# 2017 Sydney Sevens

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.

## Format

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

The fifteen core teams were joined by Papua New Guinea, who qualified via the 2016 Oceania Sevens, for this tournament.
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Russia
* United States
* Wales
* 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 |
| 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

| 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

| 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 14:37
| New Zealand | 31–7 | 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

| 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
### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 5 February 2017 – 13:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 13:41 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Kenya | 19 |
| Kenya | 19 | 5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Scotland | 14 | 5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Scotland | 14 | Kenya | 5 |
| 5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Kenya | 5 |
| 5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium | Canada | 10 |
| Canada | 33 | Canada | 10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | | |

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Thirteenth Place Final | Thirteenth Place Final |
| 5 February 2017 – 10:30 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 10:30 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Kenya | 0 | | | |
| Kenya | 0 | 5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium | | |
| Russia | 22 | 5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium | |
| Russia | 22 | Russia | 17 | |
| 5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Russia | 17 | |
| 5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium | Samoa | 12 | |
| Scotland | 14 | Samoa | 12 | |
| Scotland | 14 | | | | 5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | 5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | Russia | 26 |
| 5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | Russia | 26 |
| 5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | France | 0 |
| Canada | 7 | | | | France | 0 |
| Canada | 7 | 5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Japan | 19 | 5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Japan | 19 | Japan | 12 | | | |
| 5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Japan | 12 | | | |
| 5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium | France | 19 | |
| France | 17 | France | 19 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | |

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 5 February 2017 – 15:09 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 15:09 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Argentina | 21 |
| Argentina | 21 | 5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Fiji | 38 | 5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Fiji | 38 | Fiji | 35 |
| 5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Fiji | 35 |
| 5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium | United States | 12 |
| United States | 19 | United States | 12 |
| Wales | 10 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 5 February 2017 – 11:58 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 11:58 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| England | 24 | | | |
| England | 24 | 5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium | |
| Argentina | 7 | England | 12 | |
| 5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium | | England | 12 | |
| 5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium | New Zealand | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 24 | | | | 5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Fiji | 21 | | | | 5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Fiji | 21 | | | | England | 14 |
| 5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | England | 14 |
| 5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | South Africa | 29 |
| United States | 10 | | | | South Africa | 29 |
| United States | 10 | 5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | 5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | South Africa | 26 | | | |
| 5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | | South Africa | 26 | | | |
| 5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | Australia | 12 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Wales | 0 | Australia | 12 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Wales | 0 | | | | 5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Australia | 26 | | | | 5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | 5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Australia | 26 | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| | | | | | Australia | 14 |

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | South Africa | 22 |
| | England | 19 |
| | New Zealand | 17 |
| 4 | Australia | 15 |
| 5 | Fiji | 13 |
| 6 | United States | 12 |
| 7 | Argentina | 10 |
| 7 | Wales | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Russia | 8 |
| 10 | France | 7 |
| 11 | Samoa | 5 |
| 11 | Japan | 5 |
| 13 | Canada | 3 |
| 14 | Kenya | 2 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 1 |
| 15 | Scotland | 1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)