008	Canada	53 - 0	Sri Lanka
March 29, 2008	Samoa	5 - 7	England

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	107	21	+86	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	66	24	+42	7
Russia	3	1	0	2	24	93	-69	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	24	83	-59	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008	South Africa	40 - 7	Japan
March 28, 2008	Argentina	33 - 0	Russia
March 29, 2008	Argentina	19 - 5	Japan
March 29, 2008	South Africa	48 - 0	Russia
March 29, 2008	Russia	24 - 12	Japan
March 29, 2008	South Africa	19 - 14	Argentina

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	99	21	+78	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	68	20	+48	7
Zimbabwe	3	1	0	2	35	81	-46	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	17	97	-80	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008	Fiji	42 - 7	South Korea
March 28, 2008	Wales	34 - 0	Zimbabwe
March 29, 2008	Wales	34 - 5	South Korea
March 29, 2008	Fiji	42 - 14	Zimbabwe
March 29, 2008	Zimbabwe	21 - 5	South Korea
March 29, 2008	Fiji	15 - 0	Wales

Pool E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	0	85	14	+71	9
Portugal	3	1	0	2	57	55	+2	5
Scotland	3	1	0	2	45	48	-3	5
China	3	1	0	2	29	99	-70	5

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008	Kenya	47 - 0	China
March 28, 2008	Scotland	26 - 10	Portugal
March 29, 2008	Scotland	12 - 19	China
March 29, 2008	Kenya	19 - 7	Portugal
March 29, 2008	Portugal	40 - 10	China
March 29, 2008	Kenya	19 - 7	Scotland

Pool F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	58	39	+19	9
France	3	1	1	1	54	45	+9	6
Tonga	3	1	0	2	78	43	+35	5
Hong Kong	3	0	1	2	38	101	-63	4

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008	Australia	24 - 12	Hong Kong
March 28, 2008	Tonga	7 - 21	France
March 29, 2008	Tonga	56 - 5	Hong Kong
March 29, 2008	Australia	17 - 12	France
March 29, 2008	France	21 - 21	Hong Kong
March 29, 2008	Australia	17 - 15	Tonga

Knockout

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	March 30 - Hong Kong
	Zimbabwe	26
					March 30 - Hong Kong
	Chinese Taipei	7
					Zimbabwe	35
	March 30 - Hong Kong
					Hong Kong	7
	Japan	14
									March 30 - Hong Kong
	Hong Kong	19
									Zimbabwe	14
	March 30 - Hong Kong
									Russia	19
	China	5
					March 30 - Hong Kong
	South Korea	12
					South Korea	5
	March 30 - Hong Kong
					Russia	19
	Sri Lanka	10
	Russia	35

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	March 30 - Hong Kong
	Argentina	7
					March 30 - Hong Kong
	Scotland	5
					Argentina	19
	March 30 - Hong Kong
					Tonga	12
	Tonga	26
									March 30 - Hong Kong
	Portugal	17
									Argentina	14
	March 30 - Hong Kong
									France	17
	France	12
					March 30 - Hong Kong
	Tunisia	7
					France	36
	March 30 - Hong Kong
					Canada	5
	Canada	24
	United States	21

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	March 30 - Hong Kong
	New Zealand	26
					March 30 - Hong Kong
	Wales	7
					New Zealand	34
	March 30 - Hong Kong
					Fiji	0
	Kenya	0
									March 30 - Hong Kong
	Fiji	10
									New Zealand	26
	March 30 - Hong Kong
									South Africa	12
	South Africa	19
					March 30 - Hong Kong
	Australia	14
					South Africa	12
	March 30 - Hong Kong
					Samoa	10
	Samoa	17
	England	12

Sponsors

The tournament's co-title sponsors were Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse.