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2019 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between the 5–7 April 2019. It was the 44th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the seventh tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the main tournament, while a further twelve competed in a qualifier tournament with the winner getting core team status for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.

2019 Hong Kong Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nationHongkong Hongkong
Date5–7 April 2019
Cup
Champion Fidschi
Runner-up Frankreich
Third Vereinigte Staaten
Challenge
Winner Scotland
Qualifier
Winner Irland
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored274 (average 6.09 per match)
Most pointsJapan Katsuyuki Sakai (50)
Most triesVereinigte Staaten Carlin Isles (9)
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After securing three wins from three in their "pool of death", Fiji became the first team to win five consecutive Hong Kong titles after they defeated France 21–7. The United States came in third after losing to Fiji in the semi-final before dispatching Samoa (who lost to France) in the third place playoff by 12 points. In the Challenge Trophy, Scotland defeated Japan by two points with Gavin Lowe scoring the match winning try for Scotland. This meant that after seven rounds of the series, the United States margin was dropped to only seven points from second place Fiji with New Zealand a fellow five points behind after they finished sixth in Hong Kong.

The World Series Qualifier tournament saw Ireland and Hong Kong make the final after they defeated Germany and Chile in the respective semi finals. In the final it was Ireland who got core status for the first time in the nation's history after they defeated Hong Kong 28–7 to be able to compete in all events as a core nation for the 2019–20 season.

Background

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The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens is the seventh round of ten in the 2018–19 season[1] and the 44th edition of the tournament since its inception in 1976.[2] Heading into the round the United States was leading the series with 113 points from six rounds. This meant that they had a seven-point gap over second place New Zealand after finishing in fourth place in the previous round while New Zealand came in fifth.[3] Behind them was Fiji and South Africa with both teams making the cup semis with South Africa taking out the title in Vancouver.[3] Outside of the top four spots, England was on 80 points with Australia sixth with 65.[4] On 13 March, news about the future of the series was announced with the Hong Kong Sevens being one of six combined rounds in the men's and women's series starting from the 2019–20 season with the other tournaments being Dubai, Cape Town, New Zealand, Sydney and Paris.[5]

Teams

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Sixteen teams competed in the main tournament with the fifteen teams being core teams to the series.[6] The sixteenth team in Portugal was invited by World Rugby to fill the remaining spot in the draw.[7] A further twelve teams will compete in the World Series Qualifier tournament with the winner to replace the bottom ranked team after the end of the season. Ten teams will be returning from last year with only Russia and the Philippines not competing in the previous year.[6]

Format

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The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss.[8] The main draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team (Portugal). These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the Challenge Trophy bracket. The qualifying tournament features twelve teams from the six regional championships. These teams play in Pool E, F and G. The top two teams from each pool, plus the top two third-place teams, advanced to the knockout stage. The winner of the qualifying event books a spot as a core team for the following World Series season (2019–20).[9]

Summary

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Day 1

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The opening day of the tournament saw the first eight games of the pool stage. The United States who were predicted to be the favourites for the tournament got off to a good start by defeating Spain 36–7 in the opening match of Pool D with Stephen Tomasin scoring a double.[10] England survived a scare in their match with Wales after being behind by 14 points at the half before coming back with Dan Norton breaking the all-time leading try scorer record. England would go on to win the match 36–19.[11]

The New Zealand team paid tribute to the victims from the Christchurch massacre as they wore white instead of their traditional black as they knock off Australia 40–19.[12] Fiji began their defence of the title as they defeated Kenya 22–5 in the other match of Pool C in what was a repeat of last year's final.[13] The cup finalists from the previous round won their first games with France smashing Portugal 40–7 while South Africa was given an early scare in their 22–7 win over Japan. The other two games saw Samoa and Argentina record wins over their opposition.[13]

