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20:00 - Thanks for joining us. We now move onto round seven in Japan, where the pools have already been drawn. New Zealand remain on top of the standings, two points ahead of Fiji.
19:26 - Fiji are the champions! They beat New Zealand 35-28 in the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens Cup final.
19:13 - New Zealand and Fiji. The third time they have met in a Cup final this Series. The top two teams in the current standings. 14-14 at half time.
18:49 - South Africa finish third in Hong Kong, beating England 28-0 in the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens' penultimate match.
18:39 - Half time between England and South Africa in the third place play-off and Paul Treu's side lead 14-0.
18:17 - Samoa lift the Plate in Hong Kong, recording a 12-10 victory against Argentina in Match 59.
18:07 - Samoa lead Argentina 7-5 in the Plate final.
17:49 - Kenya beat USA 14-12 to lift the Bowl, claiming the victory despite trailing 12-0 at half time.
17:20 - A Sean Duke hat trick helps Canada to the Shield title in Hong Kong, beating Spain 22-5 to rubber-stamp their new status as a core team for next season. Spain and Portugal are also new core teams on next year's World Series.
16:55 - Tries from Aderito Esteves help Portugal beat Japan 33-19 in the crucial qualifier 3rd/4th play-off to join Canada and Spain as new core teams on next year's World Series.
16:48 - Portugal lead Japan 21-7 in the all-important qualifying play-off match. So much at stake for the winner of this match.
16:29 - South Africa's hunt for a first ever Hong Kong Sevens title goes on as defending champions New Zealand win 19-12 in Match 55.
16:07 - Fiji dramatically hang on to their 7 point lead to eventually beat England 14-7 in the first Cup semi final in Hong Kong.
15:57 - In the first Cup semi final Fiji hold a narrow 7-0 lead against England at half time
15:44 - Paul Perez scores a hat-trick in the second Plate semi for Samoa as the USA Sevens champions beat Wales 36-7.
15:34 - Samoa score four first half tries to lead 24-0 against Wales in the second Plate semi.
15:22 - Argentina beat Australia 21-12 in Match 52, to reach the Plate final.
15:12 - In the first Plate semi final, Argentina are 14-7 up against Australia at the break.
15:00 - Kenya too strong for France, 28-0 in Match 51.
14:50 - Kenya look on course to join them, currently winning 14-0 at half time against France.
14:40 - USA reach the Bowl final in Hong Kong thanks to a 28-14 win against Scotland in Match 50.
14:29 - USA lead Scotland 14-7 in the first Bowl semi final at the break.
14:16 - Canada join Spain in the final and on the World Series next season as a core team after beating Portugal 14-12 in the second semi.
14:06 - Canada lead Portugal 7-5 in the second core team qualifier semi.
13:57 - Spain have become a core side on the next World Series, beating Japan 17-12 in sudden death extra time.
13:53 - But Japan have other ideas as they draw level with Spain 12-12 and we enter sudden death extra time. Remember the winner of this match will compete on all 10 rounds of the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series.
13:44 - Spain are currently on course to become a core side as they lead Japan 5-0 at half time in the qualifying semi final.
13:32 - Uruguay beat Guyana 31-0 in the ranking final.
12:50 - A short break in play for the parade of nations on the pitch in Hong Kong.
12:37 - Defending champions New Zealand book their place in the semi finals after beating Wales 31-7 in a repeat of their pool match on day two.
12:15 - An enthralling Cup quarter final sees South Africa beat Samoa 27-14.
11:54 - Dan Norton becomes the season's leading try scorer with two tries for England in their 19-14 victory against Australia in Match 44.
11:41 - Australia and England are tied 7-7 at the break in their quarter final.
11:31 - Two more tries gives Fiji a 26-7 victory against Argentina in the first cup quarter.
11:21 - Fiji lead Argentina 12-7 at half time.
Day two highlights
11:15 - Now we move onto the Cup quarter finals. First up is Argentina v Fiji...
11:13 - Japan will play Spain and Canada meet Portugal in the two qualifying semi finals. Three of those four teams will be core teams on the next Series.
11:10 - In the final play of the match Portugal's Goncalo Foro scored his second try of the match to beat Zimbabwe 21-17 in Match 42.
