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Hong Kong National Rugby Sevens Team
The Hong Kong national rugby sevens team is a regular participant in the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team's greatest achievements include winning the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and winning the Asian Sevens Series in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Their current coach is Paul John. Formerly Dai Rees was the head coach. The men’s and women’s Hong Kong national sevens teams were granted elite sport status by the Hong Kong Sports Institute on 1 April 2013, which means the HKRFU national sevens teams receive an annual stipend to be distributed to qualified players from the target teams. In November 2013, former Wales sevens coach Gareth Baber took over as head of the men's rugby sevens programme at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. At the same time, Dai Rees was promoted to be the HKRFU's head of technical development and performance. Tournament history Rugby World Cup Sevens Asian Games Current squad Squad to 2021 Canada Sevens: #Max Woodward (Captain) #M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul John (rugby)
Paul John (born 25 January 1970 in Pontypridd) is a former Wales international rugby union player with 10 caps. He is the son of Dennis John, former Wales head coach. Playing career A scrum-half, he played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC, and then Pontypridd RFC, where he was captain. John started playing for Llantwit Fardre Cardiff from 1986/87 -1990/91. He won 10 Welsh caps, making his debut against Tonga in 1994. He retired as a player in 2005. Coaching career He was, until 2010, head coach at Pontypridd. He was assistant coach of the club, as well as a successful Head Coach of the Wales Sevens team, who won the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. John was appointed backs coach for Cardiff Blues in January 2014. Paul was a teacher of physical education (PE) at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School in Beddau, and Coedylan Comprehensive School in Cilfynydd before becoming a full-time coach within the Wales Rugby Union National Academy. He is now coaching the Hong Kong Sevens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Baber
Gareth Baber (born 23 May 1972) is a Welsh former rugby player and now a rugby union coach. He is best known for coaching and leading the Fiji sevens team to win their second gold medal in rugby sevens at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He coached Fiji to their fourth World Sevens Series title. He has won the most tournaments in the world series as coach for the Fiji Islands. During his playing career Baber earned a Blue for Oxford University's rugby team. He also featured at scrum-half for Pontypridd RFC, and featured prominently in Pontypridd's European Shield victory over London Irish in 2001 where he appeared on the wing. Coaching Baber was assistant coach with the Wales national under-20 team. Baber was also academy skills coach at Welsh regional side Cardiff Blues. In July 2011 Baber and Justin Burnell were appointed Head Coaches of the Cardiff Blues following the resignation of Dai Young. In November 2013, Baber became head of Hong Kong men's rugby sevens and directed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union At The 2006 Asian Games
Rugby sevens was contested by nine teams at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on December 10 and 11. All games played at the Grand Hamad Stadium. Schedule Medalists Qualification As a limited number of teams could enter, The Asian Rugby Football Union announced 2005 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's as the qualification event for the eight-team tournament. But later, they changed the decision and picked host nation Qatar and top 6 teams from 2002 edition, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Japan, China and Sri Lanka. For the last spot a qualification tournament was held in Hong Kong on 4 February 2006. Later they added India to the competition to make it a nine-team tournament. Draw ;Pool A * * * ;Pool B * * * ;Pool C * * * Squads Results All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- Summary Classification 7th–9th Classification 8th–9th Classification 7t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union At The 2002 Asian Games
Rugby ( Sevens and Union) was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Ulsan, South Korea. All games played at the Ulsan Public Stadium. The competition included only men's events. Schedule Medalists Union Sevens Medal table Draw The teams were drawn into two groups of four teams for sevens competition, rugby union competitions were played in round robin format. ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * Final standing Union Sevens References2002 Asian Games Official Report, Pages 568–569 External links 2002 Asian Games website {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games 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 its m ... 2002 2002 rugby union tournaments for national teams International rugby union competitions hosted by South Korea 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union At The 1998 Asian Games
Rugby ( Sevens and Union) was one of the many sports which was held at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 7 to December 18, 1998. Schedule Medalists Union Sevens Medal table Final standing Union Sevens References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games rugby union 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... 1998 rugby union tournaments for national teams International rugby union competitions hosted by Thailand 1998 in Asian rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union At The Asian Games
