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2014 Hong Kong Sevens

2014 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens XV
Host nation Hong Kong Hong Kong
Date 28–30 March 2014
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  England
Third  Fiji
Plate
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  Wales
Bowl
Champions  Scotland
Runners-up  France
Shield
Champions  Kenya
Runners-up  Portugal
Tournament details
Matches played 29
Tries scored 242 (average 8.345 per match)
2013
2015

The 2014 Hong Kong Sevens was the 39th edition of the tournament and the seventh tournament of the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It took place at its long-time home, Hong Kong Stadium.

The Cup title was claimed by New Zealand, with South Africa, Scotland and Kenya respectively claiming the lower-level Plate, Bowl and Shield. Japan won the World Series Core Team Qualifier to earn promotion to "core" status for the 2014–15 series.

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played all others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group entered the Bowl/Shield brackets.

28 teams were scheduled to participate—16 in the main draw, and 12 in the Core Team Qualifier.

The draw was made on 23 March.

The draw was made on 23 March.


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