2nd Sevens World Cup
Hong Kong, China · 21-Mar-1997 to 23-Mar-1997
Games 📊 Pool Standings
# Team Pts Pts Team Diff
Cup Final
1 Fiji 24 – 21 South Africa 3
Cup Semifinals
2 Fiji 38 – 14 Samoa 24
3 South Africa 31 – 7 New Zealand 24
Plate Final
4 Tonga 40 – 19 Hong Kong 21
Bowl Final
5 United States 40 – 28 Japan 12
Plate Semifinals
6 Tonga 43 – 10 Cook Islands 33
7 Hong Kong 43 – 7 Scotland 36
Bowl Semifinals
8 Japan 24 – 22 Ireland 2
9 United States 24 – 0 Morocco 24
Cup Quarterfinals
10 Fiji 56 – 0 Korea 56
11 Samoa 21 – 12 England 9
12 New Zealand 38 – 5 Australia 33
13 South Africa 19 – 14 France 5
Plate Quarterfinals
14 Hong Kong 26 – 5 Argentina 21
15 Scotland 43 – 19 Romania 24
16 Tonga 26 – 12 Wales 14
17 Cook Islands 36 – 0 Spain 36
Bowl Quarterfinals
18 United States 24 – 21 Canada 3
19 Japan 24 – 22 Namibia 2
20 Ireland 33 – 5 Portugal 28
21 Morocco 19 – 12 Zimbabwe 7
Ranking Round
Pool A
22 Zimbabwe 42 – 7 Canada 35
23 England 26 – 7 Zimbabwe 19
24 England 33 – 12 Canada 21
Pool B
25 Australia 38 – 7 Romania 31
26 Australia 19 – 19 Scotland 0
27 Scotland 26 – 14 Romania 12
Pool C
28 New Zealand 47 – 14 Japan 33
29 Tonga 35 – 7 Japan 28
30 New Zealand 21 – 7 Tonga 14
Pool D
31 Fiji 45 – 0 Hong Kong 45
32 Hong Kong 33 – 12 Portugal 21
33 Fiji 59 – 0 Portugal 59
Pool E
34 France 35 – 5 United States 30
35 United States 33 – 7 Korea 26
36 France 38 – 5 Korea 33
Pool F
37 Spain 31 – 12 Cook Islands 19
38 Cook Islands 31 – 17 Morocco 14
39 Spain 26 – 5 Morocco 21
Pool G
40 Argentina 31 – 22 Ireland 9
41 South Africa 38 – 5 Ireland 33
42 South Africa 45 – 7 Argentina 38
Pool H
43 Samoa 48 – 5 Namibia 43
44 Samoa 26 – 24 Wales 2
45 Wales 12 – 12 Namibia 0
Preliminary Round
Pool A
46 Fiji 66 – 0 Namibia 66
47 Wales 40 – 5 Namibia 35
48 Fiji 35 – 0 Wales 35
Pool B
49 Hong Kong 26 – 5 Ireland 21
50 South Africa 34 – 7 Ireland 27
51 South Africa 29 – 5 Hong Kong 24
Pool C
52 Argentina 33 – 7 Morocco 26
53 Samoa 28 – 12 Argentina 16
54 Samoa 42 – 0 Morocco 42
Pool D
55 France 26 – 0 Romania 26
56 France 40 – 7 United States 33
57 Romania 17 – 12 United States 5
Pool E
58 Tonga 35 – 26 Japan 9
59 New Zealand 31 – 5 Tonga 26
60 New Zealand 47 – 0 Japan 47
Pool F
61 Cook Islands 5 – 0 Canada 5
62 England 29 – 10 Cook Islands 19
63 England 30 – 7 Canada 23
Pool G
64 Korea 21 – 10 Zimbabwe 11
65 Spain 19 – 12 Zimbabwe 7
66 Spain 12 – 12 Korea 0
Pool H
67 Scotland 28 – 7 Portugal 21
68 Australia 31 – 9 Scotland 22
69 Australia 26 – 7 Portugal 19