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The Fijians, who were pre-tournament favourites and are renowned as the most successful side in the shorter version of rugby union, were brushed aside 31-5.
 Emerging teams like South Korea joined the likes of Fiji in Hong Kong
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The Hong Kong event also acts as the eighth leg of the 10-city inaugural World Sevens Series.
And the result means New Zealand and Fiji are now neck-and-neck with four victories each.
Fiji, who have won the Hong Kong title nine times, started brightly and took the lead with a try by Fero Lasagavibnau.
World Sevens wins |
Fiji: Stellenbosch (SA), Mar del Pata (Arg), Wellington (NZ), Brisbane (Aus)
NZ: Dubai, Punte del Este (Uru), Suva (Fiji), Hong Kong
Remaining fixtures: Tokyo (Jap), Paris (Fra)
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The Kiwis struck back with tries from Wilson, Tony Monaghan and subsitute De Goldie to lead 19-5 at half-time.
After the break De Goldie and Wilson both claimed their second tries and the gifted Serevi - known to fans as "the magician" - was unable to inspire a fightback from his side.
 England will be pleased to have made the semi-finals
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New Zealand had reached the final by trouncing arch rivals Australia 26-0, while in the other semi-final Fiji destroyed England 52-7.
However, the English will regard their efforts on reaching the last four as a success, having entered the tournament for the first time since 1997.
France beat Croatia 19-14 in extra time to win the Plate event for teams that finished in second place in preliminary group play.
 Festival atmosphere: The HK Sevens are one of rugby's great occasions
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The 24 teams in the tournament were divided into groups of six. The winners of each group, together with the two best second-place teams, then advanced to Sunday's main Cup competition after the end of two days of round-robin play.
Hong Kong Sevens results:
Cup competition:
Final:
New Zealand 31-5 Fiji
Semi-finals:
Fiji 52-7 England
New Zealand 26-0 Australia
Quarter-finals:
Fiji 50-0 Samoa
England 14-12 South Africa
Australia 31-5 Canada
New Zealand 29-0 Argentina
Plate competition
Final:
France 19-14 Croatia
Semi-finals:
Croatia 14-10 Hong Kong
France 19-14 Italy
Quarter-finals:
Hong Kong 20-0 Japan
Croatia 42-7 USA
Italy 21-19 South Korea
France 19-7 Scotland
Bowl competition:
Final:
Ireland 59-7 China
Semi-finals:
Ireland 56-0 Thailand
China 26-17 Arabian Gulf
Quarter-finals:
Ireland 12-5 Taipei
Thailand 28-12 Malaysia
Arabian Gulf 45-7 Singapore
China 26-5 Sri Lanka
Qualifying results:
Pool A:
Fiji 80-0 China
United States 17-12 South Korea
United States 40-0 China
Fiji 33-12 South Korea
Fiji 54-7 United States
South Korea 49-14 China
Pool B
New Zealand 64-5 Singapore
Italy 19-7 Japan
Japan 43-0 Singapore
New Zealand 38-0 Italy
Italy 48-0 Singapore
New Zealand 45-0 Japan
Pool C:
Australia 54-0 Thailand
Hong Kong 24-14 Scotland
Scotland 50-14 Thailand
Australia 19-5 Hong Kong
Hong Kong 55-5 Thailand
Australia 33-5 Scotland
Pool D
England 45-5 Arabian Gulf
Samoa 36-3 Sri Lanka
England 57-0 Sri Lanka
Samoa 33-5 Arabian Gulf
Sri Lanka 24-12 Arabian Gulf
England 22-12 Samoa
Pool E
X-South Africa 21-19 Chinese-Taipei
France 10-7 Croatia
France 31-0 Chinese-Taipei
South Africa 26-14 Croatia
Croatia 45-7 Chinese-Taipei
South Africa 10-7 France
Pool F
Canada 68-0 Malaysia
Argentina 34-0 Ireland
Argentina 59-5 Malaysia
Canada 19-5 Ireland
Ireland 31-12 Malaysia
Canada 14-7 Argentina
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