The 2017 Sydney Women's Sevens was the second tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the Australian Women's Sevens and part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[2][3][4]
| 2017 Sydney Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Women's Sevens Series V | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 3–4 February 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Canada |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  Brazil |
| Tournament details | |
| Most points |  Joana Lagona (49 points) |
| Most tries | Joana Lagona (9 tries) |
2018 → | |
The tournament was played on 3–4 February 2017 at Allianz Stadium and Kippax Field in Sydney, and won by Canada 21–17 over the United States in the final.[5]
Format
editThe teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup brackets, together with the two best third-placed teams. The other teams from each group played off for the Challenge Trophy.
Teams
editThe participating teams were:[6]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 9 |
| Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 7 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 50 | –2 | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 104 | –84 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 9 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 7 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 88 | –66 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 9 |
| United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 7 |
 England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 63 | –25 | 5 |
 Spain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 63 | –43 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editChallenge Trophy
edit| Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | |||||
| 4 February – 10:28 – Kippax Field | ||||||
| England | 29 | |||||
| 4 February – 13:34 – Kippax Field | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |||||
| England | 12 | |||||
| 4 February – 10:50 Kippax Field | ||||||
| Brazil | 17 | |||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| Brazil | 10 | |||||
| 11th Place | ||||||
| 4 February – 13:12 – Kippax Field | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |||||
| Spain | 31 | |||||
5th place
edit| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 4 February – 12:28 – Kippax Field | ||||||
| France | 21 | |||||
| 4 February – 15:53 – Allianz Stadium | ||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||
| France | 12 | |||||
| 4 December 2017 – 12:50 – Kippax Field | ||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||
| Fiji | 33 | |||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| 4 February – 15:31 – Allianz Stadium | ||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – 09:00 – Kippax Field | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 13:04 – Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 09:22 – Kippax Field | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 16:42 – Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 09:44 – Kippax Field | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 13:26 – Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 10:06 – Kippax Field | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 February – 16:15 – Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
Canada |
20 |
|
United States |
18 |
|
New Zealand |
16 |
| 4 | Australia |
14 |
| 5 | Fiji |
12 |
| 6 | France |
10 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevensd Series 3, 4 & 5 February 2017". Sydney 7s. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Australian women's sevens team to play in world series event at 2017 Sydney 7s". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Sydney added to become host of Women's World Sevens Series as schedule is announced". Ultimate Rugby Sevens. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Women's Dubai match schedule announced". World Rrugby. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Canadian women beat U.S. to capture Sydney 7s cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Pools (Sydney)". World rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017.