1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | 21 March – 23 March |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |
 Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Waisale Serevi Fiji (117 pts) Marika Vunibaka Fiji (12 tries) |
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The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the second edition of the Rugby sevens tournament and the first to be held in Hong Kong. Fiji defeated South Africa 24–21 to take the title for the first time.[1] The Final is still considered to be one of the best Sevens matches of all time. The Fiji team had promised the country it would return with the title, and captain Waisale Serevi had also promised his daughters the same.
Contents
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 |
Results
Day 1
Seedings after Day 1
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Seed Day 2 Pool Fiji2 2 0 0 104 0 104 1 A2 
South Africa2 2 0 0 83 12 71 2 B2 
Samoa2 2 0 0 74 29 45 3 C2 
France2 2 0 0 73 10 63 4 D2 
New Zealand2 2 0 0 68 21 47 5 E2 
England2 2 0 0 59 19 40 6 F2 
Spain2 2 0 0 57 17 40 7 G2 
Australia2 1 1 0 57 26 31 8 H2 
Scotland2 1 1 0 45 33 12 9 H2 
Zimbabwe2 1 0 1 49 33 16 10 G2 
Cook Islands2 1 0 1 43 48 -5 11 F2 
Tonga2 1 0 1 42 28 14 12 E2 
United States2 1 0 1 38 42 -4 13 D2 
Argentina2 1 0 1 38 67 -29 14 C2 Hong Kong2 1 0 1 33 57 -24 15 B2 
Wales2 0 1 1 36 38 -2 16 A2 
Namibia2 0 1 1 17 60 -43 17 A2 
Ireland2 0 0 2 27 69 -42 18 B2 
Morocco2 0 0 2 22 57 -35 19 C2 
Romania2 0 0 2 21 64 -43 20 D2 
Japan2 0 0 2 21 82 -61 21 E2 
Canada2 0 0 2 19 75 -56 22 F2 
South Korea2 0 0 2 12 71 -59 23 G2 
Portugal2 0 0 2 12 92 -80 24 H2
Day 2
| 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
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji2 2 0 0 101 0 101 6 Wales2 1 0 1 40 40 0 4 Namibia2 0 0 2 5 106 -101 2
Pool B
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa2 2 0 0 63 12 51 6 Hong Kong2 1 0 1 31 34 -3 4 Ireland2 0 0 2 12 60 -48 2
Pool C
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Samoa2 2 0 0 70 12 58 6 Argentina2 1 0 1 45 35 10 4 Morocco2 0 0 2 7 75 -68 2
Pool D
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts France2 2 0 0 73 7 66 6 Romania2 1 0 1 17 45 -28 4 United States2 0 0 2 19 57 -38 2
Pool E
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand2 2 0 0 78 5 73 6 Tonga2 1 0 1 40 57 -17 4 Japan2 0 0 2 26 82 -56 2
Pool F
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England2 2 0 0 59 17 42 6 Cook Islands2 1 0 1 15 29 -14 4 Canada2 0 0 2 7 35 -28 2
Pool G
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Korea2 1 1 0 33 22 11 5 Spain2 1 1 0 31 24 7 5 Zimbabwe2 0 0 2 22 40 -18 2
Pool H
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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Australia2 2 0 0 57 26 31 6 Scotland2 1 0 1 47 38 9 4 Portugal2 0 0 2 14 54 -40 2
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
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
Final
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
56 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Korea |
0 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
38 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
14 | |||||||||
| England |
5 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
21 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
24 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
21 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
19 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| France |
14 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
31 | |||||||||
| 23 May – Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
40 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final
| 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions |
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 Fiji First title |
See also
References
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