2010 Hong Kong Sevens

Rugby union sevens tournament HKG Hong Kong March 26–28, 2010 SAM NZL AUS RSA CAN WAL HKG RUS NZL Kurt Baker (61) NZL Kurt Baker (9) 2009 2011 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 ARG AUS CAN CHN TPE ENG FJI FRA HKG ITA JPN KEN KOR NZL POR RUS SAM SCO ZAF Thailand TON USA WAL ZIM 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.Carney, John (25 March 2011). "Pitch invaders to be arrested at the Sevens", South China Morning Post Pool stages Pool A main WDL Q 3 2 1 points SAM SAM ARG ARG ITA ITA RUS RUS 3 0 0 85 38 2 0 1 75 33 1 0 2 26 94 0 0 3 36 57 complete Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-03-26SAM40 - 12ITA 2010-03-26ARG19 - 12 RUS 2010-03-27ARG42 - 0 ITA 2010-03-27SAM 24 - 12 RUS 2010-03-27RUS 12 - 14 ITA 2010-03-27SAM 21 - 14 ARG Pool B main WDL Q 3 2 1 points NZL NZL FRA FRA SCO SCO TPE Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 117 10 2 0 1 68 55 1 0 2 54 39 0 0 3 22 157 complete Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-03-26NZL59 - 5 Chinese Taipei 2010-03-26SCO7 - 12FRA 2010-03-27SCO42 - 5 Chinese Taipei 2010-03-27NZL36 - 0 FRA 2010-03-27FRA 56 - 12 Chinese Taipei 2010-03-27NZL 22 - 5 SCO Pool C main WDL Q 3 2 1 points FIJ FIJ USA USA POR POR THA Thailand 3 0 0 165 26 2 0 1 91 48 1 0 2 67 62 0 0 3 7 194 complete Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-03-26FIJ82 - 7Thailand 2010-03-26USA 17 - 10 POR 2010-03-27 USA 62 - 0 Thailand 2010-03-27FIJ 45 - 7 POR 2010-03-27POR 50 - 0 Thailand 2010-03-27FIJ 38 - 12 USA Pool D main WDL Q 3 2 1 points AUS AUS CAN CAN TON TON CHN China 3 0 0 114 36 2 0 1 36 53 1 0 2 63 57 0 0 3 31 98 complete Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-03-26AUS45 - 12 China 2010-03-26CAN 12 - 10 TON 2010-03-27CAN 12 - 7 China 2010-03-27AUS 33 - 12 TON 2010-03-27TON 41 - 12 China 2010-03-27AUS 36 - 12 CAN Pool E main WDL Q 3 2 1 points ENG ENG JPN JPN WAL WAL HKG Hong Kong 3 0 0 116 5 1 0 2 50 64 1 0 2 36 57 1 0 2 28 104 complete Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-03-26ENG 45 - 0 Hong Kong 2010-03-26WAL 12 - 10 JPN 2010-03-27WAL 19 - 21 Hong Kong 2010-03-27ENG 45 - 0 JPN 2010-03-27JPN 40 - 7 Hong Kong 2010-03-27ENG 26 - 5 WAL Pool F main WDL Q 3 2 1 points RSA RSA KEN KEN ZIM ZIM KOR South Korea 3 0 0 89 29 2 0 1 82 28 1 0 2 46 76 0 0 3 38 122 complete Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-03-26RSA 28 - 15 Zimbabwe 2010-03-26KEN 51 - 7 South Korea 2010-03-27RSA 40 - 7 South Korea 2010-03-27KEN 24 - 0 Zimbabwe 2010-03-27Zimbabwe 31 - 24 South Korea 2010-03-27KEN 7 - 21 RSA Knockout Shield March 28 - Hong Kong ZIM 43 Thailand 12 March 28 - Hong Kong CHN 17 RUS 31 March 28 - Hong Kong Hong Kong 31 South Korea 14 March 28 - Hong Kong Chinese Taipei 12 ITA 45 March 28 - Hong Kong ZIM 14 RUS 17 March 28 - Hong Kong Hong Kong 26 ITA 19 March 28 - Hong Kong RUS 17 Hong Kong 19 Bowl March 28 - Hong Kong ARG 12 WAL 17 March 28 - Hong Kong SCO 12 JPN 10 March 28 - Hong Kong CAN 26 TON 0 March 28 - Hong Kong POR 17 FRA 7 March 28 - Hong Kong WAL 26 SCO 7 March 28 - Hong Kong CAN 26 POR 24 March 28 - Hong Kong WAL 19 CAN 35 Plate March 28 - Hong Kong SAM 24 USA 7 March 28 - Hong Kong ENG 26 AUS 19 March 28 - Hong Kong FIJ 14 ZAF 12 March 28 - Hong Kong KEN 12 NZL 21 March 28 - Hong Kong USA 12 AUS 21 March 28 - Hong Kong ZAF 19 KEN 12 March 28 - Hong Kong AUS 12 ZAF 5 Cup March 28 - Hong Kong SAM 24 USA 7 March 28 - Hong Kong ENG 26 AUS 19 March 28 - Hong Kong FIJ 14 ZAF 12 March 28 - Hong Kong KEN 12 NZL 21 March 28 - Hong Kong SAM 28 ENG 24 March 28 - Hong Kong FIJ 28 NZL 33 March 28 - Hong Kong SAM 24 NZL 21 RSA 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 NZL 61 2 Gardener Nechironga ZIM 48 3 James Stannard AUS 44 4 Cecil Afrika RSA 41 5= Mikaele Pesamino SAM 40 5= Kevin Swiryn USA 40 7= Lolo Lui SAM 39 7= Keith Robertson Hong Kong 39 9 Philip Mack CAN 38 10 Emosi Vucago FIJ 37 Individual tries Individual Tries Pos. Player Country Tries 1 Kurt Baker NZL 9 2= Gardener Nechironga ZIM 8 2= Mikaele Pesamino SAM 8 2= Kevin Swiryn USA 8 5= Goncalo Foro POR 6 5= Brackin Karauria-Henry AUS 6 5= Niumaia Rokobuli FIJ 6 5= Rowan Varty Hong Kong 6 9= Oliver Lindsay-Hague ENG 5 9= James Rodwell ENG 5 9= Nick Royle ENG 5 References External links Pools and Matches Set for Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Sevens Adelaide Sevens London Sevens 2010 2010 rugby union Category:2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series Category:2010 in Asian rugby union Category:March 2010 sports events in Asia