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1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

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Of the twenty-four teams in the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens, three were automatically qualified: 1993 champions England, runners-up Australia and hosts Hong Kong. The other twenty-one slots were contested by sixty-four national teams in three tournaments: Lisbon, Dubai and Punta del Este, with the quarterfinalists of the first two tournaments, then the semifinalists and Plate winner of the third advancing.[1] Through qualifying through their tournaments, Cook Islands, Morocco, Portugal and Zimbabwe all made their first World Cup appearance.[2]

Qualifier 1: Lisbon

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Day 1

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 153 0 +153 6
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 19 90 −71 4
 Norway 2 0 0 2 10 92 −82 2

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 165 0 +165 6
 Moldova 2 1 0 1 31 111 −80 4
 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 19 104 −85 2

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Spain 2 2 0 0 83 3 +80 6
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 69 24 +45 4
 Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 0 125 −125 2

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 105 12 +93 6
 Croatia 2 1 0 1 22 91 −69 '4
 Sweden 2 0 0 2 19 43 −24 2

Pool E

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Canada 2 2 0 0 78 0 +78 6
 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 36 35 +1 4
  Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0 79 −79 2

Pool F

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 118 19 +99 6
 Georgia 2 1 0 1 47 66 −19 4
 Austria 2 0 0 2 14 94 −80 2

Pool G

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 131 0 +131 6
 Poland 2 1 0 1 52 62 −10 4
 Andorra 2 0 0 2 5 126 −121 2

Pool H

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 94 12 +82 6
 Latvia 2 1 0 1 41 59 −18 4
 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 24 88 −64 2

Day 2

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Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 155 10 +145 6
 Luxembourg 2 1 0 1 36 66 −30 4
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 0 115 −115 2

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 80 10 +70 6
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 38 43 −5 4
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 10 75 −65 2

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 136 7 +129 6
 Moldova 2 1 0 1 12 84 −72 4
 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 14 71 −57 2

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 68 14 +54 6
 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 50 26 +24 4
 Austria 2 0 0 2 12 90 −78 2

Pool E

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 87 19 +68 6
 Latvia 2 1 0 1 31 45 −14 4
 Norway 2 0 0 2 24 78 −54 2

Pool F

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 119 17 +102 6
 Georgia 2 1 0 1 38 61 −23 4
 Andorra 2 0 0 2 15 94 −79 2

Pool G

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Spain 2 2 0 0 70 14 +56 6
 Poland 2 1 0 1 49 28 +21 4
  Switzerland 2 0 0 2 7 84 −77 2

Pool H

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Canada 2 2 0 0 141 0 +141 6
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 61 61 +0 4
 Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 0 141 −141 2

Qualifier 2: Dubai

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Day 1

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 96 12 +84 6
 Russia 2 1 0 1 50 29 +21 4
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 3 108 −105 2

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 127 5 +122 6
 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 24 97 −73 4
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 19 78 −59 2

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 78 7 +71 6
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 26 47 −21 4
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 12 62 −50 2

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 2 2 0 0 108 14 +94 6
 Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 68 31 +37 4
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 0 131 −131 2

Pool E

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 146 5 +141 6
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 0 1 19 64 −45 4
 Zambia 2 0 0 2 5 101 −96 2

Pool F

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 93 5 +88 6
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 36 43 −7 4
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 10 91 −81 2

Pool G

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Morocco 2 2 0 0 45 5 +40 6
 Italy 2 1 0 1 46 7 +39 4
 Thailand 2 0 0 2 0 79 −79 2

Pool H

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 2 2 0 0 45 29 +16 6
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 51 31 +20 4
 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 22 58 −36 2

Day 2

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Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 85 21 +64 6
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 31 38 −7 4
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 0 0 2 5 62 −57 2

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 126 7 +119 6
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 40 66 −26 4
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 7 100 −93 2

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 2 2 0 0 111 21 +90 6
 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 31 71 −40 4
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 12 62 −50 2

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 69 0 +69 6
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 19 37 −18 4
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 13 64 −51 2

Pool E

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 157 5 +152 6
 Russia 2 1 0 1 55 68 −13 4
 Zambia 2 0 0 2 12 151 −139 2

Pool F

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 93 17 +76 6
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 60 41 +19 4
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 19 114 −95 2

Pool G

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Morocco 2 2 0 0 41 6 +35 6
 Italy 2 1 0 1 45 28 +17 4
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 13 65 −52 2

Pool H

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 92 19 +73 6
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 2 1 0 1 53 42 +11 4
 Thailand 2 0 0 2 14 98 −84 2

Qualifier 3: Punta del Este

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Day 1

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Japan 3 2 0 1 87 33 +54 7
 Chile 3 2 0 1 68 26 +42 7
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 50 19 +31 7
 Tahiti 3 0 0 3 0 127 −127 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 174 15 +159 9
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 34 81 −47 7
 Israel 3 1 0 2 27 108 −81 5
 Paraguay 3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 125 5 +120 9
 Germany 3 2 0 1 92 67 +25 7
 Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 57 59 −2 5
 Bermuda 3 0 0 3 19 162 −143 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 109 12 +97 9
 Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 58 43 +15 7
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 60 62 −2 5
 Bahamas 3 0 0 3 22 132 −110 3

Day 2

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Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Qualified to plate tournament for qualification chance

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 142 14 +128 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 71 53 +18 7
 Germany 3 1 0 2 27 99 −72 5
 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 22 96 −74 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 83 0 +83 9
 Cook Islands 3 1 1 1 36 66 −30 6
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5
 Chile 3 0 1 2 33 72 −39 4

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate/Qualifier Final
 
      
 
6 January 1997
 
 
 Germany24
 
6 January 1997
 
 Chile19
 
 Germany12
 
6 January 1997
 
 Argentina49
 
 Netherlands5
 
 
 Argentina40
 

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 January 1997
 
 
 Samoa45
 
6 January 1997
 
 Cook Islands7
 
 Samoa14
 
6 January 1997
 
 France35
 
 Japan14
 
 
 France24
 
Third place
 
 
6 January 1997
 
 
 Cook Islands31
 
 
 Japan26

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup 7s 1997". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens Memories: 1997". Fiji Sun. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2017.