10:59 - Zimbabwe lead Portugal 12-7 in the final qualifying quarter final.
10:48 - Duke adds a second as Canada beat RWC Sevens 2013 hosts Russia 24-7 in Match 41.
10:38 - Sean Duke's 50th World Series try gives Canada a 12-7 lead against Russia in the third qualifying quarter.
10:28 - Spain join Japan in the semi finals after beating Tonga 19-7 in Match 40.
10:18 - Spain lead Tonga 5-0 at the break in the second quarter final. This competition shaping up very nicely.
10:08 - Lote Tuqiri scores the winner for Japan against hosts Hong Kong in the first qualifying quarter final.
10:05 - What a match. Hong Kong and Japan level 5-5 at the end of normal time so we head into sudden death extra time.
09:53 - In the first qualifying quarter final Hong Kong and Japan are locked at 0-0, the hosts being reduced to six men after Keith Robertson was sent off.
09:38 - Uruguay will play Guyana in the ranking final after beating the Philippines 22-5 in the second semi.
09:17 - Guyana beat China 7-5 in the first ranking semi final.
08:49 - Don't forget to send us your thoughts @Irbsevens, on the official Sevens Facebook page.
08:35 - The third Sevens Fan Cam will be taken at 16:30 local time today as well for all those of you lucky enough to be in the stadium.
08:25 - South Stand already filling up. Day three is going to be a cracker!
8:20 - China and Guyana up first at 09:00, before Uruguay and the Philippines meet in the ranking semi finals, before the core team qualifying competition and the Cup quarters.
08:18 - Back at the Hong Kong Stadium for day three of the competition, this is the business end of the tournament.
Day two - As it happened!
20:00 - So that's it for today's action. Thanks for joining us, come back tomorrow for the final day of the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens.
19:51 - Samoa beat England 14-12 in the final match of day two.
19:40 - In the final pool match, Samoa hold a slender 7-5 lead against England after the opening seven minutes.
19:29 - South Africa score two second half tries but New Zealand hold to a 19-10 victory to maintain their 100% record in Match 35.
19:18 - Three unanswered tries sees defending champions New Zealand lead South Africa 19-0 at half time.
19:07 - Fiji beat Australia 22-5 in Match 34 to finish as Pool C winners.
18:59 - Fiji lead Australia 10-0, in the third last match on day two.
18:47 - Tonga hold on their lead and eventually beat Uruguay 33-12 in Match 33.
18:37 - Tonga lead Uruguay 21-7 in the final pool match in the core team qualifying competition in Hong Kong.
18:26 - Canada's Taylor Paris scored a second half try to beat Spain 10-7 in Match 32.
18:15 - After a short break for an injured Spanish player, Canada take a 5-0 lead into half time.
17:57 - Duarte Moreira scores the winner for Portugal as they beat Russia 17-10 with the final play, yet again, in Match 31.
17:47 - Half time between Russia and Portugal, and the latter lead 10-5.
17:38 - A mini break as England lift the trophy before some amazing entertainment for the crowd. Action starts again shortly.
17:22 - England are the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup winners after beating Australia 15-10.
17:14 - An incredible final, 10-10 with two minutes remaining.
16:57 - England and Australia currently both looking for the first score in the final of the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup.
Day one highlights
16:47 - Argentina finish third in Pool A after beating Kenya 19-7 in Match 30.
16:36 - And it is Los Pumas who lead the African side 14-0 at half time.
16:34 - Argentina currently playing Kenya. The following match is England v Australia in the final of the second IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup.
16:24 - Wales beat USA convincingly 42-7 in Match 29.
16:14 - Wales currently lead USA 21-0 at half time.
16:03 - But Scotland hit back with two second half tries, one from Sean Kennedy with the final play of the match, crucially converted by Colin Gregor for a 14-12 victory against France in Match 28.
15:54 - France lead Scotland 12-0 at half time.
15:41 - Hong Kong make it three wins from three and progress as Pool D winners after beating China 29-5 in Match 27.
15:30 - China score on the stroke of half time, but hosts Hong Kong hold on to a 10-5 lead.
