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.
| 2010 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | March 26–28, 2010 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Shield | |
| Winner | Hong Kong |
| Runner-up |  Russia |
| Tournament details | |
| Most points | Kurt Baker (61) |
| Most tries | Kurt Baker (9) |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Format edit
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 edit
Incident edit
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.[1]
Pool stages edit
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 85 38 47 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 75 33 42 7 
Italy
3 1 0 2 26 94 -68 5 
Russia
3 0 0 3 36 57 -21 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | Samoa
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40 - 12 |  Italy
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| 2010-03-26 |  Argentina
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19 - 12 | Russia
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| 2010-03-27 | Argentina
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42 - 0 | Italy
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| 2010-03-27 | Samoa
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24 - 12 | Russia
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| 2010-03-27 | Russia
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12 - 14 | Italy
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| 2010-03-27 | Samoa
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21 - 14 | Argentina
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Pool B edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 117 10 107 9 
France
3 2 0 1 68 55 13 7 
Scotland
3 1 0 2 54 39 15 5 
Chinese Taipei
3 0 0 3 22 157 -135 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | New Zealand
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59 - 5 |  Chinese Taipei
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| 2010-03-26 |  Scotland
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7 - 12 |  France
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| 2010-03-27 | Scotland
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42 - 5 | Chinese Taipei
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| 2010-03-27 | New Zealand
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36 - 0 | France
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| 2010-03-27 | France
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56 - 12 | Chinese Taipei
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| 2010-03-27 | New Zealand
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22 - 5 | Scotland
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Pool C edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 165 26 139 9 
United States
3 2 0 1 91 48 43 7 
Portugal
3 1 0 2 67 62 5 5 
Thailand
3 0 0 3 7 194 -187 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 |  Fiji
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82 - 7 |  Thailand
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| 2010-03-26 |  United States
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17 - 10 |  Portugal
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| 2010-03-27 | United States
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62 - 0 | Thailand
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| 2010-03-27 | Fiji
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45 - 7 | Portugal
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| 2010-03-27 | Portugal
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50 - 0 | Thailand
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| 2010-03-27 | Fiji
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38 - 12 | United States
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Pool D edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Australia
3 3 0 0 114 36 78 9 
Canada
3 2 0 1 36 53 -17 7 
Tonga
3 1 0 2 63 57 6 5 
China
3 0 0 3 31 98 -67 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | Australia
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45 - 12 |  China
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| 2010-03-26 | Canada
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12 - 10 |  Tonga
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| 2010-03-27 | Canada
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12 - 7 | China
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| 2010-03-27 | Australia
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33 - 12 | Tonga
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| 2010-03-27 | Tonga
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41 - 12 | China
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| 2010-03-27 | Australia
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36 - 12 | Canada
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Pool E edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England
3 3 0 0 116 5 111 9 
Japan
3 1 0 2 50 64 -14 5 
Wales
3 1 0 2 36 57 -21 5 
Hong Kong
3 1 0 2 28 104 -76 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 |  England
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45 - 0 | Hong Kong
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| 2010-03-26 | Wales
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12 - 10 |  Japan
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| 2010-03-27 | Wales
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19 - 21 | Hong Kong
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| 2010-03-27 | England
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45 - 0 | Japan
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| 2010-03-27 | Japan
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40 - 7 | Hong Kong
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| 2010-03-27 | England
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26 - 5 | Wales
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Pool F edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 89 29 60 9 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 82 28 54 7 
Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 46 76 -30 5 
South Korea
3 0 0 3 38 122 -84 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | South Africa
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28 - 15 |  Zimbabwe
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| 2010-03-26 |  Kenya
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51 - 7 |  South Korea
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| 2010-03-27 | South Africa
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40 - 7 | South Korea
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| 2010-03-27 | Kenya
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24 - 0 | Zimbabwe
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| 2010-03-27 | Zimbabwe
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31 - 24 | South Korea
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| 2010-03-27 | Kenya
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7 - 21 | South Africa
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Knockout edit
Shield edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 43 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| China | 17 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Russia | 31 | |||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 19 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 31 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 14 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 26 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Italy | 19 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Canada | 35 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| March 28 - Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
South Africa was the third team to score 1,000 overall points after finishing on top of Group F
Statistics edit
Individual points edit
| Individual Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Kurt Baker | New Zealand |
61 |
| 2 | Gardener Nechironga | Zimbabwe |
48 |
| 3 | James Stannard | Australia |
44 |
| 4 | Cecil Afrika | South Africa |
41 |
| 5= | Mikaele Pesamino | Samoa |
40 |
| 5= | Kevin Swiryn | United States |
40 |
| 7= | Lolo Lui | Samoa |
39 |
| 7= | Keith Robertson | Hong Kong |
39 |
| 9 | Philip Mack | Canada |
38 |
| 10 | Emosi Vucago | Fiji |
37 |
Individual tries edit
| Individual Tries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Kurt Baker | New Zealand |
9 |
| 2= | Gardener Nechironga | Zimbabwe |
8 |
| 2= | Mikaele Pesamino | Samoa |
8 |
| 2= | Kevin Swiryn | United States |
8 |
| 5= | Goncalo Foro | Portugal |
6 |
| 5= | Brackin Karauria-Henry | Australia |
6 |
| 5= | Niumaia Rokobuli | Fiji |
6 |
| 5= | Rowan Varty | Hong Kong |
6 |
| 9= | Oliver Lindsay-Hague | England |
5 |
| 9= | James Rodwell | England |
5 |
| 9= | Nick Royle | England |
5 |
References edit
- ^ Carney, John (25 March 2011). "Pitch invaders to be arrested at the Sevens", South China Morning Post