The 2002 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between 22–24 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.
| 2002 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens III | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 22–24 March 2002 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Morocco |
| Runner-up |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2001 2003 → | |
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 edit
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.[1] Almost a month later, Italy withdrew from the Hong Kong Sevens and was replaced by Thailand.[2]
Format edit
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.[3]
Pool stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals | |
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7 | 129 | 9 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 68 | –9 | 7 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | –27 | 5 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 103 | –93 | 3 |
Source: HK Sevens
Source: HK Sevens
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 9 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 38 | 44 | 7 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 72 | –44 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 77 | –46 | 3 |
Source: HK Sevens
Source: HK Sevens
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 12 | 68 | 9 |
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 7 |
| Hong Kong
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 56 | –23 | 5 |
 Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 66 | –61 | 3 |
Source: HK Sevens
Source: HK Sevens
Pool D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 7 | 79 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 48 | –15 | 7 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 64 | –23 | 5 |
| Morocco
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 65 | –41 | 3 |
Source: HK Sevens
Source: HK Sevens
Pool E edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 138 | 9 |
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 24 | 61 | 7 |
 China
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 129 | –95 | 5 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 118 | –104 | 3 |
Source: HK Sevens
Source: HK Sevens
Pool F edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 10 | 89 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 29 | 58 | 7 |
 Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 90 | –52 | 5 |
 Thailand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 115 | –95 | 3 |
Source: HK Sevens
Source: HK Sevens
Knockout stage edit
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| China | 38 | |||||||||
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| Thailand | 17 | |||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||
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| Morocco | 33 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 14 | |||||||||
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| Sri Lanka | 5 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 15 | |||||||||
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| Chinese Taipei | 12 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 10 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 41 | |||||||||
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| Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
| Singapore | 19 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
Source: Rugby7
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 34 | |||||||||
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| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 48 | |||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 26 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 40 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
Source: Rugby7
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 33 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 20 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 33 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Source: Rugby7
Tournament placings edit
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
England |
30 |
|
Fiji |
24 |
|
New Zealand |
18 |
| Wales |
18 | |
| 5 | Argentina |
8 |
| Australia |
8 | |
| Canada |
8 | |
| Samoa |
8 | |
| 9 | South Africa |
4 |
| 10 | Scotland |
3 |
| 11 | France |
2 |
| United States |
2 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Hong Kong |
0 |
| Papua New Guinea |
0 | |
| Portugal |
0 | |
| South Korea |
0 | |
| 17 | Morocco |
1 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei |
0 |
| 19 | China |
0 |
| Singapore |
0 | |
| 21 | Japan |
0 |
| Russia |
0 | |
| Sri Lanka |
0 | |
| Thailand |
0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References edit
- ^ "Teams announced for the 2002 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens". Hong Kong: HK Sevens. 22 January 2002. Archived from the original on 11 April 2002.
- ^ "Thailand joins the 2002 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens". Hong Kong: HK Sevens. 21 February 2002. Archived from the original on 22 June 2002.
- ^ "Format". Archived from the original on 23 June 2002.