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Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2016

Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2016
The 2016 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is one of the biggest sporting events in Hong Kong and the premier tournament on the World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16. Taking place at Hong Kong Stadium, it will see the world’s best teams compete for the coveted title. Fiji were champions in 2015.
Gareth Baber’s new assistant Jevon Groves is tackled by Hong Kong’s Tsang Hing-hung while playing for Wales at the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens. Photos: HKRU
Hong Kong China Rugby

Former Wales sevens captain Jevon Groves settling in as Gareth Baber’s Hong Kong assistant

After years of warming up in front of the South Stand during his time playing sevens for Wales, new Hong Kong elite men’s coach and HKFC recruit Jevon Groves is already plotting a trip into the iconic party area come April.

Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Tough act to follow: Fiji to advertise sevens post as Olympic gold medal-winning coach Ben Ryan moves on

Hong Kong International Test Rugby

Sayonara: Hong Kong’s Jamie Hood signs with Japanese Top League side Ricoh Black Rams

Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Fiji’s sevens players return home to a heroes welcome after landing country’s first Olympic gold

Fiji’s gold-medal-winning men’s sevens rugby team arrived home Sunday to a delighted nation thrilled by the capture of its first ever Olympic medal.

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Fiji’s men’s rugby sevens team acknowledge the crowd after beating Britain 43-7 to claim the first ever sevens gold. Photo: Kyodo
Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Opinion | Olympic rugby might not quite be the Hong Kong Sevens – but it’s not too far off

Dan Johnson remembers exactly when he first heard about rugby. “My buddy had a New Zealand girlfriend and she took him to a game,” recalls the American at the men’s Olympic finals. “He phoned me up at 3am – s**t-faced of course – saying ‘Dan, I’ve got the perfect game for us’.”

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Rio 2016 Olympic Games

As rugby proves smash hit at the Olympics, sport’s chief says it owes a massive debt to Hong Kong Sevens for that success

Rugby is at the Olympics to stay, the sport’s top man told the Post in Rio – and it couldn’t have happened without the Hong Kong Sevens.

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Time to deliver: Fiji ready to push for Olympic rugby sevens gold

Years of meticulous planning and traversing the globe winning back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Series titles had coach Ben Ryan prepared for just about anything when he revealed his Fiji squad for the Olympics.

Fiji coach Ben Ryan talks tactics with the rugby sevens team widely regarded as gold medal favourites in Rio. Photo: AP
Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The Nate show: Super Bowl winner Ebner earns USA sevens call-up for the Olympics

New England Patriots safety Nate Ebner was named Monday to the US rugby sevens team for the Rio Olympics, making him the only National Football League player with a chance to capture gold in Brazil.

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Jesse Parahi’s gamble to ditch NRL pays off with place in Aussie team for Rio

Jesse Parahi’s decision to ditch rugby league and return to sevens paid dividends on Thursday when the forward was named in Australia’s squad for next month’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Hong Kong Sevens champions Fiji to face hosts Brazil at Rio Olympics

Hong Kong Sevens winners and top seeds Fiji were drawn against the United States, Argentina and host nation Brazil in pool A in the draw for next month's Olympic rugby sevens tournament.

Fiji's players including captain Osea Kolinisau and coach Ben Ryan holding the trophy as they celebrate the Cup final win during the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2016. Photos: SCMP
Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Australia’s Olympics sevens squad set to be Wallabies-free

Wallabies winger Nick Cummins’ hopes of landing a spot in the Australia squad for the Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament are in jeopardy after he was omitted from a key training camp in Darwin due to a knee injury.

Nick Cummins is tackled by Argentinia’s Sebastian Cancelliere during the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens. Photos: AFP
Asia Rugby Olympic Sevens Qualifiers

Debutant Eric Kwok hopes to make an impact for Hong Kong in Monaco showdown

Eric Kwok Pak-nga hopes to add to Hong Kong’s scoring firepower when he makes his senior debut in the Olympic Sevens repêchage in Monaco.

Asia Rugby Olympic Sevens Qualifiers

Boots and all | Olympic repêchage offers an ideal opportunity for Hong Kong to show they mean business

If, and it’s a reasonably sized if, Hong Kong can deliver a strong performance in the Olympic Games repêchage in Monaco this weekend, the reverberations could be felt for a long time to come.

