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 nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 27–28 March |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Kazakhstan |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  China |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 28 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The United States won the tournament after beating Canada in the Cup final.[1]
Teams
editTwelve teams competed in the tournament.[2]
Group stages
editPOOL A
edit| 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 |
POOL B
edit| 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 |
POOL C
edit| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 |
| Japan
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 |
 Thailand
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
POOL D
edit| 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 |
Classification stages
editCup Quarter-finals
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| Canada | 35 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 12 | |||||||||
| China | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | Plate Final | ||||||||
| France | 15 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl Semi-finals
edit| Semi-finals | Bowl Final | |||||
| China* | 5 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| China | 17 | |||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| Netherlands | 19 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
*China won on try countback
9–12th Place Semi-finals
edit| Semi-finals | 9th Place | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
| Thailand | 7 | |||||
| Thailand | 29 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| 11th Place | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |||||
| Singapore | 5 | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Source HK Rugby and South China Morning Post
References
edit- ^ Young, Wendy (2008-03-28). "USA Women's National Team Wins it ALL at Hong Kong 7s". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Young, Wendy (2008-03-17). "2008 Hong Kong 7s Tournament". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.