2001 Wellington Sevens

2001 Wellington Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation  New Zealand
Date 9–10 February 2001
Cup
Champion  Australia
Runner-up  Fiji
Plate
Winner  Samoa
Runner-up  Argentina
Bowl
Winner  South Africa
Runner-up  Wales
Shield
Winner  Japan
Runner-up  Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played 44
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The 2001 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2001 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the third leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 9–10 February 2001.[1]

The hosts, New Zealand, lost their first match of the season as they were defeated 19–17 by defending Wellington Sevens champions Fiji in the Cup quarterfinals. This was only the second time that a New Zealand sevens side had failed to reach the Cup final of World Sevens Series event. This was also the first event to hold a Shield competition which was won by Japan who defeated Papua New Guinea 27-19 in the final.[2][3]

Australia became only the third nation to win a World Sevens Series title as they defeated Fiji 19–17 in the Cup final.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[4]

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

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 D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330012001209
 Canada 32014757-107
 Tonga 31024557-125
 Niue 300326124-983

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
New Zealand  31–0  Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Canada  33–14  Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
New Zealand  51–0  Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Canada  14–5  Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Tonga  40–12  Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
New Zealand  38–0  Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 33006027339
 Fiji 320111217957
 England 31025072-225
 China 300319125-1063

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
United States  12–10  Fiji
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
England  33–14  China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Fiji  61–0  China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
United States  17–12  England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
United States  31–5  China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Fiji  41–5  England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3300113101039
 Cook Islands 32015062-127
 South Africa 3102544775
 Japan 300322120-983

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
Australia  43–5  Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
South Africa  47–5  Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Australia  45–5  Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Cook Islands  17–7  South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Cook Islands  28–12  Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Australia  25–0  South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 330010817919
 Argentina 3201524757
 Wales 31024870-225
 Papua New Guinea 30031993-743

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
Argentina  21–14  Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa  40–5  Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Argentina  31–0  Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa  35–12  Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Wales  22–14  Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa  33–0  Argentina
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 China7
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Japan21
 
 Japan27
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea19
 
 Papua New Guinea45
 
 
 Niue0
 

Source: World Rugby

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Tonga45
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 China7
 
 Tonga17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Japan10
 
 Wales17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 South Africa47
 
 South Africa26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 South Africa31
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 England12
 
 England22
 
 
 Niue7
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand12
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa21
 
 Samoa40
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Argentina7
 
 Argentina21
 
 
 Canada0
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Fiji19
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 New Zealand17
 
 Fiji27
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Cook Islands12
 
 Cook Islands10
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa7
 
 Fiji17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Australia19
 
 Australia26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Argentina17
 
 Australia36
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 United States5
 
 United States12
 
 
 Canada10
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  Australia20
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Fiji16
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Cook Islands12
 United States12
5  Samoa8
6  Argentina6
7  Canada4
 New Zealand4
Place  Team Points
9  South Africa2
10  Wales0
11  England0
 Tonga0
13  Japan0
14  Papua New Guinea0
15  China0
 Niue0

Source: Rugby7.com[5]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 3:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Durban
Dubai
Wellington
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo
London
Cardiff		 Points
total
1 Fiji16161648
2 New Zealand2020444
3 Australia12122044
4 Samoa612826
5 Argentina126624
6 South Africa88218
7  Cook Islands——1212
 United States——1212
9 Canada4048
10 England0404
11 Zimbabwe04—4
12 France4——4
13  Ireland—2—2
 Portugal2——2
15 Wales0000
16  Georgia00—0
 Kenya00—0
 Morocco00—0
19 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf—0—0
 China——00
 Hong Kong—0—0
 Japan——00
 Namibia0——0
 Niue——00
 Papua New Guinea——00
 Tonga——00

Source: Rugby7.com

References

  1. ↑ "IRB Sevens II - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/9/2001 - 2/10/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Wellington". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "More fizz guaranteed at Telecom 2GO International Sevens". sevens.co.nz @ web.archive.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 July 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
IRB Sevens II
Preceded by
2000 Dubai Sevens		 2001 Wellington Sevens Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Brisbane Sevens
New Zealand Sevens
Preceded by
2000 Wellington Sevens		 2001 Wellington Sevens Succeeded by
2002 Wellington Sevens
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