2023 Hong Kong Sevens
| 2023 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIV | |
| Host nation | Hong Kong |
| Date | 31 March–2 April 2023 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | New Zealand |
| Runner-up | Fiji |
| Third | France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium from 31 March–2 April 2023. It was the 46th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the eighth tournament of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament.[1]
New Zealand were the champions after beating Fiji in the cup final.[2]
Background
The 2022 Hong Kong Sevens is the eighth round of eleven in the 2022–23 season
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Fifteen core teams and one invited team.
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Fiji
- France
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Japan
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- South Africa
- Spain
- United States
- Uruguay
Invited Team
Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team. These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the placement matches.
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –69 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –40 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –76 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –14 | 6 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –45 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Placement matches
Thirteenth place
| 13th place semifinal | 13th place final | |||||
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| Canada | 19 | |||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||
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| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 19 | |||||
Ninth place
| 9th place Quarterfinals | 9th place Semifinals | 9th place Final | ||||||||
| 2 April 2023– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 17 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 31 | |||||||||
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| Uruguay | 7 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 40 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
Fifth place
5th to 8th place
| 5th place semifinal | 5th place final | |||||
| 2 April 2023– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||
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| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||
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| South Africa | 5 | |||||
| South Africa | 38 | |||||
| United States | 7 | |||||
Cup playoffs
| Cup Quarterfinals | Cup Semifinals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 2 April 2023– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
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| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 20 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
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| Great Britain | 7 | Bronze Medal Final | ||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
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| Great Britain | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 19 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 22 | |
| Fiji | 19 | |
| France | 17 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 15 |
| 5 | Argentina | 13 |
| 6 | South Africa | 12 |
| 7 | Spain | 10 |
| United States | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ireland | 8 |
| 10 | Samoa | 7 |
| 11 | Australia | 5 |
| Uruguay | 5 | |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 3 |
| 14 | Canada | 2 |
| 15 | Kenya | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Dream team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament [3]
| Pilipo Bukayaro Leroy Carter Luciano González Eduardo Lopez Brady Rush Joseva Talacolo Kitioni Vai |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3215400/hong-kong-sevens-2023-kick-times-tv-info-tickets-and-all-you-need-know-day-1?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article
- ^ https://www.world.rugby/news/800110/cathay-hsbc-hong-kong-sevens-mens-final-day
- ^ https://scrummage.co.ke/2023/04/04/hong-kong-sevens-dream-team/