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.[citation needed]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host nation ...
| 1997年橄欖球七人欖球賽 | |
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| 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) |
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Main article: 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
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 |
Main article: 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens squads
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Seedings after Day 1
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
 Western 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 |
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More information Key to colours in group tables ...
| 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) |
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All times Hong Kong time (UTC+1)
Pool A
More information Team, Pld ...
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Pool B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Pool C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western 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 |
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Pool D
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Pool E
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Pool F
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Pool G
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Pool H
More information Team, Pld ...
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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 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
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 Fiji First title |
- Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
Quick Facts External videos ...
| External videos | |
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 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens final: South Africa v Fiji on YouTube |
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