The 2017 Hong Kong Sevens was the 42nd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 7-9 April 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong.
England's Dan Norton scored his 245th career try during the tournament, breaking Kenya's Collins Injera's record of 244 career tries in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Video 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Format
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series.
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. 3, 2 or 1 points for a win, draw or loss. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Challenge trophy brackets.
Maps 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team
Main draw
World Series Qualifier
Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top two teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.
Main draw
Pool stage
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knockout stage
13th Place
Challenge Trophy
5th Place
Cup
Player scoring
Most tries:
- Perry Baker (9)
- Joe Ravouvou (6)
- (Several players tied) (5)
Tournament placings
Source: World Rugby (archived)
World Series Qualifier
Pool stage
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Knockout stage
See also
- 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series
- 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
References
External links
Source of article : Wikipedia
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