1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Participating nations
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The twenty four teams were divided into eight pools of three as follows:
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Pool B |
Pool C |
Pool D |
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Pool E |
Pool F |
Pool G |
Pool H |
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Squads
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Day 1 results
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Seedings after Day 1
Day 2 results
| 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
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 2 2 0 0 101 0 101 6 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 2 1 0 1 40 40 0 4 File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 2 0 0 2 5 106 -101 2
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2 2 0 0 63 12 51 6 File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 31 34 -3 4 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 2 0 0 2 12 60 -48 2
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa 2 2 0 0 70 12 58 6 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2 1 0 1 45 35 10 4 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 2 0 0 2 7 75 -68 2
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of France.svg France 2 2 0 0 73 7 66 6 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2 1 0 1 17 45 -28 4 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2 0 0 2 19 57 -38 2
Pool E
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2 2 0 0 78 5 73 6 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 2 1 0 1 40 57 -17 4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2 0 0 2 26 82 -56 2
Pool F
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of England.svg England 2 2 0 0 59 17 42 6 File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 15 29 -14 4 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2 0 0 2 7 35 -28 2
Pool G
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 1 1 0 33 22 11 5 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2 1 1 0 31 24 7 5 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 22 40 -18 2
Pool H
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2 2 0 0 57 26 31 6 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2 1 0 1 47 38 9 4 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2 0 0 2 14 54 -40 2
Day 3 - Knockout results
Bowl
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Plate
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cup
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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See also
References
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External links
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