The Hong Kong Sevens, referred to as the Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens for sponsorship reasons, is the 5th stop on the IRB Sevens World Series. The 2009 event was played between the 27–29 March, and was won by Fiji. Unlike the 7 other tournaments, Hong Kong contains 24 teams to compete.
Teams
Pool Stages
Pool A
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-2729 - 7 2009-03-2717 - 5 2009-03-2824 - 5 2009-03-2853 - 0 2009-03-28 10 - 35 2009-03-2826 - 12
Pool B
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-2754 - 0 2009-03-2714 - 5 2009-03-2819 - 17 2009-03-2850 - 0 2009-03-2821 - 17 2009-03-2826 - 19
Pool C
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-2759 - 0 2009-03-2733 - 5 2009-03-2856 - 12 2009-03-2852 - 0 2009-03-2833 - 14 2009-03-2817 - 5
Pool D
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-2728 - 0 2009-03-27 5 - 17 2009-03-28 7 - 24 2009-03-2822 - 17 2009-03-28 12 - 14 2009-03-2822 - 14
Pool E
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-2733 - 0 2009-03-2714 - 10 2009-03-2850 - 0 2009-03-2826 - 17 2009-03-2822 - 7 2009-03-28 12 - 12
Pool F
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-2717 - 10 2009-03-27 17 - 19 2009-03-2817 - 7 2009-03-2831 - 7 2009-03-2819 - 17 2009-03-2819 - 12
Knockout
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Standings after Tournament
South Africa, who finished second in this tournament, went to the top of the IRB Sevens World Series. England, who were joint-first with South Africa before, dropped to second place, with Fiji going to third and New Zealand fourth.
Statistics
Individual points
Individual points Updated:2009-03-29 Pos. Player Country Points 1 Phillip Mack 41 2 Pedro Leal 39 3 Vuyo Zangga 33 4 Sosaia Palei 32 5= Pio Tuwai 30 5= Robert Ebersohn 30 6 Richard Kingi 29 7 Emosi Vucago 28 9= Mzwandile Stick 26 9= Renfred Dazel 26
Individual tries
Individual tries Updated:2009-03-29 Pos. Player Country Tries 1= Robert Ebersohn 6 1= Sosaia Palei 6 3= Pio Tuwai 5 3= Rayno Benjamin 5 3= Seremaia Burotu 5 3= Ifan Evans 5 3= Collins Injera 5 3= Ualosi Kailea 5 3= Philip Mack 5 3= Joao Mirra 5
References
External links Hong Kong Sevens Profile on UR7s.com