15:18 - Manasah Sita breaks the Philippines hearts as Zimbabwe win 21-17 with the final play of Match 26.
15:08 - The Philippines lead Zimbabwe 12-7 at the break.
14:56 - Two tries from Shohei Toyoshima and Yoshikazu Fujita give Japan a 38-5 victory against Guyana in Match 25.
14:45 - Japan lead Guyana 19-0 at half time.
14:34 - Afa Aoino scores his second try for Samoa on the final whistle as they beat Argentina 27-0 in Match 24.
14:24 - USA Sevens champions Samoa head into the break with a 17-0 lead against Argentina.
14:15 - But tries from Lolagi Visinia, Ardie Savea and Kylem O'Donnell secure a 24-7 for defending champions New Zealand against Wales in Match 23.
14:02 - Wales and New Zealand now locked 7-7 at half time in their Pool B match.
13:51 - Fiji beat France 26-12 in Match 22 to maintain their 100% record at the Hong Kong Sevens.
13:41 - Fiji have a man sent to the sin bin late in the first half against France, conceding a penalty try in the process, but hold on to a 12-7 lead.
13:29 - Hong Kong score three converted second half tries to the delight of the home crowd as they beat Tonga 26-7 in Match 21.
13:18 - Tonga and Hong Kong entertaining the crowd in their match, as a missed conversion is the only difference for the hosts who trail 7-5 at half time.
13:05 - And Zimbabwe hold on to their lead as they shock Canada 24-21 in Match 20.
12:55 - Zimbabwe lead Canada 17-7 at half time.
12:44 - Yet another match is decided with the final play. Portugal come from 22-0 behind at half time to beat Japan 26-22, Aderito Esteves scoring his second try in dramatic fashion in Match 19.
12:33 - Back to the core team qualifier and Japan lead Portugal 22-0 at half time, Shohei Toyoshima scoring two of their four tries.
12:21 - Australia beat USA 33-0 in the second semi final, to set up a final in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup with England at 16:50.
12:05 - England beat Canada 22-12 in the first semi final, avenging the defeat they suffered in the final in Dubai.
11:41 - We now have the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup semi finals. Canada v England and Australia against USA...
11:37 - Norton completes his hat-trick, scoring his 75th career try, as England hold on to a narrow 21-17 victory against Kenya in Match 18.
11:28 - Dan Norton's 25th and 26th tries of the season give England a 14-0 lead before Collins Injera hit back for Kenya as the first half ends 14-7.
11:15 - Paul Treu's South Africa eventually beat USA 15-7 in Match 17 to win their second pool match in Hong Kong.
11:05 - South Africa, who have never won here in Hong Kong, lead USA 10-0 at the break.
10:53 - Australia hold onto their lead and eventually beat Scotland 29-14 in Match 16. Allan Fa'alava'au scores their second hat-trick of the weekend in the win.
10:43 - Australia hold a 17-7 lead against Scotland in the main competition.
10:31 - China dramatically beat Uruguay 29-26 in Match 15 thanks to a second try from Liu Guanjan with the final play.
10:21 - Two tries from captain Li Jialin gives China a 19-7 half time lead against Uruguay.
10:09 - Spain defeat the Philippines 21-5 in Match 14 thanks to 11 points from Cesar Sempere.
09:59 - Cesar Sempere scores the only try of the opening half in the match between Spain and the Philippines, as the Europeans hold a 7-0 lead after the first seven minutes.
09:48 - Russia come from 12-0 behind to dramatically beat Guyana 14-12 with the final play of Match 13.
09:38 - Richard Staglon scores Guyana's second on the stroke of half time to give them a 12-0 lead against Russia at the break in the first match of day two.
09:32 - Kevin McKenzie scores the first try of day two for Guyana.
09:30 - Here come the teams....and we are underway!
09:28 - Two minutes until we begin, atmosphere electric, an exciting day in store for everyone here in Hong Kong.
09:12 - Don't forget to send us your thoughts and comments @irbsevens and join the conversation.
08:56 - The South Stand is almost full, and we are still more than 30 minutes away from the start of play. Great atmosphere.
08:45 - The two IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup semi finals will also take place on the main pitch where Dubai winners Canada take on England, and Australia meet USA.
