Preview: Hong Kong Sevens

[beige]

Traditionally the biggest party of the rugby calendar is set to get underway in Hong Kong on Friday: yes, it's Hong Kong Sevens time!

24 national teams have headed to Hong Kong for the festival, which gets underway at 16.30 local time (08.30 GMT) when Samoa take on Italy in Pool A.

Read more: http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2...053289,00.html

Pool A: Samoa, Argentina, Russia, Italy
Pool B: New Zealand, Scotland, France, Chinese Taipei
Pool C: Fiji, USA, Portugal, Thailand
Pool D: Australia, Canada, Tonga, China
Pool E: England, Wales, Japan, Hong Kong
Pool F: Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Korea

[zimeric]

New Zealand have an easy pool dont they!?

top 10 will be
Samoa, Argentina
NZ, Scotalnd
Fiji, USA
Australia, Tonga
Kenya, SA

possible upsets in France and Zimbabwe over thier more fancied rivals but on current form only France has any realistic Chance of breaking into the 10.