The 2006 GFI Hong Kong Tens was played on Wednesday 29 March and Thursday 30 March 2006, with New Zealand Metro winning the Cup. The Plate was won by PWC Panthers, a team from Australia, while the Bowl was picked up by SCB Asian Cavaliers, a team with members from all round the World. Acorns Rugby Club, from Japan, picked up the Shield.
The SCB Asian Cavaliers were coached by James Clark (Australian living in Hong Kong) ) and James Cook (New Zealander) also living in Hong Kong. The two expat coaches' first game was against a team full of ex All Blacks including the one and only Jonah Lomu. It was one his last tournaments before his passing in 2015 from Myocardial infarction.
The 2 days of rugby provide the lead up to the Hong Kong 7's tournament and is regarded as the best 10's tournament in the world.
Tens rugby is a variation on rugby union and rugby sevens, with teams having 10 players: 5 forwards and 5 backs. 10 minute halves are played.
The 2006 Tournament was played at Hong Kong Football Club, Happy Valley, Hong Kong.
Results
editWednesday
edit- Aliens 57 - 0 Acorns Rugby Club
- Irish Vikings 36 - 5 Alvarez & Marshal DeA Tigers
- New Zealand Metro 54 - 0 Standard Chartered Bank Asian Cavaliers
- Sumitomo Tamariva 17 - 5 China Agricultural University
- HSBC New Zealand Legends 44-0 CBRE Club
- WDA Cardiff University 22 - 0 Overseas Old Boys
- PWC International Panthers 47 - 0 Laxton PLA
- Hill & Associates Hong Kong Barbarians 45 - 0 Black Watch
- Aliens 29 - 0 Alvarez & Marshal DeA Tigers
- Irish Vikings 7 -5 Acorns Rugby Club
- New Zealand Metro 78 - 0 China Agricultural University
- Sumitomo Tamariva 12 - 7 Standard Chartered Bank Asian Cavaliers
- HSBC New Zealand Legends 54 - 0 Overseas Old Boys
- WDA Cardiff University 48 - 0 CBRE Club
- PWC International Panthers 59 - 0 Black Watch
- Hill & Associates Hong Kong Barbarians 31 - 0 Laxton PLA
- Acorns Rugby Club 29 - 5 Alvarez & Marshal DeA Tigers
- Standard Chartered Bank Asian Cavaliers 7 - 29 China Agricultural University
- CBRE Club 7 - 15 Overseas Old Boys
- Laxton PLA 26 - 5 Black Watch
- Aliens 26 - 5 Irish Vikings
- New Zealand Metro 66 - 0 Sumitomo Tamariva
- HSBC New Zealand Legends 24 - 5 WDA Cardiff University
- PWC International Panthers 0 - 27 Hill & Associates Hong Kong Barbarians
Thursday
editQuarter-finals
edit- Bowl Acorns 19 - 29 Asian Cavaliers
- Bowl Laxton PLA 31 - 10 CBRE Club
- Bowl Overseas Old Boys 17 - 12 Black Watch
- Bowl CAU 5 - 7 DeA Tigers
- Cup Aliens 41 - 7 Tamariva
- Cup HK Barbarians 21 - 0 Cardiff University
- Cup NZ Legends 33 - 7 International Panthers
- Cup NZ Metro 42 - 7 Irish Vikings
Semi-finals
edit- Shield Acorns 62 - 0 CBRE Club
- Shield Black Watch 14 - 33 CAU
- Bowl Asian Cavaliers 26 - 19 Laxton PLA
- Bowl Overseas Old Boys 5 - 21 DeA Tigers
- Plate Tamariva 5 - 24 Cardiff University
- PlateInternational Panthers 12 - 7 Irish Vikings
- Cup Aliens 7 - 0 HK Barbarians
- Cup NZ Legends 3 - 12 NZ Metro
Finals
edit- Shield Acorns 17 - 7 CAU
- Bowl Asian Cavaliers 21 - 7 DeA Tigers
- Plate Cardiff University 12 - 21 International Panthers
- Cup Aliens 14 - 17 NZ Metro