2017 Sydney Sevens
| 2017 Sydney Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 4–5 February 2017 |
| Medal Places | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Challenge Trophy | |
| Winner |  Russia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 top point scorer = |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Sydney Sevens was the fourteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament, the second of which to be held in Sydney, and the fourth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–5 February 2017 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
Format
Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams as well as Papua New Guinea, who qualified by being the best ranked non-core team at the 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship[1]
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Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 9 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 7 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 75 | −63 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 8 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 35 | +51 | 7 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 5 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 64 | −43 | 4 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | +43 | 9 |
| Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 7 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 5 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 83 | −57 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 7 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 6 |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 6 |
| Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 5 |
Knockout Stage
13th Place
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 10:30 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 13:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 22 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 33 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 10:30 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 22 | |||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
5th Place
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 11:58 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 15:09 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 35 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
Finals
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 11:58 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 29 | |||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
South Africa |
22 |
|
England |
19 |
|
New Zealand |
17 |
| 4 | Australia |
15 |
| 5 | Fiji |
13 |
| 6 | United States |
12 |
| 7 | Argentina |
10 |
| Wales |
10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Russia |
8 |
| 10 | France |
7 |
| 11 | Samoa |
5 |
| Japan |
5 | |
| 13 | Canada |
3 |
| 14 | Kenya |
2 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea |
1 |
| Scotland |
1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)
See also
References