2010 Hong Kong Sevens

2010 Hong Kong Sevens
2010 Hong Kong Sevens
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	March 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 points	Kurt Baker (61)
Most tries	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.^[1]

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	85	38	47	9
Argentina	3	2	1	75	33	42	7
Italy	3	1	2	26	94	-68	5
Russia	3	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	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	117	10	107	9
France	3	2	1	68	55	13	7
Scotland	3	1	2	54	39	15	5
Chinese Taipei	3	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	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	165	26	139	9
United States	3	2	1	91	48	43	7
Portugal	3	1	2	67	62	5	5
Thailand	3	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	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	114	36	78	9
Canada	3	2	1	36	53	-17	7
Tonga	3	1	2	63	57	6	5
China	3	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	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
England	3	3	0	116	5	111	9
Japan	3	1	2	50	64	-14	5
Wales	3	1	2	36	57	-21	5
Hong Kong	3	1	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	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	89	29	60	9
Kenya	3	2	1	82	28	54	7
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	46	76	-30	5
South Korea	3	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-finals		Semi-finals		Final

March 28 - Hong Kong

Zimbabwe	43
		March 28 - Hong Kong
Thailand	12
		Zimbabwe	14
March 28 - Hong Kong
		Russia	17
China	17
				March 28 - Hong Kong
Russia	31
				Russia	17
March 28 - Hong Kong
				Hong Kong	19
Hong Kong	31
		March 28 - Hong Kong
South Korea	14
		Hong Kong	26
March 28 - Hong Kong
		Italy	19
Chinese Taipei	12

Italy	45

Bowl

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

March 28 - Hong Kong

Argentina	12
		March 28 - Hong Kong
Wales	17
		Wales	26
March 28 - Hong Kong
		Scotland	7
Scotland	12
				March 28 - Hong Kong
Japan	10
				Wales	19
March 28 - Hong Kong
				Canada	35
Canada	26
		March 28 - Hong Kong
Tonga	0
		Canada	26
March 28 - Hong Kong
		Portugal	24
Portugal	17

France	7

Plate

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

March 28 - Hong Kong

Samoa	24
		March 28 - Hong Kong
United States	7
		United States	12
March 28 - Hong Kong
		Australia	21
England	26
				March 28 - Hong Kong
Australia	19
				Australia	12
March 28 - Hong Kong
				South Africa	5
Fiji	14
		March 28 - Hong Kong
South Africa	12
		South Africa	19
March 28 - Hong Kong
		Kenya	12
Kenya	12

New Zealand	21

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

March 28 - Hong Kong

Samoa	24
		March 28 - Hong Kong
United States	7
		Samoa	28
March 28 - Hong Kong
		England	24
England	26
				March 28 - Hong Kong
Australia	19
				Samoa	24
March 28 - Hong Kong
				New Zealand	21
Fiji	14
		March 28 - Hong Kong
South Africa	12
		Fiji	28
March 28 - Hong Kong
		New Zealand	33
Kenya	12

New Zealand	21

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

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

External links

Pools and Matches Set for Hong Kong Sevens

Preceded by Adelaide Sevens	Hong Kong Sevens 2010	Succeeded by London Sevens

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

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