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.
| 2017 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 7–9 April 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
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| Challenge | |
| Winner |  |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45+25 |
| Top try scorer |  |
← 2016 2018 → | |
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 |    | 2 |   |
| 2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[4] | 3 September- 16 October 2016 |   | 2 | |
| 2016 Africa Cup Sevens[5] | 24–25 September 2016 |  | 2 |   |
| 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship[6] | 11–12 November 2016 | | 2 |   |
| 2016 RAN Sevens[7] | 12–13 November 2016 |  | 2 |   |
| 2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[8] | 6–15 January 2017 |   | 2 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 29 | +56 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 126 | −114 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 6 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 110 | −75 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 3 |
Knockout stage
13th Place
| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 9 April 2017 – 13:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 12 | |||||
| 9 April 2017 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 26 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
| 9 April 2017 – 13:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 28 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 36 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | ||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 13:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
|
9 April 2017 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 43 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 14:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 9 April 2017 – 14:47 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 20 | |||||
| 9 April 2017 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 19 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 9 April 2017 – 15:09 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 10 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 15:31 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 29 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 15:53 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 12:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 29 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
Player scoring
Most tries:
- Perry Baker (9)
- Joe Ravouvou (6)
- (Several players tied) (5)
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
| 22 |
 |
| 19 |
 |
| 17 |
| 4 | | 15 |
| 5 | | 13 |
| 6 | | 12 |
| 7 | | 10 |
| 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | | 8 |
| 10 | | 7 |
| 11 | | 5 |
| 5 | |
| 13 | | 3 |
| 14 | | 2 |
| 15 | | 1 |
| 1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)
World Series Qualifier
Pool stage
Pool E
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 71 | −49 | 3 |
Pool F
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 14 | +81 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 95 | −76 | 3 |
Pool G
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 5 | +93 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 128 | −104 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | World Series Qualifier Final | ||||||||
| 8 April 2017 – 18:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 12:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2017 – 18:44 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2017 – 19:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2017 – 12:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2017 – 19:28 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
See also
- 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series
- 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
References
- Hong Kong Sevens: England's Dan Norton breaks all-time try-scoring record
- "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "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.
- 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 |
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