2017 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2017 Hong Kong Sevens was the 42nd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 7–9 April 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong.

2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Sevens World Series XVIII
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date7–9 April 2017
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up South Africa
Third Australia
Challenge
Winner Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played45+25
Most triesUnited States Perry Baker (9)
2016
2018

England's Dan Norton scored his 245th career try during the tournament, breaking Kenya's Collins Injera's record of 244 career tries in the World Rugby Sevens Series.[1]

Format

As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series.

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. 3, 2 or 1 points for a win, draw or loss. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Challenge trophy brackets.

Teams

The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team

Main draw

World Series Qualifier

Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top two teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.

Continental Sevens ChampionshipDatesVenue(s)BerthsQualified
2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series[2][3]4 June-17 July 2016Russia Moscow,
England Exeter,
Poland Gdynia
2 Spain
 Germany
2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[4]3 September-
16 October 2016
Hong Kong Hong Kong,
South Korea Incheon,
Sri Lanka Colombo
2 Hong Kong
 Sri Lanka
2016 Africa Cup Sevens[5]24–25 September 2016Kenya Nairobi2 Namibia
 Uganda
2016 Oceania Sevens Championship[6]11–12 November 2016Fiji Suva2 Papua New Guinea
 Tonga
2016 RAN Sevens[7]12–13 November 2016Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain2 Guyana
 Jamaica
2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[8]6–15 January 2017Uruguay Punta Del Este,
Chile Viña del Mar
2 Chile
 Uruguay
Total12

Main draw

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Australia 33008529+569
 England 32017422+527
 Samoa 31025145+65
 South Korea 300312126−1143
7 April 2017
18:00
Australia 21–19 Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
18:22
England 52–0 South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
11:18
Australia 52–0 South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
11:40
England 12–10 Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
15:18
Samoa 22–12 South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
15:40
England 10–12 Australia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 33007827+519
 Canada 32015254−27
 Kenya 31025364−115
 France 30033674−383
7 April 2017
20:18
Canada 17–14 Kenya
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
20:40
South Africa 17–10 France
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
13:34
Canada 28–14 France
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
13:56
South Africa 35–10 Kenya
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
17:34
Kenya 29–12 France
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
17:56
South Africa 26–7 Canada
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 32107031+398
 New Zealand 32017338+357
 Wales 31115857+16
 Japan 300335110−753
7 April 2017
19:32
New Zealand 19–7 Wales
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
19:54
Fiji 36–0 Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
12:50
New Zealand 40–14 Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
13:12
Fiji 17–17 Wales
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
16:48
Wales 34–21 Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
17:12
Fiji 17–14 New Zealand
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 United States 33006626+409
 Argentina 32014459−157
 Russia 31023336−35
 Scotland 30033355−223
7 April 2017
18:44
Argentina 22–14 Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
19:08
United States 14–7 Russia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
12:02
Argentina 17–12 Russia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
12:26
United States 19–14 Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
16:02
Scotland 5–14 Russia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
16:24
United States 33–5 Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

13th Place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
9 April 2017 – 13:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Samoa12
 
9 April 2017 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Wales26
 
 Wales21
 
9 April 2017 – 13:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Japan28
 
 South Korea7
 
 
 Japan36
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
9 April 2017 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Samoa21
 
9 April 2017 – 13:58 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Scotland26
 
 Scotland21
 

9 April 2017 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium

 
 France19
 
 Wales21
 
9 April 2017 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France28
 
 Scotland21
 
9 April 2017 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Kenya19
 
 Russia43
 
9 April 2017 – 14:22 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Korea0
 
 Russia5
 
9 April 2017 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Kenya24
 
 Kenya24
 
 
 Japan17
 

5th Place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
9 April 2017 – 14:47 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Argentina20
 
9 April 2017 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Canada19
 
 Argentina7
 
9 April 2017 – 15:09 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 New Zealand10
 
 England7
 
 
 New Zealand21
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
9 April 2017 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Australia21
 
9 April 2017 – 15:31 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Argentina12
 
 Australia12
 
9 April 2017 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Fiji33
 
 Fiji29
 
9 April 2017 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Canada12
 
 Fiji22
 
9 April 2017 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa0
 
 United States27
 
9 April 2017 – 15:53 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 England7
 
 United States24
 
9 April 2017 – 12:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa29 Bronze Medal Match
 
 South Africa21
 
9 April 2017 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 New Zealand19
 
 Australia26
 
 
 United States19
 

Player scoring

Most tries:

  1. Perry Baker (9)
  2. Joe Ravouvou (6)
  3. (Several players tied) (5)

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fiji22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia17
4  United States15
5  New Zealand13
6  Argentina12
7  England10
 Canada10
Place  Team Points
9  Scotland8
10  Kenya7
11  France5
 Russia5
13  Japan3
14  Wales2
15  Samoa1
 South Korea1

Source: World Rugby (archived)

World Series Qualifier

Pool E

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Germany 33007933+469
 Uganda 32015529+267
 Tonga 31023558−235
 Jamaica 30032271−493
7 April 2017
12:44
Uganda 29–0 Tonga
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
13:06
Germany 31–12 Jamaica
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
15:40
Tonga 14–5 Jamaica
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
16:04
Germany 24–0 Uganda
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
09:44
Uganda 26–5 Jamaica
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
10:06
Germany 24–21 Tonga
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool F

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Chile 33009514+819
 Hong Kong 32015343+107
 Namibia 31024762−155
 Sri Lanka 30031995−763
7 April 2017
13:28
Chile 38–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
13:50
Hong Kong 22–7 Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
16:28
Chile 26–14 Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
16:50
Hong Kong 31–5 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
10:28
Sri Lanka 14–26 Namibia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
10:50
Hong Kong 0–31 Chile
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Pool G

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Spain 3300985+939
 Papua New Guinea 32015741+167
 Uruguay 31027176−55
 Guyana 300324128−1043
7 April 2017
12:00
Papua New Guinea 26–21 Uruguay
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
12:22
Spain 47–5 Guyana
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
14:56
Papua New Guinea 31–5 Guyana
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 April 2017
15:34
Spain 36–0 Uruguay
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
09:00
Uruguay 50–14 Guyana
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 April 2017
09:22
Spain 15–0 Papua New Guinea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsWorld Series Qualifier Final
 
          
 
8 April 2017 – 18:20 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Chile21
 
9 April 2017 – 12:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Uruguay12
 
 Chile7
 
8 April 2017 – 18:44 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Germany19
 
 Germany14
 
9 April 2017 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Hong Kong7
 
 Germany7
 
8 April 2017 – 19:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Spain12
 
 Uganda10
 
9 April 2017 – 12:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
 Papua New Guinea12
 
8 April 2017 – 19:28 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Spain21
 
 Spain33
 
 
 Namibia0
 

See also

References

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