2003 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

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.

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

Aotearoa Maori New Zealand defeated England to win the tournament.

Tournament format

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

Pool A
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]

Hong Kong Barbarians 10–0 Kyrgyzstan
Singapore 17–10 Kyrgyzstan
Singapore 22–0 Hong Kong Barbarians
Kazakhstan 29–5 Thailand
Thailand 22–17 Singapore
Kazakhstan 56–0 Kyrgyzstan
Thailand 12–5 Hong Kong Barbarians
Kazakhstan 38–0 Singapore
Thailand 26–7 Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan 53–0 Hong Kong Barbarians

Pool B
Nation W D L PF PA Pts
 Hong Kong 4 0 0 139 10 8
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 28–0 Uzbekistan
Hong Kong 43–0 Sri Lanka
China 22–0 Uzbekistan
Hong Kong 22–5 Arabian Gulf
Sri Lanka 24–0 Uzbekistan
Arabian Gulf 22–0 China
China 5–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 40–5 Uzbekistan
Arabian Gulf 51–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 34–0 China

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

Source: [2]

Singapore 50–0 Uzbekistan
Hong Kong Barbarians 22–0 Uzbekistan
Singapore 24–0 Hong Kong Barbarians

Group B
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
Sri Lanka 5–27 Kyrgyzstan
China 10–5 Sri Lanka
9th place
Uzbekistan 0–28 Sri Lanka
7th place
Hong Kong Barbarians 17–5 China
Asia D Cup (5th place)
Singapore 12–10 Kyrgyzstan
Asia C Cup
Kazakhstan 34–0 Hong Kong Barbarians

Hong Kong Sevens (Main Tournament)

Group stage
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
Aotearoa Maori NZ 26–12 England
United States 38–0 Fiji
Aotearoa Maori NZ 38–0 Fiji
England 5–0 United States
Aotearoa Maori NZ 22–0 United States
England 27–0 Fiji

Cup and Plate Final
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 England27
 
 
 
 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 [lower-alpha 1]14
 
 
 United States7
 

Bowl and Shield Final
 
Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Fiji34
 
 
 
 Arabian Gulf0
 
 Fiji34
 
 
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 Hong Kong19
 
 
 Thailand5
 
Shield Final [lower-alpha 2]
 
 
 
 
 
 Arabian Gulf24
 
 
 Thailand5

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

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