2017 Sydney Sevens

{{Infobox Rugby Sevens | series = '''Sevens World Series XVIII''' | countries = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia | date = 4–5 February 2017 | trophy1 = Cup | champions1 = {{Ru7|RSA}} | runnersup1 = {{Ru7|ENG}} | third = {{Ru7|NZL}} | trophy2 = Challenge | champions2 = {{Ru7|RUS}} | matches = 45 top point scorer = | top try scorer = | prevseason = 2016 | nextseason = 2018 }}

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,<ref>[http://www.worldrugby.org/news/203680 Olympic champions take Oceania Rugby honours]. World Rugby. 12 November 2017.</ref> for this tournament.

{{columns-list|colwidth=14em| *{{ru7|ARG}} *{{ru7|AUS}} *{{ru7|CAN}} *{{ru7|ENG}} *{{ru7|FIJ}} *{{ru7|FRA}} *{{ru7|JPN}} *{{ru7|KEN}} *{{ru7|NZL}} *{{ru7|SAM}} *{{ru7|SCO}} *{{ru7|RSA}} *{{ru7|RUS}} *{{ru7|USA}} *{{ru7|WAL}} *{{ru7|PNG}} }}

==Pool stage== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |- | style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |}

===Pool A=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}} |3||3||0||0||66||27||+39||'''9''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}} |3||2||0||1||61||28||+33||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}} |3||1||0||2||36||45||−9||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|JPN}} |3||0||0||3||12||75||−63||'''3''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 09:58 |home = {{ru7-rt|ENG}} |score = 19–12 |away = {{ru7|KEN}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 10:20 |home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 32–0 |away = {{ru7|JPN}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 13:53 |home = {{ru7-rt|ENG}} |score = 26–0 |away = {{ru7|JPN}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 14:15 |home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 14–7 |away = {{ru7|KEN}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 18:51 |home = {{ru7-rt|KEN}} |score = 17–12 |away = {{ru7|JPN}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 19:13 |home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 15–21 |away = {{ru7|ENG}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }}

===Pool B=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}} |3||2||1||0||49||34||+15||'''8''' |- |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}} |3||2||0||1||86||35||+51||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}} |3||1||0||2||36||59||−23||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}} |3||0||1||2||21||64||−43||'''4''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 09:14 |home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}} |score = 12–14 |away = {{ru7|WAL}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 09:36 |home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 40–0 |away = {{ru7|SAM}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 12:20 |home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}} |score = 17–14 |away = {{ru7|SAM}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 12:42 |home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 15–28 |away = {{ru7|WAL}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 18:07 |home = {{ru7-rt|WAL}} |score = 7–7 |away = {{ru7|SAM}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 18:29 |home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 31–7 |away = {{ru7|FRA}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }}

===Pool C=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}} |3||3||0||0||71||28||+43||'''9''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}} |3||2||0||1||83||47||+36||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}} |3||1||0||2||47||69||−22||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|PNG}} |3||0||0||3||26||83||−57||'''3''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 10:42 |home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 26–14 |away = {{ru7|AUS}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 11:04 |home = {{ru7-rt|SCO}} |score = 26–12 |away = {{ru7|PNG}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 14:37 |home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 31–7 |away = {{ru7|PNG}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 14:59 |home = {{ru7-rt|SCO}} |score = 14–43 |away = {{ru7|AUS}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 19:35 |home = {{ru7-rt|AUS}} |score = 26–7 |away = {{ru7|PNG}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 19:57 |home = {{ru7-rt|SCO}} |score = 7–14 |away = {{ru7|NZL}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }}

===Pool D=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|USA}} |3||2||0||1||67||55||+12||'''7''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}} |3||1||1||1||57||53||+4||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}} |3||1||1||1||48||55||−7||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|RUS}} |3||1||0||2||38||47||−9||'''5''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 08:30 |home = {{ru7-rt|ARG}} |score = 19–22 |away = {{ru7|USA}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 08:52 |home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 12–7 |away = {{ru7|RUS}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 11:36 |home = {{ru7-rt|ARG}} |score = 21–14 |away = {{ru7|RUS}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 11:58 |home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 19–31 |away = {{ru7|USA}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 17:23 |home = {{ru7-rt|USA}} |score = 14–17 |away = {{ru7|RUS}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 4 February 2017 |time = 17:45 |home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 17–17 |away = {{ru7|ARG}} |report = |stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney }}

