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. The final is considered to be one of the best sevens matches of all time.[citation needed]
| 1997年橄欖球七人欖球賽 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | British Hong Kong |
| Dates | 21 March – 23 March |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fiji |
| Runner-up | South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Waisale Serevi Fiji (117 pts) Marika Vunibaka Fiji (12 tries) |
← 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 |
| Pool E | Pool F
| Pool G | Pool H |
Squads
Day 1 results
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
| 21 March 1997 17:19 POOL F |
| Cook Islands | 31 – 17 | Morocco |
| Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Pool G
Pool H
Seedings after Day 1
| Seed | Day 2 Pool | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A2 | Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | +104 | 6 |
| 2 | B2 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 12 | +71 | 6 |
| 3 | C2 | Western Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 6 |
| 4 | D2 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 10 | +63 | 6 |
| 5 | E2 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 6 |
| 6 | F2 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 6 |
| 7 | G2 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 6 |
| 8 | H2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 5 |
| 9 | H2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 5 |
| 10 | G2 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 4 |
| 11 | F2 | Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 4 |
| 12 | E2 | Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 4 |
| 13 | D2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 4 |
| 14 | C2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 4 |
| 15 | B2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 4 |
| 16 | A2 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 3 |
| 17 | A2 | Namibia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 60 | −43 | 3 |
| 18 | B2 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 2 |
| 19 | C2 | Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 2 |
| 20 | D2 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 64 | −43 | 2 |
| 21 | E2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 82 | −61 | 2 |
| 22 | F2 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 75 | −56 | 2 |
| 23 | G2 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 71 | −59 | 2 |
| 24 | H2 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 92 | −80 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Day 2 results
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team that progressed to the Cup Quarter-finals |
| Team that progressed to the Plate Quarter-finals |
| Team that progressed to the Bowl Quarter-finals |
All times Hong Kong time (UTC+1)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | +101 | 6 |
| 2 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Namibia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 106 | −101 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | +51 | 6 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 60 | −48 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 12 | +58 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 4 |
| 3 | Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 75 | −68 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7 | +66 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 | +73 | 6 |
| 2 | Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 82 | −56 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 6 |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 5 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 4 |
| 3 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 54 | −40 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Day 3 - Knockout results
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Namibia | 22 | |||||||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 22 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 33 | |||||||||
| Japan | 28 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| United States | 40 | |||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 12 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 19 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 23 March 1997 11:02 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 – 19 | Morocco |
| Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Semi-finals
Final
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 36 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 10 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 43 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 26 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 40 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 26 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 43 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 43 | |||||||||
| Romania | 19 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 23 March 1997 15:30 |
| Cook Islands | 10 – 43 | Tonga |
| Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Final
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 56 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Western Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Western Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens champions |
|---|
Fiji First title |
See also
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- Rugby World Cup
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