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International rugby sevens tournament
The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in Hong Kong, was the fifth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and was won by New Zealand. The winners extended their all-time IRB Sevens record for consecutive match wins to 42 while claiming their fifth Cup win of the season and seventh in a row overall.[1]
Pool stages
Pool A
Pool B
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/-
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Pts
|
 England
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
78 |
24 |
+54 |
9
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 Samoa
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
76 |
26 |
+50 |
7
|
 Canada
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
77 |
60 |
+17 |
5
|
 Sri Lanka
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
135 |
-121 |
3
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Pool C
Pool D
| Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
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+/-
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Pts
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 Fiji
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
99 |
21 |
+78 |
9
|
 Wales
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
68 |
20 |
+48 |
7
|
 Zimbabwe
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
35 |
81 |
-46 |
5
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 South Korea
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
97 |
-80 |
3
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Pool E
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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PF
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PA
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+/-
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Pts
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 Kenya
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
14 |
+71 |
9
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 Portugal
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
57 |
55 |
+2 |
5
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 Scotland
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
45 |
48 |
-3 |
5
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 China
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
99 |
-70 |
5
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Pool F
Knockout
Bowl
Plate
Cup
The tournament's co-title sponsors were Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse.
Notes and references
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