2008 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2008 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was played on 27 and 28 March at Hong Kong's So Kon Po stadium, with the final at the International Stadium.[a]

2008 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date27–28 March
Cup
Champion United States
Runner-up Canada
Plate
Winner France
Runner-up Kazakhstan
Bowl
Winner China
Runner-up Japan
Tournament details
Matches played28
2007
2009

The United States won the tournament after beating Canada in the Cup final.[1]

Teams

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Twelve teams competed in the tournament.[2]

Group stages

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POOL A

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  United States 2 0 0 69 7
  Netherlands 1 0 1 27 53
  Hong Kong 0 0 2 17 53
Netherlands  20–17  Hong Kong

POOL B

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  France 2 0 0 46 7
  Kazakhstan 1 0 1 29 17
  Papua New Guinea 0 0 2 0 51
France  17–7  Kazakhstan

POOL C

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  China 2 0 0 41 7
  Japan 1 0 1 29 15
  Thailand 0 0 2 0 48
China  26–0  Thailand
China  15–7  Japan
Japan  22–0  Thailand

POOL D

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Canada 2 0 0 99 0
  Arabian Gulf 1 0 1 38 43
  Singapore 0 0 2 0 94
Canada  56–0  Singapore
Canada  43–0  Arabian Gulf
Arabian Gulf  38–0  Singapore

Classification stages

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Cup Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Canada35
 
 
 
  Netherlands14
 
  Canada26
 
 
 
  Kazakhstan0
 
  Kazakhstan12
 
 
 
  China7
 
  United States21
 
 
 
  Canada7
 
  United States45
 
 
 
  Arabian Gulf0
 
  United States5
 
 
 
  France0 Plate Final
 
  France15
 
 
 
  Japan7
 
  France24
 
 
  Kazakhstan0
 

Bowl Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  China*5
 
 
 
  Netherlands5
 
  China17
 
 
 
  Japan7
 
  Japan10
 
 
  Arabian Gulf0
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Netherlands19
 
 
  Arabian Gulf0

*China won on try countback

9–12th Place Semi-finals

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Semi-finals9th Place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Hong Kong15
 
 
 
  Singapore0
 
  Hong Kong15
 
 
 
  Thailand7
 
  Thailand29
 
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
11th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Papua New Guinea17
 
 
  Singapore5

Notes

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  1. ^ Source HK Rugby and South China Morning Post

References

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  1. ^ Young, Wendy (2008-03-28). "USA Women's National Team Wins it ALL at Hong Kong 7s". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  2. ^ Young, Wendy (2008-03-17). "2008 Hong Kong 7s Tournament". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.