Rugby: Hong Kong Sevens

Head coach Jevon Groves is urging his team to use the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens next month to create a buzz around rugby in the city. The city's men delivered a series of compelling displays to reach the final of last week's Challenger Series leg in Uruguay, including beating series co-leaders Kenya in last four before being blown away by…

Iliesa Tanivula's over-riding sensation after his side beat South Africa to clinch the Hong Kong Sevens title must have been a mixture of joy, pride and relief.In Fiji the Hong Kong Sevens is held in the same regard as the Olympic Games, so to win the title for the first time since 1999 is a massive coup for him and his young players.In recent…

The 2021 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will be postponed from April until November, the Post understands. An official announcement will be made by governing body World Rugby on Thursday. Originally slated for April 3-5, the decision comes as no surprise given Hong Kong is struggling to contain cluster outbreaks and untraceable infections in…

Jevon Groves said the chance to break new ground in the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was the perfect way for Hong Kong's men to put their Olympics failure behind them. Two late tries in a 21-14 defeat to Japan last month has left Hong Kong needing to go through the repechage tournament to qualify for the Paris Games in July, but with…

Here are a few words of advice for those preparing to face - and watch - the USA on the final day of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. Expect the unexpected. Argentina were supposed to supply the testing material for the Americans in the pool stages, but the South Americans did what most teams do - they focused all their attention out wide…

Kampala. Women's rugby hit new heights last year when the Lady Rugby Cranes pulled off their best performance at the Africa Sevens Championship in Botswana. They finished second after losing 45-0 to the more studded Kenya Lionesses in the final. The reward was a trip to Hong Kong in April where they will play in the HSBC World Sevens Series…

England reeled off three impressive victories to ease some of their pain on the final day of the Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. They overpowered France 42-7 and South Africa 26-14 - fifth and second in the Sevens World Series respectively - and then cruised past hosts Hong Kong 42-7 to win the Bowl competition. The performances were…

Organisers of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens were on Wednesday monitoring the weather forecast as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae bore down on the city and forced the cancellation of the day's horse racing at Happy Valley. News that the Hong Kong Observatory had raised the typhoon signal No 8 on Wednesday afternoon prompted Hong Kong Jockey…

Fancy dress fans in Hong Kong have been largely denied a sporting chance to shine for three years, but that's all set to change with the return of the Sevens next week. Covid-19 restrictions will sadly still be in place at Hong Kong Stadium over the three days of action on November 4-6. The usual raucous travelling contingent are unlikely to make…

In Pool A, defending champions Australia will compete with New Zealand, Samoa and the hosts, Hong Kong. The former two are the historical powerhouses, but Samoa has been a rising nation again - it won the series title in 2009-10 - since the start of the 2021-22 season. South Africa headlines Pool B with Great Britain, France and Uruguay joining.…

HONG KONG - Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Canadian men, who lost their opener 36-0 to Argentina on Friday, finished third in Pool D on Saturday after losing 19-17 to Ireland and beating…

HONG KONG (AP) - Five-time defending champion Fiji completed a clean sweep of its pool matches at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens on Saturday to head into the quarterfinal stage as a dominating favorite. Fiji topped Pool C by beating Japan 59-12, Spain 35-21 and the United States 24-0 and heads confidently into the quarterfinals to face South Africa in…

HONG KONG - Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Canadian men, who lost their opener 36-0 to Argentina on Friday, finished third in Pool D on Saturday after losing 19-17 to Ireland and beating…

Australia's rugby men have earned a remarkable triumph at the Hong Kong Sevens, winning the global circuit's blue riband event for the first time in 34 years. Coach John Manenti's side proved their World Series triumph may be just the start of something big on Sunday as they began their 2022-23 campaign by beating Olympic and World Cup champs Fiji…

Australia's rugby men have earned a remarkable triumph at the Hong Kong Sevens, winning the global circuit's blue riband event for the first time in 34 years. Coach John Manenti's side proved their world series triumph may be just the start of something big on Sunday as they began their 2022-23 campaign by beating Olympic and World Cup…