1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
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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.[1] Through qualifying through their tournaments, Cook Islands, Morocco, Portugal and Zimbabwe all made their first World Cup appearance.[2]
Day 1
Pool A
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
New Zealand2 2 0 0 165 0 +165 6 
Moldova2 1 0 1 31 111 −80 4 
Lithuania2 0 0 2 19 104 −85 2
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Pool C
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
South Korea2 2 0 0 105 12 +93 6 
Croatia2 1 0 1 22 91 −69 '4 
Sweden2 0 0 2 19 43 −24 2
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Canada2 2 0 0 78 0 +78 6 
Ukraine2 1 0 1 36 35 +1 4 
Switzerland2 0 0 2 0 79 −79 2
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Pool F
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Pool G
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Pool H
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Portugal2 2 0 0 94 12 +82 6 
Latvia2 1 0 1 41 59 −18 4 
Luxembourg2 0 0 2 24 88 −64 2
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Day 2
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Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand2 2 0 0 155 10 +145 6 Luxembourg2 1 0 1 36 66 −30 4 
Hungary2 0 0 2 0 115 −115 2
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Korea2 2 0 0 87 19 +68 6 Latvia2 1 0 1 31 45 −14 4 
Norway2 0 0 2 24 78 −54 2
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Pool F
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Pool G
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Spain2 2 0 0 70 14 +56 6 
Poland2 1 0 1 49 28 +21 4 Switzerland2 0 0 2 7 84 −77 2
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Pool H
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