2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acts as a qualifier for the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.^[1] The tournament was played on 4 April 2019 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Recreation Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for men.

2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	4–5 April 2019
Cup
Champion	Brazil
Runner-up	Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played	25
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Continental qualifying

Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.

Continental Sevens Championship	Dates	Venue(s)	Berths	Qualified
2018 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series	3 June– 16 July 2018	Malemort, Kazan	3	Scotland  Belgium  Poland
2018 Africa Women's Sevens	16–17 September 2018	Gaborone	2	Kenya  Uganda
2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series	23 September– 14 October 2018	Hong Kong, Incheon, Colombo	3	Hong Kong  Kazakhstan  Japan
2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship	10–11 November 2018	Suva	1	Papua New Guinea
2018 Torneo Valentín Martinez (Sudamérica)	10–11 November 2018	Montevideo	2	Brazil  Argentina
2018 RAN Women's Sevens	25–26 November 2018	Saint James	1	Mexico
Total			12

Format

12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

Pool Stage

All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	116	19	+97	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	88	44	+44	7
Belgium	3	1	0	2	46	66	–20	5
Mexico	3	0	0	3	5	126	–121	3

4 April 2019 10:00

Belgium	12–31	Scotland
Try: Nairac 7'c Blondiau 8'm Con: D'Haeseleir (1/2) 7'		Try: Smith (2) 0'm, 6'c Sergeant 3'c Lloyd (2) 10'c, 11'm Con: Nelson (3/5) 3', 7', 10'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

4 April 2019 10:22

Japan	54–0	Mexico
Try: Nakamura (2) 1'c, 14'm Bogidraumainadave 3'c Okuroda 6'c Kurogi 7'c Tsutsumi 8'c Suzuki (2) 9'c, 11'c Con: Okuroda (7/8) 2', 4', 6', 7', 8', 10', 11'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

4 April 2019 12:34

Belgium	34–0	Mexico
Try: De Donder 5'm Lalli (2) 6'm, 8'm Nairac 12'c Pierson (2) 13'c, 14'm Con: D'Haeseleir (2/3) 12', 13' Stévins (0/3)

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)

4 April 2019 12:56

Japan	27–19	Scotland
Try: Hirano 4'm Bogidraumainadave 5'm Tsutsumi 9'm, 13'm Matsuda 11'c Con: Okuroda (1/5) 12'		Try: Smith 1'c Lloyd 8'c Evans 14' Con: Nelson (2/2) 2', 9'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

4 April 2019 15:08

Scotland	38–5	Mexico
Try: Lloyd (3) 1'c, 5'c, 9'm Evans 3'm Gaffney 7'c Grieve 11'c Con: Nelson (2/3) 2', 5' Sergeant (2/3) 8', 12'		Try: Salomon 7'm Con: Rodriguez (0/1)

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

4 April 2019 15:30

Japan	35–0	Belgium
Try: Bogidraumainadave 2'c Matsuda 4'c Suzuki (2) 8'c, 10'c Hirano 12'c Con: Okuroda (2/2) 2', 4' Hirano (3/3) 9', 10', 13'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	0	80	15	+65	9
Papua New Guinea	3	2	0	1	64	34	+30	7
Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	45	63	–18	5
Uganda	3	0	0	3	5	82	–77	3

4 April 2019 10:44

Papua New Guinea	22–14	Hong Kong
Try: Rama 1'm Lavai 3'c Lagona 5'm Biyama 7'm Con: Lavai (1/4) 3'		Try: Chong 9'c Kwong 12'c Con: S. Chan (2/2) 9', 12

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

4 April 2019 11:06

Kenya	24–0	Uganda
Try: Olando 2'm Okelo 4'c Lindo 8'c Okulu 10'm Con: Okulu (2/4) 4', 8'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)

4 April 2019 13:18

Papua New Guinea	32–0	Uganda
Try: Lavai 0'm Lagona 5'm Rama 7'm Biyama 9'm Garesa 11'm Kaore 14'c Con: Lavai (1/1) 14' Lagona (0/5)

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

4 April 2019 13:40

Kenya	36–5	Hong Kong
Try: Okulu (2) 1'm, 13'c Awino (2) 3'm, 7'm Atieno 7'c Olando 9'c Con: Awuor Owino (1/4) 7' Okulu (2/2) 10', 13'		Try: Lucas 6'm Con: S. Chan (0/1)

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

4 April 2019 15:52

Hong Kong	26–5	Uganda
Try: Chong 1'c Poon 3'm Penalty try 7' Li 9'c Con: Poon (2/3) 1', 10'		Try: Lekuru 12'm Con: Mudoola (0/1)

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)

4 April 2019 16:14

Kenya	20–10	Papua New Guinea
Try: Chajira 1'm Awino 5'm Okelo (2) 7'm, 12'm Con: Okulu (0/3) Awuor Owino (0/1)		Try: Lagona 2'm Kaore 7'm Con: Lavai (0/2)

