The 2008 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was played on 27 and 28 March at Hong Kong's So Kon Po stadium, with the final at the International Stadium.[a]
The United States won the tournament after beating Canada in the Cup final.[1]
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the tournament.[2]
United States
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Kazakhstan
Papua New Guinea
France
China
Thailand
Japan
Canada
Singapore
Arabian Gulf
Group stages
POOL A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 |
| Netherlands
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 53 |
| Hong Kong
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 53 |
POOL B
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| Kazakhstan
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
POOL C
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 |
| Japan
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 |
| Thailand
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
POOL D
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| Arabian Gulf
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 43 |
| Singapore
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 |
Classification stages
Cup Quarter-finals
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| Canada | 35 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 12 | |||||||||
| China | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | Plate Final | ||||||||
| France | 15 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | Bowl Final | |||||
| China* | 5 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| China | 17 | |||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| Netherlands | 19 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
*China won on try countback
9–12th Place Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | 9th Place | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
| Thailand | 7 | |||||
| Thailand | 29 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| 11th Place | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |||||
| Singapore | 5 | |||||
Notes
- ^ Source HK Rugby and South China Morning Post
References
- ^ Young, Wendy (2008-03-28). "USA Women's National Team Wins it ALL at Hong Kong 7s". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Young, Wendy (2008-03-17). "2008 Hong Kong 7s Tournament". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.