1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	15–16 March 1997
Cup
Champion	NZ Wild Ducks
Runner-up	United States
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Canada
Bowl
Winner	Netherlands
Runner-up	Fiji
Tournament details
Most tries	Tasha Williams
1999 →

The 1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the first Hong Kong Women's Sevens to be held. It took place on 15–16 March 1997.[1][2][3][4] The New Zealand Wild Ducks won the tournament after defeating the United States side in the Cup final.

Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals
	Teams advanced to the Plate semifinals
	Teams advanced to the Bowl semifinals

Pool A

Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
New Zealand Wild Ducks	5	5	0	0	188	0
England	5	4	0	1	90	50
Australia	5	3	0	2	120	51
Canada	5	2	0	3	77	80
Netherlands	5	1	0	4	41	141
Japan	5	0	0	5	24	218

15 March 1997

New Zealand Wild Ducks	54 – 0	Japan

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

England	10 – 7	Australia

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Canada	31 – 0	Netherlands

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

New Zealand Wild Ducks	29 – 0	Australia

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

England	29 – 0	Netherlands

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Canada	36 – 5	Japan

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

New Zealand Wild Ducks	26 – 0	England

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Netherlands	41 – 0	Japan

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Australia	24 – 5	Canada

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

England	41 – 12	Japan

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

New Zealand Wild Ducks	41 – 0	Canada

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Australia	43 – 0	Netherlands

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

England	10 – 5	Canada

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Australia	46 – 7	Japan

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

New Zealand Wild Ducks	38 – 0	Netherlands

Hong Kong

Pool B

Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
United States	5	5	0	0	161	12
Hong Kong	5	4	0	1	107	25
Scotland	5	2	1	2	109	64
Arabian Gulf	5	2	0	3	64	122
Fiji	5	1	1	3	85	120
Singapore	5	0	0	5	0	233

15 March 1997

Hong Kong	12 – 5	Fiji

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

United States	26 – 5	Scotland

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Arabian Gulf	42 – 0	Singapore

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

United States	10 – 7	Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Scotland	44 – 0	Singapore

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Arabian Gulf	17 – 15	Fiji

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Hong Kong	26 – 5	Scotland

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Fiji	53 – 0	Singapore

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

United States	43 – 0	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Fiji	12 – 12	Scotland

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Hong Kong	21 – 5	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

United States	53 – 0	Singapore

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Scotland	43 – 0	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

United States	29 – 0	Singapore

Hong Kong

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15 March 1997

Hong Kong	41 – 0	Scotland

Hong Kong

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 March 1997
	Netherlands	51
					16 March 1997
	Singapore	5
					Netherlands	29
	16 March 1997
					Fiji	17
	Fiji	25
	Japan	5

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 March 1997
	Australia	41
					16 March 1997
	Arabian Gulf	0
					Australia	17
	16 March 1997
					Canada	7
	Canada (aet)	17
	Scotland	12

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 March 1997
	New Zealand Wild Ducks	39
					16 March 1997
	Hong Kong	7
					New Zealand Wild Ducks	43
	16 March 1997
					United States	0
	United States	17
	England	5

References

1. "Hong Kong Invitational Women's Rugby Sevens Souvenir programme" (PDF). www.emilito.org. 1997-03-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
2. "Hong Kong 7s reveals draws promise to recapture former glory". Fiji One News. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
3. Bell, Tom (2023-03-30). "Twice in a season just the ticket as 2023 Hong Kong Sevens arrives". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
4. "Hong Kong Sevens - Hong Kong set to Play On in 2023". hksevens.com. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-09-20.