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.

Qualifier 1: Lisbon

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||153||0||+153||6 |- |align=left| |2||1||0||1||19||90||−71||4 |- |align=left| |2||0||0||2||10||92||−82||2

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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

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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

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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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

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Day 2 Legend Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup SevensPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

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Qualifier 2: Dubai

Day 1Pool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

Matches

Day 2 Legend Qualified to 1997 Rugby World Cup SevensPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

MatchesPool 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|}

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Qualifier 3: Punta del Este

Day 1Pool 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"|+/−