Day 2

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The second day of the tournament saw the remaining sixteen matches being played in the groups. The main action from the second day was in Pool D with the United States losing to Wales in the second match of the day despite a hat-trick from Carlin Isles. The United States would qualify through to the knockout stage after Spain defeated Wales by sixteen points to make it through by point differential. England was the second team that qualified as they defeated Spain 54–5 before knocking off the leaders in the final match of the pool.[14] Fiji kept their defence alive after topping Pool C following a win over New Zealand in what was described as the "group of death".[15] Earlier they defeated Australia 31–12 to eliminate the Australians from title contention. New Zealand finished in second place after they dispatch Kenya 36–0 to qualify through to the cup quarter-finals.[16]

France finished top of Pool B after they came from seven points down in the match against Argentina to record a 26–14 which featured four different try scorers. Argentina would join them in the quarters after getting past Portugal in what was a tough match for Argentina. This was due to them being down by 14 points early in the second half before recovering to a 26–21 win with a Luciano Gonzalez try with only two minutes left on the clock.[17] South Africa also remained perfect in the quest for their first Hong Kong title after they finished top of Pool A with a 21–7 over fellow qualifiers Samoa. For Scotland and Japan they were relegated to the challenge trophy after losing their second matches earlier in the pool.[18]

Day 3

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The third day of competition saw the tournament head to the knockout phase of the competition. The quarter finals saw an upset in the final quarter final match with France defeating New Zealand for the first time at the event. Manoel Dall'igna from the French team responded, "we played like a team, played very well together," in the 14–12 victory.[19] Fiji received a massive shock in their quarter final match with the team going down 12–0 early in the first half. Two tries from Paula Dranisinukula brought Fiji back into the match as they levelled with their opponents at the half. The second half saw the Fijians taking the lead and ending up winners by five points. South Africa attempt to win their first Hong Kong Sevens ended with a loss against the United States while Samoa defeated England 14–12 after Dan Bibby had to be carried off the field in the first half.[20]

In the semi-finals, Fiji defeated the Americans by nine points in the first semi final to book a spot in their fifth consecutive Hong Kong final. Sevuloni Mocenacagi opened the scoring for Fiji in the second minute of play before Carlin Isles scored his first of two tries for the game to level the match. The Fijians scored tries either side of the half to give them the victory and a spot in the cup final.[21] Their opponent in the final was France who made it to their second consecutive cup final for the season after dispatching Samoa in the other semi. The game which saw Samoa having to catch up after the French got the lead in the first minute from a Gabin Villière try. With the match see-sawing towards a result, a controversial try from Aurelien Callandret sealed the win for France despite replays showing the foot touching the line.[21]

Vilimoni Botitu opened the scoring for Fiji with a try in the fourth minute to give Fiji the early lead in the final against France. Fiji extended their lead at the end of the first half with Aminiasi Tuimaba scoring the first of two tries in the match to give Fiji a fourteen-point lead at the break. A penalty try at the start of the second half gave France some hope. But Tuimaba got his second try of the match to give Fiji the win. This win saw Fiji became the first team to win five consecutive Hong Kong titles.[22] In the third place play-off, the United States defeated Samoa 22–10 as they had four different try scorers in the twelve point victory.[22]

In the World Series Qualifier, Ireland and Hong Kong met in the qualifier final to see who would qualify through to the World Series. This was after they had defeated Germany and Chile earlier in the day. Harry McNulty scored the first try in the third minute of play to give Ireland the lead. This was followed by tries from Greg O'Shea and Jordan Conroy at either end of the half time to give Ireland a 21-point advantage. From there they wouldn't lose the lead despite Hong Kong getting a try back to give some sniff of a victory and for Ireland they received core status.[23]

