1999–2000 World Sevens Series

1999–2000 World Sevens Series
	Series I
Host nations	Dubai; South Africa; Uruguay; Argentina; New Zealand; Fiji; Australia; Hong Kong; Japan; France
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	Fiji
Third	Australia
	2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 IRB Sevens World Series was the first of an annual series of IRB Sevens World Series tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board. The 1999–2000 Series consisted of ten tournaments spread over several continents. New Zealand and Fiji each won five, with New Zealand the overall Series winner. The leading try-scorer on the inaugural series was Fiji's Vilimoni Delasau, who notched 83 tries over the series.^[1]

Itinerary

1999-2000 Itinerary
Leg	Venue	Dates	Winner
Dubai	Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground	2–3 December 1999	New Zealand
South Africa	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch	10–11 December 1999	Fiji
Punta del Este	Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este	7–8 January 2000	New Zealand
Mar del Plata	Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata	12–13 January 2000	Fiji
Wellington	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	4–5 February 2000	Fiji
Fiji	National Stadium, Suva	11–12 February 2000	New Zealand
Brisbane	Lang Park, Brisbane	18–19 February 2000	Fiji
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	24–26 March 2000	New Zealand
Japan	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo	1–2 April 2000	Fiji
Paris	Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris	24–26 March 2000	New Zealand

Final standings

Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Stellenbosch	Punta del Este	Mar del Plata	Wellington	Suva	Brisbane	Hong Kong	Tokyo	Paris	Points total
1	New Zealand	20	16	20	16	16	20	12	30	16	20	186
2	Fiji	16	20	16	20	20	16	20	24	20	8	180
3	Australia	8	8	8	12	12	12	16	18	12	12	118
4	Samoa	12	6	12	12	12	12	4	8	2	2	82
5	South Africa	12	12	12	4	6	6	0 ^a	8	4	16	80
6	Canada	4	4	6	6	8	4	4	8	12	4	60
7	Argentina	—	0	4	8	4	8	8	8	—	12	52
8	France	6	0	2	4	2	0	6	4	4	6	34
9	England	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	4	22
10	Georgia	0	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	12
11	Tonga	4	2	—	—	4	0	2	—	—	—	12
12	Japan	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
13	Papua New Guinea	—	—	—	—	0	2	0	—	6	—	8
14	Uruguay	—	0	4	0	0	4	0	—	—	—	8
15	Morocco	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4
16	Scotland	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	2
16	Spain	—	—	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
18	United States	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Hong Kong	0	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	0	—	0
20	Cook Islands	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	0
20	Croatia	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0	—	—	0
22	Brazil	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	Chile	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	China	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	0
	Chinese Taipei	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0
	Germany	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	Ireland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0
	Kenya	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	Malaysia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0
	Paraguay	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	Peru	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	Singapore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0
	South Korea	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0
	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0
	Zimbabwe	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
36	Arabian Gulf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	0
	French Barbarians	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
	Italy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	0
	Namibia	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
	Thailand	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	0
	Vanuatu	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	0

Source: Rugby7.com

^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.^[2]

Tournaments

Dubai

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	New Zealand	38–14	Fiji	South Africa Samoa
Plate	Australia	33–20	France	Tonga Canada
Bowl	Scotland	31–24	Zimbabwe	Kenya United States

South Africa

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	Fiji	12–10	New Zealand	Georgia South Africa
Plate	Australia	22–19	Samoa	Canada Morocco
Bowl	Tonga	31–26	Argentina	Uruguay Namibia

Punta del Este

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	New Zealand	42–19	Fiji	South Africa Samoa
Plate	Australia	27–12	Canada	Uruguay Argentina
Bowl	France	31–12	Germany	Chile Spain

Mar del Plata

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	Fiji	26–14	New Zealand	Samoa Australia
Plate	Argentina	41–7	Canada	France South Africa
Bowl	Spain	40–7	Chile	United States Germany

Wellington

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	Fiji	24–14	New Zealand	Samoa Australia
Plate	Canada	24–21	South Africa	Argentina Tonga
Bowl	France	47–12	Croatia	Japan Papua New Guinea

Fiji

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	New Zealand	31–5	Fiji	Samoa Australia
Plate	Argentina	17–14	South Africa	Canada Uruguay
Bowl	Papua New Guinea	21–17	Tonga	Japan France

Australia

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	Fiji	24–21	Australia	South Africa New Zealand
Plate	Argentina	33–14	France	Samoa Canada
Bowl	Tonga	43–0	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong Uruguay

Hong Kong

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists	Quarter-finalists
Cup	New Zealand	31–5	Fiji	Australia England	Argentina Canada Samoa South Africa
Plate	France	19–14	Croatia	Italy Hong Kong	Scotland South Korea United States Japan
Bowl	Ireland	31–7	China	Thailand Arabian Gulf	Chinese Taipei Malaysia Sri Lanka Singapore

Japan

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	Fiji	27–22	New Zealand	Canada Australia
Plate	Japan	26–14	Papua New Guinea	France South Africa
Bowl	Samoa	19–12	South Korea	Hong Kong United States

France

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semi-finalists
Cup	New Zealand	69–10	South Africa	Australia Argentina
Plate	Fiji	45–7	France	Canada England
Bowl	Samoa	37–5	Morocco	Ireland French Barbarians

References

↑ Sevens Briefs, Fiji Times, 14 December 2014.
↑ "New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB". espnscrum.com. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.

Burgess, Michael (17 January 2008). "History of the IRB Sevens". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

External links

Official tournament site
"1999–2000 Season Overview". irb.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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[1] Sevens Briefs, Fiji Times, 14 December 2014.

[espn-14-11-2000-2] "New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB". espnscrum.com. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.

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IRB Sevens I
1999–2000 events	Dubai South Africa Punta del Este Mar del Plata Wellington Fiji Brisbane Hong Kong Tokyo Paris
Core teams	Australia Canada Fiji France New Zealand Samoa South Africa
Other teams	Arabian Gulf Argentina Brazil Chile China Chinese Taipei Cook Islands Croatia England Georgia Germany French Barbarians Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Kenya Malaysia Morocco Namibia Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Scotland Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Tonga United States Uruguay Vanuatu Zimbabwe
IRB World Sevens Series

World Rugby Sevens Series
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2018–19 tournaments	Dubai South Africa Australia New Zealand USA Canada Hong Kong Singapore London France
Former tournaments	Argentina China Fiji Japan Malaysia Scotland Uruguay Wales
Current stadiums	The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Spotless Stadium FMG Stadium Waikato Sam Boyd Stadium BC Place Hong Kong Stadium Singapore National Stadium Twickenham Stade Jean-Bouin

1999–2000 World Sevens Series
Series I
Host nations	Dubai South Africa Uruguay Argentina New Zealand Fiji Australia Hong Kong Japan France
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	Fiji
Third	Australia
2000–01 →