# 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acted as a qualifier for the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 7–8 April 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for men.

## Format

12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2017-18 World Rugby Women's Sevens series.

## Teams

The 12 teams qualified as a result of their placings in continental competitions.
* Netherlands
* Italy
* Belgium
Asia
* Japan
* Hong Kong
* China
Africa
* South Africa
* Kenya
South America
* Colombia
* Argentina
North America
* Jamaica
Oceania
* Papua New Guinea

## Pool Stage

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

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 19 | +78 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 7 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 42 | +59 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 144 | –137 | 3 |
* 6 April 2017 10:44
| China | 19–21 | Netherlands |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 11:06
| Japan | 54–0 | Jamaica |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 13:06
| China | 68–0 | Jamaica |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 13:28
| Japan | 22–5 | Netherlands |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 15:40
| Netherlands | 22–7 | Jamaica |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 16:02
| Japan | 21–14 | China |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 7 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 50 | –26 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 51 | –8 | 5 |
* 6 April 2017 11:28
| Kenya | 24–21 | Hong Kong |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 11:50
| Argentina | 0–26 | Belgium |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 13:50
| Kenya | 5–7 | Belgium |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 14:12
| Argentina | 17–7 | Hong Kong |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 16:24
| Hong Kong | 15–10 | Belgium |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 16:46
| Argentina | 7–17 | Kenya |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 7 |
| Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 69 | –64 | 3 |
* 6 April 2017 10:00
| Colombia | 0–19 | Papua New Guinea |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 10:22
| South Africa | 5–15 | Italy |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 12:22
| Colombia | 5–17 | Italy |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 12:44
| South Africa | 24–7 | Papua New Guinea |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 14:56
| Papua New Guinea | 12–5 | Italy |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong
* 6 April 2017 15:18
| South Africa | 33–0 | Colombia |
* So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | World Series Qualifier Final | World Series Qualifier Final |
| 7 April 2017 – 09:22 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 09:22 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | | | |
| South Africa | 29 | | | |
| South Africa | 29 | 7 April 2017 – 14:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | 7 April 2017 – 14:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 7 April 2017 – 14:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | 7 April 2017 – 14:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | South Africa | 17 | |
| 7 April 2017 – 09:44 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 09:44 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | | South Africa | 17 | |
| 7 April 2017 – 09:44 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 09:44 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | Belgium | 7 | |
| Belgium | 14 | Belgium | 7 | |
| Belgium | 14 | | | | 7 April 2017 – 17:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | 7 April 2017 – 17:12 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Netherlands | 12 | | | | 7 April 2017 – 17:12 – Hong Kong Stadium | 7 April 2017 – 17:12 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Netherlands | 12 | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| 7 April 2017 – 10:06 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 10:06 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| 7 April 2017 – 10:06 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 10:06 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | | | | Japan | 22 |
| Italy | 26 | | | | Japan | 22 |
| Italy | 26 | 7 April 2017 – 14:34 – Hong Kong Stadium | 7 April 2017 – 14:34 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Kenya | 7 | 7 April 2017 – 14:34 – Hong Kong Stadium | 7 April 2017 – 14:34 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Kenya | 7 | Italy | 0 | | | |
| 7 April 2017 – 10:28 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 10:28 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | | Italy | 0 | | | |
| 7 April 2017 – 10:28 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | 7 April 2017 – 10:28 – So Kon Po Rec Ground | Japan | 31 | |
| Japan | 28 | Japan | 31 | |
| China | 14 | | | |

## Final standings

* Legend
* Winner and Qualified for the 2017-18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | South Africa |
| | Belgium |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Kenya |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | Hong Kong |
| 10 | Argentina |
| 11 | Colombia |
| 12 | Jamaica |