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Which team won the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens?

Samoa. Samoa defeated Fiji in the final 27-22, England was knocked out in the quarter-finals, and New Zealand in the semi-finals.

Who lost the Bowl Final?

France. France was beaten by Russia in the final, 21-7. Germany was never in the tournament, and Hong Kong got into the Plate.

Which team knocked England out of the Cup?

New Zealand. New Zealand defeated the then reigning champions in the quarterfinal, 26-0.

Which team came first in Group D?

New Zealand. Romania and South Africa weren't even in Group D. Italy came tied second with Kenya and Russia.

What was the largest loss in the tournament?

61-0. This was when Wales faced off against Chinese Taipei in the first stage in Group B. Next largest was also in this group, South Africa 59 over Chinese Taipei 0.

Which stand is known for its rowdiness?

South Stand. Many people who come to the sevens fill up this stand as soon as they can. They often dress in outrageous costumes.

Which team had won the longest consecutive run of Cup trophies with four?

England. They were beaten in the final in the Sevens World Cup, but as it was outside the mainstream of tournaments it is not counted as breaking the run. This run of trophies was four tournaments long!

What game did the U.S. make it to?

Semi-final, Plate. They were beaten out by Wales (19-22) after narrowly defeating the home team Hong Kong (19-12).

Against which team was Argentina's largest loss?

Wales. England did manage to beat Argentina, but they defeated them 19-14 whereas Wales defeated them 26-19. Wales won by seven, England by five.

How many matches were there overall?

57. There were 24 teams attending, thus the the amount of games was larger than that of an average Sevens tournament.

Which was the first team knocked out of the tournament?

Chinese Taipei. They were beaten 45-0 by Japan in the first quarterfinal. China was beaten in the next quarterfinal by France.

How many pools had teams tied for second?

2. The pools were C and D. The teams were Canada, Japan, and China in group C, then Italy, Kenya, and Russia in group D.

Which two youth teams played against each other in under 16 age, under 18 age, and under 20 age games on that Sunday morning?

Island vs Peninsula. These two teams were made up of select players from: Football Club, University, Valley Fort, Monkeys and Aberdeen for the Island team, and DEA Tigers, Kukris, and Shatin Sha Pei.

During Sunday lunch, the teams all marched past the stands, and had junior teams following them. Some of the juniors were allowed to carry flags. How many junior players were carrying flags for teams?

24. They also had a partner who carried a pole that had the team's name.

Mentioned by the commentator a few times, which local celebrity was missing at the 2007 Sevens, and why was the celebrity not there?

The gorilla suit and heatstroke. The gorilla suit was eventually brought out during the parade. On a stretcher! Waisale Serevi did come and actually played in the final against Samoa.