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The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the second edition of the tournament and held in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Fiji

Fiji

Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

defeated South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

24-21 to take the title for the first time. The match is still considered one of the best Sevens matches of all time. The Fiji

Fiji

Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

team had promised the country it would return with the title, and captain Waisale Serevi

Waisale Serevi

Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi is a former Fijian rugby union footballer, and coach. Although he played fifteen-a-side rugby throughout his playing career, Serevi is most notable for his achievements in rugby sevens....

had also promised his daughters the same.

Participating nations

The twenty four teams were divided into eight pools of three as follows:

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D

Pool E	Pool F	Pool G	Pool H

Day 1

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Seedings after Day 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Seed	Day 2 Pool
	2	2	0	0	104	0	104	1	A2
	2	2	0	0	83	12	71	2	B2
	2	2	0	0	74	29	45	3	C2
	2	2	0	0	73	10	63	4	D2
	2	2	0	0	68	21	47	5	E2
	2	2	0	0	59	19	40	6	F2
	2	2	0	0	57	17	40	7	G2
	2	1	1	0	57	26	31	8	H2
	2	1	1	0	45	33	12	9	H2
	2	1	0	1	49	33	16	10	G2
	2	1	0	1	43	48
11	F2
	2	1	0	1	42	28	14	12	E2
	2	1	0	1	38	42
13	D2
	2	1	0	1	38	67
14	C2
	2	1	0	1	33	57
15	B2
	2	0	1	1	36	38
16	A2
	2	0	1	1	17	60
17	A2
	2	0	0	2	27	69
18	B2
	2	0	0	2	22	57
19	C2
	2	0	0	2	21	64
20	D2
	2	0	0	2	21	82
21	E2
	2	0	0	2	19	75
22	F2
	2	0	0	2	12	71
23	G2
	2	0	0	2	12	92
24	H2

Day 2

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Melrose Cup Quarter Finals (also indicated in bold type)
Team that progressed to the Plate Quarter Finals (also indicated in *bold italics*)
Team that progressed to the Bowl Quarter Finals (also indicated in plain italics)

All times Hong Kong time (UTC+1

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Pool A

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	101	0	101	6
2	1	1	40	40	0	4
2	0	2	5	106	-101	2

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Pool B

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	63	12	51	6
2	1	1	31	34	-3	4
2	0	2	12	60	-48	2

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Pool C

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	70	12	58	6
2	1	1	45	35	10	4
2	0	2	7	75	-68	2

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Pool D

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	73	7	66	6
2	1	1	17	45	*-28*	4
2	0	2	19	57	-38	2

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Pool E

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	78	5	73	6
2	1	1	40	57	*-17*	4
2	0	2	26	82	-56	2

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Pool F

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	59	17	42	6
2	1	1	15	29	*-14*	4
2	0	2	7	35	-28	2

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Pool G

Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	1	1	0	33	22	11	5
2	1	1	0	31	24	7	5
2	0	0	2	22	40	-18	2

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Pool H

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
2	2	0	57	26	31	6
2	1	1	47	38	9	4
2	0	2	14	54	-40	2

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Bowl

Quarter Finals

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Semi Finals

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Final

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Plate

Quarter Finals

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Semi Finals

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Final

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Cup

Quarter Finals

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Semi Finals

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Final

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Seed	Day 2 Pool
	2	2	0	0	104	0	104	1	A2
	2	2	0	0	83	12	71	2	B2
	2	2	0	0	74	29	45	3	C2
	2	2	0	0	73	10	63	4	D2
	2	2	0	0	68	21	47	5	E2
	2	2	0	0	59	19	40	6	F2
	2	2	0	0	57	17	40	7	G2
	2	1	1	0	57	26	31	8	H2
	2	1	1	0	45	33	12	9	H2
	2	1	0	1	49	33	16	10	G2
	2	1	0	1	43	48
11	F2
	2	1	0	1	42	28	14	12	E2
	2	1	0	1	38	42
13	D2
	2	1	0	1	38	67
14	C2
	2	1	0	1	33	57
15	B2
	2	0	1	1	36	38
16	A2
	2	0	1	1	17	60
17	A2
	2	0	0	2	27	69
18	B2
	2	0	0	2	22	57
19	C2
	2	0	0	2	21	64
20	D2
	2	0	0	2	21	82
21	E2
	2	0	0	2	19	75
22	F2
	2	0	0	2	12	71
23	G2
	2	0	0	2	12	92
24	H2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Seed	Day 2 Pool
	2	2	0	0	104	0	104	1	A2
	2	2	0	0	83	12	71	2	B2
	2	2	0	0	74	29	45	3	C2
	2	2	0	0	73	10	63	4	D2
	2	2	0	0	68	21	47	5	E2
	2	2	0	0	59	19	40	6	F2
	2	2	0	0	57	17	40	7	G2
	2	1	1	0	57	26	31	8	H2
	2	1	1	0	45	33	12	9	H2
	2	1	0	1	49	33	16	10	G2
	2	1	0	1	43	48
11	F2
	2	1	0	1	42	28	14	12	E2
	2	1	0	1	38	42
13	D2
	2	1	0	1	38	67
14	C2
	2	1	0	1	33	57
15	B2
	2	0	1	1	36	38
16	A2
	2	0	1	1	17	60
17	A2
	2	0	0	2	27	69
18	B2
	2	0	0	2	22	57
19	C2
	2	0	0	2	21	64
20	D2
	2	0	0	2	21	82
21	E2
	2	0	0	2	19	75
22	F2
	2	0	0	2	12	71
23	G2
	2	0	0	2	12	92
24	H2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Seed	Day 2 Pool
	2	2	0	0	104	0	104	1	A2
	2	2	0	0	83	12	71	2	B2
	2	2	0	0	74	29	45	3	C2
	2	2	0	0	73	10	63	4	D2
	2	2	0	0	68	21	47	5	E2
	2	2	0	0	59	19	40	6	F2
	2	2	0	0	57	17	40	7	G2
	2	1	1	0	57	26	31	8	H2
	2	1	1	0	45	33	12	9	H2
	2	1	0	1	49	33	16	10	G2
	2	1	0	1	43	48
11	F2
	2	1	0	1	42	28	14	12	E2
	2	1	0	1	38	42
13	D2
	2	1	0	1	38	67
14	C2
	2	1	0	1	33	57
15	B2
	2	0	1	1	36	38
16	A2
	2	0	1	1	17	60
17	A2
	2	0	0	2	27	69
18	B2
	2	0	0	2	22	57
19	C2
	2	0	0	2	21	64
20	D2
	2	0	0	2	21	82
21	E2
	2	0	0	2	19	75
22	F2
	2	0	0	2	12	71
23	G2
	2	0	0	2	12	92
24	H2