Main draw

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Pool stage

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All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).[24]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Südafrika 3 3 0 0 69 24 +45 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 55 49 +6 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 50 62 –12 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 47 86 –39 3
5 April 2019
17:42
Samoa  17–7  Scotland
Try: Matavao 7'c
Vaili 8'm
Solia 11'm
Con: Mealoi (1/3) 7'		BerichtTry: McFarland 3'c
Con: Lowe (1/1) 3'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
5 April 2019
18:06
Südafrika  22–7  Japan
Try: Kok (2) 2'm, 8'c
Geduld 9'm
Soyizwapi 11'
Con: S. Davids (1/2) 8'
Du Preez (0/2)		BerichtTry: Lisala 0'c
Con: Sakai (1/1) 1'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
6 April 2019
11:16
Samoa  31–21  Japan
Try: Motuga 0'c
Matavao 3'm
Leilua 5'c
Solia 12'm
Con: Alosio (2/4) 0', 6'
Leilua (1/1) 7'		BerichtTry: Soejima 4'c
Lisala 7'c
Sakai 10'c
Con: Sakai (3/3) 4', 7', 10'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
6 April 2019
11:41
Südafrika  26–10  Scotland
Try: S. Davids
Gans 7'm
Oosthuizen 8'c
Du Preez 10'c
Con: S. Davids (1/2) 6'
Geduld (1/1) 9'
Du Preez (1/1) 10'		BerichtTry: Farndale 12'm
Brown 13'm
Con: Lowe (0/2)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
6 April 2019
15:00
Scotland  33–19  Japan
Try: Farndale (2) 5'c, 10'm, 12'c
Lowe 8'c
Kennedy 13'
Con: Lowe (4/5) 5', 9', 12', 14'
Elms (0/1)		BerichtTry: Tuqiri 0'c
Fujita (2) 2'm, 6'c
Con: Sakai (2/2) 1', 7'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
6 April 2019
15:22
Südafrika  21–7  Samoa
Try: Visser 3'c
Geduld 8'c
Kok 11'c
Con: Du Preez (2/2) 4', 9'
S. Davids (1/1) 11'		BerichtTry: Alosio 14'c
Con: Paulo (1/1) 14'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Frankreich 3 3 0 0 90 33 +57 9
  Argentinien 3 2 0 1 59 61 –2 7
  Kanada 3 1 0 2 45 55 –10 5
  Portugal 3 0 0 3 40 85 –45 3
5 April 2019
20:01
Argentinien  19–14  Kanada
Try: Osadczuk 3'm
Álvarez 5'c
Gonzalez 9'c
Con: Mare (2/3) 6', 9'		BerichtTry: Douglas 11'c
Braid 11'c
Con: Hirayama (2/2) 11', 12'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
5 April 2019
20:26
Frankreich  40–7  Portugal
Try: Veredamu (2) 1'c, 14'c
O'Connor 4'c
Villière 7'c
Barraque 9'm
Alerte 12'c
Con: Barraque (3/4) 2', 4', 7'
Parez (2/2) 12', 14'		BerichtTry: Conceição 5'c
Con: Abecasis (1/1) 6'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
6 April 2019
13:35
Argentinien  26–21  Portugal
Try: Osadczuk 1'c
Mare 10'c
Gonzalez (2) 11'c, 13'm
Con: Mare (3/4) 2', 10', 11'		BerichtTry: Abecasis (2) 4'c, 8'c
Conceição 7'c
Con: Sousa Guedes (2/2) 4', 7'
Abecasis (1/1) 8'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
6 April 2019
13:59
Frankreich  24–12  Kanada
Try: Siega (2) 0'c, 6'm
Parez 3'm
Dall'igna 9'c
Con: Barraque (2/4) 3', 10'		BerichtTry: Braid 8'c
Kaay 12'
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 8'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
6 April 2019
17:17
Kanada  19–12  Portugal
Try: Jones 3'c
Hirayama 6'c
Douglas 8'm
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 3', 6'		BerichtTry: Freudenthal 1'm
Marta 11'c
Con: Sousa Guedes (1/1) 11'
Abecasis (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
6 April 2019
17:41
Frankreich  26–14  Argentinien
Try: Alerte 4'c
Villière 8'c
Siega 10'c
Parez 12'
Con: Barraque (3/3) 5', 9', 10'
