2017 Wellington Sevens
| 2017 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 28–29 January 2017 |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Wellington Sevens was the eighteenth edition of the Wellington Sevens tournament, and the third tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 28–29 January 2017 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
Format
Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team
Argentina
Australia
Canada
England
Fiji
France
Japan
Kenya
New Zealand
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
Russia
United States
Wales- Invited team (TBD)
