2010 Hong Kong Sevens
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
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Kurt Baker
61
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2
Gardener Nechironga
48
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3
James Stannard
44
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4
Cecil Afrika
41
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Mikaele Pesamino
40
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Kevin Swiryn
40
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Lolo Lui
39
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Keith Robertson
39
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9
Philip Mack
38
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10
Emosi Vucago
37
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! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | Individual Tries
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Kurt Baker
9
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Gardener Nechironga
8
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Mikaele Pesamino
8
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Kevin Swiryn
8
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5=
Goncalo Foro
6
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Brackin Karauria-Henry
6
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5=
Niumaia Rokobuli
6
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5=
Rowan Varty
6
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Oliver Lindsay-Hague
5
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James Rodwell
5
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Nick Royle
5
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
tournament, part of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the series crown for their first time....
. The competition was held from March 26-28 in at Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and featured 24 teams. Samoa
Samoa national rugby union team (sevens)
The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens, a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and...
won its third consecutive Cup after defeating New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)
The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-IRB Sevens:...
in the final. With the victory, Samoa moved into first place in the World Series standings.
Format
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.
Incident
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.Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 47 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 94 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 57 | |||
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | 40 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 19 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 42 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 24 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 12 - 14 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 21 - 14 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 10 | 107 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 55 | 20 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 164 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | 59 - 5 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 7 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 42 - 5 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 36 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 56 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 22 - 5 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 26 | 139 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 48 | 43 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 194 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | 82 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 17 - 10 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 62 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 45 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 50 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 38 - 12 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 36 | 78 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 53 | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 98 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | 45 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 12 - 10 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 12 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 33 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 41 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 36 - 12 |
Pool E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | 111 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 57 | |||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 104 | |||
| 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | 45 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 12 - 10 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 19 - 21 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 45 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 40 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 26 - 5 |
Pool F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29 | 60 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 28 | 54 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 76 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 122 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-26 | 28 - 15 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 51 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 40 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 24 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 31 - 24 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 7 - 21 |
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
was the third team to score 1,000 overall points after finishing on top of Group FIndividual points
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Kurt Baker
This article is about the rugby player. For the musician, see Kurt_Baker_.Kurt Baker is a Rugby Union player. He plays for Taranaki as a Fullback....
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Cecil Afrika
Cecil Afrika is a South African rugby union player. He is currently part of the South African sevens team where he plays at Flyhalf.-Career:Afrika represented the South African Schoolboys in 2006...
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Mikaele Pesamino
Mikaele Pesamino is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He is one of the highest point scorers in the 2009–2010 IRB Sevens World Series.Pesamino was born in Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa....
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Kevin Swiryn
Kevin Swiryn is an American rugby union player, who plays for Agen in the French Top 14. Kevin plays both centre and wing. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe...
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Lolo Lui
Lolo Lui, is a Samoan rugby union player and the current captain of the Samoa Sevens, champions of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series...
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Philip Mack
Philip John Mack was an officer of the British Royal Navy.He was born in Paston Hall near Norwich, the son of Paston Mack, a Major in the 12th Royal Lancers, British Army...
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Emosi Vucago
Ratu Emosi Vucago is a Fiji Rugby union player. He plays as a half-back in the Fifteens man-code and also as a halfback/fly-half in the Sevens code He has also been part Fiji Sevens team since the Wellington leg in 2007...
Individual tries
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Kurt Baker
This article is about the rugby player. For the musician, see Kurt_Baker_.Kurt Baker is a Rugby Union player. He plays for Taranaki as a Fullback....
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Mikaele Pesamino
Mikaele Pesamino is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He is one of the highest point scorers in the 2009–2010 IRB Sevens World Series.Pesamino was born in Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa....
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Kevin Swiryn
Kevin Swiryn is an American rugby union player, who plays for Agen in the French Top 14. Kevin plays both centre and wing. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe...
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Gonçalo Foro
Gonçalo Gonçalves Foro is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing and as a centre. Currently he's a member of CDUL squad....
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Brackin Karauria-Henry
Brackin Karauria-Henry Brackin Karauria-Henry Brackin Karauria-Henry (born 31 July 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand is a rugby union player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 15 competition. Brackin has played both League and Union. In 2006 Brackin left New Zealand to play his rugby league in...
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James Rodwell
Jim Rodwell is the former chairman of Boston United and also a former professional footballer who played centre-half for the club....
Nick Royle
Nick Royle is a current England Rugby Sevens International rugby union player. He plays as a winger.-Rugby league:Educated at Wade Deacon High School in Widnes, Nick has a strong rugby league background emanating from the age of six at local club Halton Hornets...