Oktoberfest Sevens
The Oktoberfest Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held in Munich, Germany during the Oktoberfest event. The tournament was first played on 30 September–1 October 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany with Australia taking the title.[1] The tournament will return on September 21st and 22nd of 2019 with the All Blacks 7s team[2] competing on German soil for the very first time.
| Oktoberfest Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Germany |
| Date | 30 September–1 October 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third |  South Africa |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
Format
The teams at the inaugural event were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.
2017 Teams
Eleven teams were invited in 2017 to join with Germany who were the hosts for the tournament.[3]
2017 Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 9 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 36 | +55 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 5 |
 Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 61 | −54 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 7 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 7 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 7 |
 Uganda |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 88 | −53 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Challenge Trophy
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 October – 13:00 – Olympiastadion | ||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||
| 1 October – 19:30 – Olympiastadion | ||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||
| Spain | 33 | |||||
| 1 October – 13:23 – Olympiastadion | ||||||
| Uganda | 12 | |||||
 Chile | 12 | |||||
| Uganda | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 October – 16:15 – Olympiastadion | ||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||
| Chile | 31 | |||||
5th place
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 October – 13:46 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 17:07 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 14:15 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 35 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 20:22 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 14:38 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 17:30 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Germany | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 15:01 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 19:59 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 October – 13:46 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 18:44 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 14:15 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 21:12 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 14:38 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Australia | 40 | |||||||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 19:07 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 15:01 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| Australia | 32 | Third place | ||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| 1 October – 20:45 – Olympiastadion | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 42 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
References
- "Australia beat Olympic champions Fiji to win inaugural Oktoberfest Sevens". Fox Sports. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- Winter, Sebastian (2019). "Illustrer Zirkel". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- Draw