Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

- Final Day Coverage and Results from the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens and Pictures from the 2009 HK Sevens -

The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is widely regarded as one of, if not the most exciting Rugby Sevens event in the world. It has a passion and energy that perfectly reflects the buzz that is found in all aspects of Hong Kong life.

In the build up to the 2009 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens which was held between 27-29 March, Tickets for the 2009 HK Sevens went on sale at 10am on 17 January 2009 and were Sold Out within 2 Hours. The draw  for the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens promises some  Legendary Match-ups and it did not disappoint.

The first day, in a rather wet Hong Kong, had no upsets with all the favourite teams gaining victories. See No Upsets on First Day of Hong Kong Sevens, however it is Saturday when the real fun begins, so do check the results from the Hong Kong Sevens Days 2 and see who progressed into the Plate, Cup and Bowl championships. The Final Day of the Hong Kong Sevens was a mammoth day of rugby. It did not rain as had been forecast, and was actually quite cool by Hong Kong standards, which created the perfect conditions for a day of rugby.

We fully covered the 2009 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, results, live coverage and of course pictures of the crazy South Stand and even a few of the rugby.

With all the economic doom and gloom around at the moment, this year's 7s was a perfect opportunity to forget, at least for a weekend, and just have a great time! Regardless of the economy, no matter what the weather threatened, the energy and incredible buzz that can be found in Hong Kong ensured that the 2009 Sevens was yet another amazing success. It is after all, the most exciting Sevens event in the world!

The 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

In 2008 the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens took place between 28 March 2008 and 30 March 2008. The total prize money for the 2009 event is the same as for the 2008 event, namely US$ 150,000 with the Cup Champions - New Zealand in 2008 - winning US$ 100,000, the Cup Runners Up - South Africa (2008) - US$ 25,000 and each Semi-Finalist getting US$ 12,500 each. There is also a very valuable 30 points up for grabs for the team which wins the Cup Final.

The 24 participating teams are drawn into six pools of four teams each. On the first day, starting the Friday afternoon there will be a total of 12 games with each team playing one game in their pool.

On Saturday, each team will play another two games to complete the pool competition. The group winners and the two second placed teams with the best records, progress to the Cup Competition. The four remaining second placed teams and the four, third-placed teams with the best records progress to the Plate Competition. The remaining eight teams progress to the Bowl Competition.

Sunday, is the day when despite many fans nursing serious hangovers, the real excitement starts, as it is today when the teams play in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of each of the Bowl, Plate and Cup competitions.

In Rugby Sevens, each game is seven minutes each way with two-minute intervals except for the Cup Final which is 10 minutes each way.

In our 2008 Hong Kong Coverage Sevens we offered Pictures from the Sevens, featuring all the fun and even a few of the rugby, 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Fixtures, Results from the First Day of the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens, Results from the Second Day of the 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, Results from Day Three of the 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens and even some live text coverage of the more popular games.

You may be also be interested to check out the Pictures from Past Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, and see the results etc from the 2007 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, plus there are many more useful tips about Hong Kong in the links below. 

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