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Rugby union sevens tournament
2010 Hong Kong Sevens
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
DateMarch 26–28, 2010
Cup
Champion Samoa
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner Canada
Runner-up Wales
Shield
Winner Hong Kong
Runner-up Russia
Tournament details
Most pointsNew Zealand Kurt Baker (61)
Most triesNew Zealand Kurt Baker (9)
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The 2010 Hong Kong Sevens is a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from March 26–28 in at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong and featured 24 teams. Samoa won its third consecutive Cup after defeating New Zealand in the final. With the victory, Samoa moved into first place in the World Series standings.

Format

Qualification for the various trophy brackets is as follows:

  • Cup and Plate — The six pool winners, plus the two top-rated second-place teams
  • Bowl — The four remaining second-place teams, plus the four top-rated third-place teams
  • Shield — The eight remaining teams

The 2010 edition saw several significant changes to the tournament format. Foremost among these changes was the introduction of the fourth-level Shield trophy, which had not previously been awarded in Hong Kong. More important within the context of the IRB Sevens as a whole, the Cup and Plate are now contested in the same manner as in other competitions, with the losing quarterfinalists in the Cup parachuting into the Plate semifinals.

Teams

Incident

One spectator dressed in fancy costume invaded the pitch. He jumped down from the south stand, climbed onto the crossbar at the south end of the stadium for several minutes whilst hapless security guards watched; he dodged back into the stands and evaded capture.

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 85 38 47 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 75 33 42 7
 Italy 3 1 0 2 26 94 -68 5
 Russia 3 0 0 3 36 57 -21 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-26  Samoa 40 - 12  Italy
2010-03-26  Argentina 19 - 12  Russia
2010-03-27  Argentina 42 - 0  Italy
2010-03-27  Samoa 24 - 12  Russia
2010-03-27  Russia 12 - 14  Italy
2010-03-27  Samoa 21 - 14  Argentina

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 117 10 107 9
 France 3 2 0 1 68 55 13 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 54 39 15 5
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 22 157 -135 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-26  New Zealand 59 - 5  Chinese Taipei
2010-03-26  Scotland 7 - 12  France
2010-03-27  Scotland 42 - 5  Chinese Taipei
2010-03-27  New Zealand 36 - 0  France
2010-03-27  France 56 - 12  Chinese Taipei
2010-03-27  New Zealand 22 - 5  Scotland

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 165 26 139 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 91 48 43 7
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 67 62 5 5
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 7 194 -187 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-26  Fiji 82 - 7  Thailand
2010-03-26  United States 17 - 10  Portugal
2010-03-27  United States 62 - 0  Thailand
2010-03-27  Fiji 45 - 7  Portugal
2010-03-27  Portugal 50 - 0  Thailand
2010-03-27  Fiji 38 - 12  United States

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 114 36 78 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 36 53 -17 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 63 57 6 5
 China 3 0 0 3 31 98 -67 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-26  Australia 45 - 12  China
2010-03-26  Canada 12 - 10  Tonga
2010-03-27  Canada 12 - 7  China
2010-03-27  Australia 33 - 12  Tonga
2010-03-27  Tonga 41 - 12  China
2010-03-27  Australia 36 - 12  Canada

Pool E

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 116 5 111 9
 Japan 3 1 0 2 50 64 -14 5
 Wales 3 1 0 2 36 57 -21 5
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 28 104 -76 5
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-26  England 45 - 0  Hong Kong
2010-03-26  Wales 12 - 10  Japan
2010-03-27  Wales 19 - 21  Hong Kong
2010-03-27  England 45 - 0  Japan
2010-03-27  Japan 40 - 7  Hong Kong
2010-03-27  England 26 - 5  Wales

Pool F

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 89 29 60 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 82 28 54 7
 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 46 76 -30 5
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 38 122 -84 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-26  South Africa 28 - 15  Zimbabwe
2010-03-26  Kenya 51 - 7  South Korea
2010-03-27  South Africa 40 - 7  South Korea
2010-03-27  Kenya 24 - 0  Zimbabwe
2010-03-27  Zimbabwe 31 - 24  South Korea
2010-03-27  Kenya 7 - 21  South Africa

Knockout

Shield

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 March 28 - Hong Kong
 
  Zimbabwe43
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Thailand12
  Zimbabwe14
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Russia17
  China17
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Russia31
  Russia17
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Hong Kong19
  Hong Kong31
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  South Korea14
  Hong Kong26
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Italy19
  Chinese Taipei12
 
  Italy45
 

Bowl

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 March 28 - Hong Kong
 
  Argentina12
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Wales17
  Wales26
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Scotland7
  Scotland12
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Japan10
  Wales19
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Canada35
  Canada26
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Tonga0
  Canada26
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Portugal24
  Portugal17
 
  France7
 

Plate

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 March 28 - Hong Kong
 
  Samoa24
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  United States7
  United States12
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Australia21
  England26
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Australia19
  Australia12
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  South Africa5
  Fiji14
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  South Africa12
  South Africa19
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Kenya12
  Kenya12
 
  New Zealand21
 

Cup

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 March 28 - Hong Kong
 
  Samoa24
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  United States7
  Samoa28
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  England24
  England26
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  Australia19
  Samoa24
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  New Zealand21
  Fiji14
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  South Africa12
  Fiji28
 March 28 - Hong Kong
  New Zealand33
  Kenya12
 
  New Zealand21
 

 South Africa was the third team to score 1,000 overall points after finishing on top of Group F

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Kurt Baker  New Zealand 61
2 Gardener Nechironga  Zimbabwe 48
3 James Stannard  Australia 44
4 Cecil Afrika  South Africa 41
5= Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 40
5= Kevin Swiryn  United States 40
7= Lolo Lui  Samoa 39
7= Keith Robertson  Hong Kong 39
9 Philip Mack  Canada 38
10 Emosi Vucago  Fiji 37

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Kurt Baker  New Zealand 9
2= Gardener Nechironga  Zimbabwe 8
2= Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 8
2= Kevin Swiryn  United States 8
5= Goncalo Foro  Portugal 6
5= Brackin Karauria-Henry  Australia 6
5= Niumaia Rokobuli  Fiji 6
5= Rowan Varty  Hong Kong 6
9= Oliver Lindsay-Hague  England 5
9= James Rodwell  England 5
9= Nick Royle  England 5

References

  1. Carney, John (25 March 2011). "Pitch invaders to be arrested at the Sevens", South China Morning Post

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