William Chak and Toby Chan promoting the Hong Kong Sevens Rugby.

2014 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens XV
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date28–30 March 2014
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up England
Third Fiji
Plate
Winner South Africa
Runner-up Wales
Bowl
Winner Scotland
Runner-up France
Shield
Winner Kenya
Runner-up Portugal
Tournament details
Matches played29
Tries scored242 (average 8.34 per match)
2013
2015

The 2014 Hong Kong Sevens was the 39th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the seventh tournament of the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It took place at its long-time home, Hong Kong Stadium.

The Cup title was claimed by New Zealand, with South Africa, Scotland and Kenya respectively claiming the lower-level Plate, Bowl and Shield. Japan won the World Series Core Team Qualifier to earn promotion to "core" status for the 2014–15 series.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played all others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group entered the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

28 teams were scheduled to participate—16 in the main draw, and 12 in the Core Team Qualifier.

Main draw

World Series core team qualifier

Main draw

The draw was made on 23 March.[4]

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 330014112+1299
 Wales 32016461+37
 Kenya 31025353+05
 Sri Lanka 300312144−1323
28 March 2014
19:30
Kenya 41–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
21:26
Fiji 42–7 Wales
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
13:24
Fiji 56–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
13:46
Kenya 7–10 Wales
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
16:20
Wales 47–12 Sri Lanka
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
19:16
Fiji 43–5 Kenya
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Australia 33006421+439
 South Africa 32016031+297
 France 31022167−465
 Spain 30033864−263
28 March 2014
19:08
Australia 28–14 Spain
Report[5]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
21:04
South Africa 31–7 France
Report[6]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
12:40
South Africa 22–14 Spain
Report[7]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
13:02
Australia 26–0 France
Report[8]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
15:58
France 14–10 Spain
Report[9]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
18:54
South Africa 7–10 Australia
Report[10]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 England 33005431+239
 Canada 32016128+337
 Argentina 31023840−25
 Portugal 30032175−543
28 March 2014
18:46
Canada 35–7 Portugal
Report[11]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
20:42
England 19–12 Argentina
Report[12]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
11:56
England 21–7 Portugal
Report[13]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
12:18
Canada 14–7 Argentina
Report[14]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
15:36
Argentina 19–7 Portugal
Report[15]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
18:32
England 14–12 Canada
Report[16]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 33007614+629
 United States 31024344−15
 Samoa 31023866−285
 Scotland 31022962−335
28 March 2014
18:24
United States 26–12 Samoa
Report[17]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
20:20
New Zealand 33–0 Scotland
Report[18]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
11:12
New Zealand 26–7 Samoa
Report[19]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
11:34
United States 10–15 Scotland
Report[20]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
15:14
Scotland 14–19 Samoa
Report[21]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
18:10
New Zealand 17–7 United States
Report[22]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 March 2014 – 10:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Kenya12
 
30 March 2014 – 13:40 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Scotland26
 
 Kenya12
 
30 March 2014 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Spain7
 
 Argentina7
 
30 March 2014 – 17:05 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Spain5
 
 Kenya17
 
30 March 2014 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Portugal10
 
 Samoa33
 
30 March 2014 – 14:02 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Sri Lanka14
 
 Sri Lanka19
 
30 March 2014 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Portugal24
 
 France19
 
 
 Portugal14
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 March 2014 – 10:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Kenya12
 
30 March 2014 – 14:24 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Scotland26
 
 Scotland24
 
30 March 2014 – 10:22 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Argentina12
 
 Argentina7
 
30 March 2014 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Spain5
 
 Scotland31
 
30 March 2014 – 10:44 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France5
 
 Samoa33
 
30 March 2014 – 14:46 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Sri Lanka14
 
 Samoa5
 
30 March 2014 – 11:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France38
 
 France19
 
 
 Portugal14
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 March 2014 – 11:28 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Fiji17
 
30 March 2014 – 15:08 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 United States5
 
 United States19
 
30 March 2014 – 11:50 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa24
 
 England14
 
30 March 2014 – 17:55 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa7
 
 South Africa19
 
30 March 2014 – 12:12 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Wales14
 
 New Zealand28
 
30 March 2014 – 15:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Wales5
 
 Wales31
 
30 March 2014 – 12:34 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Canada14
 
 Australia14
 
 
 Canada12
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 March 2014 – 11:28 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Fiji17
 
30 March 2014 – 15:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 United States5
 
 Fiji10
 
30 March 2014 – 11:50 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 England17
 
 England14
 
30 March 2014 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa7
 
 England7
 
30 March 2014 – 12:12 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand28
 
30 March 2014 – 16:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Wales5
 
 New Zealand19
 
30 March 2014 – 12:34 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Australia7 Third place
 
 Australia14
 
30 March 2014 – 18:25 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Canada12
 
 Fiji21
 
 
 Australia12
 

World Series Qualifier

The draw was made on 23 March.[23]

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
 Zimbabwe 33008224+589
 Russia 32016941+287
 Chile 31026038+225
 Barbados 300315123−1083
28 March 2014
15:28
Russia 19–17 Chile
Report[24]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
15:50
Zimbabwe 49–5 Barbados
Report[25]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
17:40
Russia 45–10 Barbados
Report[26]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
18:02
Zimbabwe 19–14 Chile
Report[27]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
09:44
Chile 29–0 Barbados
Report[28]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
10:50
Russia 5–14 Zimbabwe
Report[29]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool F

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Hong Kong 33007614+629
 Italy 32014843+57
 Tunisia 31023341−85
 American Samoa 30032483−593
28 March 2014
14:44
Hong Kong 19–7 Tunisia
Report[30]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
15:06
Italy 31–12 American Samoa
Report[31]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
16:56
Hong Kong 38–7 American Samoa
Report[32]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
17:18
Italy 17–12 Tunisia
Report[33]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
09:22
Tunisia 14–5 American Samoa
Report[34]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
10:28
Hong Kong 19–0 Italy
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool G

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Japan 3300917+849
 Uruguay 32015934+257
 Cook Islands 31023364−315
 Trinidad and Tobago 30031290−783
28 March 2014
14:00
Japan 24–0 Uruguay
Report[35]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
14:22
Cook Islands 21–7 Trinidad and Tobago
Report[36]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
16:12
Japan 41–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Report[37]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
28 March 2014
16:24
Cook Islands 5–31 Uruguay
Report[38]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
09:00
Uruguay 28–5 Trinidad and Tobago
Report[39]
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
29 March 2014
10:06
Japan 26–7 Cook Islands
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Ranking matches

 
Qualifier QuarterfinalsQualifier SemifinalsQualifier Final
 
          
 
29 March 2014 – 16:42 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Japan38
 
30 March – 12:56 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Tunisia7
 
 Japan19
 
29 March 2014 – 17:04 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Russia14
 
 Russia21
 
30 March – 16:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Uruguay14
 
 Japan26
 
29 March 2014 – 17:26 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Italy5
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
30 March – 13:18 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Italy17
 
 Italy12
 
29 March 2014 – 17:48 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 Hong Kong10
 
 
 Chile7
 

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