2002 Hong Kong Sevens

International rugby sevens tournament IRB Sevens III Hong Kong 22–24 March 2002 ENG FIJ RSA SCO MAR TPE 45 2001 2003 The 2002 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between 22 and 24 March 2002. It was the 27th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and was the seventh tournament of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series. Twenty-four teams competed in the tournament and were separated into six groups of four with the top eight teams qualifying through to the cup tournament. After winning their three group matches, England went on to win their first Hong Kong title defeating Fiji in the final by a score of 33–20. In the plate-final, South Africa defeated Scotland while Morocco took home the bowl defeating Chinese Taipei. Teams Compared to other tournament of the series, the Hong Kong Sevens had 24 teams compete for the title instead of the regular sixteen teams that usually competed in a World Series event. The official announcement of teams was revealed on the 22 January 2002.http://www.hksevens.com.hk/news/2002Jan22.htm Teams announced for the 2002 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong 22 January 2002 HK Sevens dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020411153519/http://www.hksevens.com.hk/news/2002Jan22.htm 11 April 2002 Almost a month later, Italy withdrew from the Hong Kong Sevens and was replaced by Thailand.http://www.hksevens.com.hk/news/2002feb22.htm Thailand joins the 2002 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong 21 February 2002 HK Sevens dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020622140948/http://www.hksevens.com.hk/news/2002feb22.htm 22 June 2002 22em ARG AUS CAN CHN TPE ENG FIJ FRA HKG JPN MAR NZL PNG POR RUS SAM SCO SIN RSA KOR SRI THA USA WAL Format The teams were drawn into six pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with three points awarded for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.http://www.hksevens.com.hk/results_pool_format.htm Format dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020623180417/http://www.hksevens.com.hk/results_pool_format.htm 23 June 2002 Pool stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals Pool A main WDL Q 3 2 1 points NZL NZL POR POR SCO SCO SRI SRI 3 0 0 136 7 2 0 1 59 68 1 0 2 40 67 0 0 3 10 103 #ccffcc A #ffddbb B complete HK Sevens 22 March 17:00 NZL 51–0 SRI Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22 March 19:12 POR 26–14 SCO Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 10:46 SCO 19–10 SRI Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 12:58 NZL 54–0 POR Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 15:10 POR 33–0 SRI Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 17:22 NZL 31–7 SCO Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Source: HK Sevens Pool B main WDL Q 3 2 1 points CAN CAN RSA RSA PNG PNG TPE TPE 3 0 0 65 19 2 0 1 82 38 1 0 2 28 72 0 0 3 31 77 #ccffcc A #ffddbb B complete HK Sevens 22 March 17:22 RSA 44–12 TPE Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22 March 19:34 CAN 34–0 PNG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 11:08 CAN 12–5 TPE Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 13:20 RSA 24–7 PNG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 15:32 PNG 21–14 TPE Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 17:44 CAN 19–14 RSA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Source: HK Sevens Pool C main WDL Q 3 2 1 points SAM SAM USA USA HKG HKG RUS RUS 3 0 0 80 12 2 0 1 59 43 1 0 2 33 56 0 0 3 5 66 #ccffcc A #ffddbb B complete HK Sevens 22 March 17:44 SAM 28–7 HKG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22 March 19:56 USA 26–5 RUS Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 11:30 USA 28–19 HKG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 13:42 SAM 33–0 RUS Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 15:54 HKG 7–0 RUS Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 18:06 SAM 19–5 USA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Source: HK Sevens Pool D main WDL Q 3 2 1 points AUS AUS FRA FRA KOR KOR MAR MAR 3 0 0 86 7 2 0 1 33 48 1 0 2 41 64 0 0 3 24 65 #ccffcc A #ffddbb B complete HK Sevens 22 March 18:06 AUS 31–7 MAR Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22 March 20:18 FRA 21–19 KOR Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 11:52 FRA 12–7 MAR Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 14:04 AUS 33–0 KOR Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 16:16 KOR 22–10 MAR Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 18:28 AUS 22–0 FRA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Source: HK Sevens Pool E main WDL Q 3 2 1 points FIJ FIJ WAL WAL CHN CHN SIN SIN 3 0 0 138 0 2 0 1 85 24 1 0 2 34 129 0 0 3 14 118 #ccffcc A A #ffddbb B B complete HK Sevens 22 March 18:28 FIJ 55–0 SIN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22 March 20:40 WAL 56–0 CHN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 12:14 WAL 29–7 SIN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 14:26 FIJ 66–0 CHN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 16:38 CHN 34–7 SIN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 18:50 FIJ 17–0 WAL Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Source: HK Sevens Pool F main WDL Q 3 2 1 points ENG ENG ARG ARG JPN JPN THA THA 3 0 0 99 10 2 0 1 87 29 1 0 2 38 90 0 0 3 20 115 #ccffcc A A #ffddbb B B complete HK Sevens 22 March 18:50 ARG 49–5 THA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22 March 21:02 ENG 47–0 JPN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 12:36 ENG 33–5 THA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 14:48 ARG 33–5 JPN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 17:00 JPN 33–10 THA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 19:12 ENG 19–5 ARG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Source: HK Sevens Knockout stage Bowl high 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium CHN 38 THA 17 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium MAR 14 SRI 5 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium TPE 10 RUS 5 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium SIN 19 JPN 17 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium CHN 5 MAR 33 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium TPE 41 SIN 0 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium MAR 15 TPE 12 170 50 Source: Rugby7 Plate high 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium USA 34 HKG 12 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium SCO 12 POR 7 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium FRA 28 KOR 26 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium RSA 40 PNG 0 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium USA 10 SCO 14 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium FRA 5 RSA 26 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium SCO 7 RSA 48 170 50 Source: Rugby7 Cup high 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium WAL 21 CAN 0 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium ENG 19 SAM 5 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium FIJ 33 AUS 17 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium NZL 24 ARG 0 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium WAL 12 ENG 19 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium FIJ 10 NZL 7 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium ENG 33 FIJ 20 170 50 Source: Rugby7 Tournament placings PlaceTeam Points ENG 30 FIJ 24 NZL 18 WAL 18 5 ARG 8 AUS 8 CAN 8 SAM 8 9 RSA 4 10 SCO 3 11 FRA 2 USA 2 PlaceTeam Points 13 HKG 0 PNG 0 POR 0 KOR 0 17 MAR 1 18 TPE 0 19 CHN 0 SIN 0 21 JPN 0 RUS 0 SRI 0 THA 0 Source: Rugby7.com References IRB Sevens III 2002 Hong Kong Sevens 2002 Beijing Sevens 2002 Singapore Sevens Hong Kong Sevens 2002 Hong Kong Sevens 2001 Hong Kong Sevens 2003 Hong Kong Sevens Category:Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Sevens