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.
| 2017 Sydney Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 4–5 February 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  Russia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 top point scorer = |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Format
editThe teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advanced to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.
Teams
editThe fifteen core teams were joined by Papua New Guinea, who qualified via the 2016 Oceania Sevens,[1] for this tournament.
Pool stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 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
edit| 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
edit13th place
edit| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 5 February 2017 – 13:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||
| 5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||
| 5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 33 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Thirteenth Place 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
edit| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 5 February 2017 – 15:09 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||
| 5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||
| Fiji | 35 | |||||
| 5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
| United States | 19 | |||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup 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 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Olympic champions take Oceania Rugby honours. World Rugby. 12 November 2017.