2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

	2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens The 2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the third edition of the tournament. It took place between the 22–24 March, 2000. It also featured the first official appearance of the New Zealand women's team since the tournament began in 1997. New Zealand beat Australia in the final to win the tournament. Tournament Games involving the Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Thailand comprised the 2000 Asian Women's Sevens championship. Pool stages Pool A Samoa 31–0 Arabian Gulf New Zealand 41–0 Wales Hong Kong 31–0 Thailand ''(Asian Sevens)'' Samoa 22–10 Wales Thailand 17–10 Arabian Gulf ''(Asian Sevens)'' New Zealand 62–0 Hong Kong Wales 25–0 Thailand New Zealand 38–0 Samoa Hong Kong 22–5 Arabian Gulf ''(Asian Sevens)'' New Zealand 52–0 Thailand Samoa 19–12 Hong Kong Wales 54–0 Arabian Gulf Samoa 53–0 Thailand Wales 12–12 Hong Kong New Zealand 50–0 Arabian Gulf Pool B Australia 56–0 Singapore USA 29–0 Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 Hong Kong Women's Sevens The 1999 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the second Hong Kong Women's Sevens to be held. It took place between the 22–24 March 1999. Fiji were meant to attend but didn't hence only two teams in Pool C. An unofficial side from New Zealand, the New Zealand Wild Ducks, won the tournament. Pool stages Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Pool C Pool D ---- ---- Knockout stage Plate Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Kong 1999 1999 rugby sevens competitions 1999 in women's rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ... 1999 in Asian rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens The 2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held on 28–30 March. New Zealand won the tournament after defeating the United States 22–10. Additional information The tournament also incorporated an Asian Group with Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Japan also playing in the main competition. It is possible that the first matches for the Asian teams were knockout to see who would proceed into both the Asian Semi-finals and the main competition but this is not confirmed. If this is the case China did not play a knockout game but went on to win the Asian sub group and claim a place in the semi-finals. Tournament Group stages Pool A New Zealand 31–0 Samoa Sweden 29–0 Kazakhstan Samoa 39–7 Japan New Zealand 55–0 Sweden Kazakhstan 39–0 Japan Samoa 32–5 Sweden New Zealand 45–0 Kazakhstan Sweden 19–7 Japan Samoa 15–10 Kazakhstan New Zealand 45–0 Japan Pool B USA 17–0 Australia England 27–0 Netherlands USA 33� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	New Zealand Women's National Rugby Sevens Team The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team represents New Zealand in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. The team has participated in all rounds of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series since the competition's inception in 2012–13. New Zealand competed at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai. They lost to Australia 10–15 in the final in extra time. The New Zealand team has also won the 2013 and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments. New Zealand won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics and gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics. They won the 2019 Fast Four in New Zealand. New Zealand has dominated the Women's Sevens Series, winning six series titles since its inception in 2012 – 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 and 2019–20. History Early days New Zealand did not have any official women's sevens team; they were unofficially represented by the New Zealand Wild Ducks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Australia Women's National Rugby Sevens Team The Australia women's national rugby sevens team, are the Australia national rugby sevens team of women. They were champions of the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as one of the "core teams" on the world tour, of which they have been crowned Champions three times. The team also played in the preceding competition to the current world series, the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup. In 2016, they won the inaugural gold medal at the Rio Summer Olympics. Team name The national sevens side is known as Australia and, as confirmed by captain Sharni Williams, does not have a nickname as of 2015. The team was sometimes referred to as the ''Pearls'' in sections of the media, but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side rather than the official national team. As of 2015, the developmental team also competes in the Pacific Games Sevens. Honours Australia has won the following: World Rugby S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series The Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Asia. Initially contested as a single tournament, the championship was expanded into a two-tournament series in 2014. The competition is sanctioned and sponsored by Asia Rugby, which is the rugby union governing body for the region. The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Asia was held in Hong Kong, played as part of the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens tournament. In 2003, ten international teams competed in a separate tournament for the Asia Champions Cup, with six teams progressing to the Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Since then, the regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Rugby 7s World Cup, or other sevens tournaments. Background Rugby sevens – also known as 7-a-side, or 7s – is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first played in 1883. The first (men's) internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hong Kong Women's Sevens The Hong Kong Women's Sevens held the first women's international rugby sevens tournament in 1997, and has since become an annual event. The 2020 edition marked the start of a new era for the Hong Kong Women's Sevens. For the first time, the tournament will be an official event in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. History The Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time under chairwoman Maria Allen and at the urging of USA 7s coach, Emil Signes. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championships. This reached its zenith with 2009's inaugural women's tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens would be included in the Olympics from 2016. New Zealand representative teams have competed in Hong Kong as early as 1997, winning the competition in 1997 and 1999. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]