==Knockout stage==

===13th place=== {{Round4 |team-width=190 |RD2=13th Place Final   |5 February 2017 – 13:41 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|SCO}}|14 |5 February 2017 – 14:03 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''|'''33'''|{{Ru7|PNG}}|20  |5 February 2017 – 16:57 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|KEN}}|5|'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''|'''10''' }}

===Challenge Trophy=== {{Round8 |team-width=190 |RD3=Thirteenth Place Final   |5 February 2017 – 10:30 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|KEN}}|0|'''{{Ru7|RUS}}'''|'''22''' |5 February 2017 – 10:52 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|SCO}}|14|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''21''' |5 February 2017 – 11:14 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|CAN}}|7|'''{{Ru7|JPN}}'''|'''19''' |5 February 2017 – 11:36 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''|'''17'''|{{Ru7|PNG}}|0  |5 February 2017 – 14:25 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|RUS}}'''|'''17'''|{{Ru7|SAM}}|12 |5 February 2017 – 14:47 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|JPN}}|12|'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''|'''19'''  |5 February 2017 – 17:24 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|RUS}}'''|'''26'''|{{Ru7|FRA}}|0 }}

===5th place=== {{Round4 |team-width=190 |RD2=5th Place Final   |5 February 2017 – 15:09 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|ARG}}|21|'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''38''' |5 February 2017 – 15:31 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|WAL}}|10  |5 February 2017 – 17:57 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''35'''|{{Ru7|USA}}|12 }}

===Cup=== {{Round8|3rdplace=yes |team-width=190 |RD3=Cup Final |Consol=Bronze Medal Match   |5 February 2017 – 11:58 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|ARG}}|7 |5 February 2017 – 12:20 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|21 |5 February 2017 – 12:42 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|USA}}|10|'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''|'''21''' |5 February 2017 – 13:04 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|WAL}}|0|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''|'''26'''  |5 February 2017 – 15:53 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''|'''12'''|{{Ru7|NZL}}|5 |5 February 2017 – 16:15 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''|'''26'''|{{Ru7|AUS}}|12  |5 February 2017 – 18:51 – Sydney Football Stadium |{{Ru7|ENG}}|14|'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''|'''29'''  |5 February 2017 – 18:24 – Sydney Football Stadium |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''29'''|{{Ru7|AUS}}|14 }}

==Tournament placings== {{col-float|firstcol=20em}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;" ! Place ! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team ! Points |- | {{gold1}} |align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}} || 22 |- | {{silver2}} |align=left| {{Ru7|ENG}} || 19 |- | {{bronze3}} |align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}} || 17 |- | 4 |align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}} || 15 |- | 5 |align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}} || 13 |- | 6 |align=left| {{Ru7|USA}} || 12 |- | rowspan=2| 7 |align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}} || 10 |- |align=left| {{Ru7|WAL}} || 10 |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;" ! Place ! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team ! Points |- | 9 |align=left| {{Ru7|RUS}} || 8 |- |10 |align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}} || 7 |- | rowspan=2| 11 |align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}} || 5 |- |align=left| {{Ru7|JPN}} || 5 |- |13 |align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}} || 3 |- |14 |align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}} || 2 |- | rowspan=2| 15 |align=left| {{Ru7|PNG}} || 1 |- |align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}} || 1 |} {{col-float-end}} Source: [https://archive.today/20170417014602/http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings World Rugby] (archived)

==See also== * 2017 Sydney Women's Sevens

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-other|World Sevens Series XVIII}} {{succession box|title= 2017 Sydney Sevens|before=2017 Wellington Sevens|after=2017 USA Sevens}} {{s-other|Australian Sevens}} {{succession box|title= 2017 Sydney Sevens|before=2016 Sydney Sevens|after=2018 Sydney Sevens}} {{s-end}}

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