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 nation Hong Kong
Date7–9 April 2017
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up South Africa
Third Australia
Challenge
Winner Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played45+25
Top try scorer 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 2016 Moscow,
Exeter,
Gdynia		2 Spain
 Germany
2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[4]3 September-
16 October 2016		 Hong Kong,
Incheon,
Colombo		2 Hong Kong
 Sri Lanka
2016 Africa Cup Sevens[5]24–25 September 2016 Nairobi2 Namibia
 Uganda
2016 Oceania Sevens Championship[6]11–12 November 2016 Suva2 Papua New Guinea
 Tonga
2016 RAN Sevens[7]12–13 November 2016 Port of Spain2 Guyana
 Jamaica
2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[8]6–15 January 2017 Punta Del Este,
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
 Fiji22
 South Africa19
 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
  1. Hong Kong Sevens: England's Dan Norton breaks all-time try-scoring record
  3. "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Rugby Africa 2016 Fixtures" (PDF). Rugbyafrique.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. "Oceania: 2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships". Oceaniarugby.com. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. Frankie Deges. "Argentina, primer campeón del #SudaméricaRugby7s | Sudamérica Rugby". Sudamericarugby.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
World Sevens Series XVIII
Preceded by
2017 Canada Sevens		 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
2017 Singapore Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
Preceded by
2016 Hong Kong Sevens		 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
2018 Hong Kong Sevens
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