1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

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1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Tournament details
Host nation	Hong Kong
Dates	March 21 – March 23
No. of nations	24
Champions	Fiji
Runner-up	South Africa
← 1993 2001 →

The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the second edition of the tournament and held in Hong Kong. Fiji defeated South Africa 24-21 to take the title for the first time. The match is still considered 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 1 Participating nations 2 Results 2.1 Day 1 2.1.1 Seedings after Day 1 2.2 Day 2 2.2.1 Pool A 2.2.2 Pool B 2.2.3 Pool C 2.2.4 Pool D 2.2.5 Pool E 2.2.6 Pool F 2.2.7 Pool G 2.2.8 Pool H 2.3 Day 3 - Knockout Results 2.3.1 Bowl 2.3.1.1 Quarter Finals 2.3.1.2 Semi Finals 2.3.1.3 Final 2.3.2 Plate 2.3.2.1 Quarter Finals 2.3.2.2 Semi Finals 2.3.2.3 Final 2.3.3 Cup 2.3.3.1 Quarter Finals 2.3.3.2 Semi Finals 2.3.3.3 Final 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] Participating nations

The twenty four teams were divided into eight pools of three as follows:

Pool A  England  Canada  Zimbabwe

Pool B  Romania  Australia  Scotland

Pool C  New Zealand  Japan  Tonga

Pool D  Fiji  Portugal  Hong Kong

Pool E  France  United States  South Korea

Pool F  Spain  Cook Islands  Morocco

Pool G  Ireland  Argentina  South Africa

Pool H  Namibia  Samoa  Wales

[edit] Results

[edit] Day 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit] 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

[edit] Day 2

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Melrose 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)

[edit] 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 Mar 1997 10:59	Fiji	66 – 0	Namibia	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 11:19	South Africa	34 – 7	Ireland	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 11:39	Samoa	42 – 0	Morocco	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 12:00	France	33 – 0	Romania	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 12:19	New Zealand	47 – 0	Japan	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 12:38	England	30 – 7	Canada	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 12:59	Spain	12 – 12	South Korea	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] 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 Mar 1997 13:19	Australia	26 – 7	Portugal	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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[edit] Day 3 - Knockout Results

[edit] 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

[edit] Quarter Finals

23 Mar 1997 10:00	Japan	24 – 22	Namibia	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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

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

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[edit] Semi Finals

23 Mar 1997 14:52	Japan	24 – 22	Ireland	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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[edit] Final

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

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[edit] 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

[edit] Quarter Finals

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

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

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

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

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[edit] Semi Finals

23 Mar 1997 15:30	Cook Islands	10 – 43	Tonga	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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[edit] Final

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

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[edit] 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

[edit] Quarter Finals

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

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

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

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

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[edit] Semi Finals

23 Mar 1997 16:11	Fiji	38 – 14	Samoa	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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

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[edit] Final

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

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1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions
Fiji First title

[edit] External links

• RWC Sevens 1997
• Rugby Union: Wales are denied by last-gasp try - The Independent

[edit] See also

• Rugby World Cup Sevens
• Rugby World Cup

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