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2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

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2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
DateMarch 27–28
Cup
Champion Aotearoa Maori NZ
Runner-up England
2002
2004

The 2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament and occurred on the 27th and 28 March 2003. Fiji made their first international appearance since 1997; Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan made their international debut.

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand defeated England to win the tournament.

Tournament format

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Ten teams competed in a separate tournament for the Asia Champions Cup on 27 March 2003, with four teams progressing to the main Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournament Cup quarterfinals.[1] They joined England, Aotearoa Maori New Zealand, USA, and Fiji.

In the Asia Champions Cup, teams in 3rd, 4th and 5th split into two groups. The placings in these groups then played off in three finals, for 9th, 7th and 5th, the latter referred to as the Asia D Cup. Additionally the best two to progress to Hong Kong also played off for the Asia C Cup.

Asia Champions Cup

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Group stage

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Pool A

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Nation W D L PF PA Pts
 Kazakhstan 4 0 0 176 5 8
 Thailand 3 0 1 65 58 6
 Singapore 2 0 2 56 70 4
 Hong Kong Barbarians 1 0 3 15 87 2
 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 4 17 109 0

Source: [2]

Pool B

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Nation W D L PF PA Pts
 Hong Kong 4 0 0 139 10 8
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 0 1 106 22 6
 China 2 0 2 27 56 4
 Sri Lanka 1 0 3 24 99 2
 Uzbekistan 0 0 4 5 114 0

Source: [2]

Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf28–0 Uzbekistan
China 22–0 Uzbekistan
Hong Kong 22–5Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf22–0 China
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf51–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 34–0 China

Classification stage

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Group A

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Nation Won Lost For Against
 Singapore 2 0 74 0
 Hong Kong Barbarians 1 1 22 24
 Uzbekistan 0 2 0 72

Source: [2]

Group B

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Nation Won Lost For Against
 Kyrgyzstan 2 0 42 5
 China 1 1 10 20
 Sri Lanka 0 2 10 37

Source: [2]

China 0–15 Kyrgyzstan
China 10–5 Sri Lanka

Finals

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9th place
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7th place
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Asia D Cup (5th place)
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Asia C Cup
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Hong Kong Sevens (Main Tournament)

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Group stage

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Aotearoa Maori New Zealand 3 0 0 86 12 6
 England 2 0 1 44 26 4
 United States 1 0 2 38 27 2
 Fiji 0 0 3 0 103 0
England 27–0 Fiji

Finals

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Cup and Plate Final

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 England27
 
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf0
 
 England19
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan5
 
 Kazakhstan27
 
 
 
 Fiji5
 
 Aotearoa Maori New Zealand27
 
 
 
 England0
 
 United States29
 
 
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 Aotearoa Maori New Zealand17
 
 
 
 United States5 Plate Final
 
 Aotearoa Maori New Zealand46
 
 
 
 Thailand0
 
 Kazakhstan [a]14
 
 
 United States7
 

Bowl and Shield Final

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Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Fiji34
 
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf0
 
 Fiji34
 
 
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 Hong Kong19
 
 
 Thailand5
 
Shield Final [b]
 
 
 
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf24
 
 
 Thailand5

Notes

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  1. ^ Kazakhstan, as highest placed Asian team, were declared Asian champions
  2. ^ also reported as 24–7

References

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  1. ^ "Asian 7s Series (Women's)". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "2003 Asian Women's Sevens Championship". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-01-11.