2017 Hong Kong Sevens

2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Sevens World Series XVIII
Host nation Hong Kong Hong Kong
Date 7–9 April 2017
Cup
Champion  Fiji
Runner-up  South Africa
Third  Australia
Challenge
Winner  Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played 45+25
Top try scorer United States Perry Baker (9)
2016
2018

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.

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.

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 Championship Dates Venue(s) Berths Qualified
2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series[1][2] 4 June-17 July 2016 Russia Moscow,
England Exeter,
Poland Gdynia
2  Spain
 Germany
2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[3] 3 September-
16 October 2016
Hong Kong Hong Kong,
South Korea Incheon,
Sri Lanka Colombo
2  Hong Kong
 Sri Lanka
2016 Africa Cup Sevens[4] 24–25 September 2016 Kenya Nairobi 2  Namibia
 Uganda
2016 Oceania Sevens Championship[5] 11–12 November 2016 Fiji Suva 2  Papua New Guinea
 Tonga
2016 RAN Men's Sevens Championships[6] 12–13 November 2016 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 2  Guyana
 Jamaica
2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[7] 6–15 January 2017 Uruguay Punta Del Este,
Chile Viña del Mar
2  Chile
 Uruguay
Total 12

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

Knockout stage

13th Place

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
9 April 2017 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Samoa  21
9 April 2017 – 13:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Scotland  26  
  Samoa  12
9 April 2017 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Wales  26  
  Wales  21
9 April 2017 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
  France  28  
  Wales  21
9 April 2017 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium    
    Japan  28
  Russia  43
9 April 2017 – 13:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
  South Korea  0  
  South Korea  7
9 April 2017 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Japan  36  
  Kenya  24
  Japan  17  
 

Challenge Trophy

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
9 April 2017 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Samoa  21
9 April 2017 – 13:58 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Scotland  26  
  Scotland  21
9 April 2017 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
      France  19  
  Wales  21
9 April 2017 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
  France  28  
  Scotland  21
9 April 2017 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium    
    Kenya  19
  Russia  43
9 April 2017 – 14:22 – Hong Kong Stadium
  South Korea  0  
  Russia  5
9 April 2017 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Kenya  24  
  Kenya  24
  Japan  17  
 

5th Place

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
9 April 2017 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Australia  21
9 April 2017 – 14:47 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Argentina  12  
  Argentina  20
9 April 2017 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Canada  19  
  Fiji  29
9 April 2017 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Canada  12  
  Argentina  7
9 April 2017 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium    
    New Zealand  10
  United States  27
9 April 2017 – 15:09 – Hong Kong Stadium
  England  7  
  England  7
9 April 2017 – 12:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
      New Zealand  21  
  South Africa  21
  New Zealand  19  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
9 April 2017 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Australia  21
9 April 2017 – 15:31 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Argentina  12  
  Australia  12
9 April 2017 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Fiji  33  
  Fiji  29
9 April 2017 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Canada  12  
  Fiji  22
9 April 2017 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium    
    South Africa  0
  United States  27
9 April 2017 – 15:53 – Hong Kong Stadium
  England  7  
  United States  24 Third place
9 April 2017 – 12:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
      South Africa  29   9 April 2017 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
  South Africa  21
  Australia  26
  New Zealand  19  
  United States  19
 

Player scoring

Most tries:

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

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  Fiji 22
2nd, silver medalist(s)  South Africa 19
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 17
4  United States 15
5  New Zealand 13
6  Argentina 12
7  England 10
 Canada 10
Place  Team Points
9  Scotland 8
10  Kenya 7
11  France 5
 Russia 5
13  Japan 3
14  Wales 2
15  Samoa 1
 South Korea 1

Source: World Rugby (archived)

World Series Qualifier

Pool stage

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

Qualifier Quarterfinals Qualifier Semi-finals Qualifier Final
8 April 2017 – 18:20 – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Chile  21
9 April 2017 – 12:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Uruguay  12  
  Chile  7
8 April 2017 – 18:44 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Germany  19  
  Germany  14
9 April 2017 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Hong Kong  7  
  Germany  7
8 April 2017 – 19:06 – Hong Kong Stadium    
    Spain  12
  Uganda  10
9 April 2017 – 12:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
  Papua New Guinea  14  
  Papua New Guinea  12
8 April 2017 – 19:28 – Hong Kong Stadium
      Spain  21  
  Spain  33
  Namibia  0  
 

See also

References

  1. "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. "Rugby Africa 2016 Fixtures" (PDF). Rugbyafrique.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. "Oceania: 2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships". Oceaniarugby.com. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. Frankie Deges. "Argentina, primer campeón del #SudaméricaRugby7s | Sudamérica Rugby". Sudamericarugby.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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