Of the twenty-four teams in the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens, three were automatically qualified: 1993 champions England, runners-up Australia and hosts Hong Kong. The other twenty-one slots were contested by sixty-four national teams in three tournaments: Lisbon, Dubai and Punta del Este, with the quarterfinalists of the first two tournaments, then the semifinalists and Plate winner of the third advancing.[1] Through qualifying through their tournaments, Cook Islands, Morocco, Portugal and Zimbabwe all made their first World Cup appearance.[2]
Qualifier 1: Lisbon
Day 1
Pool A
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
New Zealand2 2 0 0 165 0 +165 6 
Moldova2 1 0 1 31 111 −80 4 
Lithuania2 0 0 2 19 104 −85 2
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Pool C
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
South Korea2 2 0 0 105 12 +93 6 
Croatia2 1 0 1 22 91 −69 '4 
Sweden2 0 0 2 19 43 −24 2
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Pool E
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Canada2 2 0 0 78 0 +78 6 
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Switzerland2 0 0 2 0 79 −79 2
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Pool F
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Pool G
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Pool H
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Portugal2 2 0 0 94 12 +82 6 
Latvia2 1 0 1 41 59 −18 4 
Luxembourg2 0 0 2 24 88 −64 2
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Day 2
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| Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand2 2 0 0 155 10 +145 6 Luxembourg2 1 0 1 36 66 −30 4 
Hungary2 0 0 2 0 115 −115 2
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Korea2 2 0 0 87 19 +68 6 Latvia2 1 0 1 31 45 −14 4 
Norway2 0 0 2 24 78 −54 2
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Pool F
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Pool G
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Spain2 2 0 0 70 14 +56 6 
Poland2 1 0 1 49 28 +21 4 Switzerland2 0 0 2 7 84 −77 2
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Pool H
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Qualifier 2: Dubai
Day 1
Pool A
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
South Africa2 2 0 0 127 5 +122 6 
Czech Republic2 1 0 1 24 97 −73 4 
Malaysia2 0 0 2 19 78 −59 2
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
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Serbia and Montenegro2 1 0 1 19 64 −45 4 
Zambia2 0 0 2 5 101 −96 2
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Pool F
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
United States2 2 0 0 93 5 +88 6 
Ivory Coast2 1 0 1 36 43 −7 4 
Sri Lanka2 0 0 2 10 91 −81 2
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Pool G
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Pool H
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Arabian Gulf2 2 0 0 45 29 +16 6 
Chinese Taipei2 1 0 1 51 31 +20 4 
Tunisia2 0 0 2 22 58 −36 2
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Day 2
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| Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Scotland2 2 0 0 85 21 +64 6 Tunisia2 1 0 1 31 38 −7 4 Serbia and Montenegro2 0 0 2 5 62 −57 2
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa2 2 0 0 126 7 +119 6 
Denmark2 1 0 1 40 66 −26 4 Malaysia2 0 0 2 7 100 −93 2
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Wales2 2 0 0 111 21 +90 6 Czech Republic2 1 0 1 31 71 −40 4 
Kenya2 0 0 2 12 62 −50 2
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts United States2 2 0 0 69 0 +69 6 Ivory Coast2 1 0 1 19 37 −18 4 Sri Lanka2 0 0 2 13 64 −51 2
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Pool E
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Pool F
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Tonga2 2 0 0 93 17 +76 6 Chinese Taipei2 1 0 1 60 41 +19 4 
Singapore2 0 0 2 19 114 −95 2
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Pool G
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Pool H
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Zimbabwe2 2 0 0 92 19 +73 6 Arabian Gulf2 1 0 1 53 42 +11 4 
Thailand2 0 0 2 14 98 −84 2
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Qualifier 3: Punta del Este
Day 1
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Japan3 2 0 1 87 33 +54 7 
Chile3 2 0 1 68 26 +42 7 
Netherlands3 2 0 1 50 19 +31 7 
Tahiti3 0 0 3 0 127 −127 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Samoa3 3 0 0 174 15 +159 9 
Trinidad and Tobago3 2 0 1 34 81 −47 7 
Israel3 1 0 2 27 108 −81 5 
Paraguay3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Argentina3 3 0 0 125 5 +120 9 
Germany3 2 0 1 92 67 +25 7 
Papua New Guinea3 1 0 2 57 59 −2 5 
Bermuda3 0 0 3 19 162 −143 3
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
France3 3 0 0 109 12 +97 9 
Cook Islands3 2 0 1 58 43 +15 7 
Uruguay3 1 0 2 60 62 −2 5 
Bahamas3 0 0 3 22 132 −110 3
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Day 2
| Legend |
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| Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Qualified to plate tournament for qualification chance |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Samoa3 3 0 0 142 14 +128 9 Japan3 2 0 1 71 53 +18 7 Germany3 1 0 2 27 99 −72 5 Netherlands3 0 0 3 22 96 −74 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts France3 3 0 0 83 0 +83 9 Cook Islands3 1 1 1 36 66 −30 6 Argentina3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 Chile3 0 1 2 33 72 −39 4
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Plate
| Semi-finals | Plate/Qualifier Final | |||||
| 6 January 1997 | ||||||
| Germany | 24 | |||||
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| Chile | 19 | |||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||
| 6 January 1997 | ||||||
| Argentina | 49 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| Argentina | 40 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 January 1997 | ||||||
| Samoa | 45 | |||||
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| Cook Islands | 7 | |||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||
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| France | 35 | |||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| France | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 January 1997 | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 7s 1997". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup Sevens Memories: 1997". Fiji Sun. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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