1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
Of the twenty-four teams in the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens, three were automatically qualified: 1993 champions England, runners-up Australia and hosts Hong Kong. The other twenty-one slots were contested by sixty-four national teams in three tournaments: Lisbon, Dubai and Punta del Este, with the quarterfinalists of the first two tournaments, then the semifinalists and Plate winner of the third advancing.[1] Through qualifying through their tournaments, Cook Islands, Morocco, Portugal and Zimbabwe all made their first World Cup appearance.[2]
Qualifier 1: Lisbon
Day 1
Pool A
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand 2 2 0 0 165 0 +165 6 Moldova 2 1 0 1 31 111 −80 4 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 19 104 −85 2
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Pool C
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Korea 2 2 0 0 105 12 +93 6 Croatia 2 1 0 1 22 91 −69 '4 Sweden 2 0 0 2 19 43 −24 2
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Canada 2 2 0 0 78 0 +78 6 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 36 35 +1 4 Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0 79 −79 2
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Pool F
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Pool G
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Pool H
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Portugal 2 2 0 0 94 12 +82 6 Latvia 2 1 0 1 41 59 −18 4 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 24 88 −64 2
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Day 2
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Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand 2 2 0 0 155 10 +145 6 Luxembourg 2 1 0 1 36 66 −30 4 Hungary 2 0 0 2 0 115 −115 2
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Korea 2 2 0 0 87 19 +68 6 Latvia 2 1 0 1 31 45 −14 4 Norway 2 0 0 2 24 78 −54 2
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Pool F
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Pool G
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Spain 2 2 0 0 70 14 +56 6 Poland 2 1 0 1 49 28 +21 4 Switzerland 2 0 0 2 7 84 −77 2
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Pool H
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Qualifier 2: Dubai
Day 1
Pool A
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa 2 2 0 0 127 5 +122 6 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 24 97 −73 4 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 19 78 −59 2
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Scotland 2 2 0 0 146 5 +141 6 Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 0 1 19 64 −45 4 Zambia 2 0 0 2 5 101 −96 2
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Pool F
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts United States 2 2 0 0 93 5 +88 6 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 36 43 −7 4 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 10 91 −81 2
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Pool G
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Pool H
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Arabian Gulf 2 2 0 0 45 29 +16 6 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 51 31 +20 4 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 22 58 −36 2
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Day 2
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Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Scotland 2 2 0 0 85 21 +64 6 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 31 38 −7 4 Serbia and Montenegro 2 0 0 2 5 62 −57 2
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa 2 2 0 0 126 7 +119 6 Denmark 2 1 0 1 40 66 −26 4 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 7 100 −93 2
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Wales 2 2 0 0 111 21 +90 6 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 31 71 −40 4 Kenya 2 0 0 2 12 62 −50 2
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts United States 2 2 0 0 69 0 +69 6 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 19 37 −18 4 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 13 64 −51 2
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Pool E
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Pool F
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Tonga 2 2 0 0 93 17 +76 6 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 60 41 +19 4 Singapore 2 0 0 2 19 114 −95 2
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Pool G
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Pool H
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Qualifier 3: Punta del Este
Day 1
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Japan 3 2 0 1 87 33 +54 7 Chile 3 2 0 1 68 26 +42 7 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 50 19 +31 7 Tahiti 3 0 0 3 0 127 −127 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Samoa 3 3 0 0 174 15 +159 9 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 34 81 −47 7 Israel 3 1 0 2 27 108 −81 5 Paraguay 3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Argentina 3 3 0 0 125 5 +120 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 92 67 +25 7 Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 57 59 −2 5 Bermuda 3 0 0 3 19 162 −143 3
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts France 3 3 0 0 109 12 +97 9 Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 58 43 +15 7 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 60 62 −2 5 Bahamas 3 0 0 3 22 132 −110 3
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Day 2
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Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Qualified to plate tournament for qualification chance |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Samoa 3 3 0 0 142 14 +128 9 Japan 3 2 0 1 71 53 +18 7 Germany 3 1 0 2 27 99 −72 5 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 22 96 −74 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts France 3 3 0 0 83 0 +83 9 Cook Islands 3 1 1 1 36 66 −30 6 Argentina 3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 Chile 3 0 1 2 33 72 −39 4
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Plate
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40 | ||||||
Cup
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35 | ||||||
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6 January 1997 | ||||||
31 | ||||||
26 |
References
- "Rugby World Cup 7s 1997". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Rugby World Cup Sevens Memories: 1997". Fiji Sun. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2017.