Asia Rugby Olympic Sevens Qualifiers

Last chance for Hong Kong as sevens squad head for final Olympic qualifier in Monaco

Max Woodward is fit and ready to lead Hong Kong into the do-or-die Olympic repêchage in Monaco this weekend after a quad injury kept him out of April’s Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

Max Woodward scores for Valley against HKCC. Photo: HKRU
Asia Rugby Olympic Sevens Qualifiers

Boots and all | Olympic repêchage is so late in the day it leaves the winning team little time to prepare for Rio

Hong Kong will be one of 16 teams fighting it out in Monaco next weekend for the final spot in the sevens competition at the Rio Olympics.

Without Japan in the repêchage to break Hong Kong hearts, the city has a chance to flex its muscles after being handed a modest pool. Photo: Sam Tsang/SCMP

Time to book your hangover recovery day as Hong Kong Sevens 2017 dates are announced

Asia Rugby Olympic Sevens Qualifiers

Bring it on, say Hong Kong after favourable draw for winner-takes-all Olympic rugby repêchage

Hong Kong “have nothing to fear” after a favourable draw for next month’s winner-takes-all Olympic repêchage tournament, said coach Gareth Baber.

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Why Quade Cooper’s Rio Olympics snub showed the gulf that now separates sevens and 15s rugby

A lot of the pre-Hong Kong Sevens hype last month focused on one man: New Zealand’s Sonny Bill Williams. A World Cup winner in 15s with the All Blacks, a star too in rugby league (and a half-decent heavyweight boxer just for good measure), it was a mouth-watering opportunity to see him in the flesh.

Quade Cooper in action at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP

Give Hong Kong rugby sevens the star-studded opening show it deserves

World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16

Why the Hong Kong Sevens will be wary after Singapore event’s promising start

A popular pastime in Hong Kong is to look at Singapore and, like anxious schoolboys, compare our parts with theirs. So with Singapore hosting a leg of the World Sevens Series, how might this affect the Hong Kong Sevens, the competition’s flagship?

World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16

Triumphant Kenyan sevens players return home to a heroes’ welcome

Traditional dancers greeted Kenya’s winning rugby sevens team Tuesday when they landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, as the country celebrated its first victory on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Kenya’s rugby sevens team were welcomed in Nairobi as heroes after scooping the country’s first World Series title – at the Singapore Sevens. Photo: AFP
World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16

‘Sauna’ sevens as Singapore returns as host of latest leg in World Series

Top-level sevens returns to steamy Singapore for the first time in a decade this weekend as rugby looks for another foothold in Asia and teams firm up their plans for the Rio Olympics.

Fiji's players attend a training session ahead of the Singapore Seven this weekend. Photo: AFP
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‘Sonny Bill Williams took a selfie and just walked off’ – and eight-year-old Cooper Rodda was left holding All Blacks star’s trophy

Tears of anguish turned to utter joy for eight-year-old Cooper Rodda in a blink-if-you-miss-it act of kindness by All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams at the Hong Kong Sevens.

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Sonny Bill Williams gives away his Hong Kong Sevens runners-up cup to eight-year-old ‘Coops’

Big-hearted Sonny Bill Williams has done it again – this time at the Hong Kong Sevens. The New Zealand star has given away his Sevens World Series runners-up trophy to a young fan, just like he did with his winners' gold medal after the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup at Twickenham last year.

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World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16

Joy and agony: Mighty Fijians’ killer instinct kicks in to seal Hong Kong Sevens title - again

Fijians celebrates as New Zealand players react with disappointment after losing the Cup final at the Hong Kong Sevens On Sunday. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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England look beyond Hong Kong Sevens Plate victory and target Rio

England coach Simon Amor savoured victory in the Plate final over the United States but his post-match celebrations were muted because it’s merely a small part of an overall Olympic plan.

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England players celebrate their Plate final victory over the USA. Photo: KY Cheng/SCMP

Video | Post-match interviews: Japan beat Hong Kong in the World Series Qualifier final

World Rugby Sevens Series 2015-16

Opinion | Tim Noonan: Likeable underdogs USA are here to stay

You inherit this town. It doesn’t inherit you. That is the cardinal rule of Hong Kong and it won’t be changing any time soon.

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