1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

Of the twenty-four teams in the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens, three were automatically qualified: 1993 champions England, runners-up Australia and hosts Hong Kong. The other twenty-one slots were contested by sixty-four national teams in three tournaments: Lisbon, Dubai and Punta del Este, with the quarterfinalists of the first two tournaments, then the semifinalists and Plate winner of the third advancing. Through qualifying through their tournaments, Cook Islands, Morocco, Portugal and Zimbabwe all made their first World Cup appearance.

Day 1
Pool A
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!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||153||0||+153||6
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 * 2||1||0||1||19||90||−71||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||10||92||−82||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||10||92||−82||2
 * }

Pool B
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||165||0||+165||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||31||111||−80||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||104||−85||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||104||−85||2
 * }

Pool C
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||83||3||+80||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||69||24||+45||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||125||−125||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||125||−125||2
 * }

Pool D
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||105||12||+93||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||22||91||−69||'4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||43||−24||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||43||−24||2
 * }

Pool E
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||78||0||+78||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||36||35||+1||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||79||−79||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||79||−79||2
 * }

Pool F
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||118||19||+99||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||47||66||−19||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||14||94||−80||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||14||94||−80||2
 * }

Pool G
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||131||0||+131||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||52||62||−10||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||5||126||−121||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||5||126||−121||2
 * }

Pool H
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||94||12||+82||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||41||59||−18||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||24||88||−64||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||24||88||−64||2
 * }

Day 2
Pool A
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||155||10||+145||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||36||66||−30||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||115||−115||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||0||115||−115||2
 * }

Pool B
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||80||10||+70||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||38||43||−5||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||10||75||−65||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||10||75||−65||2
 * }

Pool C
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||136||7||+129||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||12||84||−72||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||14||71||−57||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||14||71||−57||2
 * }

Pool D
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||68||14||+54||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||50||26||+24||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||12||90||−78||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||12||90||−78||2
 * }

Pool E
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||87||19||+68||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||31||45||−14||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||24||78||−54||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||24||78||−54||2
 * }

Pool F
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||119||17||+102||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||38||61||−23||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||15||94||−79||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||15||94||−79||2
 * }

Pool G
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||70||14||+56||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||49||28||+21||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||7||84||−77||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||7||84||−77||2
 * }

Pool H
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||141||0||+141||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||61||61||+0||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||141||−141||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||0||141||−141||2
 * }

Day 1
Pool A
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||96||12||+84||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||50||29||+21||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||3||108||−105||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||3||108||−105||2
 * }

Pool B
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||127||5||+122||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||24||97||−73||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||78||−59||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||78||−59||2
 * }

Pool C
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||78||7||+71||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||26||47||−21||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||12||62||−50||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||12||62||−50||2
 * }

Pool D
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||108||14||+94||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||68||31||+37||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||131||−131||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||131||−131||2
 * }

Pool E
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||146||5||+141||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||19||64||−45||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||5||101||−96||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||5||101||−96||2
 * }

Pool F
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||93||5||+88||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||36||43||−7||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||10||91||−81||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||10||91||−81||2
 * }

Pool G
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||45||5||+40||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||46||7||+39||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||79||−79||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||0||79||−79||2
 * }

Pool H
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * align=left| Arabian Gulf
 * 2||2||0||0||45||29||+16||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||51||31||+20||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||22||58||−36||2
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||22||58||−36||2
 * }

Day 2
Pool A
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||85||21||+64||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||31||38||−7||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||5||62||−57||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||5||62||−57||2
 * }

Pool B
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||126||7||+119||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||40||66||−26||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||7||100||−93||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||7||100||−93||2
 * }

Pool C
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||111||21||+90||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||31||71||−40||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||12||62||−50||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||12||62||−50||2
 * }

Pool D
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||69||0||+69||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||19||37||−18||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||13||64||−51||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||13||64||−51||2
 * }

Pool E
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||157||5||+152||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||55||68||−13||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||12||151||−139||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||12||151||−139||2
 * }

Pool F
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||93||17||+76||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||60||41||+19||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||19||114||−95||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||19||114||−95||2
 * }

Pool G
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||41||6||+35||6
 * align=left|
 * 2||1||0||1||45||28||+17||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||13||65||−52||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||13||65||−52||2
 * }

Pool H
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="120"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 2||2||0||0||92||19||+73||6
 * align=left| Arabian Gulf
 * 2||1||0||1||53||42||+11||4
 * align=left|
 * 2||0||0||2||14||98||−84||2
 * }
 * 2||0||0||2||14||98||−84||2
 * }

Day 1
Pool A
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||87||33||+54||7
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||68||26||+42||7
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||50||19||+31||7
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||0||3||0||127||−127||3
 * }
 * }

Pool B
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||3||0||0||174||15||+159||9
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||34||81||−47||7
 * align=left|
 * 3||1||0||2||27||108||−81||5
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||0||3||33||74||−41||3
 * }
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||0||3||33||74||−41||3
 * }

Pool C
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||3||0||0||125||5||+120||9
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||92||67||+25||7
 * align=left|
 * 3||1||0||2||57||59||−2||5
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||0||3||19||162||−143||3
 * }
 * 3||0||0||3||19||162||−143||3
 * }

Pool D
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||3||0||0||109||12||+97||9
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||58||43||+15||7
 * align=left|
 * 3||1||0||2||60||62||−2||5
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||0||3||22||132||−110||3
 * }
 * 3||0||0||3||22||132||−110||3
 * }

Day 2
Pool A
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 3||3||0||0||142||14||+128||9
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 3||2||0||1||71||53||+18||7
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||1||0||2||27||99||−72||5
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||0||3||22||96||−74||3
 * }

Pool B
 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 3||3||0||0||83||0||+83||9
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * align=left|
 * 3||1||1||1||36||66||−30||6
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||1||0||2||43||57||−14||5
 * -bgcolor=ccccff
 * align=left|
 * 3||0||1||2||33||72||−39||4
 * }

Plate

Cup