The 2017 London Sevens was the tenth and final event of the
2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the
London Sevens
The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001. For many years the London Sevens was the la ...
. The tournament was held over the weekend of 20–21 May 2017 at
Twickenham
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in
London
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.
This was the first tournament in the history of the series with all semifinalists from the Northern Hemisphere, as Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States took out the top four placings. Scotland won the tournament, beating England 12–7 in the final. The USA's
Perry Baker was the leading try scorer, notching eight tries over the weekend.
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 sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
Pool stages
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
13th Place
Challenge Trophy
5th place
Cup
Tournament placings
Source
World Rugby
(archived)
External links
Official Site
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London Sevens
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
London Sevens
The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001. For many years the London Sevens was the la ...
London Sevens
The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001. For many years the London Sevens was the la ...
London Sevens
The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001. For many years the London Sevens was the la ...