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. In 2000 New Zealand sent its first official Women's Sevens team to the Hong Kong Sevens.
Past champions The following are details of all Hong Kong women's international tournaments played since 1997, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known. YearVenueCup finalPlacings Winner Score Runner-up Plate Bowl1997Hong Kong StadiumNew Zealand Wild Ducks43–01999Hong Kong StadiumNew Zealand Wild Ducks29–0N/A2000Hong Kong Stadium36–102001Hong Kong Stadium22–102002Hong Kong StadiumAotearoa Maori14–7Arabian Gulf2003Hong Kong Stadium27–02004Hong Kong Stadium10–02005Hong Kong Stadium19–122006Hong Kong Stadium19–122007Hong Kong Stadium10–02008Hong Kong Stadium21–72009Hong Kong Stadium24–72010Hong Kong Stadium28–02011Hong Kong Stadium28–142012Hong Kong Stadium15–102013Hong Kong Stadium29–02014Hong Kong Stadium24–02015Hong Kong Stadium19–122016Hong Kong Stadium14–7World Series qualifier Winner Score Runner-upSemi-finalists2017So Kon Po Recreation Ground22–102018So Kon Po Recreation Ground31–142019So Kon Po Recreation Ground28–19 World Series tournaments in Hong Kong for women's teams were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.World Sevens Series Winner Score Runner-upSemi-finalists 2023Hong Kong Stadium26–17 2024Hong Kong Stadium36–7
Key:Dark blue line indicates a tournament included in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
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See also Hong Kong Sevens (men's tournament)
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