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	54	48	+6	9
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	39	38	+1	5
Argentina	3	1	0	2	60	62	–2	5
Poland	3	1	0	2	43	48	–5	5

4 April 2019 11:28

Argentina	12–17	Kazakhstan
Try: Gonzalez 6'c Moreno 9'm Con: Gonzalez (1/2) 7'		Try: Nurmatova 1'm Teryayeva 7'c Baktybayeva 14'm Con: Nurmatova (1/3) 8'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

4 April 2019 11:50

Brazil	14–12	Poland
Try: B. Silva 3'c Costa 12'c Con: Kocchann (2/2) 4', 12'		Try: Paszczyk 6'c Pamięta 9'm Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/2) 7'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

4 April 2019 14:02

Argentina	24–19	Poland
Try: Gonzalez 1'm Montero 4'c Moreno 5'm Pedrozo 13'c Con: Gonzalez (2/4) 4', 13'		Try: Witkowska 7'c Paszczyk 8'c Klichowska 11'm Con: Jaszczyszyn (2/3) 7', 8'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

4 April 2019 14:24

Brazil	14–12	Kazakhstan
Try: Zanellato 0'c B. Silva 10'c Con: Kocchann (2/2) 1', 10'		Try: Nurmatova 6'c Baktybayeva 14' Con: Nurmatova (1/2) 6'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada)

4 April 2019 16:36

Kazakhstan	10–12	Poland
Try: Yakovleva 10'm Bazyaruk 11'm Con: Nurmatova (0/2)		Try: Klichowska (2) 3'm, 13'c Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/2) 14'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

4 April 2019 16:58

Brazil	26–24	Argentina
Try: Zanellato (2) 1'm, 7'c Campos 4'c L. Silva 7'c Con: Kocchann (3/4) 5', 7', 8'		Try: Gonzalez 5'm Giraudo 9'c Montero 11'm Penalty try 14' Con: Gonzalez (1/3) 9'

So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	5 April 2019 – 10:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Kenya	17
					5 April 2019 – 13:49 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Argentina	15
					Kenya	5
	5 April 2019 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium
					Brazil	17
	Brazil	21
									5 April 2019 – 16:54 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Kazakhstan	5
									Brazil	28
	5 April 2019 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium
									Scotland	19
	Scotland	36
					5 April 2019 – 14:11 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Papua New Guinea	12
					Scotland	24
	5 April 2019 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
					Japan	19
	Japan	27
	Hong Kong	7

Matches

Quarter-finals 5 April 2019 10:00 Kenya  17–15  Argentina Try: Okelo 7'm Okulu 10'c Atieno 12'm Con: Owino (1/3) 11' Try: Padellaro 3'm Moreno 5'm Pedrozo 8'm Con: Gonzalez (0/3) Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England) 5 April 2019 10:22 Brazil  21–5  Kazakhstan Try: Kocchann 3'c Scatrut 5'c L. Silva 7'c Con: Kocchann (3/3) 3', 5', 7' Try: Yakovleva 14'm Con: Nurmatova (0/1) Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa) 5 April 2019 10:44 Scotland  36–12  Papua New Guinea Try: Lloyd 0'c Nelson 3'm Thomson 7'c Gaffney 7'c Rollie (2) 10'm, 11'm Con: Nelson (3/6) 0', 7', 8' Try: Lagona 5'c Alois 13'm Con: Lagona (1/2) 6' Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Shanda Mosher-Gallant (Canada) 5 April 2019 11:06 Japan  27–7  Hong Kong Try: Tsutsumi (2) 3'm, 5'm Hirano 7'm Kurogi 9'm Suzuki 12'c Con: Okuroda (1/5) 12' Try: Chong 7'c Con: Poon (1/1) 8' Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy) Semi-finals 5 April 2019 13:49 Kenya  5–17  Brazil Try: Okelo 4'm Con: Awino (0/1) Try: B. Silva (2) 1'm, 6'm Campos 8'c Con: Kocchann (1/3) 9' Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa) 5 April 2019 14:11 Scotland  24–19  Japan Try: Gaffney 1'c Evans (2) 4'm, 8'c Rollie 10'c Con: Nelson (2/4) 8', 10' Try: Bogidraumainadave 2'c, 7'm Suzuki 13'c Con: Okuroda (1/2) 3' Hirano (1/1) 13' Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States) World Series Qualifier Final 5 April 2019 16:54 Brazil  28–19  Scotland Try: Furtado 2'c B. Silva 5'c Costa 8'c L. Silva 10' Con: Kocchann (3/3) 3', 5', 9', 10' Try: Thomson 0'm Evans 6'c Lloyd 7'c Con: Nelson (2/3) 6', 7' Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

See also

• 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
• 2018-19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series