2000 Punta del Este Sevens

2000 Punta del Este Sevens
	IRB Sevens I
Host nation	Uruguay
Date	7–8 January 2000
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Canada
Bowl
Winner	France
Runner-up	Germany
Tournament details
Matches played	41

The 2000 Punta del Este Sevens was a Rugby Sevens tournament held in Punta del Este, Uruguay and was the third leg of the 1999-2000 World Sevens Series. The competition took place on 7 and 8 January at the Campus de Maldonado.^[1]

The hosts, Uruguay were eliminated in the Plate semi-finals.^[1] For the third consecutive event in the Series, the Cup final was contested between Fiji and New Zealand. The Punta del Este Sevens was not included on the World Sevens circuit for the 2000-01 series.

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:^[1]

Pool stage

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2000 Punta del Este Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
	Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	137	10	+127	9
Uruguay	3	2	1	67	36	+31	7
Spain	3	1	2	48	81	−33	5
Peru	3	0	3	5	130	−125	3

Source: World Rugby

7 January 2000

Uruguay	36–7	Peru

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

New Zealand	50–5	Spain

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

New Zealand	63–0	Peru

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Uruguay	26–12	Spain

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Spain	31–5	Peru

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Fiji	28–10	Canada

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	148	12	+136	9
Canada	3	2	1	61	42	+19	7
France	3	1	2	47	68	−21	5
Paraguay	3	0	3	7	141	−134	3

Source: World Rugby

7 January 2000

Fiji	42–12	Canada

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

France	47–7	Paraguay

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Fiji	59–0	Paraguay

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Canada	14–0	France

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Fiji	47–0	France

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Canada	35–0	Paraguay

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Australia	3	2	1	92	31	+61	7
South Africa	3	2	1	98	52	+46	7
Chile	3	2	1	59	54	+5	7
Germany	3	0	3	17	129	−112	3

Source: World Rugby

7 January 2000

Australia	26–5	Chile

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

South Africa	56–5	Germany

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

South Africa	21–19	Australia

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Chile	26–7	Germany

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Australia	47–5	Germany

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Chile	28–21	South Africa

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	107	22	+85	9
Samoa	3	2	1	80	33	+47	7
United States	3	1	2	43	71	−28	5
Brazil	3	0	3	19	123	−104	3

Source: World Rugby

7 January 2000

Argentina	42–5	Brazil

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Samoa	25–0	United States

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Argentina	46–5	United States

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Samoa	43–14	Brazil

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

Argentina	19–12	Samoa

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

7 January 2000

United States	38–0	Brazil

Campus de Maldonado, Punta del Este

Source: World Rugby

Finals

Bowl

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

8 January – Punta del Este

Spain	26
		8 January – Punta del Este
Paraguay	5
		Spain	12
8 January – Punta del Este
		Germany	26
Germany	21
				8 January – Punta del Este
United States	12
				Germany	12
8 January – Punta del Este
				France	31
Chile	29
		8 January – Punta del Este
Brazil	5
		Chile	10
8 January – Punta del Este
		France	14
France	50

Peru	0

Source: World Rugby

Plate

Semi-finals		Final

8 January – Punta del Este

Uruguay	5
		8 January – Punta del Este
Australia	35
		Australia	27
8 January – Punta del Este
		Canada	12
Canada	17

Argentina	12

Source: World Rugby

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

8 January – Punta del Este

Fiji	38
		8 January – Punta del Este
Uruguay	5
		Fiji	19
8 January – Punta del Este
		Samoa	7
Samoa	12
				8 January – Punta del Este
Australia	7
				Fiji	19
8 January – Punta del Este
				New Zealand	42
New Zealand	33
		8 January – Punta del Este
Canada	0
		New Zealand	31
8 January – Punta del Este
		South Africa	7
South Africa	24

Argentina	19

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	20
	Fiji	16
	Samoa	12
	South Africa	12
5	Australia	8
6	Canada	6
7	Argentina	4
7	Uruguay	4

Place	Team	Points
9	France	2
10	Germany	0
11	Chile	0
11	Spain	0
13	Brazil	0
	Paraguay	0
	Peru	0
	United States	0

Source: Rugby7.com^[2]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 3:

Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Stellenbosch	Punta del Este	Points total
1	New Zealand	20	16	20	56
2	Fiji	16	20	16	52
3	South Africa	12	12	12	36
4	Samoa	12	6	12	30
5	Australia	8	8	8	24
6	Canada	4	4	6	14
7	Georgia	0	12	—	12
8	France	6	0	2	8
9	Tonga	4	2	—	6
10	Morocco	0	4	—	4
	Argentina	—	0	4	4
	Uruguay	—	0	4	4
13	Scotland	2	—	—	2
14	Japan	0	0	—	0
	Kenya	0	0	—	0
	United States	0	—	0	0
	Zimbabwe	0	0	—	0
18	Brazil	—	—	0	0
	Chile	—	—	0	0
	Germany	—	—	0	0
	Hong Kong	0	—	—	0
	Namibia	—	0	—	0
	Paraguay	—	—	0	0
	Peru	—	—	0	0
	Spain	—	—	0	0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

1 2 3 "IRB Sevens I - Punta del Este, Uruguay. 1/7/2000 - 1/9/2000". rugby7.com. 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
↑ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

IRB Sevens I
Preceded by 1999 South Africa Sevens	2000 Punta del Este Sevens	Succeeded by 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens

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[rugby7-1999-1] 1 2 3 "IRB Sevens I - Punta del Este, Uruguay. 1/7/2000 - 1/9/2000". rugby7.com. 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

[standings-2000-2] "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

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Core teams	Australia Canada Fiji France New Zealand Samoa South Africa
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IRB World Sevens Series

2000 Punta del Este Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation	Uruguay
Date	7–8 January 2000
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Canada
Bowl
Winner	France
Runner-up	Germany
Tournament details
Matches played	41