About the 2016 Event

When: 8-10 April 2016
Where: Hong Kong Stadium
See: Match Schedule

The 2016 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, organised by the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU), marks the 41st year of sevens in Hong Kong, with 120,000 visitors expected to attend the event.

The world-famous Hong Kong tournament retains its status as the largest on the HSBC Sevens World Series (HSBC SWS), confirming the tournament's billing as being "Where the World Comes to Play".

Sixteen international teams will contest the HSBC SWS core team competition while an additional 12 teams contest the international qualifier for a chance at promotion to the international series in 2017.

The 15 core teams on the HSBC SWS return to delight the fans in Hong Kong as the world's finest exponents of world seven-a-side rugby. Fiji are the defending Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens champions after their 33-19 victory over New Zealand in last year's cup final.

The 15 core teams + invited national team* are:

Argentina	Fiji	Portugal	South Africa
Australia	France	Russia	United States
Canada	Kenya	Samoa	Wales
England	New Zealand	Scotland	South Korea*

*The sixteenth team invited by World Rugby to round out the HSBC SWS core competition in Hong Kong will be South Korea.

In the qualifier tournament the twelve participating teams - two representing each of Europe, Oceania, Africa, the Americas, South America and Asia - are:

Germany	Papua New Guinea	Morocco
Spain	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Cayman Islands*	Brazil	Hong Kong
Mexico	Chile	Japan

*Cayman Islands will make its debut in 2016, becoming the 58 ^th nation to take part in the Hong Kong Sevens, Where the World Comes to Play.

The official tournament draw for all 28 participating teams will take place in Hong Kong on 14 March 2016.

With women's rugby gaining in stature every year, 12 international women's teams will compete in the 2016 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.

Once again, the final will be played in the main stadium on the opening day of the tournament, Friday, in the evening.

Friday will also see two rounds of the qualification pool matches played alongside the opening pool matches of the HSBC SWS core competition in Hong Kong (one match per core team).

Daily Schedule

Day 1 - Friday 8th April
Gates open	11:00
Mini Rugby Showcase	11:00
Qualifier Pool matches	13:00
Hong Kong Women's Rugby Sevens Final	17:24
Entertainment : Opening Ceremony	17:46
HSBC Sevens World Series pool matches	18:10
End of Day One	21:12

Day 2 - Saturday 9th April
Gates open	07:00
Mini Rugby Showcase	07:00
Qualifier pool matches	09:00
HSBC Sevens World Series pool matches	11:18
Entertainment: march past/ Band	14:14
HSBC Sevens World Series pool matches	15:18
Qualifier Quarter Finals	18:16
End of Day Two	19:44

Day 3 - Sunday 10th April
Gates open	07:00
Mini / Youth Rugby Showcase	07:00
HSBC Sevens World Series Quarter Finals	10:14
Qualifier Semi Finals	12:26
Entertainment: Music	13:10
HSBC Sevens World Series Semi Finals	13:30
Qualifier Final	16:30
Shield Final	17:00
Bowl Final	17:30
Plate Final	18:00
Cup 3rd/4th	18:30
Cup Final	19:00
Cup Presentation	19:30
Event ends	19:30