1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens squads

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The teams which took part at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Hong Kong named squads of ten players each.[1]

Pool A[]

 England[]

  1. Adedayo Adebayo
  2. Neil Back
  3. Nick Beal
  4. Mike Catt
  5. Austin Healey
  6. Richard Hill
  7. Tim Rodber
  8. Dave Scully
  9. Chris Sheasby
  10. Jonathan Sleightholme

 Canada[]

  • Head Coach:
  4. John Graf
  6. Dave Lougheed
  7. Mike Schmid
  8. Winston Stanley
  9. Scott Stewart

 Zimbabwe[]

  10. Kennedy Tsimba

Pool B[]

 Romania[]

  1. Gabriel Brezoianu
  3. Lucian Colceriu
  5. Cătălin Drăguceanu
  7. Alin Petrache
  9. Lucian Sîrbu
  10. Gheorghe Solomie

 Australia[]

  1. Michael Brial (NSW Waratahs)
  2. David Campese (NSW Waratahs)
  3. (QLD Reds)
  5. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
  8. Damian Smith (QLD Reds)
  9. Semi Taupeaafe

 Scotland[]

  2. Graeme Burns
  3. James Craig
  4. Cameron Glasgow
  5. Duncan Hodge
  6. Derrick Lee
  7. Cameron Mather
  8. Scott Nichol
  10. Murray Wallace

Pool C[]

 New Zealand[]

Coach:New Zealand Gordon Tietjens

  1. Alama Ieremia
  2. Glen Osborne
  3. Caleb Ralph
  4. Roger Randle
  5. Eric Rush
  8. Rua Tipoki

 Japan[]

Head Coach: Fiji Paulo Nawalu

  1. Hiroyuki Kajihara
  3. Bruce Ferguson
  4. Takeomi Ito
  5. Hiroyuki Tanuma
  6. Kiyoshi Imazumi
  7. Kensuke Iwabuchi
  8. Daisuke Ohata

 Tonga[]

  1. Maama Molitika
  2. Siua Taumalolo
  4. Tevita Tu'ifua
  6. Tevita Vaʻenuku

Pool D[]

 Fiji[]

  1. Manasa Bari
  7. Waisale Serevi
  10. Marika Vunibaka

 Portugal[]

  1. Miguel Barbosa
  5. Rohan Hoffmann
  10. Luís Pissarra

 Hong Kong[]

  7. Stuart Krohn
  10. Rob Santos

Pool E[]

 France[]

  1. Philippe Bernat-Salles
  4. Marc Lièvremont
  5. Thomas Lièvremont
  6. Olivier Magne
  7. Ugo Mola
  11. Willy Taofifénua

 United States[]

Head Coach: Mark Williams

  1. Vaea Anitoni
  8. Dan Lyle
  10. Richard Tardits (c)

 South Korea[]

Pool F[]

 Spain[]

  1. Álvar Enciso
  3. Jon Azkargorta
  4. Francisco Puertas Soto
  5. Oriol Ripol
  6. Alberto Socías
  7. Carlos Souto
  10. Ferrán Velazco

 Cook Islands[]

  6. Ryan Nicholas
  12. Alan Tyrrell

 Morocco[]

Pool G[]

 Ireland[]

  • Head Coach:
  1. Jonathan Bell
  2. Ben Cronin
  3. Kieron Dawson
  4. Denis Hickie
  5. David Humphreys
  6. Niall Malone
  7. Denis McBride
  8. Eric Miller
  9. Richard Wallace
  10. Niall Woods
  11. Chris Wyatt

 Argentina[]

  • Head Coach:
  1. Lisandro Arbizu
  2. Pablo Bouza
  3. Gonzalo Camardón
  7. Santiago Phelan
  8. Eduardo Simone
  10. Cristian Viel

 South Africa[]

  3. Jacques Olivier
  4. Breyton Paulse
  5. Pieter Rossouw
  6. Bobby Skinstad
  7. André Snyman
  8. Jeffrey Stevens
  9. Joost van der Westhuizen (c)[2]
  10. Andre Venter

Pool H[]

 Namibia[]

  6. Gerhard Mans

 Samoa[]

  1. Kalolo Toleafoa
  2. Isaac Fe'aunati
  4. Brian Lima
  6. Afato So'oalo
  7. Terry Fanolua
  8. Sila Vaifale
  10. Semo Sititi

 Wales[]

  1. Allan Bateman
  2. Darren Edwards
  3. Jason Forster
  4. Dafydd James
  5. Kevin Morgan
  6. Wayne Proctor
  7. Jamie Ringer
  8. Gareth Thomas
  9. Christopher Wyatt
  10. Gareth Wyatt

References[]

  1. ^ "1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens teams". World Rugby. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Joost: BlitzBokke skipper to RWC Sevens 1997". blitzbokke.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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