Parez (0/1)		BerichtTry: Mare 1'c
Bazan Velez 6'c
Con: Mare (2/2) 2', 7'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fidschi 3 3 0 0 77 22 +55 9
  Neuseeland 3 2 0 1 81 43 +38 7
  Australien 3 1 0 2 59 83 –24 5
  Kenia 3 0 0 3 17 86 –69 3
5 April 2019
19:15
Neuseeland  40–19  Australien
Try: Ravouvou (2) 0'c, 9'c
Ware 3'c
Dickson 9'c
Nareki 11'c
Webber 12'm
Con: Knewstubb (5/6) 1', 3', 10', 10', 11'		BerichtTry: Malouf 5'c
Longbottom 6'c
Pietsch 14'm
Con: Holland (2/3) 5', 6'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
5 April 2019
19:37
Fidschi  22–5  Kenia
Try: Tuimaba 0'
Botitu 2'c
Tuwai 4'm
Naduva 12'm
Con: Ikanikoda (1/2) 3'
Veilawa (0/1)		BerichtTry: Oluoch 9'm
Con: Taabu (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
6 April 2019
12:51
Neuseeland  36–0  Kenia
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'c, 2'm
Ware (2) 8'm, 9'c
Webber 11'm
Curry 12'c
Con: Knewstubb (3/6) 1', 10', 13'		Bericht
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
6 April 2019
13:13
Fidschi  31–12  Australien
Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 6'm
Tuwai (2) 4'm, 7'c
Botitu 10'c
Con: Ikanikoda (2/2) 1', 8'
Veilawa (1/1) 10'
Botitu (0/2)		BerichtTry: O'Donnell 2'm
Pietsch 12'c
Con: Holland (1/2) 12'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
6 April 2019
16:33
Australien  28–12  Kenia
Try: Longbottom 2'c
Hutchison (2) 3'c, 9'c
Miller 7'c
Con: Holland (3/3) 2', 4', 7'
McNamara (1/1) 10'		BerichtTry: Mwale 8'c
Oluoch 11'm
Con: Olindi (1/1) 8'
Taabu (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
6 April 2019
16:55
Fidschi  24–5  Neuseeland
Try: Tuimaba 2'm
Botitu 4'c
Ikanikoda 6'c
Cakaubalavu 11'
Con: Ikanikoda (2/3) 5', 6'
Veilawa (0/1)		BerichtTry: Ravouvou 12'
Con: Knewstubb (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 118 46 +72 9
  Vereinigte Staaten 3 1 0 2 77 56 +21 5
  Wales 3 1 0 2 50 81 –31 5
  Spanien 3 1 0 2 38 100 –62 5
5 April 2019
18:31
England  36–19  Wales
Try: Muir 0'm
Norton 7'c
Ellery (2) 10'm, 13'
Burgess 11'c
Edwards 14'c
Con: Bibby (3/6) 8', 11, 14'		BerichtTry: Goodchild 2'm
Rogers (2) 5'c, 7'c
Con: Treharne (2/3) 5', 7'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
5 April 2019
18:53
Vereinigte Staaten  36–7  Spanien
Try: Tomasin (2) 1'm, 7'c
Leuta 4'm
Iosefo 5'm
Isles 7'c
Thompson 12'c
Con: Hughes (3/6) 7', 8', 12'		BerichtTry: Sánchez 10'c
Con: Hernández (1/1) 10'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
6 April 2019
12:03
England  54–5  Spanien
Try: Edwards 2'c, 5'c
Norton (2) 3'c, 7'c
Kerr 7'c
Muir 9'c
Bowen 10'c, 12'm
Con: Bibby (7/8) 2', 3', 5', 7', 8', 9', 10'		BerichtTry: de Juan 14'm
Con: Hernández (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
6 April 2019
12:25
Vereinigte Staaten  19–21  Wales
Try: Isles (3) 4', 7', 8'
Con: Williams (1/1) 4'
Niua (1/2) 7'		BerichtTry: Cambriani 0'c
Treharne 6'c
Goodchild 12'c
Con: Treharne (3/3) 1', 6', 12'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
6 April 2019
15:44
Wales  10–26  Spanien
Try: Bagshaw 11'm
Gasson 14'
Con: Treharne (0/2)		BerichtTry: M. Sainz-Trapaga 1'c
Hernández 4'c
Mata 5'm
T. Sainz-Trapaga 13'c
Con: Hernández (3/4) 2', 4', 13'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
6 April 2019
16:08
Vereinigte Staaten  22–28  England
Try: Pinkelman (3) 6'c, 7'm, 8'm
Tupuola 14'm
Con: Hughes (1/4) 6'		BerichtTry: Glover 0'c
Norton 2'c
Burgess 3'c
Ellery 12'c
Con: Bibby (1/1) 1', 3', 4', 12'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Knockout stage

