Chinese Taipei national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Chinese Taipei
national rugby union
sevens
is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens
since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren
mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens
, saying that their team had two Chi-Mings, a Yen-Ching, and a Chijen-Shuen, and that he was grateful that he did not have to broadcast all the names, as he had trouble remembering them.
December 7
September 30
December 10
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
national rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren
Bill McLaren
William Pollock "Bill" McLaren CBE was a Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher, journalist and one time rugby player. Until his retirement in 2002, he was known as 'the voice of rugby'...
mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
, saying that their team had two Chi-Mings, a Yen-Ching, and a Chijen-Shuen, and that he was grateful that he did not have to broadcast all the names, as he had trouble remembering them.
Hong Kong Sevens
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 1988 Details |
Government Stadium | 13-12 | ||||
Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
| Year | Cup | Plate | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2002 | |||
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| 2006 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 |
Rugby at the 1998 Asian Games
Group A matches -| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 12 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 54 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 108 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 74 | |
December 7
| 56 – 0 | ||
| 28 – 12 | ||
| 14 – 17 | ||
| 28 – 12 | ||
| 29 – 0 | ||
| 38 – 14 |
Rugby at the 2002 Asian Games
Group B matches -| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 7 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 39 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 52 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 102 | |
September 30
| 19 – 7 | ||
| 0 – 29 | ||
| 28 – 14 | ||
| 7 – 22 | ||
| 45 – 10 | ||
| 0 – 19 |
Rugby at the 2006 Asian Games
Group C| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | GW | GL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 24 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | |
December 10
| 82 – 0 | ||
| 58 – 0 | ||
| 7 – 24 |