Hong Kong Squad for Hong Kong Sevens 2013

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2013 campaign will again world-famous Hong Kong Sevens where Hong Kong, as 2012 HSBC Asian Sevens Series champions, have earned the right as the sole qualifier team to play amongst the 15 core teams on the HSBC Sevens World Series. The squad will prepare for the Hong Kong Sevens by playing in the Spur International Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe in March. That tournament will see Hong Kong face off against both national representative teams and teams from Super 15 franchises.

Hong Kong will travel to Moscow at end June to contest the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013. In the interval between London and Moscow, Hong Kong will be in the heart of its international 15s season with an eye on retaining its position in the elite Top 5 competition of the HSBC Asian Five Nations (15s) and ensuring their progression to the final stage of Rugby World Cup 2015 qualification in 2014. Anthony HAYNES (HKCC), Simon LEUNG (HKCC), KWOK Ka Chun (Kowloon), TSANG Hing Hung (DeA), Jamie HOOD (HKFC), Rowan VARTY (DeA), YIU Kam Shing Salom (Valley), Alex MCQUEEN (HKCC), LEE Ka To Cado (Kowloon), Nick HEWSON (Valley), Tom MCQUEEN (HKCC), Eni GESINDE, (Kowloon), Lee JONES (Valley), Ben RIMENE, (Valley), FAN Shun Kei (DeA)

Successful applicants will now have two weeks to pay for their tickets Thursday, 7th February - Thursday, 21st February 2013. Ticket distribution will start in the week commencing Monday, 4th March, via collection from the Box Office at Hong Kong Stadium. With the hosting of 28 international teams for the first time in the event’s 38-year history, the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens promises to be the biggest and best Hong Kong Sevens ever. The official tournament draw will be held on Thursday, 21st February 2013, in Hong Kong. 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium.

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2013 Hong Kong Sevens Tickets

The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union publicizes another sell-out for the world famous Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament. Only 4,000 tickets reserved for public sale were spread today via the HKRFU’s first ever public ticket ballot. At the close of the registration period for the ballot, on Monday 4th February, a total of 25,154 ballots were received applying for 49,602 tickets. Of the applications received, 95% requested to purchase the maximum individual allocation of two event tickets, should their ballots be drawn. The demand for an additional 49,602 Sevens tickets over and above the 36,000 tickets distributed to date, clearly surpasses the 40,000-seat capacity of the Hong Kong Stadium. The HKRFU welcomes the continued strong public demand for the Hong Kong Sevens Tickets. The public ballot has helped us to more accurately quantify the demand for Sevens tickets for the first time. This information is an important verification in our drive to work with all relevant parties for the development of a larger stadium in Hong Kong.

The public demand for Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Tickets far exceeds the capacity of the Hong Kong Stadium but the HKRFU is hopeful that the switch to a public ballot has at least offered all applicants an equal opportunity to purchase tickets, whilst at the same time offering a more convenient method for interested spectators to apply for these tickets. The ballot draw was held on Thursday 7th February from 1.00 to 4.00pm. The draw, which was attended by a representative of Price Waterhouse Coopers, was conducted via an electronic random number generating system developed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and verified by BMM Compliance, a long-established and experienced private independent gaming certification lab. 

Successful applicants will now have two weeks to pay for their tickets Thursday, 7th February - Thursday, 21st February 2013. Ticket distribution will start in the week commencing Monday, 4th March, via collection from the Box Office at Hong Kong Stadium. With the hosting of 28 international teams for the first time in the event’s 38-year history, the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens promises to be the biggest and best Hong Kong Sevens ever. The official tournament draw will be held on Thursday, 21st February 2013, in Hong Kong. 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium.

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Hong Kong is Ready for Biggest Rugby Tournament

In Hong Kong Sevens 2013 Tournament 12 teams will play a crucial role in Hong Kong’s will become a core team in the HSBC Sevens World Series for next Tournament. Hong Kong have entered the 12-team Spar Sevens to be held a fortnight before the Hong Kong Sevens in an effort to ramp up preparations for the London Sevens in May, the final qualifying tournament to decide the three new core teams for the 2013-2014 season. The lads are up for the challenges of Harare, Hong Kong, London and Moscow. It is an alarming plan, but we relish the chance to up the intensity of our preparations in what will be a pivotal year for Hong Kong.

