# 2008 Hong Kong Sevens

The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). 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

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 330013512+1239  United States 32017185-147  Tunisia 31028769+185  Chinese Taipei 300327154-1273
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | United States | 26 - 21 | Tunisia |
| March 28, 2008 | New Zealand | 50 - 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | United States | 38 - 17 | Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | New Zealand | 38 - 0 | Tunisia |
| March 29, 2008 | Tunisia | 66 - 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| March 29, 2008 | New Zealand | 47 - 7 | United States |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 33007824+549  Samoa 32017626+507  Canada 31027760+175  Sri Lanka 300314135-1213
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | Samoa | 35 - 7 | Sri Lanka |
| March 28, 2008 | England | 24 - 12 | Canada |
| March 29, 2008 | England | 47 - 7 | Sri Lanka |
| March 29, 2008 | Samoa | 36 - 12 | Canada |
| March 29, 2008 | Canada | 53 - 0 | Sri Lanka |
| March 29, 2008 | Samoa | 5 - 7 | England |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 330010721+869  Argentina 32016624+427  Russia 31022493-695  Japan 30032483-593
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | South Africa | 40 - 7 | Japan |
| March 28, 2008 | Argentina | 33 - 0 | Russia |
| March 29, 2008 | Argentina | 19 - 5 | Japan |
| March 29, 2008 | South Africa | 48 - 0 | Russia |
| March 29, 2008 | Russia | 24 - 12 | Japan |
| March 29, 2008 | South Africa | 19 - 14 | Argentina |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 33009921+789  Wales 32016820+487  Zimbabwe 31023581-465  South Korea 30031797-803
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | Fiji | 42 - 7 | South Korea |
| March 28, 2008 | Wales | 34 - 0 | Zimbabwe |
| March 29, 2008 | Wales | 34 - 5 | South Korea |
| March 29, 2008 | Fiji | 42 - 14 | Zimbabwe |
| March 29, 2008 | Zimbabwe | 21 - 5 | South Korea |
| March 29, 2008 | Fiji | 15 - 0 | Wales |

### Pool E

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Kenya 33008514+719  Portugal 31025755+25  Scotland 31024548-35  China 31022999-705
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | Kenya | 47 - 0 | China |
| March 28, 2008 | Scotland | 26 - 10 | Portugal |
| March 29, 2008 | Scotland | 12 - 19 | China |
| March 29, 2008 | Kenya | 19 - 7 | Portugal |
| March 29, 2008 | Portugal | 40 - 10 | China |
| March 29, 2008 | Kenya | 19 - 7 | Scotland |

### Pool F

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Australia 33005839+199  France 31115445+96  Tonga 31027843+355  Hong Kong 301238101-634
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 28, 2008 | Australia | 24 - 12 | Hong Kong |
| March 28, 2008 | Tonga | 7 - 21 | France |
| March 29, 2008 | Tonga | 56 - 5 | Hong Kong |
| March 29, 2008 | Australia | 17 - 12 | France |
| March 29, 2008 | France | 21 - 21 | Hong Kong |
| March 29, 2008 | Australia | 17 - 15 | Tonga |

## Knockout
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | Zimbabwe | 35 | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | Zimbabwe | 35 | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7 | |
| Japan | 14 | Hong Kong | 7 | |
| Japan | 14 | | | | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong | 19 | | | | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong | 19 | | | | Zimbabwe | 14 |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | | | Zimbabwe | 14 |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | | Russia | 19 |
| China | 5 | | | | Russia | 19 |
| China | 5 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| South Korea | 12 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| South Korea | 12 | South Korea | 5 | | | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | South Korea | 5 | | | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | Russia | 19 | |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | Russia | 19 | |
| Russia | 35 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | |
| Scotland | 5 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | |
| Scotland | 5 | Argentina | 19 | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | Argentina | 19 | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | Tonga | 12 | |
| Tonga | 26 | Tonga | 12 | |
| Tonga | 26 | | | | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong |
| Portugal | 17 | | | | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong |
| Portugal | 17 | | | | Argentina | 14 |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | | | Argentina | 14 |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | | France | 17 |
| France | 12 | | | | France | 17 |
| France | 12 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| Tunisia | 7 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| Tunisia | 7 | France | 36 | | | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | France | 36 | | | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | Canada | 5 | |
| Canada | 24 | Canada | 5 | |
| United States | 21 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| New Zealand | 26 | | | |
| New Zealand | 26 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | |
| Wales | 7 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | |
| Wales | 7 | New Zealand | 34 | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | New Zealand | 34 | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | Fiji | 0 | |
| Kenya | 0 | Fiji | 0 | |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong |
| Fiji | 10 | | | | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong |
| Fiji | 10 | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| South Africa | 19 | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| South Africa | 19 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| Australia | 14 | March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | | |
| Australia | 14 | South Africa | 12 | | | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | | South Africa | 12 | | | |
| March 30 - Hong Kong | March 30 - Hong Kong | Samoa | 10 | |
| Samoa | 17 | Samoa | 10 | |
| England | 12 | | | |

## Sponsors

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