Chinese Taipei national rugby sevens team
The Chinese Taipei national rugby union sevens is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.[1] 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.[2]
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 1988 Details |
Government Stadium |  Australia |
13-12 |  New Zealand |
 United States |
 Chinese Taipei |
Group A matches -
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 12 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 54 |
 Kazakhstan
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 108 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 74 |
December 7
| South Korea
|
56 – 0 | Kazakhstan
|
| Chinese Taipei
|
28 – 12 | Sri Lanka
|
| Sri Lanka
|
14 – 17 | Kazakhstan
|
| South Korea
|
28 – 12 | Chinese Taipei
|
| South Korea
|
29 – 0 | Sri Lanka
|
| Chinese Taipei
|
38 – 14 | Kazakhstan
|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 8 | ||||||
| South Korea | 28 | |||||
| December 8 | ||||||
 Thailand | 10 | |||||
| South Korea | 29 | |||||
| December 8 | ||||||
 Japan | 14 | |||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 8 | ||||||
| Thailand | 19 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
Group B matches -
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 7 |
| Japan
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 39 |
 China
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 52 |
 Hong Kong
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 102 |
September 30
| Japan
|
19 – 7 | China
|
| Hong Kong
|
0 – 29 | Chinese Taipei
|
| China
|
28 – 14 | Hong Kong
|
| Japan
|
7 – 22 | Chinese Taipei
|
| Japan
|
45 – 10 | Hong Kong
|
| China
|
0 – 19 | Chinese Taipei
|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| South Korea | 33 | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| Thailand | 17 | |||||
group c
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | GW | GL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 24 |
 Qatar
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 |
December 10
| Chinese Taipei
|
82 – 0 | Qatar
|
| Japan
|
58 – 0 | Qatar
|
| Chinese Taipei
|
7 – 24 | Japan
|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 11 | ||||||
| Japan | 22 | |||||
| December 11 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 27 | |||||
| December 11 | ||||||
| South Korea | 26 | |||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| South Korea | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 11 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | |||||
| China | 19 | |||||
References
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)