The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is widely regarded as one of, if
not the most exciting Rugby Sevens event in the world. It has a
passion and energy that perfectly reflects the buzz
that is found in all aspects of Hong Kong life.
Regardless of the economy, no matter what the weather
threatens, the energy and incredible buzz that can be found in
Hong Kong, ensures that the Sevens is always an
amazing success.
Hong Kong Where the World
Comes to Play
2019 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
The 2019 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will take place
at Hong Kong Stadium from 5-7 April 2018.
Fiji have now won four consecutive Hong Kong Sevens titles and
they will be eager to make that five in a row. Can they do it, or
could one of the other favourites - New Zealand, England, South
Africa, USA, Kenya or another team upset their plans?
Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com will once again be at
the stadium taking pictures of the action on the pitch as well as
the fun and games in the stands, so be sure to check back!
How's Business in Hong Kong? Interview with GM of The Park Lane
Hong Kong, a Pullman Hotel Mr. Luc Bollen.
Read more and watch video.
Hong Kong has welcomed 40 international teams
across the three competitions on offer this weekend, including the
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament (16 teams) and the World
Rugby Mens and Womens Sevens Series Qualifiers (12 teams each).
Read more.
How's business in Hong Kong? Exclusive HD video interview with
Mr. Luc Bollen, General Manager of The Park Lane Hong Kong, a
Pullman Hotel.
Read more.
Fiji have announced they are coming for the
Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens with one mission in mind
capturing a record fourth straight title at the showcase event of
the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Read more.
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) held the
official draw for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2018
and the World Rugby Womens Sevens Series Qualifier 2018 at Hysan
Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on Monday, 13 March.
Read more.
This year the HKRU, with the support of Hysan
Development and co-title sponsors HSBC and Cathay Pacific, is
keeping the ball rolling by bringing the fun and excitement of the
worlds best rugby party to the streets of Hong Kong with a
three-week-long Hong Kong Sevens Festival at Lee Gardens in
Causeway Bay.
Read more.
Ireland will return to HK7s in April, appearing for the first
time since 2000, when they won the Bowl. The Irish are among the
12 teams contesting the international qualifier tournament for the
World Rugby HSBC Sevens World Series in Hong Kong.
Read more.
The 2017 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is again taking
place in April instead of March, and this year takes place from 7-9
April at Hong Kong Stadium. TravelNewsAsia.com will be at
the stadium taking pictures of the action on the pitch as well as
the fun and games in the stands, so be sure to check back!
The dates for the 2016 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens changed slightly. Traditionally taking place on the last
weekend of March, the event in 2016 took place 8-10 April.
ASIATravelTips.com / TravelNewsAsia.com was at the 2016 Cathay
Pacific / Hong Kong Sevens to bring you hundreds of high
resolution pictures from action on the pitch to the fun and
creativity in the crowd.
The
Dates for the Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2013 were
set in July 2012, and the 2013 will be the
Biggest Hong Kong Sevens Ever, in fact some of the
entertainment that is planned is going to truly make this a year
to never forget! What are we talking about? Organisers are asking
you, the fans, for feedback into what songs to play in the
stadium, plus the
Beach Boys Will Be Performing at the Hong Kong Sevens. In
fact, there is a whole load of exciting entertainment planned for
the 2013 Sevens, more possibly than in any other year. Oh, and the
Kukri girls will be back!!
England were the first team to arrive for the 2013 Cathay
Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, landing at Hong Kong Int. Airport
on Friday. England Coach Ben Ryan said, It's great to be back in
Hong Kong. We love coming here and there is a real buzz around the
team to be back in town even after a long flight. We've got a
first title of the season under our belts now and our aim is to
keep improving our performances over the rest of the campaign.
This tournament is a special one for us and we cant wait to get
going on Friday night. The
Teams from South Africa and France Arrive in Hong Kong on
Sunday.
The 2012 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens took place
23-25 March 2012.
2011 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
The
Tickets for the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens Went on Sale 22 January 2011
and as in previous years, TravelNewsAsia.com will be bringing
you live text commentary from a few of the games and plenty of HD videos from the stadium,
as well as interviews from spectators and a few other people about
what makes the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens so special.
For the first two days of the HK 7s 2010, the weather in Hong Kong
was unusually cool for this time of
year, dropping to 15 or 16 degrees in the morning and only raising
to around 20 or 21 as an high. On Sunday though, the temperature
on and off the pitch increased quite dramatically, just proving
that you never know what to expect from the Hong Kong Sevens!
We fully covered the 2009 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens,
results, live coverage and of course pictures of the
crazy South Stand and even a few of the rugby. With all
the economic doom and gloom, the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens
was a perfect opportunity to forget, at least for a
weekend, and just have a great time!
2008 Hong Kong Rugby
Sevens
In
2008 the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens took place between 28 March 2008
and 30 March 2008. The total prize money for the 2009 event is the
same as for the 2008 event, namely US$ 150,000 with the Cup
Champions - New Zealand in 2008 - winning US$ 100,000, the Cup
Runners Up - South Africa (2008) - US$ 25,000 and each
Semi-Finalist getting US$ 12,500 each. There is also a very valuable
30 points up for grabs for the team which wins the Cup Final.
The 24 participating teams are drawn into
six pools of four teams each. On the first day, starting the
Friday afternoon there will be a total of 12 games with each team
playing one game in their pool.
On Saturday, each team will play
another two games to complete the pool competition. The group
winners and the two second placed teams with the best records,
progress to the Cup Competition. The four remaining second placed
teams and the four, third-placed teams with the best records
progress to the Plate Competition. The remaining eight teams
progress to the Bowl Competition.
Sunday, is the day when despite
many fans nursing serious hangovers, the real excitement starts,
as it is today when the teams play in the quarter-finals,
semi-finals and finals of each of the Bowl, Plate and Cup
competitions.
In Rugby Sevens, each game is seven minutes each
way with two-minute intervals except for the Cup Final which is 10
minutes each way.
