1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
1997年橄榄球七人榄球赛 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | ![]() |
Dates | 21 March – 23 March |
No. of nations | 24 |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | Waisale Serevi ![]() Marika Vunibaka ![]() |
← 1993 2001 → |
The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and the first to be held in Hong Kong. It was the last major sporting event to be held in the then British dependency before the transfer of sovereignty to China which took place just three months later. Fiji defeated South Africa 24–21 to take the title for the first time.[1] The Final is considered to be one of the best sevens matches of all time.[citation needed]
Participating nations[]
The twenty four teams were divided into eight pools of three as follows:
Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
Pool D |
Pool E |
Pool F |
Pool G |
Pool H |
Squads[]
Day 1 results[]
Pool A[]
Pool B[]
Pool C[]
Pool D[]
Pool E[]
Pool F[]
Pool G[]
Pool H[]
Seedings after Day 1[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Seed Day 2 Pool Fiji
2 2 0 0 104 0 104 1 A2 South Africa
2 2 0 0 83 12 71 2 B2 Western Samoa
2 2 0 0 74 29 45 3 C2 France
2 2 0 0 73 10 63 4 D2 New Zealand
2 2 0 0 68 21 47 5 E2 England
2 2 0 0 59 19 40 6 F2 Spain
2 2 0 0 57 17 40 7 G2 Australia
2 1 1 0 57 26 31 8 H2 Scotland
2 1 1 0 45 33 12 9 H2 Zimbabwe
2 1 0 1 49 33 16 10 G2 Cook Islands
2 1 0 1 43 48 -5 11 F2 Tonga
2 1 0 1 42 28 14 12 E2 United States
2 1 0 1 38 42 -4 13 D2 Argentina
2 1 0 1 38 67 -29 14 C2 Hong Kong
2 1 0 1 33 57 -24 15 B2 Wales
2 0 1 1 36 38 -2 16 A2 Namibia
2 0 1 1 17 60 -43 17 A2 Ireland
2 0 0 2 27 69 -42 18 B2 Morocco
2 0 0 2 22 57 -35 19 C2 Romania
2 0 0 2 21 64 -43 20 D2 Japan
2 0 0 2 21 82 -61 21 E2 Canada
2 0 0 2 19 75 -56 22 F2 South Korea
2 0 0 2 12 71 -59 23 G2 Portugal
2 0 0 2 12 92 -80 24 H2
Day 2 results[]
Key to colours in group tables |
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Team that progressed to the Cup Quarter Finals (also indicated in bold type) |
Team that progressed to the Plate Quarter Finals (also indicated in bold italics) |
Team that progressed to the Bowl Quarter Finals (also indicated in plain italics) |
All times Hong Kong time (UTC+1)
Pool A[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji
2 2 0 0 101 0 101 6 Wales
2 1 0 1 40 40 0 4 Namibia
2 0 0 2 5 106 -101 2
Pool B[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa
2 2 0 0 63 12 51 6 Hong Kong
2 1 0 1 31 34 -3 4 Ireland
2 0 0 2 12 60 -48 2
Pool C[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Western Samoa
2 2 0 0 70 12 58 6 Argentina
2 1 0 1 45 35 10 4 Morocco
2 0 0 2 7 75 -68 2
Pool D[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts France
2 2 0 0 73 7 66 6 Romania
2 1 0 1 17 45 -28 4 United States
2 0 0 2 19 57 -38 2
Pool E[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand
2 2 0 0 78 5 73 6 Tonga
2 1 0 1 40 57 -17 4 Japan
2 0 0 2 26 82 -56 2
Pool F[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England
2 2 0 0 59 17 42 6 Cook Islands
2 1 0 1 15 29 -14 4 Canada
2 0 0 2 7 35 -28 2
Pool G[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Korea
2 1 1 0 33 22 11 5 Spain
2 1 1 0 31 24 7 5 Zimbabwe
2 0 0 2 22 40 -18 2
Pool H[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Australia
2 2 0 0 57 26 31 6 Scotland
2 1 0 1 47 38 9 4 Portugal
2 0 0 2 14 54 -40 2
Day 3 - Knockout results[]
Bowl[]
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Quarter Finals[]
Semi Finals[]
Final[]
Plate[]
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Quarter Finals[]
Semi Finals[]
Final[]
Cup[]
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Quarter Finals[]
Semi Finals[]
Final[]
1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions |
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![]() Fiji First title |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7732 X.
External links[]
External video | |
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Categories:
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- International rugby union competitions hosted by Hong Kong
- 1997 rugby sevens competitions
- 1997 in Hong Kong sport
- March 1997 sports events in Asia