Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2010
Date
:
March 26 - 28, 2010 (Friday to Sunday)
Venue
:
Hong Kong Stadium
Time
:
March 26 (Friday)
04:30 pm - 9:15 pm
March 27 (Saturday)
10:30 am - 7:15 pm
March 28 (Sunday)
09:15 am - 6:40 pm
Organiser
:
Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
Co-Title Sponsors
:
Cathay Pacific Airways and Credit Suisse
Stadium Capacity
:
40,000
Total Prize Money
:
US$150,000
Prize Money Breakdown
:
Cup Champion
US$100,000
Cup Runner - up
US$25,000
Semi-finalist
US$12,500 each
Official Draw
:
February 18, 2010
Country With Most Wins
:
Fiji - 12 New Zealand - 9 Australia - 5 England - 4
Match Duration
:
Seven minutes each way with two-minute intervals for pool, knock-out matches. Bowl and Plate finals and sevens minutes each way with two-minute intervals; 10 minutes each way for the Cup final.
2009/10 IRB Sevens Series (* 24 Teams Game Format) :
Match
Date
Country
1
December 4 - 5, 2009
Dubai , UAE
2
December 11 - 12, 2009
South Africa, George
3
February 5 - 6, 2010
New Zealand, Wellington
4
February 13 - 14, 2010
USA
5
March 20 - 21, 2010
Australia, Adelaide
6
March 26 - 28 , 2010
Hong Kong*
7
May 22 - 23, 2010
England, London
8
May 29 - 30, 2010
Scotland, Edinburgh