2009 Hong Kong Sevens Explained
The Hong Kong Sevens, referred to as the Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens for sponsorship reasons is the 5th stop on the IRB Sevens World Series. The 2009 event was played between the 27–29 March, and was won by Fiji. Unlike the 7 other tournaments, Hong Kong contains 24 teams to compete.
Pool Stages
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 19 | +89 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 105 | -90 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 | | 29 - 7 | |
| 2009-03-27 | | 17 - 5 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 24 - 5 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 53 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 10 - 35 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 26 - 12 | | |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 19 | +111 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 81 | -55 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 94 | -60 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 | | 54 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-27 | | 14 - 5 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 19 - 17 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 50 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 21 - 17 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 26 - 19 | | |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 5 | +123 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 34 | +60 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 99 | -61 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 148 | -122 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 | | 59 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-27 | | 33 - 5 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 56 - 12 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 52 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 33 - 14 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 17 - 5 | | |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 63 | -37 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 | | 28 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-27 | | 5 - 17 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 7 - 24 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 22 - 17 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 12 - 14 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 22 - 14 | | |
Pool E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 22 | +54 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 105 | -98 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 | | 33 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-27 | | 14 - 10 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 50 - 0 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 26 - 17 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 22 - 7 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 12 - 12 | | |
Pool F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-03-27 | | 17 - 10 | |
| 2009-03-27 | | 17 - 19 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 17 - 7 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 31 - 7 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 19 - 17 | |
| 2009-03-28 | | 19 - 12 | | |
Knockout
Cup
Standings after Tournament
South Africa, who finished second in this tournament, went to the top of the IRB Sevens World Series. England, who were joint-first with South Africa before, dropped to second place, with Fiji going to third and New Zealand fourth.
Statistics
Individual points
| - bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | Individual points [1]
Updated:2009-03-29 | - bgcolor="#efefef" ! width=5% | Pos. ! Player | Country ! Points | - | 1 | Phillip Mack | | 41 | - | 2 | Pedro Leal | | 39 | - | 3 | Vuyo Zangga | | 33 | - | 4 | Sosaia Palei | | 32 | - | 5= | Pio Tuwai | | 30 | - | 5= | Robert Ebersohn | | 30 | - | 6 | Richard Kingi | | 29 | - | 7 | Emosi Vucago | | 28 | - | 9= | Mzwandile Stick | | 26 | - | 9= | | | 26 | |
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Individual tries
| - bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | Individual tries [2]
Updated:2009-03-29 | - bgcolor="#efefef" ! width=5% | Pos. ! Player | Country ! Tries | - | 1= | Robert Ebersohn | | 6 | - | 1= | Sosaia Palei | | 6 | - | 3= | Pio Tuwai | | 5 | - | 3= | Rayno Benjamin | | 5 | - | 3= | Seremaia Burotu | | 5 | - | 3= | Ifan Evans | | 5 | - | 3= | Collins Injera | | 5 | - | 3= | Ualosi Kailea | | 5 | - | 3= | Philip Mack | | 5 | - | 3= | Joao Mirra | | 5 | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Season Player Points . International Rugby Board . 2008-04-04 . IRB.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403212117/http://irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html . 2009-04-03 . dead .
- Web site: Season Player Tries . International Rugby Board . 2008-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409025245/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html . 9 April 2008 . dead .