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Thirteenth place

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Semi-finals13th place final
 
      
 
7 April 2019 – 13:16 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Spanien24
 
7 April 2019 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Portugal7
 
  Spanien19 (a.e.t.)
 
7 April 2019 – 13:43 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Wales14
 
  Wales29
 
 
  Kanada14
 

Challenge Trophy

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy final
 
          
 
7 April 2019 – 9:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Scotland33
 
7 April 2019 – 14:05 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Spanien14
 
  Scotland19
 
7 April 2019 – 9:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Australien17
 
  Australien26
 
7 April 2019 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Portugal21
 
  Scotland26
 
7 April 2019 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Japan24
 
  Wales7
 
7 April 2019 – 14:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Japan38
 
  Japan21
 
7 April 2019 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Kenia12
 
  Kanada0
 
 
  Kenia19
 

5th place

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Semi-finals5th place final
 
      
 
7 April 2019 – 14:55 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Südafrika17
 
7 April 2019 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Argentinien19
 
  Argentinien21
 
7 April 2019 – 15:17 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Neuseeland14
 
  England10
 
 
  Neuseeland17
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
          
 
7 April 2019 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Südafrika12
 
7 April 2019 – 15:41 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Vereinigte Staaten21
 
  Vereinigte Staaten19
 
7 April 2019 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Fidschi28
 
  Fidschi29
 
7 April 2019 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Argentinien24
 
  Fidschi21
 
7 April 2019 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Frankreich7
 
  England12
 
7 April 2019 – 16:03 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Samoa14
 
  Samoa12
 
7 April 2019 – 12:07 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Frankreich19 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Frankreich14
 
7 April 2019 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Neuseeland12
 
  Vereinigte Staaten22
 
 
  Samoa10
 

Tournament placings

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Place Team Points
    Fidschi 22
    Frankreich 19
    Vereinigte Staaten 17
4   Samoa 15
5   Argentinien 13
6   Neuseeland 12
7   England 10
  Südafrika 10
Place Team Points
9   Scotland 8
10   Japan 7
11   Australien 5
  Kenia 5
13   Spanien 3
14   Wales 2
15   Kanada 1
  Portugal 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Carlin Isles 9
2   Aminiasi Tuimaba 7
3   Max McFarland 6
4   Dan Norton 5
  Jamie Farndale 5
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Katsuyuki Sakai 50
2   Carlin Isles 45
3   Gavin Lowe 43
4   Santiago Mare 41
5   Aminiasi Tuimaba 35

Source: World Rugby

Dream team

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The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament:[25]

Forwards Backs
  Tofatu Solia
  Tavite Veredamu
  Meli Derenalagi		   Jerry Tuwai
  Gabin Villière
  Carlin Isles
  Johnny Vaili

World Series qualifier

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Teams

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Continental sevens championship Dates Venue(s) Berths Qualified
2018 Europe Grand Prix Series[26] 19 May –
8 Sep 2018		   Moscow,
  Łódź,
  Marcoussis
  Exeter		 3   Irland
  Deutschland
  Russland
2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[27] 14 Sep –
14 Oct 2018		   Hongkong,
  Incheon,
  Colombo		 2   Hongkong
  Philippinen
2018 RAN Sevens[28] 22–23 Sep 2018   Saint James 1   Jamaika
2018 Africa Men's Sevens[29] 13–14 Oct 2018   Monastir 2   Simbabwe
  Uganda
2018 Oceania Sevens Championship[30] 9–10 Nov 2018   Suva 2   Tonga
  Cook Inseln
2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[31] 5–13 Jan 2019   Punta del Este,
  Viña del Mar		 2   Chile
  Uruguay
Total 12

