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. The final is considered to be one of the best sevens matches of all time.
Participating nations
The twenty four teams were divided into eight pools of three as follows: Pool APool BPool CPool D
Pool EPool FPool GPool H
Squads
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 tablesTeam that progressed to the Cup Quarter-finalsTeam that progressed to the Plate Quarter-finalsTeam that progressed to the Bowl Quarter-finals
All times Hong Kong time (UTC+1)
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Day 3 - Knockout results
Bowl
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Plate
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cup
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See also Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup
References
External links
RWC Sevens 1997 Rugby Union: Wales are denied by last-gasp try - The Independent