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Paul Ryding

Hong Kong made a solid start to the 2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday as they grabbed seventh place at the Canada Sevens, their first Series appearance outside of Asia in 14 years.
The Series has returned this year, although it consists of only two stops, in Vancouver and Edmonton, with Covid-19 ensuring that all other legs were cancelled for this campaign and limiting participation.
After finishing third in their pool on Saturday behind Ireland and Great Britain, and ahead of Jamaica, Paul John’s side qualified for the Cup quarter-final on Sunday.
There they faced Ireland again in the new abridged format of the Series, which, missing heavyweight teams such as Fiji, New Zealand and Australia this campaign, consisted of just 12 teams.
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They were narrowly beaten 12-7 by Ireland and moved on to the fifth-place semi-final where they met powerhouses USA. There they fell to a 24-10 defeat and set up a seventh-place play-off against Spain.
Hugo Stiles, Jamie Hood and Max Denmark all went over to secure a 19-7 win against the Europeans, and provide a confidence boost ahead of next weekend’s second series leg in Edmonton.

Max Denmark

Great name, deadly finisher#HSBC7s | @HongKongRugby pic.twitter.com/4YX70WhnpG
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) September 19, 2021

Free-scoring South Africa claimed the win in Vancouver defeating Kenya 38-5 in only the Series’ second all-African final. The margin of victory saw the Blitzboks set a record for the most points scored by any team in a Series Cup final.
Great Britain, making their series debut, claimed the bronze medal with a 24-14 win over Ireland in the third-place match.
Hong Kong Sevens cancellation leads to HK$151 million loss
Earlier this month, World Rugby confirmed that the planned Singapore and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 Series were cancelled due to the impact of the pandemic.
Planned back-to-back legs in Dubai will now launch the 2022 Series, when Hong Kong is aiming to return to the Sevens calendar. The 2022 Hong Kong Sevens is currently slated for April 1-3.


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Hong Kong’s Max Denmark in action against Ireland at the World Rugby Sevens repechage in Monaco last June. Photo: Giorgio Perottino – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images

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Hong Kong Sevens fans in the South Stand fans of the Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po in 2018. Photo:SCMP / Winson Wong

Rugby fans cheer during the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

***FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY*** **LOW RES** Fiji wins the Cup final match against France on the last day of HK Sevens 2019 at Hong Kong Stadium. 07APR19 R7 SCMP / Winson Wong

Patrick Donovan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU), Central. 18OCT19 SCMP / Dickson Lee

The launch of Saxo Markets Men’s Domestic League 2020 - 2021 Launch at Hong Kong Football Club, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on 4 November 2020, Hong Kong SAR, China. Photo by : Ike Li / Ike Images

Captains of World Sevens Series teams pose with the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series trophy (C) in front of a view of the skyline in Hong Kong on April 3, 2019, during a promotional event ahead of the tournament, photographed at the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade. 03APR19 SCMP / Xiaomei Chen

Robbie McRobbie, CEO of the Hong Kong Rugby Union, at the Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay, August 20, 2020. 20AUG20 [MY LIFE POST MAGAZINE] SCMP / Nora TAM

Hong Kong fan favourite Salom Yiu Kam-shing runs past South Korean opponents in an Asia Rugby Sevens Qualifier men's match in 2015. Photo: HKRU

Tokyo Olympics: Fiji win second consecutive rugby sevens gold after emotional 27-12 win over New Zealand

Fijian Napolioni Bolaca with his teammate after defending the Olympic title against New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Stadium in July. Photo: AFP

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Paul John’s men defeat Spain in abridged competition for confidence-boosting win ahead of Edmonton leg of shortened 2021 Series



Paul John’s men defeat Spain in abridged competition for confidence-boosting win ahead of Edmonton leg of shortened 2021 Series.