Pool stage

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All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Hongkong 3 3 0 0 66 36 +30 9
  Tonga 3 2 0 1 77 48 +29 7
  Philippinen 3 1 0 2 58 81 –23 5
  Simbabwe 3 0 0 3 31 67 –36 3
5 April 2019
13:00
Tonga  29–12  Simbabwe
Try: Osika 2'm
Halo (3) 4', 6'c, 11'
F. Inisi 9'c
Con: Halo (2/2) 7', 10'
Mausia (0/1)		BerichtTry: Hunduza 8'm
Tsomondo 14'c
Con: O'Neill (1/1) 14'
Rouse (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Nehuén Jauri-Rivero (Argentina)
5 April 2019
13:24
Hongkong  33–17  Philippinen
Try: A. McQueen (2) 1'c, 3'm
Webb 5'c
Brien (2) 10'c, 13'
Con: Webb (3/4) 1', 5', 10', 14'		BerichtTry: Coleman 7'
Matthews 8'c
Dawson 12'
Con: Berry (1/1) 8'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
5 April 2019
16:08
Tonga  36–17  Philippinen
Try: Tapueluelu 1'm
L. Inisi 4'c
Moala-Liava'a (3) 6'c, 7'c, 12'm
Lokotui 10'm
Con: Halo (3/6) 4', 6', 7'		BerichtTry: Hardwick 0'm
Howe 8'c
Coleman 14'm
Con: Berry (1/3) 9'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
5 April 2019
16:30
Hongkong  14–7  Simbabwe
Try: Lee 8'c
Morrison 11'c
Con: Webb (2/2) 9', 12'		BerichtTry: O'Neill 2'
Con: Hunduza (1/1) 2'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
6 April 2019
10:30
Simbabwe  12–24  Philippinen
Try: Tsomondo 1'm
Chitokwindo 9'c
Con: Rouse 9'		BerichtTry: Coveney 2'm
Howe 6'c, 10'c
Coleman 13'm
Con: Fogerty (1/1) 11'
Berry (1/3) 13'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
6 April 2019
10:52
Hongkong  19–12  Tonga
Try: Neville 0'c
Coverdale 6'c
Woodward 8'm
Con: Webb (2/3) 0', 7'		BerichtTry: Inisi 2'c
Osika 5'm
Con: Halo (1/2) 2'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Irland 3 2 1 0 85 33 +52 8
  Russland 3 2 0 1 59 43 +16 7
  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 64 64 0 6
  Jamaika 3 0 0 3 22 90 –68 3
5 April 2019
12:14
Russland  26–0  Uruguay
Try: Stepanov 4'c
Evseev 6'c
Shakirov (2) 9', 11'c
Con: Gostyuzhev (3/3) 5', 6', 11'		Bericht
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
5 April 2019
12:38
Irland  26–0  Jamaika
Try: Horan (2) 5'c, 7'c
Conroy 6'c
O'Donnell 9'm
Con: Roche (3/4) 5', 7', 8'		Bericht
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
5 April 2019
15:19
Russland  26–10  Jamaika
Try: Lazarenko 1'c
Sozonov 3'
Evseev (2) 5'c, 10'c
Con: Gostyuzhev (3/3) 1', 6', 10'		BerichtTry: Dixon 7'm
Facey 14'm
Con: Edie (0/1)
Osborne (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Nehuén Jauri-Rivero (Argentina)
5 April 2019
15:43
Irland  26–26  Uruguay
Try: Kennedy (3) 0'c, 4'c, 6'm
Conroy 1'c
Con: Roche (3/4) 0', 2', 4'		BerichtTry: Alonso 3'c
F. Etcheverry (2) 9'c, 12'c
Ardao 13'm
Con: F. Etcheverry (3/3) 4', 10', 13'
Ubilla (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
6 April 2019
9:44
Uruguay  38–12  Jamaika
Try: T. Etcheverry (2) 0'm, 7'c
Alonso (2) 1'm, 7'c
Ubilla 9'c
Ardao 11'c
Con: F. Etcheverry (3/5) 7', 7', 10'
Schmidt-Liermann (1/1) 11'		BerichtTry: Dixon 6'm
Facey 13'c
Con: Stoppani (1/1) 13'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Nehuén Jauri-Rivero (Argentina)
6 April 2019
10:08
Irland  33–7  Russland
Try: Conroy (3) 2'm, 10'c, 13'c
Leavy 7'c
O'Shea 8'c
Con: Dardis (3/4) 7', 9', 11'
Roche (1/1) 13'		BerichtTry: Khlutkov 4'c
Con: Gostyuzhev (1/1) 5'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Pool G

