| Date |
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March 31 - April 2, 2006 (Friday to Sunday) |
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| Venue |
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Hong Kong Stadium |
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| Organiser |
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Hong Kong Rugby Football Union |
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| Title Sponsors |
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Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse |
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| Stadium Capacity |
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40,000 [ CLICK HERE for Venue Info] |
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| Ticket Price |
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HK$880 for adults & HK$300 for children (age 2 to 12) |
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| Ticket Distribution |
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HKRFU Member & Associated Member Clubs - Sports Clubs & Associations - Sevens Festival - Hong Kong Stadium - Saturday, December 10th, 2005 |
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| Merchandise Sales Outlet |
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To be confirmed |
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| Playing Times |
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| 31st March |
(Friday) |
| 1st April |
(Saturday) |
| 2nd April |
(Sunday) |
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Rugby World
Sevens 2005 Results |
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| Melrose Cup Championship Final |
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Fiji beat New Zealand 29 - 19 |
| Plate Championship Final |
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Samoa beat Portugal 29 - 7 |
| Bowl Championship Final |
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Italy beat Canada 7 - 5 |
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| Country With Most Wins |
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Fiji 11 New Zealand 8 Australia 5 |
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| Participating Teams |
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| New Zealand |
Canada |
Chinese Taipei |
| England |
Scotland |
China |
| Fiji |
Kenya |
Hong Kong |
| South Africa |
Wales |
Singapore |
| Australia |
Portugal |
Japan |
| Samoa |
Russia |
Sri Lanka |
| Argentina |
Italy |
Madagascar |
| France |
Korea |
USA |
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| Format |
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| Prior to the tournament, the 24 teams will be drawn into 6 pools of 4 teams each |
| Day 1 (12 games) : |
Each team plays 1 game in their pool |
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| Day 2 (24 games) : |
Each team plays another 2 games to complete the round-robin pool competition. The group winners and the 2 second placed teams with the best records, progress to the Cup Competition . The 4 remaining second placed teams and the 4 third placed teams with the best records, progress to the Plate Competition . The remaining 8 teams progress to the Bowl Competition. |
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| Day 3 (21 games) : |
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of each of the Bowl, Plate & Cup Competitions. |
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| Match Duration |
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7 minutes each way with 2-minute intervals for pool, knock-out matches, Bowl & Plate finals 7 minutes each way with 2-minute intervals; 10 minutes each way for the Cup Final. |
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| Enquiries |
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Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
Tel: 2504 8311 Fax: 2576 7237
Email: info@hksevens.com
Website: www.hksevens.com |