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1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

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1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date15–16 March 1997
Cup
Champion NZ Wild Ducks
Runner-up United States
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up Canada
Bowl
Winner Netherlands
Runner-up Fiji
Tournament details
Most triesNew Zealand Tasha Williams
1999

The 1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the first Hong Kong Women's Sevens to be held. It took place on 15–16 March 1997.[1][2][3][4] The New Zealand Wild Ducks won the tournament after defeating the United States side in the Cup final.

Pool stages

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals
Teams advanced to the Plate semifinals
Teams advanced to the Bowl semifinals

Pool A

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Nation Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
New Zealand New Zealand Wild Ducks 5 5 0 0 188 0
 England 5 4 0 1 90 50
 Australia 5 3 0 2 120 51
 Canada 5 2 0 3 77 80
 Netherlands 5 1 0 4 41 141
 Japan 5 0 0 5 24 218
15 March 1997
New Zealand Wild Ducks New Zealand54 – 0 Japan
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
England 10 – 7 Australia
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Canada 31 – 0 Netherlands
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
New Zealand Wild Ducks New Zealand29 – 0 Australia
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
England 29 – 0 Netherlands
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Canada 36 – 5 Japan
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
New Zealand Wild Ducks New Zealand26 – 0 England
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Netherlands 41 – 0 Japan
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Australia 24 – 5 Canada
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
England 41 – 12 Japan
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
New Zealand Wild Ducks New Zealand41 – 0 Canada
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Australia 43 – 0 Netherlands
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
England 10 – 5 Canada
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Australia 46 – 7 Japan
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
New Zealand Wild Ducks New Zealand38 – 0 Netherlands
Hong Kong

Pool B

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Nation Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
 United States 5 5 0 0 161 12
 Hong Kong 5 4 0 1 107 25
 Scotland 5 2 1 2 109 64
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 5 2 0 3 64 122
 Fiji 5 1 1 3 85 120
 Singapore 5 0 0 5 0 233
15 March 1997
Hong Kong 12 – 5 Fiji
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
United States 26 – 5 Scotland
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf42 – 0 Singapore
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
United States 10 – 7 Hong Kong
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Scotland 44 – 0 Singapore
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf17 – 15 Fiji
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Hong Kong 26 – 5 Scotland
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Fiji 53 – 0 Singapore
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
United States 43 – 0Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Fiji 12 – 12 Scotland
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Hong Kong 21 – 5Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
United States 53 – 0 Singapore
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Scotland 43 – 0Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
United States 29 – 0 Singapore
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Hong Kong 41 – 0 Scotland
Hong Kong

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March 1997
 
 
 Netherlands51
 
16 March 1997
 
 Singapore5
 
 Netherlands29
 
16 March 1997
 
 Fiji17
 
 Fiji25
 
 
 Japan5
 

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March 1997
 
 
 Australia41
 
16 March 1997
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf0
 
 Australia17
 
16 March 1997
 
 Canada7
 
 Canada (aet)17
 
 
 Scotland12
 

Cup

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March 1997
 
 
New Zealand New Zealand Wild Ducks39
 
16 March 1997
 
 Hong Kong7
 
New Zealand New Zealand Wild Ducks43
 
16 March 1997
 
 United States0
 
 United States17
 
 
 England5
 

References

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong Invitational Women's Rugby Sevens Souvenir programme" (PDF). www.emilito.org. 1997-03-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong 7s reveals draws promise to recapture former glory". Fiji One News. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ^ Bell, Tom (2023-03-30). "Twice in a season just the ticket as 2023 Hong Kong Sevens arrives". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Sevens - Hong Kong set to Play On in 2023". hksevens.com. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-09-20.