| 2024 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 SVNS | |
| Host nation | Hong Kong |
| Men | |
| Date | 5–7 April 2024 |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third |  Ireland |
| Women | |
| Date | 5–7 April 2024 |
| Champion | New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Third |  Australia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 64 |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Hong Kong Sevens or SVNS HKG was a rugby sevens tournament played at Hong Kong Stadium. Fifteen men's and women's teams participated. This was the last tournament at the iconic Hong Kong Stadium, as from 2025 the event will move to Kai Tak Sports Park.[1] In addition to the SVNS tournament, there was also an invitational competition called the Melrose Claymores.[2]
New Zealand won the men's event and their thirteenth title in Hong Kong, defeating France in the final. New Zealand also won the women's event, their twelfth title in Hong Kong, defeating the United States in the final.
Men's tournament
| Key to colours in pool tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the 9th place semifinals | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Fiji |
3 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |  Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 107 | –102 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | +36 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 50 | –23 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 55 | –20 | 2 | 2 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 50 | –18 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Samoa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 55 | –27 | 2 | 2 |
Melrose Claymores
| Key to colours in Melrose Claymores table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Melrose Claymores final | |
| Teams that are eliminated from the Melrose Claymores tournament | |
| Melrose Claymores table | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 |  Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 43 | –10 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  China |
2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 50 | –7 | 0 | 0 |
Melrose Claymores Final
9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 6 April 2024– 19:33 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | |||||
| 7 April 2024– 11:40 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
| 6 April 2024– 19:56 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 42 | |||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 7 April 2024– 10:49 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 26 | |||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
| Key to colours in table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the 5th place final | |
| Teams that advanced to the 7th place final | |
| Team | Point Differential |
|---|---|
| Fiji |
+28 |
| South Africa |
+23 |
| United States |
+6 |
| Spain |
–32 |
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 17:09 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 13:40 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 24 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 10 | |||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 17:35 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 18:53 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 10 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 18:01 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 14:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 18:24 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 17:40 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Final placings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
 |
New Zealand |
 |
France |
 |
Ireland |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Samoa |
| 11 | Great Britain |
| 12 | Canada |
Dream Team
| Player | Country |
|---|---|
| Tepaea Cook-Savage | New Zealand |
| Maurice Longbottom | Australia |
| Zac Ward | Ireland |
| Aaron Grandidier | France |
| Antoine Zeghdar | France |
| Dylan Collier | New Zealand |
| Regan Ware | New Zealand |
Women's tournament
| Key to colours in pool tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the 9th place semifinals | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 70 | –41 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 78 | –42 | 1 | 1 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 12 | +70 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Fiji |
3 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 63 | –38 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 72 | –58 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 53 | –17 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 57 | –33 | 2 | 2 |
Melrose Claymores
| Key to colours in Melrose Claymores table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Melrose Claymores final | |
| Teams that are eliminated from the Melrose Claymores tournament | |
| Melrose Claymores table | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 22 | +21 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | China |
2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 52 | –42 | 0 | 0 |
Melrose Claymores Final
9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 6 April 2024– 18:47 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| 7 April 2024– 11:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Brazil | 12 | |||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||
| 6 April 2024– 19:10 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||
| Great Britain | 15 | |||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 7 April 2024– 10:26 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
| Key to colours in table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the 5th place final | |
| Teams that advanced to the 7th place final | |
| Team | Point Differential |
|---|---|
| Canada |
+12 |
| Fiji |
0 |
| Japan |
–29 |
| Ireland |
–62 |
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 15:34 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 12:54 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 33 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 15:57 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 18:13 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 16:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 13:17 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| 6 April 2024– 16:43 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2024– 17:10 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
Final placings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
|
New Zealand |
|
United States |
|
Australia |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | Ireland |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Brazil |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | South Africa |
Dream Team
| Player | Country |
|---|---|
| Alev Kelter | United States |
| Ilona Maher | United States |
| Yume Hirano | Japan |
| Michaela Blyde | New Zealand |
| Risi Pouri-Lane | New Zealand |
| Faith Nathan | Australia |
| Joanna Grisez | France |
References
- world.rugby. "Pools drawn for Sevens showdown in Hong Kong ｜ HSBC SVNS". www.svns.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- "Hong Kong Sevens - Asian sides on showcase in new Melrose Claymores Competition at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens". hksevens.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.