Rugby Sevens Demonstration Event

1. Player must be a registered rugby player of the HKRU. Free registration in the below
   HKRU website- https://www.hkrugby.com/domestic/player-registration
2. Coaches of the District Teams are not allowed to be registered as player, coach or team leader of any team.
3. No Senior National 15s or 7s players for both the men's and women's teams, are eligible to take part in the competition.

1. Day 1 – Pool Matches: for both the men's and women's competition, teams will be randomly drawn into 6 pools (A – F pools) of 3 teams (district teams). Each team will play 1 match again the other district teams in the same pool, 2 games. The 1^st placed ranked team from each pool (6 teams) will proceed to day 2 (finals). The 'top' and 'second' 2^nd placed ranked teams (2 teams) will also proceed to the finals on day 2. A total of 8 teams into the knock out rounds on day 2.
2. Day 2 – Finals/Knock outs: the 8 qualifying teams will proceed with knock out games. The winning teams (4 teams) from the quarter finals round of matches, will proceed to compete for the cup and plate in the Cup/Plate Semi Finals, whilst the losing teams (4 teams) will compete for the Bowl/Shield Semi Finals.
   
   The winning teams (2 teams) from Cup/Plate Semi Finals, will compete in the Cup Finals, which will also determine 1^st and 2^nd place ranking in the overall tournament. The losing teams (2 teams) from the Cup/Plate Semi Finals, will compete in the Plate Finals, which will also determine 3^rd and 4^th place rankings in the overall tournament.
   
   The winning teams (2 teams) from Bowl/Shield Semi Finals, will compete in the Bowl Finals, which will also determine 5^th and 6^th place ranking in the overall tournament. The losing teams (2 teams) from the Bowl/Shield Semi Finals, will compete in Shield Finals, which will also determine 7^th and 8^th place rankings in the overall tournament.

12 March 2019
(Tuesday)