NZ Women Completed the Three-Peat And Argentina Won a Maiden Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens – Kai Tak Stadium Was A Winner In 2025

New Zealand’s women won the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens to claim the three-peat which means no other women’s side has ever won the prestigious tournament, while Argentina won a maiden Hong Kong 7s tournament. Hong Kong China was also victorious in both the women’s and men’s Melrose Claymores at Kai Tak Stadium making a fantastic introduction to the world of Sevens Rugby.

More than 110,000 fans across three days created an incredible atmosphere to begin the new era at Kai Tak Stadium in style as both the Argentina men and NZ women extended their leads in the HSBC SVNS standings after five rounds and as the teams move to Singapore this weekend, much has already been decided in terms of top 8 and bottom 4 placements.

The Black Ferns 7s beat cross-Tasman rivals Australia 26-19 in a tense women’s final, while the Canadian won bronze with a 21-17 win over France.

Jorja Miller, who was the HSBC Player of the Final, said: “We knew we had to come out for finals footie and I’m so proud of the group. We love Hong Kong and the history of it. The crowd and the atmosphere here, it gets us going, it brings out the best rugby.”

On the men’s side of the draw, after New Zealand and Fiji had been knocked out, the tight men’s final saw Argentina secure their first Hong Kong title with a 12-7 win against Olympic champions France. Australia beat Fiji 22-21 to claim bronze with 19-year-old Sidney Harvey scoring the winner to secure bronze.

All of the results from Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025 can be seen here.

It was the Argentinean’s third successive title win of the 2024-2025 SVNS season and the result means Los Pumas Sevens are 16 games unbeaten and extend their lead at the top of the series table to 12 points, ahead of Fiji.

HSBC Player of the final, Marcos Moneta, scored the crucial second try in the final, and said: ‘It’s amazing to win here, it means so much to us as Hong Kong is a really historic tournament. I got my debut here and last year I broke my fibula here before the Olympic Games, so it was a mixture of emotions. My parents decided to be here with me. These are the things I was thinking about at the anthem. It is the perfect day.

Photo Credit Mark Zhuang – The Japanese women finished 7th but have secured a top-8 finish on the log to play the Championship in LA

World Rugby Chairman Brett Robinson was in attendance and said: “This is one of the great sevens events of the global calendar, and it has been for 50 years. So for me, personally, to be here for the first time is a great privilege. It’s also fantastic to be here at this incredible new stadium, uniquely designed for rugby sevens. We’ve had over 110,000 fans in attendance and seen some great rugby played over the last three days, showcasing the best of sevens.”

The Japanese women finished 7th overall beating Brazil 32-14 and the Chinese women finished 9th defeating Spain 12-7 to claim. The placements mean that no matter what happens in Singapore next weekend, the Japanese have finished in the top six while the Chinese women are likely in the bottom four.

Photo Credit – HKCR – The China women finished 9th overall and will play in the Promotion-Relegation battle in LA in May 2025

The current HSBC SVNS Standings can be seen here.

There was also a special low-altitude flyby across Victoria Harbour by flagship carrier Cathay Pacific on Sunday as flight CX8100 flew across Kai Tak to mark the 100th anniversary of the former airport – it did not fly over the stadium as many fans (and players) had expected.

Community Programmes Benefit from the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025

Try For Good

This campaign was run in partnership between Rugby For Good, ActiveOps and Great Britain Rugby 7s. GB7s players visited the Po Leung Kuk Buddy Rugby Programme, which used rugby to promote social cohesion and integration between regular and special needs schools and players.

Team GB scored a total of 25 tries at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, which resulted in HK$25,000 being raised which will go towards the work Rugby For Good does with their programmes!

Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Hong Kong Sevens Community Programmes

Photo Credit – Hong Kong Jockey Club

The programmes enabled more than 10,000 beneficiaries to enjoy the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025 – this was the fourth consecutive occasion that the Club has supported the Hong Kong Sevens as an Official Community Partner. “Beneficiaries were of differing ages, abilities and backgrounds have been given opportunities to experience a range of sports including rugby through the Jockey Club Sevens Community Programmes,” said the Jockey Club online.

More than 30,000 people have benefited over the years, facilitating citywide engagement in sports events.

Melrose Clamores 2025 –  Hong Kong China Win The Double

Photo Credit- HKCR

Hong Kong China Men retained the Melrose Claymores while the Women won the title for the first time after being runners-up in 2024 in front of absolutely scintillating and deafening crowd support on Sunday.

Women’s Head Coach Andy Vilk said “It’s been amazing for the squad and the girls selected to play here – and with this crowd, it’s been a real privilege for us. We can see how much media interest there is and we spent the week visiting schools and colleges and this is what it’s about – it’s a great chance for us to connect with a wider rugby community in Hong Kong.”

Photo Credit- HKCR

Hong Kong China Men’s Head Coach Jevon Groves said after the team had completed a lap of honour, “It was a good reaction to the disappointment of the Challenger Series and to do so in front of a terrific home crowd. We spoke all week of tapping into memories of our own experiences and first memories of the Hong Kong Sevens. We wanted to perform well for ourselves but also to show that we are back and to put in performances that we can be proud of.”

We spoke with legendary 7s coach Sir Gordon Tietjens who was at Hong Kong Sevens with the Chinese Men’s team for the Melrose Claymore and the team made the final but lost to the hosts. He told us about being at Kai Tak Stadium: “I played in the old stadium as a player in 1983, and started coaching at the previous stadium with New Zealand in 1994 – so it’s been a great experience coming here in 2025 with the Chinese men.

It brings back lots of good memories of being in Hong Kong and just coming back and being involved in the capacity of trying to help teams get better and help with the coaches is great.”

You can read our full review here in collaboration with Hong Kong China Rugby.

Results – Melrose Claymores

Friday 28 March

• HKCR 29-14 Kazakhstan Women
• HKCR 31-7 China Men

Saturday 29 March

• HKCR 47-0 Thailand Women
• HKCR 43-21 Japan Men

Sunday 30 March

• Kazakhstan 31-0 Thailand Women
• Japan 7-19 China Men
• Women’s Final Hong Kong China 45-5 Kazakhstan
• Men’s Final Hong Kong China 38-5 China

Hysan Youth 7s/10s Finals 2025

The HKCR Hysan Youth 7s/10s Finals 2025 were played at the Kai Tak Stadium over the weekend and the winners were:

• Under 13 Boys – Barbarians
• Under 14 Girls – Hong Kong Football Club
• Under 14 Boys – Valley Fort
• Under 16 Girls – Hong Kong Football Club
• Under 16 Boys – Kowloon Barbarians
• Under 18 Girls – Baize
• Under 18 Boys – Valley Fort

Singapore SVNS

Eight men’s and six women’s teams have now already qualified for the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles and the results in Hong Kong mean most teams have already secured their places in the World Championship final leg.

You can see the Singapore 2025 pools here.

HSBC SVNS News 2025

• Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025 Prepares For Finals Day at Kai Tak Stadium.
• Kai Tak Stadium Delivers Thrilling Opening Day of Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025.
• Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025 – What The Teams Have Said.
• Third Leg Of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2025 – Krakow.