- Pool A {{ru7|ENG}} {{ru7|CAN}} {{ru7|ZIM}}
- Pool B {{ru7|ROM}} {{ru7|AUS}} {{ru7|SCO}}
- Pool C {{ru7|NZL}} {{ru7|JPN}} {{ru7|TON}}
- Pool D {{ru7|FIJ}} {{ru7|POR}} {{ru7|HKG|1959}}
- Pool E {{ru7|FRA}} {{ru7|USA}} {{ru7|KOR}}
- Pool F {{ru7|ESP}} {{ru7|COK}} {{ru7|MAR}}
- Pool G {{ru7|IRE}} {{ru7|ARG}} {{ru7|RSA}}
- Pool H {{ru7|NAM}} {{ru7|SAM}} {{ru7|WAL}}
- References
{{refimprove|date=January 2018}}Here is an overview of the teams which took part at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Hong Kong.[1] Pool A{{ru7|ENG}}- Adedayo Adebayo
- Neil Back
- Nick Beal
- Mike Catt
- Austin Healey
- Richard Hill
- Tim Rodber
- Dave Scully
- Chris Sheasby
- Jonathan Sleightholme
{{ru7|CAN}}- Rob Card
- Gregor Dixon
- Barry Ebl
- John Graf
- Jason Hartley
- Dave Lougheed
- Mike Schmid
- Winston Stanley
- Scott Stewart
- Ron Toews
{{ru7|ZIM}}- Ryan Bekker
- Craig Brown
- Innocent Chidziva
- Patrick Ewing
- Campbell Graham
- Isaac Mbereko
- Charlton McNab
- Victor Olonga
- William Schultz
- Kennedy Tsimba
Pool B{{ru7|ROM}}- Gabriel Brezoianu
- Vasile Brici
- Lucian Colceriu
- Constantin Dragnea
- Cătălin Drăguceanu
- Save Lutumailagi
- Alin Petrache
- Margant Rădoi
- Lucian Sîrbu
- Gheorghe Solomie
- Sorin Trancă
{{ru7|AUS}}- Michael Brial (NSW Waratahs)
- David Campese (NSW Waratahs)
- Ryan Constable (QLD Reds)
- David Kelaher
- Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
- John Moss
- Matthew Mostyn
- Damian Smith (QLD Reds)
- Semi Taupeaafe
- Roy Wayne Williams
{{ru7|SCO}}- Nick Broughton
- Graeme Burns
- James Craig
- Cameron Glasgow
- Duncan Hodge
- Derrick Lee
- Cameron Mather
- Scott Nichol
- Sikeli Votonisoga
- Murray Wallace
Pool C{{ru7|NZL}}Coach:{{flagicon|NZL}} Gordon Tietjens - Alama Ieremia
- Glen Osborne
- Caleb Ralph
- Roger Randle
- Eric Rush
- Owen Scrimgeour
- Joe Tauiwi
- Rua Tipoki
- Nick Penny
- Peter Woods
{{ru7|JPN}}Head Coach: {{flagicon|FIJ}} Paulo Nawalu - Hiroyuki Kajihara
- Shinji Ono
- Bruce Ferguson
- Takeomi Ito
- Hiroyuki Tanuma
- Kiyoshi Imazumi
- Kensuke Iwabuchi
- Daisuke Ohata
- Stephen Miln
- Hiroki Ozeki
{{ru7|TON}}- Maama Molitika
- Siua Taumalolo
- Ofa Topeni
- Tevita Tu'ifua
- Viliami Uhi
- Tevita Va`enuku
- Lui Veseseyaki
- William Faka'osi
- Sione Moa Latu
- Saia Moeakiolo
- Isi Fatani
Pool D{{ru7|FIJ}}- Manasa Bari
- Leveni Duvuduvukula
- Luke Erenavula
- Lemeki Koroi
- Inoke Maraiwai
- Tamiela Naikelekele
- Waisale Serevi
- Aminiasi Naituyaga
- Jope Tuikabe
- Marika Vunibaka
{{ru7|POR}}- Miguel Barbosa
- Jon Dingley
- Vasco Durão
- José Maria Vilar Gomes
- Rohan Hoffmann
- João Diogo Marques
- Nuno Mourão
- Pedro Murinello
- Pedro Netto Fernandes
- Luís Pissarra
- Miguel Sá
{{ru7|HKG|1959}}- Hamish Bowden
- Robin Bredbury
- Fuk Ping Chan
- Riaz Fredericks
- Vaughan Going
- Steve Kidd
- Stuart Krohn