08:40 - Russia will face Guyana in the first match of day two at 09:30.
08:34 - Just under an hour to go until day two of the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens begins.
Day one - As it happened...
20:51 - That's it from the Hong Kong Stadium today. It has been an enthralling day one, but there is a feeling it is only going to get better. Today's attendance was 39,243, a record crowd for day one in Hong Kong.
20:48 - Rob Vickerman and Mat Turner ensure England end day one with a 19-10 victory against Argentina in Match 12.
20:38 - England and Argentina are playing out the final match of day one and are locked at 5-5 at half time.
20:26 - Cecil Afrika adds a second try for South Africa and they beat reigning RWC Sevens champions Wales 10-0 in Match 11, the penultimate match on day one.
20:16 - Boom Prinsloo gives South Africa a 5-0 lead on the stroke of half time against Wales in the penultimate match on day one.
20:03 - Australia beat France 31-10 thanks to a hat-trick from Greg Jeloudev, the first of the Hong Kong Sevens, in Match 10.
19:53 - Three matches to go on day one and Australia are leading France 12-5 at half time in their Pool C match.
19:42 - The hosts Hong Kong triumph against Uruguay 17-14 to the delight of the home crowd in Match 9.
19:30 - It is the hosts Hong Kong who send the crowd wild, as they lead 12-0 against Uruguay at half time.
19:22 - Next up, hosts Hong Kong. The crowd is buzzing!
19:19 - Pedro Martin adds a third for Spain as they claim a 19-5 victory against Zimbabwe in Match 8.
19:09 - Spain lead Zimbabwe 12-0 at the break.
18:58 - Vladimir Ostroushko scores the winning try for Russia against Japan in Match 7.
18:47 - In an enthralling match, Russia and Japan are drawing 7-7 at half time.
18:29 - Spain win the Plate final in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup after beating China 12-7 in the dying seconds of the match.
18:06 - Samoa hold on to their lead and score a third try through Alatasi Tupou to beat Kenya 19-7 in Match 6.
17:56 - USA Sevens champions Samoa lead Kenya 12-7 in the sixth match of day one. Share your thoughts of the matches by tweeting us @irbsevens.
17:46 - Tomasi Cama scores one of five tries for New Zealand in their 29-5 victory against USA in Match 5
17:36 - And the current Series leaders and defending Hong Kong Sevens champions New Zealand take a 17-0 lead into the break against USA.
17:23 - Fiji score seven tries and beat Scotland 39-5 in Match 4. Next up, New Zealand v USA.
17:13 - Three first half tries for Fiji gives the side currently in second place on the Series a 21-5 lead against Scotland at the break.
17:02 - Tonga maintain their lead and score three second half tries to win 33-12 against China in Match 3.
16:51 - Daniel Kilioni scores on the stroke of half time as Tonga come from 5-0 behind to lead 12-5 against China.
16:40 - Canada secure a 35-5 victory against the Philippines in Match 2.
16:30 - Canada lead the Philippines 21-0 at the break in the second match of day one.
16:18 - Pedro Leal adds his second try of the match to secure a 19-0 victory for Portugal against Guyana in Match 1.
16:07 - Pedro Leal scores the first try of the tournament, helping Portugal to a 14-0 lead against Guyana at half time.
15:58 - Two minutes to go. If you are in the South Stand why not tweet @Irbsevens and share your thoughts on the matches.
15:46 - In the second IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup, Australia will face USA and England will meet Canada in the Cup semis tomorrow. China play Spain in the Plate final.
15:40 - 20 minutes to go until the actions gets underway. The crowd currently being entertained by drums and dragons on the pitch. It is the year of the dragon this year, but who will have the luck this weekend?
15:28 - The first match at the Hong Kong Stadium is between Portugal and Guyana, before a further 11 matches on day one, finishing with crowd favourites England against Argentina.
15:24 - The 2012 competition is set to be one of the best yet with three different competitions for the crowd to enjoy - the main Cup, the core team qualifier and the second IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup.
15:20 - The Hong Kong Stadium is slowly filling up as round six of the HSBC Sevens World Series is just over half an hour away.
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