1976 Hong Kong Sevens

International rugby sevens tournament HKG Hong Kong 28 March 1976 NZL AUS HKG TON 22 1977 The 1976 Hong Kong Sevens was the inaugural edition of the Hong Kong Sevens series held on 28 March 1976 at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.The first match starts https://www.proquest.com/docview/1527174247 13 September 2022 South China Morning Post 28 March 1976 22 1527174247 en It was called Rothmans-Cathay Pacific International Seven-a-side Championship at that time and was organized by Hong Kong Rugby Football Union. The draw was conducted on 23 February 1976 at The Excelsior Hotel. Twelves teams are divided into four groups of three teams. The teams play a round-robin in their group in the first round, the winners advance to the semifinal and the other eight teams enter the plate knockout stage.Tough draw for HK in rugby Sevens https://www.proquest.com/docview/1527150100 13 September 2022 South China Morning Pos 24 February 1976 scmp0224 13 1527150100 en Teams Pool A: Australia, South Korea, Tonga Pool B: Hong Kong, Fiji, Malaysia Pool C: Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan Pool D: Thailand, New Zealand, Indonesia Squad Sri Lanka: Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Maiya Gunasekera, Mohan Balasuriya, L. Tonnekoon, R. Rodrigo, S. Ching, G. Gunadasa, J. de Jong, one unknown.Sri Lankans rely on pace https://www.proquest.com/docview/1527168633 13 September 2022 South China Morning Post 17 March 1976 13 1527168633 en Australia: Streeter, Hasell, Thomas, Gelling, Weekes, Bullsfield,Cantabrians sweep rugby sevens title https://www.proquest.com/docview/1527175165/ 13 September 2022 South China Morning Post 29 March 1976 15 en South Korea: Chong In Lee Tonga: Sami Latu, Malakai, Sutia, Polutele, Kainiu Fiji: Tuisese, Raluni, Cavuilati, Rauto Hong Kong: Dunkan, Ogolter, Lloyd, Kent, Cunningham Japan: Matsuo, Kumagayi, Fugowara, Nishizuma Singapore: Teo Han Chua, Crotty New Zealand: Purdon, Cartwright, Hales, Scott, McPhale, Davies, Hurst, Thomson Format October 2022 Pool stage Key to colors in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup semifinalsTeams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals Pool A main WDL Q 3 2 1 points AUS AUS TON TON KOR KOR 2 0 0 38 14 1 0 1 38 18 0 0 2 8 52 #ccffcc A complete 28 March 1976 10:30 AUS 24–4 KOR Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 11:50 KOR 4–28 TON Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 13:10 TON 10–14 AUS Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Source World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082209/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1380/results 2016-07-01 Pool B main WDL Q 3 2 1 points FJI FJI HKG HKG MYS MYS 2 0 0 56 4 1 0 1 40 20 0 0 2 0 72 #ccffcc A complete 28 March 1976 10:50 FJI 20–4 HKG Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 12:10 FJI 36–0 (36-10 in Japan Rugby) MYS Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 13:30 HKG 36–0 MYS Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Source World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082209/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1380/results 2016-07-01 Pool C main WDL Q 3 2 1 points JPN JPN SIN SIN SRI SRI 2 0 0 38 14 1 0 1 38 18 0 0 2 8 52 #ccffcc A complete 28 March 1976 11:10 SGP 22–0 LKA Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 12:30 JPN 32–0 LKA Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 13:50 JPN 22-6 (20-6 in Japan Rugby, Canberra Times, New Nations) SGP Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Source World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082209/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1380/results 2016-07-01 Pool D main WDL Q 3 2 1 points NZL NZL IDN IDN THA THA 2 0 0 38 14 1 0 1 38 18 0 0 2 8 52 #ccffcc A complete 28 March 1976 11:30 NZL 24–4 THA Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 12:50 NZL 34–3 IDN Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 28 March 1976 14:10 IDN 16-4 THA Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Source World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082209/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1380/results 2016-07-01 Knockout stage Plate 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium HKG 18 KOR 8 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium SGP 14 THA 10 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium TON 20 MYS 0 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium LKA 14 IDN 0 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium HKG 20 SGP 10 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium TON 16 LKA 0 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium HKG 19 TON 16 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082209/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1380/results 2016-07-01 Main 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium NZL 18 JPN 0 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium AUS 14 FJI 10 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium NZL 24 AUS 8 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082209/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1380/results 2016-07-01 Tournament placings October 2022 References External links Rugby Football 25巻 (in Japanese) 1976 rugby union Category:1976 in Asian rugby union Hong Kong Sevens