The players are presently involved in 15s Matches and we will enter a condensed training period later this month, so we wanted to take every opportunity possible to achieve a level of strength in training and competitions that will help prepare us for our role as the only non-World Series circuit team at the Hong Kong Sevens. The Spar Sevens presents us with an ideal chance to expectantly hit our peak ahead of Hong Kong. Hong Kong joins hosts Zimbabwe, Georgia, Kenya, Botswana, Zambia, the South African Rugby Union’s Sevens Academy team, composed of emerging Sevens stars alongside other South African teams the Buffaloes, Bulls, Leopards and the Pumas. Zimbabwe’s second string side, the Goshawks, round out the 12-team competition.

Hong Kong, a 15-member Hong Kong squad will start an intense training schedule after the Lunar New Year holiday, which this year, falls on February 10. According to organizers of the tournament, a draw will be held on February 15. Hong Kong will depart for Zimbabwe on March 6. Hong Kong Squad for Hong Kong Sevens is Anthony Haynes, Simon Leung, Kwok Ka-chun, Tsang Hing-hung, Jamie Hood, Rowan Varty, Salom Yiu Kam-shing, Alex McQueen, Tom McQueen, Cado Lee Ka-to, Nick Hewson, Eni Gesinde, Lee Jones, Ben Rimene, and Fan Shun-kei 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium.

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Wingers in Rugby Football

In sports like football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch. In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position is the wide receiver. Wingers often try to use pace to exploit extra space available on the flanks that can be made available by their team-mates dominating the centre ground. They must be wary however of not crossing the touchline and going out of play. In sports where the main method of scoring involves attacking a small goal in the centre of the field, a common tactic is to cross the ball to a central team-mate.

Hong Kong Sevens is the World Best Rugby Tournament.

In the rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the playing field, with four substitutes on the counter. Players are alienated into two general grouping, forwards and backs. There are two wings in a rugby league team, numbered 2 and 5, situated on each side of the field Also known as wingers. They usually are among the fastest players in a team, with the speed to finish an unpleasant move. Players who hold records for most tries are usually wingers. Wingers that feature in their individual nations' rugby league halls of fame are Great Britain's Billy Batten, Australia's Brian Bevan, John Ferguson Ken Irvine, Harold Horder and Brian Carlson, South Africa's Tom van Vollenhoven, Great Britain's Billy Boston and Clive Sullivan and France's Raymond Contrastin and Maurice Voron.

Wingers or wings play on either the extreme left or the extreme right. They are usually the fastest players on the field and score the most tries. Wingers often fall back with the fullback to take kicks from the opposition. There are two wings in a rugby league team, numbered 2 and 5. There are two wings in a rugby union team, numbered 11 and 14. 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium.

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Fullback Rugby Sports

Fullback is one of the places in rugby league football. Wearing jersey number 1, the fullback is a member of the team's back-line 1-7. The position's name comes from their duty of status the utmost back in defense, behind the forwards 13-8, half backs 7 and 6 and three-quarter backs 5-2. Fullbacks are therefore the last line of defense, having to tackle any resistance players and relater the ball from any kicks that make it through their team-mates. It is for this reason that the fullback is also referred to as the sweeper or custodian. Fullback is also a significant position in attack, handling the ball nearly every set of six and often running into open space on the field. With the two half backs and hooker, fullback is one of the four key positions that make up what is referred to as a team's 'spine'. 

Because the fullback makes the most support runs, players in the role absolute more very high-intensity running than any other position. The Rugby League International Federation's Laws of the Game state that the 'full back' is to be numbered 1. Traditionally players' jersey numbers have wide-ranging, and in the modern Super League, each squad's players are assigned entity numbers regardless of place. For the upcoming tour, we are looking at players who can play in more than one position and understand those positions to come up with the desired results,” the tactician added. With Kenya seeking to bounce back after their early momentum in Adelaide and Dubai was halted at Port Elizabeth, the team pledged to find their way back to the top. The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens has grown into one of the biggest rugby events on the international sporting calendar with teams from the world’s top rugby nations competing in lightning-fast 15-minute matches in front of 40,000 spectators. 

