International rugby sevens tournament
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.[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.
Main draw
Pool stage
Key to colours in group tables |
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
Pool A
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Pool B
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Pool C
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
Fiji | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 8 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 7 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 6 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 110 | −75 | 3 |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Pool D
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Knockout stage
13th Place
| Semi-finals | | 13th Place Final |
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| 9 April 2017 – 13:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
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| Samoa | 12 |
| 9 April 2017 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Wales | 26 | |
| Wales | 21 |
| 9 April 2017 – 13:36 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| | Japan | 28 |
| South Korea | 7 |
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| Japan | 36 | |
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Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final |
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| 9 April 2017 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | |
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| 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 |
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| Japan | 17 | |
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5th Place
Cup
Player scoring
Most tries:
- Perry Baker (9)
- Joe Ravouvou (6)
- (Several players tied) (5)
Tournament placings
Source: World Rugby (archived)
World Series Qualifier
Pool stage
Pool E
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 9 |
Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 7 |
Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 5 |
Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 71 | −49 | 3 |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Pool F
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Pool G
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Knockout stage
See also
References
- ^ Hong Kong Sevens: England's Dan Norton breaks all-time try-scoring record
- ^ "Rugby Europe official website". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Rugby Africa 2016 Fixtures" (PDF). Rugbyafrique.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Oceania: 2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships". Oceaniarugby.com. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Calendar – Rugby Americas North". www.rugbyamericasnorth.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Frankie Deges. "Argentina, primer campeón del #SudaméricaRugby7s | Sudamérica Rugby". Sudamericarugby.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
External links
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