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.

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 Championship	Dates	Venue(s)	Berths	Qualified
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	Nairobi	2	Namibia Uganda
2016 Oceania Sevens Championship^[6]	11–12 November 2016	Suva	2	Papua New Guinea Tonga
2016 RAN Sevens^[7]	12–13 November 2016	Port of Spain	2	Guyana Jamaica
2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens^[8]	6–15 January 2017	Punta Del Este, 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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	85	29	+56	9
England	3	2	1	74	22	+52	7
Samoa	3	1	2	51	45	+6	5
South Korea	3	0	3	12	126	−114	3

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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	78	27	+51	9
Canada	3	2	1	52	54	−2	7
Kenya	3	1	2	53	64	−11	5
France	3	0	3	36	74	−38	3

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	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

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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United States	3	3	0	66	26	+40	9
Argentina	3	2	1	44	59	−15	7
Russia	3	1	2	33	36	−3	5
Scotland	3	0	3	33	55	−22	3

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

Semi-finals		13th Place Final

9 April 2017 – 13:14 – Hong Kong Stadium

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

Japan	36

Challenge Trophy

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Challenge Trophy 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

Semi-finals		5th Place Final

9 April 2017 – 14:47 – Hong Kong Stadium

Argentina	20
		9 April 2017 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
Canada	19
		Argentina	7
9 April 2017 – 15:09 – Hong Kong Stadium
		New Zealand	10
England	7

New Zealand	21

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Cup 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
9 April 2017 – 12:06 – Hong Kong Stadium
		South Africa	29	Bronze Medal Match
South Africa	21
				9 April 2017 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
New Zealand	19
				Australia	26

				United States	19

Player scoring

Most tries:

Perry Baker (9)
Joe Ravouvou (6)
(Several players tied) (5)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Fiji	22
	South Africa	19
	Australia	17
4	United States	15
5	New Zealand	13
6	Argentina	12
7	England	10
7	Canada	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Scotland	8
10	Kenya	7
11	France	5
11	Russia	5
13	Japan	3
14	Wales	2
15	Samoa	1
15	South Korea	1

Source: World Rugby (archived)

World Series Qualifier

Pool stage

Pool E

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	79	33	+46	9
Uganda	3	2	1	55	29	+26	7
Tonga	3	1	2	35	58	−23	5
Jamaica	3	0	3	22	71	−49	3

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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Chile	3	3	0	95	14	+81	9
Hong Kong	3	2	1	53	43	+10	7
Namibia	3	1	2	47	62	−15	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	19	95	−76	3

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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	98	5	+93	9
Papua New Guinea	3	2	1	57	41	+16	7
Uruguay	3	1	2	71	76	−5	5
Guyana	3	0	3	24	128	−104	3

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-finals		Semi-finals		World Series 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

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

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

[1] Hong Kong Sevens: England's Dan Norton breaks all-time try-scoring record

[2] "Rugby Europe official website". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[3] "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

[4] "Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[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.

[7] "Calendar – Rugby Americas North". www.rugbyamericasnorth.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[8] Frankie Deges. "Argentina, primer campeón del #SudaméricaRugby7s | Sudamérica Rugby". Sudamericarugby.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series
Legs	Dubai South Africa New Zealand Australia USA Canada Hong Kong Singapore France England
Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Japan Kenya New Zealand Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales
Other teams	Chile Hong Kong South Korea Papua New Guinea Spain Uganda
World Rugby Sevens Series

Hong Kong Sevens
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Women	1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 2024

Format

Teams

Main draw

World Series Qualifier

Main draw

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knockout stage

13th Place

Challenge Trophy

5th Place

Cup

Player scoring

Tournament placings

World Series Qualifier

Pool stage

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Knockout stage

See also

References

External links