1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens

1997年橄欖球七人欖球賽
Tournament details
Host nation	British Hong Kong
Dates	21 March – 23 March
No. of nations	24
Final positions
Champions	Fiji
Runner-up	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Waisale Serevi  Fiji (117 pts) Marika Vunibaka  Fiji (12 tries)
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The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and the first to be held in Hong Kong. It was the last major sporting event to be held in the then British dependency before the transfer of sovereignty to China which took place just three months later. Fiji defeated South Africa 24–21 to take the title for the first time.^[1] The final is considered to be one of the best sevens matches of all time.^{[citation needed]}