The
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens () is an rugby sevens tournament held annually in Hong Kong on a weekend in late March or early April. Considered the premier tournament on the World Rugby Sevens Series competition, the Hong Kong Sevens is currently the s ...
is contested annually as part of the
IRB Sevens World Series for international
rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of
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 ...
). The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, was the fifth Cup trophy in the
2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and was won by
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. 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.
Pool stages
Pool A
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Pool B
:
Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
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Pool F
:
Knockout
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Sponsors
The tournament's co-title sponsors were
Cathay Pacific and
Credit Suisse.
Notes and references
External links
Hong Kong Sevens Profile on UR7s.comon irb.com
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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 ...
2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
2008 in Asian rugby union
March 2008 sports events in Asia