Rugby union has been played at the Asian Games since the 1998 games in Bangkok, Thailand. In the 1998 and 2002 editions of the games, both the usual fifteen-a-side variety and rugby sevens were played, but from 2006 onwards, only rugby sevens was retained. In 2010, the women's rugby sevens event was introduced. The event is likely to remain a permanent fixture of the Asian Games due to elevation of rugby sevens as an Olympic sport Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 sports; the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports. Each Olympic sport is represented by an international governing b ... from the 2016 Olympics onwards. Summary Men's union Men's sevens Women's sevens Medal table Participating nations Men's union Men's sevens Women's sevens List of medalists References External linksMedallists from previous Asian Games - Rugby {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games Rugby sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in Cape Town, South Africa from September 9 to 11 at the Cape Town Stadium. Teams The eight quarter-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament, 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, including the 2022 tournament host South Africa, were automatic qualifiers. The remaining 16 places were decided in the six continental regions. ;Notes Draw The fourteen core teams from the World Rugby Sevens Series were seeded according to their points accumulated across the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, 2019–20 and 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series, 2021–22 seasons prior to July 2022. The remaining ten teams were seeded based on rankings gained at the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series and regional ranking positions in July 2022. Match officials World Rugby announced a panel of ten match officials for the men's tournament. *Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) *Adam Leal (England) *Jérémy Rozier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco. New Zealand won the tournament and took home the Melrose Cup by defeating England 33–12 in the final; South Africa won the bronze by defeating Fiji 24–19. The tournament was dominated by the World Series core teams, which accounted for all eight of the teams that reached the quarterfinals. Ireland was the highest placed non core team in ninth, notching wins against core teams Kenya, Wales, and Australia. The top point scorer was Papua New Guinea's Emmanuel Guise with 37 points. The joint top try scorers were New Zealand's Joe Ravouvou and South Africa's Siviwe Soyizwapi with 6 each. Format Unlike previous editions, the tournament will be played for the first time in a knock-out only format. * Teams in the Championship Cup will compete for the Melrose Cup and bronze medals. * Losing teams in the Championship Cup Quarter-finals will compete for 5th Place. * Losing teams in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. The tournament was held from 28 June to 30 June, with New Zealand beating England 33−0 at the final. Teams Squads Draw The band allocation was completed on February 25 in advance of the pool draw on February 28. The 24 teams were ranked in four bands of six, determined by series points accumulated over the 2010/11 and 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series, and the first five rounds of the current 2012/13 Series. The bands were: Pool Stage ''All times are local (UTC+4 UTC+04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +04:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+04:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Baku, ...).'' Pool A : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D : ---- ---- ---- --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's Tournament ...
The men's tournament in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at The Sevens in Dubai alongside the inaugural women's tournament. The tournament was held from 5 March to 7 March, with Wales beating Argentina 19−12 at the final. Teams 24 Teams took part in this tournament Squads Pool Stages ''All times are local (UTC+4).'' Pool A : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool E : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool F : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Bowl Plate Cup References {{RWC Sevens Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the competition twice. The Tournament broke all previous broadcast and attendance records, attracting a capacity audience of 120,000 spectators across for three competition days, while television coverage of the event reached over 450 million homes. Teams Squads Group stage Pool A : Pool B : Pool C : Pool D : Play Offs Bowl Plate Cup See also *Rugby World Cup Sevens *Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ... References External links results on BBC {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the third edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens and was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Australia to win the tournament for the first time. This was the first major rugby event ever held in South America. Teams Squads Group stage Pool A : Pool B : Pool C : Pool D : Play Offs Bowl Plate Cup See also *Rugby World Cup Sevens *Rugby World Cup *World Sevens Series References External linksRWC Sevens 2001 {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ... 2001 rugby sevens competitions 2001 in Argentine rugby union International rugby union competitions hosted by Argentina March 2001 sports events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |