2017 London Sevens
The 2017 London Sevens was the tenth and final event of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held over the weekend of 20–21 May 2017 at Twickenham in London.
| 2017 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 20–21 May 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Scotland |
| Runner-up | England |
| Third | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  Fiji |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2016 2018 → | |
This was the first tournament in the history of the series with all semifinalists from the Northern Hemisphere, as Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States took out the top four placings. Scotland won the tournament, beating England 12–7 in the final. The USA's Perry Baker was the leading try scorer, notching eight tries over the weekend.
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advanced to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.
Teams
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
Pool stages
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 7 |
 South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 7 |
 Kenya |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 76 | -38 | 5 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 5 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 7 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 42 | +16 | 7 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 67 | -17 | 7 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 73 | -27 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 9 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 7 |
| Fiji |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 54 | +47 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 122 | -96 | 3 |
Knockout stage
13th Place
| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 21 May 2017 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
 Spain | 5 | |||||
| 21 May 2017 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Russia | 38 | |||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||
| 21 May 2017 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
 Samoa | 24 | |||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Thophy Final | ||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 45 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
5th place
| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 21 May 2017 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 40 | |||||
| 21 May 2017 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
| 21 May 2017 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 24 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 28 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 22 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Scotland | 22 |
 |
England | 19 |
 |
Canada | 17 |
| 4 | United States | 15 |
| 5 | South Africa | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 12 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 10 |
| Argentina | 10 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)