(CNN) -- The Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament is universally acclaimed as the premier event of its kind and if you've been lucky enough to attend, you'll know why. Arguably the biggest event on the Hong Kong sports and social calendar, the tournament is renowned for the standard of rugby and also for the vibrant, carefree ambiance in the stands. Hong Kong Stadium hosts the event every spring and the 40,000 seats are always sold out. It was founded by the Hong Kong Football Club in 1976 and for the first six years the event was played at a more modest venue, tucked inside the racehorse track at Happy Valley.
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The Bali bombings of October 12, 2002 claimed the lives of 202 people
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"The Vandals" rugby team from Hong Kong was on the island playing in a tournament
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Four separate rugby teams from Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong lost 27 players
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The Vandals hold an annual memorial to honor the players who died that day
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