| 2010 Hong Kong Sevens | |
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| Host nation | |
| Date | March 26–28, 2010 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Plate | |
| Winner | |
| Runner-up | |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | |
| Runner-up | |
| Shield | |
| Winner | |
| Runner-up | |
| Tournament details | |
| Most points | |
| Most tries | |
←2009 2011 → | |
The2010Hong Kong Sevens is arugby unionsevens tournament, part of the2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from March 26–28 in atHong Kong Stadium inHong Kong and featured 24 teams.Samoa won its third consecutive Cup after defeatingNew Zealand in the final. With the victory, Samoa moved into first place in the World Series standings.
Qualification for the various trophy brackets is as follows:
The 2010 edition saw several significant changes to the tournament format. Foremost among these changes was the introduction of the fourth-level Shield trophy, which had not previously been awarded in Hong Kong. More important within the context of the IRB Sevens as a whole, the Cup and Plate are now contested in the same manner as in other competitions, with the losing quarterfinalists in the Cup parachuting into the Plate semifinals.
One spectator dressed in fancy costume invaded the pitch. He jumped down from the south stand, climbed onto the crossbar at the south end of the stadium for several minutes whilst hapless security guards watched; he dodged back into the stands and evaded capture.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 94 | −68 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-26 | 40 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 19 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 42 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 24 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 12 - 14 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 21 - 14 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 10 | +107 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 157 | −135 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-26 | 59 - 5 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 7 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 42 - 5 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 36 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 56 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 22 - 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 26 | +139 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 48 | +43 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 194 | −187 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-26 | 82 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 17 - 10 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 62 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 45 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 50 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 38 - 12 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 36 | +78 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 98 | −67 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-26 | 45 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 12 - 10 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 12 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 33 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 41 - 12 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 36 - 12 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | +111 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 104 | −76 | 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-26 | 45 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 12 - 10 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 19 - 21 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 45 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 40 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 26 - 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 28 | +54 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 2010-03-26 | 28 - 15 | ||
| 2010-03-26 | 51 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 40 - 7 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 24 - 0 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 31 - 24 | ||
| 2010-03-27 | 7 - 21 |
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South Africa was the third team to score 1,000 overall points after finishing on top of Group F
| Individual Points | |||
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| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Kurt Baker | 61 | |
| 2 | Gardener Nechironga | 48 | |
| 3 | James Stannard | 44 | |
| 4 | Cecil Afrika | 41 | |
| 5= | Mikaele Pesamino | 40 | |
| 5= | Kevin Swiryn | 40 | |
| 7= | Lolo Lui | 39 | |
| 7= | Keith Robertson | 39 | |
| 9 | Philip Mack | 38 | |
| 10 | Emosi Vucago | 37 | |
| Individual Tries | |||
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| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Kurt Baker | 9 | |
| 2= | Gardener Nechironga | 8 | |
| 2= | Mikaele Pesamino | 8 | |
| 2= | Kevin Swiryn | 8 | |
| 5= | Goncalo Foro | 6 | |
| 5= | Brackin Karauria-Henry | 6 | |
| 5= | Niumaia Rokobuli | 6 | |
| 5= | Rowan Varty | 6 | |
| 9= | Oliver Lindsay-Hague | 5 | |
| 9= | James Rodwell | 5 | |
| 9= | Nick Royle | 5 | |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong Sevens 2010 | Succeeded by |