(Left to Right) Rod Mason, Tournament Operations Director, Brian Stevenson, President of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, The Hon. Henry Tang, Chief Secretary of HKSAR Government, Eoin O'Shea, Asia Pacific Chief Operating Officer, Credit Suisse, James Barrington, Director, Sales and Marketing, Cathay Pacific and Trevor Gregory, Chairman of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union officiate the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2008 Official Draw today.

The Hong Kong Sevens Training Squad at the Official Draw for the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2008 Official Draw. Hong Kong was drawn in Pool F with Australia, France and Tonga for the tournament which runs from March 28 to 30 2008.

The Official Draw for the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2008 was held this evening, (Feb. 14), at The Rotunda of Hong Kong’s Exchange Square.

In line with IRB Sevens rules, the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2008 Official Draw sees the top 12 participating teams seeded based upon their results in the previous two IRB Sevens World Series tournaments, where teams are tied they are ranked based on Series points from the 2007/08 Series. The remaining participating teams have been seeded or placed in the draw based on performances in IRB Sevens World Series events and other IRB ratified tournaments, along with their final standings (where relevant) in the 2006/07 Series. All seeds have been ratified by the IRB.

Pool A top seed is New Zealand and the United States.

Pool B top seed is Samoa and England.

Pool C top seed is South Africa and Argentina.

Pool D top seed is Fiji and Wales.

Pool E top seed is Kenya and Scotland.

Pool F top seed is Australia and Tonga.

The Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2008 will be played from March 28 to March 30, 2008 at the 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium.
Photo and information form Octagon Greater China Limited.