1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} British Hong Kong |
| Dates | 21 March – 23 March |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Waisale Serevi Fiji (117 pts) Marika Vunibaka Fiji (12 tries) |
← 1993 2001 → | |
Participating nations
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
Day 1 results
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Seedings after Day 1
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Seed Day 2 Pool Fiji2 2 0 0 104 0 104 1 A2 
South Africa2 2 0 0 83 12 71 2 B2 
Western Samoa2 2 0 0 74 29 45 3 C2 
France2 2 0 0 73 10 63 4 D2 
New Zealand2 2 0 0 68 21 47 5 E2 
England2 2 0 0 59 19 40 6 F2 
Spain2 2 0 0 57 17 40 7 G2 .svg.png.webp)
Australia2 1 1 0 57 26 31 8 H2 
Scotland2 1 1 0 45 33 12 9 H2 
Zimbabwe2 1 0 1 49 33 16 10 G2 
Cook Islands2 1 0 1 43 48 -5 11 F2 
Tonga2 1 0 1 42 28 14 12 E2 
United States2 1 0 1 38 42 -4 13 D2 
Argentina2 1 0 1 38 67 -29 14 C2 Hong Kong2 1 0 1 33 57 -24 15 B2 .svg.png.webp)
Wales2 0 1 1 36 38 -2 16 A2 
Namibia2 0 1 1 17 60 -43 17 A2 
Ireland2 0 0 2 27 69 -42 18 B2 
Morocco2 0 0 2 22 57 -35 19 C2 
Romania2 0 0 2 21 64 -43 20 D2 
Japan2 0 0 2 21 82 -61 21 E2 .svg.png.webp)
Canada2 0 0 2 19 75 -56 22 F2 
South Korea2 0 0 2 12 71 -59 23 G2 
Portugal2 0 0 2 12 92 -80 24 H2
Day 2 results
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| 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
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa2 2 0 0 63 12 51 6 Hong Kong2 1 0 1 31 34 -3 4 Ireland2 0 0 2 12 60 -48 2
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Western Samoa2 2 0 0 70 12 58 6 Argentina2 1 0 1 45 35 10 4 Morocco2 0 0 2 7 75 -68 2
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts France2 2 0 0 73 7 66 6 Romania2 1 0 1 17 45 -28 4 United States2 0 0 2 19 57 -38 2
Pool F
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England2 2 0 0 59 17 42 6 Cook Islands2 1 0 1 15 29 -14 4 Canada2 0 0 2 7 35 -28 2
Pool H
Day 3 - Knockout results
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 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
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 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Cup
| 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
Semi Finals
See also
References
- Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7732 X.
External links
| External video | |
|---|---|
 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens final: South Africa v Fiji on YouTube |
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