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]
| 1997年橄欖球七人欖球賽 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
← 1993 2001 → | |
Participating nations edit
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 |
Squads edit
Day 1 results edit
Pool A edit
Pool B edit
Pool C edit
Pool D edit
Pool E edit
Pool F edit
Pool G edit
Pool H edit
Seedings after Day 1 edit
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
Day 2 results edit
| 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) |
All times Hong Kong time (UTC+1)
Pool A edit
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
Pool B edit
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
Pool C edit
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
Pool D edit
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
Pool E edit
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
Pool F edit
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
Pool G edit
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
Pool H edit
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
Day 3 - Knockout results edit
Bowl edit
| 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 edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
Plate edit
| 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 edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
Cup edit
| 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 edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
| 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens champions |
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 Fiji First title |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
External links edit
| External videos | |
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 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens final: South Africa v Fiji on YouTube |