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 nationAustralia Australia
Date4–5 February 2017
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up England
Third New Zealand
Challenge
Winner Russia
Tournament details
Matches played45 top point scorer =
2016
2018

Format

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The 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

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The fifteen core teams were joined by Papua New Guinea, who qualified via the 2016 Oceania Sevens,[1] for this tournament.

Pool stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

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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
4 February 2017
09:58
England  19–12  Kenya
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
10:20
South Africa  32–0  Japan
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
13:53
England  26–0  Japan
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
14:15
South Africa  14–7  Kenya
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
18:51
Kenya  17–12  Japan
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
19:13
South Africa  15–21  England
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Pool B

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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
4 February 2017
09:14
France  12–14  Wales
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
09:36
Fiji  40–0  Samoa
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
12:20
France  17–14  Samoa
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
12:42
Fiji  15–28  Wales
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
18:07
Wales  7–7  Samoa
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
18:29
Fiji  31–7  France
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Pool C

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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
4 February 2017
10:42
New Zealand  26–14  Australia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
11:04
Scotland  26–12  Papua New Guinea
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney


4 February 2017
14:59
Scotland  14–43  Australia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
19:35
Australia  26–7  Papua New Guinea
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
19:57
Scotland  7–14  New Zealand
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Pool D

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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
4 February 2017
08:30
Argentina  19–22  United States
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
08:52
Canada  12–7  Russia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
11:36
Argentina  21–14  Russia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
11:58
Canada  19–31  United States
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
17:23
United States  14–17  Russia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

4 February 2017
17:45
Canada  17–17  Argentina
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Knockout stage

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13th place

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Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
5 February 2017 – 13:41 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
  Kenya19
 
5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Scotland14
 
  Kenya5
 
5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Canada10
 
  Canada33
 
 
  Papua New Guinea20
 

Challenge Trophy

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsThirteenth Place Final
 
          
 
5 February 2017 – 10:30 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
  Kenya0
 
5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Russia22
 
  Russia17
 
5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Samoa12
 
  Scotland14
 
5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Samoa21
 
  Russia26
 
5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  France0
 
  Canada7
 
5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Japan19
 
  Japan12
 
5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  France19
 
  France17
 
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 

5th place

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
5 February 2017 – 15:09 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
  Argentina21
 
5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Fiji38
 
  Fiji35
 
5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  United States12
 
  United States19
 
 
  Wales10
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
5 February 2017 – 11:58 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
  England24
 
5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Argentina7
 
  England12
 
5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  New Zealand5
 
  New Zealand24
 
5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Fiji21
 
  England14
 
5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  South Africa29
 
  United States10
 
5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  South Africa21
 
  South Africa26
 
5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Australia12 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Wales0
 
5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
  Australia26
 
  New Zealand29
 
 
  Australia14
 

Tournament placings

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Olympic champions take Oceania Rugby honours. World Rugby. 12 November 2017.


World Sevens Series XVIII
Preceded by 2017 Sydney Sevens Succeeded by
Australian Sevens
Preceded by 2017 Sydney Sevens Succeeded by