1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Dates | 21 March – 23 March |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Waisale Serevi Marika Vunibaka |
← 1993 2001 → | |
Participating nations
The twenty four teams were divided into eight pools of three as follows:
| Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
Pool D |
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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 2 2 0 0 104 0 104 1 A2 
2 2 0 0 83 12 71 2 B2 
2 2 0 0 74 29 45 3 C2 
2 2 0 0 73 10 63 4 D2 
2 2 0 0 68 21 47 5 E2 
2 2 0 0 59 19 40 6 F2 
2 2 0 0 57 17 40 7 G2 .svg.png)
2 1 1 0 57 26 31 8 H2 
2 1 1 0 45 33 12 9 H2 
2 1 0 1 49 33 16 10 G2 
2 1 0 1 43 48 -5 11 F2 
2 1 0 1 42 28 14 12 E2 
2 1 0 1 38 42 -4 13 D2 
2 1 0 1 38 67 -29 14 C2 2 1 0 1 33 57 -24 15 B2 .svg.png)
2 0 1 1 36 38 -2 16 A2 
2 0 1 1 17 60 -43 17 A2 
2 0 0 2 27 69 -42 18 B2 
2 0 0 2 22 57 -35 19 C2 
2 0 0 2 21 64 -43 20 D2 
2 0 0 2 21 82 -61 21 E2 .svg.png)
2 0 0 2 19 75 -56 22 F2 
2 0 0 2 12 71 -59 23 G2 
2 0 0 2 12 92 -80 24 H2
Day 2 results
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| 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
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 2 2 0 0 63 12 51 6 2 1 0 1 31 34 -3 4 2 0 0 2 12 60 -48 2
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 2 2 0 0 70 12 58 6 2 1 0 1 45 35 10 4 2 0 0 2 7 75 -68 2
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 2 2 0 0 73 7 66 6 2 1 0 1 17 45 -28 4 2 0 0 2 19 57 -38 2
Pool F
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 2 2 0 0 59 17 42 6 2 1 0 1 15 29 -14 4 2 0 0 2 7 35 -28 2
Pool H
Day 3 - Knockout results
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 36 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 43 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 43 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 43 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 56 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
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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
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