2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens Explained

Countries: Hong Kong
Date:March 27–28
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004

The 2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament and occurred on the 27th and 28 March 2003. Fiji made their first international appearance since 1997; Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan made their international debut.

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand defeated England to win the tournament.

Tournament format

Ten teams competed in a separate tournament for the Asia Champions Cup on 27 March 2003, with four teams progressing to the main Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournament Cup quarterfinals.[1] They joined England, Aotearoa Maori New Zealand, USA, and Fiji.

In the Asia Champions Cup, teams in 3rd, 4th and 5th split into two groups. The placings in these groups then played off in three finals, for 9th, 7th and 5th, the latter referred to as the Asia D Cup. Additionally the best two to progress to Hong Kong also played off for the Asia C Cup.

Asia Champions Cup

Group stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification stage

Group A

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Group B

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Finals

Asia C Cup

Hong Kong Sevens (Main Tournament)

Group stage

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Finals

Bowl and Shield Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian 7s Series (Women's) . 2024-01-11 . rugby7.com.
  2. Web site: 2003 Asian Women's Sevens Championship . 2024-01-11 . www.rugbyarchive.net.