# 1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 1997 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the first Hong Kong Women's Sevens to be held. It took place on 15–16 March 1997. The New Zealand Wild Ducks won the tournament after defeating the United States side in the Cup final.

## Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals
* Teams advanced to the Plate semifinals
* Teams advanced to the Bowl semifinals

### Pool A

| Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 50 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 51 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 80 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 141 |
| Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 218 |
* 15 March 1997
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 54 – 0 | Japan |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| England | 10 – 7 | Australia |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Canada | 31 – 0 | Netherlands |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 29 – 0 | Australia |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| England | 29 – 0 | Netherlands |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Canada | 36 – 5 | Japan |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 26 – 0 | England |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Netherlands | 41 – 0 | Japan |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Australia | 24 – 5 | Canada |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| England | 41 – 12 | Japan |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 41 – 0 | Canada |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Australia | 43 – 0 | Netherlands |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| England | 10 – 5 | Canada |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Australia | 46 – 7 | Japan |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 38 – 0 | Netherlands |
* Hong Kong

### Pool B

| Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 12 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 25 |
| Scotland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 64 |
| Arabian Gulf | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 122 |
| Fiji | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 120 |
| Singapore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 233 |
* 15 March 1997
| Hong Kong | 12 – 5 | Fiji |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| United States | 26 – 5 | Scotland |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Arabian Gulf | 42 – 0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| United States | 10 – 7 | Hong Kong |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Scotland | 44 – 0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Arabian Gulf | 17 – 15 | Fiji |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Hong Kong | 26 – 5 | Scotland |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Fiji | 53 – 0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| United States | 43 – 0 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Fiji | 12 – 12 | Scotland |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Hong Kong | 21 – 5 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| United States | 53 – 0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Scotland | 43 – 0 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| United States | 29 – 0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong
* 15 March 1997
| Hong Kong | 41 – 0 | Scotland |
* Hong Kong

## Knockout stage
### Bowl

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Netherlands | 51 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Singapore | 5 | 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Singapore | 5 | Netherlands | 29 |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 | | Netherlands | 29 |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 | Fiji | 17 |
| Fiji | 25 | Fiji | 17 |
| Japan | 5 | | |

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Australia | 41 |
| Australia | 41 | 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | Australia | 17 |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 | | Australia | 17 |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 | Canada | 7 |
| Canada (aet) | 17 | Canada | 7 |
| Scotland | 12 | | |

### Cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 39 |
| New Zealand Wild Ducks | 39 | 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | New Zealand Wild Ducks | 43 |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 | | New Zealand Wild Ducks | 43 |
| 16 March 1997 | 16 March 1997 | United States | 0 |
| United States | 17 | United States | 0 |
| England | 5 | | |