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Deutschland 3 3 0 0 48 26 +22 9
  Chile 3 2 0 1 71 31 +40 7
  Uganda 3 1 0 2 48 76 –28 5
  Cook Inseln 3 0 0 3 36 70 –34 3
5 April 2019
11:30
Deutschland  19–12  Uganda
Try: Dawe 1'c
Lichtenberg 8'c
Fromm 13'm
Con: Heimpel (2/3) 1', 8'		BerichtTry: Kisiga (2) 5'm, 7'c
Con: Wokorach (1/2) 7'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
5 April 2019
11:52
Chile  31–5  Cook Inseln
Try: Neira 0'c
Brangier (2) 2'c, 5'm
Fernández 7'm
De Vidts 10'c
Con: Fernández (2/4) 1', 2'
Videla (1/1) 11'		BerichtTry: Karati 6'm
Con: Koteka (0/1)
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
5 April 2019
14:35
Deutschland  10–7  Cook Inseln
Try: Dawe 5'm
Brechenmacher 12'm
Con: Heimpel (0/1)
Himmer (0/1)		BerichtTry: Willis 9'c
Con: Koteka (1/1) 9'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
5 April 2019
14:57
Chile  33–7  Uganda
Try: Silva 0'c
Fernández (2) 2'c, 10'c
Metuaze 9'm
Videla 12'c
Con: Fernández (3/4) 1', 3', 11'
Videla (1/1) 13'		BerichtTry: Okorach 6'c
Con: Wokorach (1/1) 6'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
6 April 2019
9:00
Uganda  29–24  Cook Inseln
Try: Wokorach (2) 3'm, 14'm
Oketayot 5'c
Aredo 7'm
Okorach 8'c
Con: Wokorach (2/5) 6', 8'		BerichtTry: Ravula (2) 0'c, 11'm
Koroitkana 2'm
Matapakia 12'c
Con: Koteka (2/4) 1', 12'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
6 April 2019
9:22
Chile  7–19  Deutschland
Try: Metuaze 5'c
Con: Fernández (1/1) 6'		BerichtTry: Himmer 1'm
Fromm 7'c
Lichtenberg 12'c
Con: Himmer (1/2) 8'
Heimpel (1/1) 12'
Hong Kong Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal – World Series qualifier
 
          
 
6 April 2019 – 18:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Deutschland12
 
7 April 2019 – 12:32 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Uruguay7
 
  Deutschland10
 
6 April 2019 – 18:28 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Irland19
 
  Irland47
 
7 April 2019 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Russland0
 
  Irland28
 
6 April 2019 – 18:50 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Hongkong7
 
  Chile15
 
7 April 2019 – 12:54 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Tonga12
 
  Chile5
 
6 April 2019 – 19:12 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Hongkong7
 
  Hongkong17
 
 
  Philippinen7
 

Overall record

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Pos Team Wn/Ls Pts Dif
1 Irland 5–1–0 +124
2 Hongkong 5–1 +21
3 Deutschland 4–1 +18
4 Chile 3–2 +41
5 Tonga 2–2 +26
6 Russland 2–2 –31
7 Uruguay 1–1–2 –5
8 Philippinen 1–3 –33

See also

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