1997 Coca Cola World Sevens:
Group 2:
Newcastle 20 (Robbie O'Davis 2, Matthew Gidley, Brett Grogan tries; Andrew Johns 2 goals) defeated
South Sydney 18 (Craig Simon, Danny McLeod, Danny O'Keefe tries; Shane Wilson 2, Dean Amos goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Saturday, February 8.
St George 26 (Ben Kusto, Adrian Brunker, Lance Thompson, Jeff Hardy, Jim Lenihan tries; Ben Kusto 3 goals) defeated
Newcastle 22 (Andrew Johns, Wayne Richards, Brett Grogan, Darren Albert tries; Andrew Johns 3 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Saturday, February 8.
Halftime: St George 16-10.
Other Group 4 matches: South Sydney 28 defeated St George 16. Newcastle finished second in group and progressed to Trophy Quarter Final.
Trophy Quarter Final:
Newcastle 34 (Wayne Richards, Darren Albert, Owen Craigie, Andrew Johns, Brett Grogan, Robbie O'Davis tries; Matthew Johns 3, Owen Craigie, Andrew Johns goals) defeated
NRL Fiji 16 (A. Waqasaga, M. Navugona, E. Masivoioi tries; S. Taga, A. Koroi goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Sunday, February 9.
Referee: Tony Maksoud.
Trophy Semi Final:
Newcastle 34 (Darren Albert 2, Matthew Johns, Matthew Gidley, Owen Craigie, Bill Peden tries; Matthew Johns 2, Andrew Johns, Matthew Gidley, Bill Peden goals) defeated
Sydney City 22 (Richie Allan, Matthew Sing, Nathan Wood, J. Troy tries; Richie Allan 2, Nathan Wood goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Sunday, February 9.
Referee: David Manson. Half time: 16-16.
Trophy Final:
Balmain 22 (Darren Senter 2, Glenn Morrison, James Langaloa tries; Michael Gillett 2, Shane Walker goals) defeated
Newcastle 16 (Andrew Johns, Brett Grogan, Owen Craigie, Matthew Gidley tries) at Sydney Football Stadium, Sunday, February 9.
Referee: Kelvin Jeffes.
Crowds:
Saturday February 8: 14,445.
Sunday February 9: 15,116.
Total: 29,561.
| Tournament Summary: |
|---|
| Group 1: |
| NRL Fiji 22 defeated American Samoa 18. |
| Tonga 16 defeated NRL Fiji 14. |
| Tonga 16 defeated American Samoa 12. |
| Group 2: |
| Newcastle 20 defeated South Sydney 18. |
| South Sydney 28 defeated St George 16. |
| St George 26 defeated Newcastle 22. |
| Group 3: |
| Aboriginal Dream Team 26 defeated Papua New Guinea 10. |
| New Zealand 32 defeated Papua New Guinea 18. |
| Aboriginal Dream Team 16 defeated New Zealand 14. |
| Group 4: |
| North Sydney 16 defeated Sydney City 6. |
| Sydney City 22 defeated Gold Coast 18. |
| North Sydney 22 defeated Gold Coast 20. |
| Group 5: |
| Italy 34 defeated Japan 4. |
| Italy 20 defeated USA 0. |
| USA 18 defeated Japan 14. |
| Group 6: |
| Illawarra 14 defeated Manly Warringah 10. |
| Western Suburbs 26 defeated Illawarra 12. |
| Western Suburbs 18 defeated Manly Warringah 12. |
| Group 7: |
| Lebanon 24 defeated Melbourne 4. |
| Lebanon 16 defeated NSW Country 14. |
| NSW Country 16 defeated Melbourne 12. |
| Group 8: |
| Balmain 20 defeated South Queensland 16. |
| Parramatta 18 defeated Balmain 4. |
| Parramatta 16 defeated South Queensland 10. |
| Quarter Finals: |
| Plate: |
| St George 44 defeated American Samoa 14. |
| Gold Coast 32 defeated Papua New Guinea 4. |
| Manly Warringah 42 defeated Japan 4. |
| South Queensland 36 defeated Melbourne 10. |
| Trophy: |
| Newcastle 34 defeated NRL Fiji 16. |
| Sydney City 22 defeated New Zealand 10. |
| Illawarra 18 defeated USA 6. |
| Balmain 26 defeated NSw Country 12. |
| Cup: |
| South Sydney 20 defeated Tonga 10. |
| North Sydney 12 defeated Aboriginal Dream Team 8. |
| Western Suburbs 38 defeated Italy 12. |
| Parramatta 22 defeated Lebanon 10. |
| Semi Finals: |
| Plate: |
| St George 18 defeated Gold Coast 16. |
| South Queensland 16 defeated Manly Warringah 14. |
| Trophy: |
| Newcastle 34 defeated Sydney City 22. |
| Balmain 18 defeated Illawarra 10. |
| Cup: |
| North Sydney 24 defeated South Sydney 18. |
| Parramatta 24 defeated Western Suburbs 12. |
| Plate Final: |
| St George 18 defeated South Queensland 8. |
| Trophy Final: |
| Balmain 22 defeated Newcastle 16. |
| Cup Final: |
| Parramatta 32 defeated North Sydney 22. |