2008 Hong Kong Sevens


The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in Hong Kong, was the fifth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and was won by New Zealand. The winners extended their all-time IRB Sevens record for consecutive match wins to 42 while claiming their fifth Cup win of the season and seventh in a row overall.

Pool stages

Pool A

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
March 28, 2008'26 - 21
March 28, 2008'50 - 5
March 29, 2008'38 - 17
March 29, 2008'38 - 0
March 29, 2008'66 - 5
March 29, 2008'47 - 7

Pool B

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
March 28, 2008'35 - 7
March 28, 2008'24 - 12
March 29, 2008'47 - 7
March 29, 2008'36 - 12
March 29, 2008'53 - 0
March 29, 20085 - 7'

Pool C

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
March 28, 2008'40 - 7
March 28, 2008'33 - 0
March 29, 2008'19 - 5
March 29, 2008'48 - 0
March 29, 2008'24 - 12
March 29, 2008'19 - 14

Pool D

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
March 28, 2008'42 - 7
March 28, 2008'34 - 0
March 29, 2008'34 - 5
March 29, 2008'42 - 14
March 29, 2008'21 - 5
March 29, 2008'15 - 0

Pool E

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
March 28, 2008'47 - 0
March 28, 2008'26 - 10
March 29, 200812 - 19'
March 29, 2008'19 - 7
March 29, 2008'40 - 10
March 29, 2008'19 - 7

Pool F

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
March 28, 2008'24 - 12
March 28, 20087 - 21'
March 29, 2008'56 - 5
March 29, 2008'17 - 12
March 29, 2008'21 - 21'
March 29, 200817 - 15

Knockout

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Sponsors

The tournament's co-title sponsors were Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse.