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2002 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	22–24 March 2002
Cup
Champion	England
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	South Africa
Runner-up	Scotland
Bowl
Winner	Morocco
Runner-up	Chinese Taipei
Tournament details
Matches played	45
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The 2002 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between 22–24 March 2002. It was the 27th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and was the seventh tournament of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series. Twenty-four teams competed in the tournament and were separated into six groups of four with the top eight teams qualifying through to the cup tournament.

After winning their three group matches, England went on to win their first Hong Kong title defeating Fiji in the final by a score of 33–20. In the plate-final, South Africa defeated Scotland while Morocco took home the bowl defeating Chinese Taipei.

Teams

Compared to other tournament of the series, the Hong Kong Sevens had 24 teams compete for the title instead of the regular sixteen teams that usually competed in a World Series event. The official announcement of teams was revealed on the 22 January 2002. Almost a month later, Italy withdrew from the Hong Kong Sevens and was replaced by Thailand.

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Hong Kong
•  Japan
•  Morocco
•  New Zealand
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  Singapore
•  South Africa
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand
•  United States
•  Wales

Format

The teams were drawn into six pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with three points awarded for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.

Pool stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	136	7	129	9
Portugal	3	2	0	1	59	68	–9	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	40	67	–27	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	10	103	–93	3

Source: HK Sevens

New Zealand	51–0	Sri Lanka

Portugal	26–14	Scotland

Scotland	19–10	Sri Lanka

New Zealand	54–0	Portugal

Portugal	33–0	Sri Lanka

New Zealand	31–7	Scotland

Source: HK Sevens

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	65	19	46	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	82	38	44	7
Papua New Guinea	3	1	0	2	28	72	–44	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	31	77	–46	3

Source: HK Sevens

South Africa	44–12	Chinese Taipei

Canada	34–0	Papua New Guinea

Canada	12–5	Chinese Taipei

South Africa	24–7	Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea	21–14	Chinese Taipei

Canada	19–14	South Africa

Source: HK Sevens

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	80	12	68	9
United States	3	2	0	1	59	43	16	7
Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	33	56	–23	5
Russia	3	0	0	3	5	66	–61	3

Source: HK Sevens

Samoa	28–7	Hong Kong

United States	26–5	Russia

United States	28–19	Hong Kong

Samoa	33–0	Russia

Hong Kong	7–0	Russia

Samoa	19–5	United States

Source: HK Sevens

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	86	7	79	9
France	3	2	0	1	33	48	–15	7
South Korea	3	1	0	2	41	64	–23	5
Morocco	3	0	0	3	24	65	–41	3

Source: HK Sevens

Australia	31–7	Morocco

France	21–19	South Korea

France	12–7	Morocco

Australia	33–0	South Korea

South Korea	22–10	Morocco

Australia	22–0	France

Source: HK Sevens

Pool E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	138	0	138	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	85	24	61	7
China	3	1	0	2	34	129	–95	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	14	118	–104	3

Source: HK Sevens

Fiji	55–0	Singapore

Wales	56–0	China

Wales	29–7	Singapore

Fiji	66–0	China

China	34–7	Singapore

Fiji	17–0	Wales

Source: HK Sevens

Pool F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	99	10	89	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	87	29	58	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	38	90	–52	5
Thailand	3	0	0	3	20	115	–95	3

Source: HK Sevens

Argentina	49–5	Thailand

England	47–0	Japan

England	33–5	Thailand

Argentina	33–5	Japan

Japan	33–10	Thailand

England	19–5	Argentina

Source: HK Sevens

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	China	38
					24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Thailand	17
					China	5
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					Morocco	33
	Morocco	14
									24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Sri Lanka	5
									Morocco	15
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
									Chinese Taipei	12
	Chinese Taipei	10
					24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Russia	5
					Chinese Taipei	41
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					Singapore	0
	Singapore	19
	Japan	17

Source: Rugby7

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	United States	34
					24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Hong Kong	12
					United States	10
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					Scotland	14
	Scotland	12
									24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Portugal	7
									Scotland	7
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
									South Africa	48
	France	28
					24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	South Korea	26
					France	5
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					South Africa	26
	South Africa	40
	Papua New Guinea	0

Source: Rugby7

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Wales	21
					24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Canada	0
					Wales	12
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					England	19
	England	19
									24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Samoa	5
									England	33
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
									Fiji	20
	Fiji	33
					24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Australia	17
					Fiji	10
	24 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					New Zealand	7
	New Zealand	24
	Argentina	0

Source: Rugby7

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	England	30
	Fiji	24
	New Zealand	18
	Wales	18
5	Argentina	8
	Australia	8
	Canada	8
	Samoa	8
9	South Africa	4
10	Scotland	3
11	France	2
	United States	2

Place	Team	Points
13	Hong Kong	0
	Papua New Guinea	0
	Portugal	0
	South Korea	0
17	Morocco	1
18	Chinese Taipei	0
19	China	0
	Singapore	0
21	Japan	0
	Russia	0
	Sri Lanka	0
	Thailand	0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

1. "Teams announced for the 2002 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens". Hong Kong: HK Sevens. 22 January 2002. Archived from the original on 11 April 2002.
2. "Thailand joins the 2002 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens". Hong Kong: HK Sevens. 21 February 2002. Archived from the original on 22 June 2002.
3. "Format". Archived from the original on 23 June 2002.

• Hong Kong Sevens
• 2002 in Hong Kong sport
• 2002 in Asian rugby union
• 2001–02 World Sevens Series