# 2017 Singapore Sevens

The 2017 Singapore Sevens was the eighth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 15–16 April 2017 at the Singapore National Stadium in Singapore. This was the sixth time that the Singapore Sevens had a spot on the World Rugby Sevens Series. In an exciting final, Canada completed the 'Miracle on Grass' by jumping out to an early lead and then scoring the decisive try with 2 minutes remaining to beat the United States 26-19 and win its first-ever World Series tournament. Earlier in the day, Canada had triumphed over New Zealand and England while the US defeated Fiji and Australia to set up the first Cup final featuring both North American teams.

## Format

Sixteen 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

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales
* Hong Kong

## Pool Stages
### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 14 | +99 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 93 | –67 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 92 | –51 | 3 |
* 15 April 2017 12:30
| Canada | 28–15 | Russia |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 12:52
| Fiji | 40–0 | Hong Kong |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 15:28
| Canada | 34–0 | Hong Kong |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 15:50
| Fiji | 38–7 | Russia |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 19:44
| Russia | 19–26 | Hong Kong |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 20:06
| Fiji | 35–7 | Canada |
* National Stadium, Singapore

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 106 | –75 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 5 |
* 15 April 2017 11:44
| England | 14–24 | France |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 12:06
| South Africa | 52–0 | Japan |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 14:44
| England | 40–10 | Japan |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 15:06
| South Africa | 10–7 | France |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 18:40
| France | 14–21 | Japan |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 19:02
| South Africa | 12–17 | England |
* National Stadium, Singapore

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 48 | –17 | 5 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 53 | –27 | 3 |
* 15 April 2017 11:00
| Argentina | 7–22 | Kenya |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 11:22
| Australia | 19–12 | Samoa |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 14:00
| Argentina | 17–7 | Samoa |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 14:22
| Australia | 29–7 | Kenya |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 17:56
| Kenya | 17–7 | Samoa |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 18:18
| Australia | 19–7 | Argentina |
* National Stadium, Singapore

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 90 | –36 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 76 | –10 | 3 |
* 15 April 2017 13:14
| New Zealand | 22–21 | Scotland |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 13:36
| United States | 35–19 | Wales |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 16:12
| New Zealand | 36–14 | Wales |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 16:34
| United States | 33–26 | Scotland |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 20:28
| Scotland | 19–21 | Wales |
* National Stadium, Singapore
* 15 April 2017 20:50
| United States | 14–21 | New Zealand |
* National Stadium, Singapore

## Knockout stage
### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 16 April 2017 – 14:28 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 14:28 – National Stadium |
| Hong Kong | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 16 April 2017 – 18:44 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 18:44 – National Stadium |
| Argentina | 33 | 16 April 2017 – 18:44 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 18:44 – National Stadium |
| Argentina | 33 | Argentina | 40 |
| 16 April 2017 – 14:50 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 14:50 – National Stadium | | Argentina | 40 |
| 16 April 2017 – 14:50 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 14:50 – National Stadium | Russia | 19 |
| Russia | 24 | Russia | 19 |
| Japan | 21 | | |

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 16 April 2017 – 11:00 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 11:00 – National Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 15 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 16 April 2017 – 15:12 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 15:12 – National Stadium | | |
| Scotland | 26 | 16 April 2017 – 15:12 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 15:12 – National Stadium | |
| Scotland | 26 | Scotland | 31 | |
| 16 April 2017 – 11:22 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 11:22 – National Stadium | | Scotland | 31 | |
| 16 April 2017 – 11:22 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 11:22 – National Stadium | France | 12 | |
| Argentina | 24 | France | 12 | |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | 16 April 2017 – 19:06 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 19:06 – National Stadium |
| France | 26 | | | | 16 April 2017 – 19:06 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 19:06 – National Stadium |
| France | 26 | | | | Scotland | 12 |
| 16 April 2017 – 11:44 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 11:44 – National Stadium | | | | | Scotland | 12 |
| 16 April 2017 – 11:44 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 11:44 – National Stadium | | | | Wales | 24 |
| Wales | 19 | | | | Wales | 24 |
| Wales | 19 | 16 April 2017 – 15:34 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 15:34 – National Stadium | | | |
| Russia | 12 | 16 April 2017 – 15:34 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 15:34 – National Stadium | | | |
| Russia | 12 | Wales | 19 | | | |
| 16 April 2017 – 12:06 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 12:06 – National Stadium | | Wales | 19 | | | |
| 16 April 2017 – 12:06 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 12:06 – National Stadium | Samoa | 14 | |
| Japan | 14 | Samoa | 14 | |
| Samoa | 26 | | | |

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 16 April 2017 – 16:26 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 16:26 – National Stadium |
| Fiji | 14 |
| Fiji | 14 | 16 April 2017 – 19:41 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 19:41 – National Stadium |
| South Africa | 19 | 16 April 2017 – 19:41 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 19:41 – National Stadium |
| South Africa | 19 | South Africa | 12 |
| 16 April 2017 – 16:48 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 16:48 – National Stadium | | South Africa | 12 |
| 16 April 2017 – 16:48 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 16:48 – National Stadium | New Zealand | 17 |
| New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 17 |
| Kenya | 21 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 16 April 2017 – 12:30 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 12:30 – National Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 19 | | | |
| Fiji | 19 | 16 April 2017 – 17:10 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 17:10 – National Stadium | | |
| United States | 24 | 16 April 2017 – 17:10 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 17:10 – National Stadium | |
| United States | 24 | United States | 40 | |
| 16 April 2017 – 12:52 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 12:52 – National Stadium | | United States | 40 | |
| 16 April 2017 – 12:52 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 12:52 – National Stadium | Australia | 7 | |
| Australia | 19 | Australia | 7 | |
| Australia | 19 | | | | 16 April 2017 – 20:30 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 20:30 – National Stadium |
| South Africa | 17 | | | | 16 April 2017 – 20:30 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 20:30 – National Stadium |
| South Africa | 17 | | | | United States | 19 |
| 16 April 2017 – 13:14 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 13:14 – National Stadium | | | | | United States | 19 |
| 16 April 2017 – 13:14 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 13:14 – National Stadium | | | | Canada | 26 |
| New Zealand | 14 | | | | Canada | 26 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 16 April 2017 – 17:32 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 17:32 – National Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 26 | 16 April 2017 – 17:32 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 17:32 – National Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 26 | Canada | 17 | | | |
| 16 April 2017 – 13:36 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 13:36 – National Stadium | | Canada | 17 | | | |
| 16 April 2017 – 13:36 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 13:36 – National Stadium | England | 5 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| England | 13 | England | 5 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| England | 13 | | | | 16 April 2017 – 20:05 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 20:05 – National Stadium |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | 16 April 2017 – 20:05 – National Stadium | 16 April 2017 – 20:05 – National Stadium |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| | | | | | England | 14 |

## Tournament placings

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