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HK Rugby Sevens 2015i

The 2015 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is one of the biggest sporting events in Hong Kong and the premier tournament on the Sevens World Series global circuit. Taking place 27-29 March 2015 at Hong Kong Stadium, it will see the world’s best teams compete for the coveted title. The 2014 winners were New Zealand.

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Hong Kong under-20 captain Hugo Stiles will be thrown in at the deep end after being called up for this weekend's Japan Sevens in Tokyo, where coach Gareth Baber's squad have been drawn into pool A with the mighty Fiji, plus England and Wales.

After a tough season, Japan coach Tomohiro Segawa highlighted an inability to access the best players as a key reason behind his side's poor showing.

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The glory days of Australian rugby sevens might be a distant memory for some and laughed off as pure myth by others but there were signs of life in the Green and Gold at the Hong Kong Sevens as they lifted the Plate with a 21-17 victory over the United States.

Battling to be the best of the beaten brigade, Scotland were more than happy to raise the Bowl on high after they dismantled France 26-5.

Fiji were untouchable as they swept to a popular 33-19 victory over New Zealand in the Cup final at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday night.

One seven-minute period of disjointed rugby ruined South Africa’s hopes of winning a maiden Hong Kong Sevens but the Blitzbokke still managed to cling to their lead atop the HSBC Sevens World Series standings after finishing third.

Wales coach Gareth Williams gave his team a strong ticking off after their 34-0 loss to Scotland in the semi-finals of the Bowl competition at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday.

Vladimir Ostroushko thought he had thrown away Russia’s Sevens World Series hopes when he dropped the ball in front of his own posts and allowed Zimbabwe’s Kuda Chiwanza to score for a 19-17 lead seconds before the final hooter.

The dream of joining the Sevens World Series ended for two more teams on Sunday as Papua New Guinea and pre-tournament favourites Spain were bundled out at the semi-final stage.

England and Australia are heading to the Plate competition, separated from their Cup quarter-final opponents by a single conversion. England were beaten 14-12 by Fiji in a testy encounter that featured a number of off-the-ball incidents, while Australia lost 7-5 to South Africa

Japan continued their struggles against the big boys of world rugby but put on a brave fight in losing 28-7 to Scotland in the quarter-finals of the Bowl competition on Sunday morning.

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Let the records forever show that New Zealand did what they always seem to do - top their qualifying group at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

Fiji coach Ben Ryan brought an air of caution with him to the post-mortem, a surprise considering his side had just crushed the life out of Canada 45-0 to remain unbeaten after two days of play at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday.

A devastated Hong Kong were left searching for answers after their campaign to win core status on the Sevens World Series ended in heartache on Saturday night.

Rugby fans from all corners of the globe are in town for the 40th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens. And in this SCMP original video shot on Saturday at Hong Kong Stadium it is plain to see that most have fully immersed themselves in this monster of a party.

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A lack of running water for almost five hours at the height of the second day's play meant 40,000 revelers in need of relief had to flush facilities with buckets.

Brazil’s sevens squad are not burdened by qualifying for the 2016 Olympics Games with Rio de Janeiro being the host city, but captain Fernando Portugal said they are still feeling immense pressure.

Hong Kong's home-grown heroines are "no longer easy beats" after a historic fourth-place finish at the 2015 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Women's Rugby Sevens on Friday.

Two tries from Alex McQueen lifted Hong Kong to a 19-7 victory over Uruguay and into the quarter-finals against Russia in the HSBC Sevens World Series qualifier competition on Saturday.

Australia coach Geraint John knows what it’s like to reach a Hong Kong Sevens final and lose. Now he wants to be on the winning side.

Captain DJ Forbes was the standout player as New Zealand bullocked their way to last year's title at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens and he led from the front again on Friday night as the All Blacks Sevens began their defence with a 26-7 victory over Scotland.

Simon Amor has had a winning record in Hong Kong as a player when he was part of the England side who won four titles from 2002 to 2006 (the 2005 World Cup was won by Fiji). But he has still not tasted victory at Hong Kong Stadium as a coach.

Lote Tuqiri is fully aware of Japan’s failings in their first year among the big boys but he firmly believes the end result - a possible place in the Olympics - will make it all worthwhile.