- Rodney McIntosh
- Luke Nabaro
- Rob Santos
- Issy Tuivai
Pool E{{ru7|FRA}}- Philippe Bernat-Salles
- Olivier Campan
- Franck Corrihons
- Marc Lièvremont
- Thomas Lièvremont
- Olivier Magne
- Ugo Mola
- Meli Nakauta
- Mickael Noel
- Frederic Seguier
- Willy Taofifénua
{{ru7|USA}}Head Coach: Mark Williams - Vaea Anitoni
- Andre Bachelet
- Jim Burgett
- Jon Campbell
- Malakai Delai
- Brian Gallagher
- Brian Hightower
- Dan Lyle
- Chris Morrow
- Richard Tardits (c)
{{ru7|KOR}}- Chae Deuk-Joon
- Cho Jin-Sik
- Choi Chang-Yul
- Kim Jae-Hyun
- Kim Sung-Nam
- Lee Keun-Wook
- Park Jin-Bae
- Sung Hae-Kyung
- Yong Hwan-Myung
- Yoo Min-Suk
Pool F{{ru7|ESP}}- Álvar Enciso
- Pablo Calderón
- Jon Azkargorta
- Francisco Puertas Soto
- Oriol Ripol
- Alberto Socías
- Carlos Souto
- Felipe Tayeb
- Jorge Torres
- Ferrán Velazco
{{ru7|COK}}- Bryan Adams
- Amosa Amosa
- Grand Hagai
- Save Lutumailagi
- Terunori Nekeare
- Ryan Nicholas
- Junior Charlie Noo
- Terry Piri
- Anthony Ruakere
- Peter Tari
- Aquila Tunisau
- Alan Tyrell
{{ru7|MAR}}- Mohamed Ahlalou
- Yassine Alami
- My Omar Nasrallah Alaoui
- Hamid Amina
- Aziz Andoh
- Faycal Boukanoucha
- Kazu Bouzedi
- Mohamed Dermouni
- Redouane Habbal
- Abdelaziz Mesror
- Carl Murray
Pool G{{ru7|IRE}}- Jonathan Bell
- Ben Cronin
- Kieron Dawson
- Denis Hickie
- David Humphreys
- Niall Malone
- Denis McBride
- Eric Miller
- Richard Wallace
- Niall Woods
- Chris Wyatt
{{ru7|ARG}}- Lisandro Arbizu
- Pablo Bouza
- Gonzalo Camardón
- Gonzalo García
- Marcos Garicoche
- Leandro Lobrauco
- Santiago Phelan
- Eduardo Simone
- Facundo Soler
- Cristian Viel
{{ru7|RSA}}- Graeme Bouwer
- Stephen Brink
- Jacques Olivier
- Breyton Paulse
- Pieter Rossouw
- Bobby Skinstad
- André Snyman
- Jeffrey Stevens
- Joost van der Westhuizen (c)&91;2&93;
- Andre Venter
Pool H{{ru7|NAM}}- Johan Britz
- Dirk Farmer
- André Greeff
- Kobus Horn
- Quinn Hough
- Gerhard Mans
- Jaco Olivier
- Ronaldo Pedro
- Schalk van der Merwe
- Johan Zaayman
{{ru7|SAM}}- Kalolo Toleafoa
- Isaac Fe'aunati
- Rudolf Moors
- Brian Lima
- Tainafi Patu
- Afato So'oalo
- Terry Fanolua
- Sila Vaifale
- Laiafi Papali'i
- Semo Sititi
{{ru7|WAL}}- Allan Bateman
- Darren Edwards
- Jason Forster
- Dafydd James
- Kevin Morgan
- Wayne Proctor
- Jamie Ringer
- Gareth Thomas
- Christopher Wyatt
- Gareth Wyatt
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1399/teams|title=1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens teams|publisher=World Rugby|accessdate=12 March 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.blitzbokke.com/2017/02/joost-blitzbokke-skipper-to-rwc-sevens-1997/|title=Joost: BlitzBokke skipper to RWC Sevens 1997|website=blitzbokke.com|date=6 February 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}
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