# 1976 Hong Kong Sevens

The 1976 Hong Kong Sevens was the inaugural edition of the Hong Kong Sevens series held on 28 March 1976 at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It was called Rothmans-Cathay PAcific International Seven-a-side Championship at that time and was organized by Hong Kong Rugby Football Union.
The draw was conducted on 23 February 1976 at The Excelsior Hotel.
Twelves teams are divided into four groups of three teams. The teams play a round-robin in their group in the first round, the winners advance to the semifinal and the other eight teams enter the plate knockout stage.

## Teams

* Pool A: Australia, South Korea, Tonga
* Pool B: Hong Kong, Fiji, Malaysia
* Pool C: Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan
* Pool D: Thailand, New Zealand, Indonesia

## Squad

* Sri Lanka: Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Maiya Gunasekera, Mohan Balasuriya, L. Tonnekoon, R. Rodrigo, S. Ching, G. Gunadasa, J. de Jong, one unknown.
* Australia: Streeter, Hasell, Thomas, Gelling, Weekes, Bullsfield,
* South Korea: Chong In Lee
* Tonga: Sami Latu, Malakai, Sutia, Polutele, Kainiu
* Fiji: Tuisese, Raluni, Cavuilati, Rauto
* Hong Kong: Dunkan, Ogolter, Lloyd, Kent, Cunningham
* Japan: Matsuo, Kumagayi, Fugowara, Nishizuma
* Singapore: Teo Han Chua, Crotty
* New Zealand: Purdon, Cartwright, Hales, Scott, McPhale, Davies, Hurst, Thomson

## Pool stage

Key to colors in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals
* Teams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 4 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 2 |
* 28 March 1976 10:30
| Australia | 24–4 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 11:50
| South Korea | 4–28 | Tonga |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 13:10
| Tonga | 10–14 | Australia |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 52 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | −72 | 2 |
* 28 March 1976 10:50
| Fiji | 20–4 | Hong Kong |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 12:10
| Fiji | 36–0 (36-10 in Japan Rugby) | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 13:30
| Hong Kong | 36–0 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 2 |
* 28 March 1976 11:10
| Singapore | 22–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 12:30
| Japan | 32–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 13:50
| Japan | 22-6 (20-6 in Japan Rugby, Canberra Times, New Nations) | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 4 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 2 |
* 28 March 1976 11:30
| New Zealand | 24–4 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 12:50
| New Zealand | 34–3 | Indonesia |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
* 28 March 1976 14:10
| Indonesia | 16-4 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

## Knockout stage
### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 18 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| South Korea | 8 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| South Korea | 8 | Hong Kong | 20 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Hong Kong | 20 | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Singapore | 10 | |
| Singapore | 14 | Singapore | 10 | |
| Singapore | 14 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Thailand | 10 | | | | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Thailand | 10 | | | | Hong Kong | 19 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Hong Kong | 19 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | Tonga | 16 |
| Tonga | 20 | | | | Tonga | 16 |
| Tonga | 20 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Malaysia | 0 | Tonga | 16 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Tonga | 16 | | | |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Sri Lanka | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | Sri Lanka | 0 | |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Main

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium |
| New Zealand | 18 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium |
| Japan | 0 | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium |
| Japan | 0 | New Zealand | 24 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | | New Zealand | 24 |
| 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | 28 March – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Australia | 8 |
| Australia | 14 | Australia | 8 |
| Fiji | 10 | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine