1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

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.

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

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 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  54 – 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  29 – 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  26 – 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  41 – 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  38 – 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
  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  42 – 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  17 – 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 – 0  Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Fiji  12 – 12  Scotland
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Hong Kong  21 – 5  Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
United States  53 – 0  Singapore
Hong Kong

15 March 1997
Scotland  43 – 0  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
 
  Arabian Gulf0
 
  Australia17
 
16 March 1997
 
  Canada7
 
  Canada (aet)17
 
 
  Scotland12
 
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March 1997
 
 
  New Zealand Wild Ducks39
 
16 March 1997
 
  Hong Kong7
 
  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.