[Tilu News]”Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2024″, one of the “M” brand activities, came to a successful conclusion today (7th). This international event will be held at the Hong Kong Stadium for the last time this year before moving to Kai Tak Sports Park next year. In the final of the men’s World Series, New Zealand defeated France 10:7, while the women’s final was defeated by New Zealand 36:7. U.S. After the New Zealand men’s and women’s teams completed their title defense, they once again danced the Haka, marking a successful finale at the stadium.
New Zealand won the men’s and women’s finals in Hong Kong last year, claiming the title of king and queen. This year, they performed well again as the defending champion. Among them, the New Zealand men’s team is temporarily ranked 6th in the World Series standings. After winning all 3 games in the group stage to qualify as the first place, the top 8 teamed up with Fiji to stage a replica of last year’s finals, and finally won 19:12. In the semi-finals, they defeated Australia 26:7 and beat France in the final. There was no record between the two sides in the first half. After New Zealand changed sides, Scott Curry and Cody Vai scored consecutive touchdowns within 1 minute. France fought hard until Varian Pasquet broke the ball in the final blow, but it was difficult to prevent New Zealand from winning 10:7. Won the first championship of this year’s World Series.
The New Zealand women’s team, which is currently in second place in the World Series, won the previous two tournaments. Although they lost to France in the group stage this time in Hong Kong and qualified for second place with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, their performance in the knockout rounds was poor. The top 8 first eliminated Canada 26:5, the top 4 defeated Australia 28:14, and then dominated the finals and beat the United States 36:7. Among them, Michaela Blyde, who represented the national team for the 50th time in this tournament, even scored a hat-trick. trick.
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Signing off #HSBCSVNSHKG in style
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Leaving #HSBCSVNSHKG with one last spectacle
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— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) April 7, 2024
New Zealand players dance the haka after the game
Players of the New Zealand men’s and women’s teams once again danced the haka after the award ceremony, marking a successful conclusion to the last Hong Kong Seven Rugby Tournament held at the stadium. A total of 38,011 people entered the event on the third day, and the total number of people attending the three-day event was 101,665.
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This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “Hong Kong Qilan｜The New Zealand men’s and women’s teams defended their championship with the HAKA dance and concluded the stadium (with video)」
2024-04-07 12:17:55
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