The 2004 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between 26 and 28 March 2004. It was the 29th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and was the fifth tournament of the 2003–04 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.
| 2004 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens V | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 26–28 March 2004 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Cook Islands |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2003 2006 → | |
After winning all three of their group stage matches, England took out the Hong Kong title for the third year running, defeating Argentina in the cup final 22–12.[1] The plate-final saw Scotland defeat France while the Cook Islands took home the bowl defeating Japan.
Teams
editCompared 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.[2]
Format
editThe 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.[2]
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 | 138 | 7 | 131 | 9 |
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 55 | –11 | 7 |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 81 | –43 | 5 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 108 | –77 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 12 | 117 | 9 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 7 |
 Georgia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 85 | –63 | 5 |
 China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 107 | –78 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 24 | 108 | 9 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 7 |
| Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 88 | –45 | 5 |
 Thailand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 132 | –103 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 12 | 75 | 9 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 14 | 64 | 7 |
| Hong Kong
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 64 | –43 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 108 | –96 | 3 |
Pool E
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | 84 | 9 |
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 19 | 48 | 7 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 5 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 141 | –136 | 3 |
Pool F
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 24 | 92 | 9 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 19 | 62 | 7 |
 Namibia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 90 | –45 | 5 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 139 | –111 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editBowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 46 | |||||||||
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| Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 21 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 26 | |||||||||
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| China | 12 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| Japan | 31 | |||||||||
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| Thailand | 10 | |||||||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||||||
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| Georgia | 21 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 17 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 19 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
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| Namibia | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 14 | |||||||||
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| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 20 | |||||||||
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| Italy | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 27 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
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| England | 22 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
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| England | 15 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
England |
30 |
|
Argentina |
24 |
|
New Zealand |
18 |
| South Africa |
18 | |
| 5 | Australia |
8 |
| Canada |
8 | |
| Fiji |
8 | |
| Samoa |
8 | |
| 9 | Scotland |
4 |
| 10 | France |
3 |
| 11 | Kenya |
2 |
| South Korea |
2 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Hong Kong |
0 |
| Italy |
0 | |
| Namibia |
0 | |
| United States |
0 | |
| 17 | Cook Islands |
1 |
| 18 | Japan |
0 |
| 19 | Georgia |
0 |
| Portugal |
0 | |
| 21 | China |
0 |
| Chinese Taipei |
0 | |
| Singapore |
0 | |
| Thailand |
0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References
edit- ^ "England claim Hong Kong hat trick". International Rugby Union. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Format". Archived from the original on 8 June 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.