# 2017 Wellington Sevens

The 2017 Wellington Sevens was the eighteenth edition of the Wellington Sevens tournament, and the third tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 28–29 January 2017 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.

## Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.

## 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 | 97 | 19 | +78 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 7 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 128 | −109 | 3 |
* 28 January 2017 12:32
| Kenya | 12–17 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 12:55
| England | 40–0 | Papua New Guinea |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 15:56
| Kenya | 47–5 | Papua New Guinea |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 16:19
| England | 26–7 | Argentina |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 19:44
| Argentina | 41–14 | Papua New Guinea |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 20:10
| England | 31–12 | Kenya |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 12 | +80 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 43 | +51 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 122 | −110 | 3 |
* 28 January 2017 11:46
| Fiji | 26–12 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 12:09
| South Africa | 33–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 15:10
| Fiji | 56–0 | Japan |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 15:33
| South Africa | 28–0 | Australia |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 18:52
| Australia | 33–12 | Japan |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 19:18
| South Africa | 31–12 | Fiji |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 6 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 85 | −61 | 3 |
* 28 January 2017 13:18
| United States | 21–21 | France |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 13:41
| New Zealand | 33–7 | Samoa |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 16:42
| United States | 24–12 | Samoa |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 17:05
| New Zealand | 21–14 | France |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 20:36
| France | 28–5 | Samoa |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 21:02
| New Zealand | 24–12 | United States |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 24 | +61 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 74 | −69 | 3 |
* 28 January 2017 11:00
| Wales | 33–0 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 11:23
| Scotland | 19–28 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 14:24
| Wales | 5–28 | Canada |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 14:47
| Scotland | 12–5 | Russia |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 18:00
| Russia | 0–29 | Canada |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 28 January 2017 18:26
| Scotland | 31–7 | Wales |
* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

## Knockout stage
### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 29 January 2017 – 14:16 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 14:16 – Westpac Stadium |
| Russia | 15 |
| Russia | 15 | 29 January 2017 – 18:30 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 18:30 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 5 | 29 January 2017 – 18:30 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 18:30 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 5 | Russia | 12 |
| 29 January 2017 – 14:38 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 14:38 – Westpac Stadium | | Russia | 12 |
| 29 January 2017 – 14:38 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 14:38 – Westpac Stadium | Samoa | 19 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | Samoa | 19 |
| Samoa | 35 | | |

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 29 January 2017 – 11:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 11:00 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Kenya | 24 | | | |
| Kenya | 24 | 29 January 2017 – 15:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 15:00 – Westpac Stadium | | |
| Russia | 5 | 29 January 2017 – 15:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 15:00 – Westpac Stadium | |
| Russia | 5 | Kenya | 19 | |
| 29 January 2017 – 11:22 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 11:22 – Westpac Stadium | | Kenya | 19 | |
| 29 January 2017 – 11:22 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 11:22 – Westpac Stadium | United States | 12 | |
| United States | 19 | United States | 12 | |
| United States | 19 | | | | 29 January 2017 – 19:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 19:00 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 14 | | | | 29 January 2017 – 19:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 19:00 – Westpac Stadium |
| Japan | 14 | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| 29 January 2017 – 11:44 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 11:44 – Westpac Stadium | | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| 29 January 2017 – 11:44 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 11:44 – Westpac Stadium | | | | Australia | 17 |
| Wales | 29 | | | | Australia | 17 |
| Wales | 29 | 29 January 2017 – 15:22 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 15:22 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 29 January 2017 – 15:22 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 15:22 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | Wales | 10 | | | |
| 29 January 2017 – 12:06 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 12:06 – Westpac Stadium | | Wales | 10 | | | |
| 29 January 2017 – 12:06 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 12:06 – Westpac Stadium | Australia | 24 | |
| Australia | 17 | Australia | 24 | |
| Samoa | 14 | | | |

### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 29 January 2017 – 16:32 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 16:32 – Westpac Stadium |
| England | 0 |
| England | 0 | 29 January 2017 – 19:30 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 19:30 – Westpac Stadium |
| New Zealand | 24 | 29 January 2017 – 19:30 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 19:30 – Westpac Stadium |
| New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 12 |
| 29 January 2017 – 16:54 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 16:54 – Westpac Stadium | | New Zealand | 12 |
| 29 January 2017 – 16:54 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 16:54 – Westpac Stadium | Argentina | 17 |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 17 |
| France | 14 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 29 January 2017 – 12:38 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 12:38 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| England | 12 | | | |
| England | 12 | 29 January 2017 – 17:16 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 17:16 – Westpac Stadium | | |
| Scotland | 14 | 29 January 2017 – 17:16 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 17:16 – Westpac Stadium | |
| Scotland | 14 | Scotland | 12 | |
| 29 January 2017 – 13:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 13:00 – Westpac Stadium | | Scotland | 12 | |
| 29 January 2017 – 13:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 13:00 – Westpac Stadium | Fiji | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 10 | Fiji | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 10 | | | | 29 January 2017 – 20:30 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 20:30 – Westpac Stadium |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | 29 January 2017 – 20:30 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 20:30 – Westpac Stadium |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 29 January 2017 – 13:22 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 13:22 – Westpac Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 29 January 2017 – 13:22 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 13:22 – Westpac Stadium | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| Canada | 17 | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| Canada | 17 | 29 January 2017 – 17:38 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 17:38 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Argentina | 12 | 29 January 2017 – 17:38 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 17:38 – Westpac Stadium | | | |
| Argentina | 12 | Canada | 5 | | | |
| 29 January 2017 – 13:44 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 13:44 – Westpac Stadium | | Canada | 5 | | | |
| 29 January 2017 – 13:44 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 13:44 – Westpac Stadium | South Africa | 21 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| South Africa | 45 | South Africa | 21 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| South Africa | 45 | | | | 29 January 2017 – 20:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 20:00 – Westpac Stadium |
| France | 0 | | | | 29 January 2017 – 20:00 – Westpac Stadium | 29 January 2017 – 20:00 – Westpac Stadium |
| France | 0 | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| | | | | | Canada | 22 |

## Tournament placings

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