2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium. The action at Hong Kong Stadium is merely the epicenter of what becomes a three-day carnival taking over the entire city.

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GPS System for Kenya National Rugby Sevens

For the first time, the Kenya national rugby sevens team will have Global Positioning Satellite facilities analyzing the performance. Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has partnered with service provider Gammin to roll out the system that will allow coaches to make calls on players by using data availed by their performances in matches and training. This emerged on Wednesday during the naming of the squad for the next two legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Wellington, New Zealand and Las Vegas as the competition reaches its mid way mark with Kenya lying sixth on the log. We will start using the GPS systems as early as next week. The units are already in the country and we will start with ten units to monitor ten core players including the seven on the pitch.

The system helps in monitoring the heart and work rate of the player. We will be able to make decisions in an informed way such as during substitutions. We will know whether the player is tired or is not training since we can monitor a player every day,” Philip Jalango, the national team’s elite performance official at KRU explained. Team captain, Andrew Amonde, hailed the introduction of the satellite system saying it would help in evaluating the players’ output. They will enhance the performance of our players and help the management in building better players. We are looking forward to see the positive things they will bring to our team and we welcome them,” the skipper added.

The most important thing to understand is that the changes are positional and we are looking at the combinations to work through. Non-travelling reserves are crucial because it’s a crucial time and there is a short turn around between New Zealand and Las Vegas and Hong Kong and Japan, Felix Ochieng, the assistant coach and analyst who named the squad outlined. For the upcoming tour, we are looking at players who can play in more than one position and understand those positions to come up with the desired results,” the tactician added. With Kenya seeking to bounce back after their early momentum in Adelaide and Dubai was halted at Port Elizabeth, the team pledged to find their way back to the top. 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium.

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Hong Kong Sevens Core Rugby Tournament 2013

Hong Kong’s team  to become a core team in the annual HSBC Sevens World Series starts on home soil in March at the bigger and better Hong Kong Sevens, where the hosts will be in the company of the big boys. The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union yesterday announced the 28 teams that will participate in the Cathay Hong Kong Sevens from March 22-24 and Asian champions Hong Kong were confirmed as taking part in the 16-team core competition. Fans look forward to hosting the biggest and best Hong Kong Sevens this year. The decision to host the pre-qualification tournament alongside the HSBC Sevens World Series competition continues to reinforce Hong Kong’s unique role as the host of the world’s largest and most international rugby sevens competition.

Asian Sevens Series earned Hong Kong the right to direct qualification for the London Sevens when the qualifying tournament to unearth next season’s three new core teams takes place. As such, Hong Kong will join the existing 15 core teams in the main event at the Hong Kong Sevens, the sixth leg of the World Series. The remaining 12 teams will take part in a pre-qualification tournament with the top four teams from this competition joining Hong Kong, and the three bottom-placed teams from this season in an eight-team competition at the London Sevens in May to decide promotion to the next year Series. The 16 teams participating in the core competition are Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United States, Wales and Hong Kong. bReinforcing Hong Kong’s unique position as the largest and most international HSBC Sevens World Series event, the remaining 12 competing teams in the pre-qualification tournament hail from all over the world with two teams from each of the International Rugby Board’s geographic regions. 

Hong Kong Sevens continues its role as the showcase event for Asian rugby with the region’s second and third-ranked sevens teams, Japan and Taiwan, rounding out the regional participants. Two additional teams from South America will be decided after regional competitions in late February to complete the 12-team field. The Hong Kong Sevens will be the first major international competition for the national squad which was captained last season by Rowan Varty. While the London Sevens will be the crucial event, Hong Kong has also qualified for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow at the end of June. The draw for the Hong Kong Sevens will take place on February 21 after the completion of the USA Sevens in Los Angeles. After three legs of the World Series, New Zealand is top of the standings with 60 points followed by France (46) Fiji (44) and South Africa (41). 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium. Address: SUITE ONE 9COOPERAGE LANE GIBRALTAR

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