Hong Kong Sevens 2024: schedule, draw, tickets, players to watch

Hong Kong Sevens

The three-day HSBC SVNS rugby Hong Kong Sevens spectacular this year is anticipated to be the final one held in Hong Kong Stadium until it relocates to Kai Tak Sports Park in 2025. On Friday, the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will begin with games beginning at 10.30 am.

The world’s top 12 men’s and women’s teams will compete in the much awaited 2024 Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, hoping to become the final victors of the event’s history at Hong Kong Stadium.

From a location that is synonymous with sevens, both Hong Kong teams will try to end their journey by winning the first-ever Melrose Claymores titles.

Here is all the information you need to prepare for three days of world-class partying mixed with elite sports.

Read more: HSBC World Rugby Sevens live stream

Draw for Hong Kong Sevens 2024

Men’s competition

Pool A: France, Fiji, Australia, Canada.

Pool B: Great Britain, Argentina, USA, New Zealand.

Pool C: Ireland, Spain, Samoa, South Africa.

Melrose Claymores: China, Japan, Hong Kong.

Women’s competition

Pool A: New Zealand, France, Brazil, Great Britain.

Pool B: Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Fiji.

Pool C: USA, Canada, Japan, Spain.

Melrose Claymores: China, Hong Kong, Thailand.

Hong Kong Sevens schedule

Prepare yourself for a demanding three days. The event will begin on Friday at 10.30 a.m. with the women’s match between Canada and Japan. The heavyweight men’s team from Australia and France will play the final match of the day at 8.56 p.m.

On the first day, Hong Kong’s men and women play China at 6.22 and 7.24 p.m., respectively. At 3:58 p.m., the men’s world series leaders, Argentina, take face the reigning Hong Kong champions, New Zealand, in a highly anticipated match.

On Friday, the gates open at 7.30 a.m. The stadium opens for entry on Saturday at 7 a.m., with a 9.30 a.m. start time. On Sunday, gates open at 8 a.m., with the first game starting at 9.40 a.m.

  1. Spain 7s vs Samoa 7s
  2. Ireland 7s vs South Africa 7s
  3. Argentina 7s vs USA 7s
  4. Great Britain 7s vs New Zealand 7s
  5. Spain 7s vs South Africa 7s
  6. Ireland 7s vs Samoa 7s
  7. Argentina 7s vs New Zealand 7s
  8. Great Britain 7s vs USA 7s
  9. Fiji 7s vs Australia 7s
  10. France 7s vs Canada 7s
  11. Fiji 7s vs Canada 7s
  12. France 7s vs Australia 7s
  13. Samoa 7s vs South Africa 7s
  14. Ireland 7s vs Spain 7s
  15. USA 7s vs New Zealand 7s
  16. Great Britain 7s vs Argentina 7s
  17. Australia 7s vs Canada 7s
  18. France 7s vs Fiji 7sCUP QUARTER FINALS

    9TH PLACE SEMI FINAL

How to watch Hong Kong Sevens

SCMP’s rolling coverage should be your first point of call. We will be across all the action on and off the field, and bring you the views of all the leading protagonists across three days of action and revelry.

Television viewers in Hong Kong can watch all three days’ action on RTHK, channel 32.

If you are watching elsewhere in the world, a list of World Rugby’s SVNS broadcast partners is here.



source https://thedailyrugby.com/hong-kong-sevens-2024-watch/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

2024 Pacific Championships Rugby League Fixtures, How to watch

Image
The National Rugby League and the Albanese Government are collaborating to create the new Rugby League Pacific Championships . Men’s and women’s teams from Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tonga will compete in the inaugural Pacific Championships. The southern hemisphere countries participated in the first-ever Pacific Championships, which were held in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea between October and November. Six male teams including the three host nations mentioned above competed in the first Pacific Championships and were divided into two pools of three. The first of those consisted of Australia, Samoa and New Zealand. while the second pool included Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Papua New Guinea. Pacific Championships pools Pool A Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa Pool B PNG, Fiji, Cook Islands Week One – October 14-15 Australia v Samoa (men) at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Australia v
Read more

Junior Springboks to face All Blacks in U20 Rugby Championship

Image
The Junior Springboks will kick off the U20 Rugby Championship against All Blacks on Thursday, 2 May at 9am (South Africa time).  The U20 Rugby will see the up-and-coming stars of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa do battle in a first of its kind between the four southern hemisphere nations. Sanzaar confirmed on Wednesday when it revealed the draw for the new competition that the Junior Springboks will play an exciting match against New Zealand on Thursday, May 2 at the Sunshine Coast Stadium to launch the inaugural Rugby Championship (TRC) Under-20 competition. U20 Rugby Championship Match schedule (SA kick-off times): Thursday, 2 May 09h00: Junior Boks vs New Zealand 11h00: Australia vs Argentina Junior Springboks U20 Rugby Match preview The U20 champion will be determined by the top team following the three-round, six-match competition. The Junior Springboks will play their opening match of the Championship on Thursday, May 2 at 9 a.m. (South African time
Read more