| 2015 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 27–29 March 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 Hong Kong Sevens was the 40th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the sixth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.
Format
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series.
Teams
The teams confirmed for both the World Series and World Series Qualifier events at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens are listed below:[1]
Main draw
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World Series Qualifier
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Match officials
The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows:[2]
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Ben Crouse (South Africa)
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
James McPhail (Netherlands)
Taku Otsuki (Japan)- Rasta Rasivhenge (World Rugby)
Alex Ruiz (France)
Main draw
The draw was announced on 16 February. All times UTC +08:00.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinal | |
Pool stage
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 19 | +102 | 9 |
 Samoa
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 7 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 5 |
 Belgium
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 95 | –71 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 8 |
| Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 7 |
| Scotland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 59 | –33 | 5 |
 Portugal
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 71 | –30 | 4 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7 | +73 | 9 |
 Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 7 |
| France
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 62 | –26 | 5 |
| Japan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 70 | –49 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 8 |
 England
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 8 |
 Wales
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 78 | –28 | 5 |
| Kenya
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 57 | –24 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 13:34 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 26 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 38 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 13:56 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 42 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 14:18 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 38 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 38 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 14:40 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 34 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 15:02 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 15:24 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| United States | 28 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 15:46 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 15 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 33 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 16:08 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
World Series Qualifier
The draw was announced on 16 February.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to the Qualifier quarterfinal | |
Pool stage
Pool E
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 7 |
 Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 7 |
 Uruguay
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 7 |
 Mexico
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 92 | –77 | 3 |
Pool F
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 9 |
 Russia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 7 |
 South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 5 |
 Tunisia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 66 | –54 | 3 |
Pool G
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10 | +76 | 9 |
 Zimbabwe
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 10 | +67 | 7 |
 Tonga
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 92 | –51 | 5 |
 Guyana
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 122 | –93 | 3 |
Ranking matches
| Qualifier Quarterfinals | Qualifier Semifinals | Qualifier Final | ||||||||
| 28 March 2015 – 18:10 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 12:26 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 10 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
| 28 March 2015 – 18:32 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Russia | 22 | |||||||||
| 28 March 2015 – 18:54 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 21 | |||||||||
| 29 March 2015 – 12:48 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| 28 March 2015 – 19:16 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| Spain | 47 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
References
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- ^ "SA Rugby Referees". www.sareferees.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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