1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

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1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Tournament details
Host nation  Hong Kong
Dates 21 March – 23 March
No. of nations 24
Champions Gold medal blank.svg  Fiji
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Waisale Serevi  Fiji (117 pts)
Marika Vunibaka  Fiji (12 tries)
1993
2001

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.

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

Results

Day 1

21 March 1997
13:00
POOL A
England  33 – 12  Canada
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
15:41
POOL A
Zimbabwe  42 – 7  Canada
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
18:51
POOL A
England  26 – 7  Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
13:20
POOL B
Australia  19 – 19  Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
16:03
POOL B
Romania  14 – 26  Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
19:10
POOL B
Australia  38 – 7  Romania
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
13:40
POOL C
New Zealand  47 – 14  Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
16:21
POOL C
Tonga  35 – 7  Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
19:30
POOL C
New Zealand  21 – 7  Tonga
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
14:00
POOL D
Fiji  59 – 0  Portugal
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
16:40
POOL D
Hong Kong  33 – 12  Portugal
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
19:50
POOL D
Fiji  45 – 0  Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
14:20
POOL E
France  35 – 5  United States
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
17:00
POOL E
South Korea  7 – 33  United States
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
20:10
POOL E
France  38 – 5  South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
14:40
POOL F
Spain  26 – 5  Morocco
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
17:19
POOL F
Cook Islands  31 – 17  Morocco
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
20:30
POOL F
Spain  31 – 12  Cook Islands
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
15:00
POOL G
South Africa  45 – 7  Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
17:40
POOL G
Ireland  22 – 31  Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
20:50
POOL G
South Africa  38 – 5  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
15:20
POOL H
Samoa  48 – 5  Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
18:32
POOL H
Wales  12 – 12  Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

21 March 1997
21:10
POOL H
Samoa  26 – 24  Wales
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Seedings after Day 1

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Seed Day 2 Pool
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 104 0 104 1 A2
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 83 12 71 2 B2
 Samoa 2 2 0 0 74 29 45 3 C2
 France 2 2 0 0 73 10 63 4 D2
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 68 21 47 5 E2
 England 2 2 0 0 59 19 40 6 F2
 Spain 2 2 0 0 57 17 40 7 G2
 Australia 2 1 1 0 57 26 31 8 H2
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 45 33 12 9 H2
 Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 49 33 16 10 G2
 Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 43 48 -5 11 F2
 Tonga 2 1 0 1 42 28 14 12 E2
 United States 2 1 0 1 38 42 -4 13 D2
 Argentina 2 1 0 1 38 67 -29 14 C2
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 33 57 -24 15 B2
 Wales 2 0 1 1 36 38 -2 16 A2
 Namibia 2 0 1 1 17 60 -43 17 A2
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 27 69 -42 18 B2
 Morocco 2 0 0 2 22 57 -35 19 C2
 Romania 2 0 0 2 21 64 -43 20 D2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 21 82 -61 21 E2
 Canada 2 0 0 2 19 75 -56 22 F2
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 12 71 -59 23 G2
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 12 92 -80 24 H2

Day 2

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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 101 0 101 6
 Wales 2 1 0 1 40 40 0 4
 Namibia 2 0 0 2 5 106 -101 2
22 March 1997
10:59
Fiji  66 – 0  Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
13:40
Wales  40 – 5  Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
16:19
Fiji  35 – 0  Wales
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 63 12 51 6
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 31 34 -3 4
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 12 60 -48 2
22 March 1997
11:19
South Africa  34 – 7  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
13:59
Hong Kong  26 – 5  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
16:39
South Africa  29 – 5  Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 2 2 0 0 70 12 58 6
 Argentina 2 1 0 1 45 35 10 4
 Morocco 2 0 0 2 7 75 -68 2
22 March 1997
11:39
Samoa  42 – 0  Morocco
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
14:19
Argentina  33 – 7  Morocco
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
16:58
Samoa  28 – 12  Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 France 2 2 0 0 73 7 66 6
 Romania 2 1 0 1 17 45 -28 4
 United States 2 0 0 2 19 57 -38 2
22 March 1997
12:00
France  33 – 0  Romania
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
14:38
United States  12 – 17  Romania
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
17:19
France  40 – 7  United States
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool E

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 78 5 73 6
 Tonga 2 1 0 1 40 57 -17 4
 Japan 2 0 0 2 26 82 -56 2
22 March 1997
12:19
New Zealand  47 – 0  Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
14:59
Tonga  35 – 26  Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
17:41
New Zealand  31 – 5  Tonga
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool F

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 2 2 0 0 59 17 42 6
 Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 15 29 -14 4
 Canada 2 0 0 2 7 35 -28 2
22 March 1997
12:38
England  30 – 7  Canada
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
15:20
Cook Islands  5 – 0  Canada
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
18:00
England  29 – 10  Cook Islands
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool G

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Korea 2 1 1 0 33 22 11 5
 Spain 2 1 1 0 31 24 7 5
 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 22 40 -18 2
22 March 1997
12:59
Spain  12 – 12  South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
15:39
Zimbabwe  10 – 21  South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
18:19
Spain  19 – 12  Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool H

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 2 2 0 0 57 26 31 6
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 47 38 9 4
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 14 54 -40 2
22 March 1997
13:19
Australia  26 – 7  Portugal
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
15:59
Scotland  28 – 7  Portugal
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

22 March 1997
18:38
Australia  31 – 19  Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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
10:00
Japan  24 – 22  Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
10:22
Portugal  5 – 33  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
10:42
United States  24 – 21  Canada
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
11:02
Zimbabwe  12 – 19  Morocco
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Semi Finals
23 March 1997
14:52
Japan  24 – 22  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
15:12
United States  24 – 0  Morocco
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Final
23 March 1997
16:51
Japan  28 – 40  United States
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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
23 March 1997
11:21
Spain  0 – 36  Cook Islands
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
11:40
Wales  12 – 26  Tonga
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
12:00
Argentina  2 – 26  Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
12:20
Scotland  43 – 19  Romania
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Semi Finals
23 March 1997
15:30
Cook Islands  10 – 43  Tonga
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
15:51
Hong Kong  43 – 7  Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Final
23 March 1997
17:25
Tonga  40 – 19  Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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
23 March 1997
13:33
Fiji  56 – 0  South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
13:54
England  5 – 21  Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
14:14
South Africa  19 – 14  France
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
14:32
New Zealand  40 – 12  Australia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Semi Finals
23 March 1997
16:11
Fiji  38 – 14  Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

23 March 1997
16:32
South Africa  31 – 7  New Zealand
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Final
23 March 1997
18:00
Fiji  24 – 21  South Africa
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong


 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions 

Fiji
First title

See also

References

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