2000 Dubai Sevens

The 2000 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was the second leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 23–24 November 2000.[1]

2000 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation Dubai
Date23–24 November 2000
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner South Africa
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played41
1999
2001

The hosts, Arabian Gulf, were defeated 43–17 by Ireland in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst defending World Sevens Series champions New Zealand won their third straight Sevens title by defeating Fiji 38–12 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 pool went on to the Bowl bracket.[2] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season.

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 3300136171199
 England 32016552137
 Georgia 31025392-395
Arabian Gulf 30037100-933

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
New Zealand  54–10  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
England  27–0 Arabian Gulf
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
New Zealand  42–0 Arabian Gulf
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
England  31–12  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Georgia  31–7 Arabian Gulf
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
New Zealand  40–7  England
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 330013251279
 Argentina 32015566-117
 Ireland 310243101-585
 Morocco 30033391-583

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
Fiji  56–0  Ireland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Argentina  24–14  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Fiji  43–0  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Argentina  26–19  Ireland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Ireland  24–19  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Fiji  33–5  Argentina
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 330012851239
 Samoa 32017541347
 Hong Kong 310233101-685
 Kenya 300317106-893

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
Australia  54–0  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Samoa  40–0  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Australia  45–5  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Samoa  35–12  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Hong Kong  21–12  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Australia  29–0  Samoa
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Zimbabwe 33008355289
 South Africa 32017657197
 Canada 3102676345
 Wales 30034091-513

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
South Africa  24–14  Wales
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Canada  19–21  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
South Africa  24–26  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Canada  31–14  Wales
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Wales  12–36  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
South Africa  28–17  Canada
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 
 Georgia7
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Morocco14
 
 Morocco14
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Canada10
 
 Canada38
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Kenya7
 
 Morocco19
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Ireland27
 
 Hong Kong12
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales17
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Ireland19
 
 Ireland43
 
 
Arabian Gulf17
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 
 Argentina24
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
 Argentina12
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 South Africa14
 
 South Africa45
 
 
 England0
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 
 New Zealand33
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Argentina7
 
 New Zealand26
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Samoa 0
 
 Zimbabwe10
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Samoa33
 
 New Zealand38
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Fiji12
 
 Australia26
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 South Africa12
 
 Australia12
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 Fiji31
 
 Fiji43
 
 
 England0
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 New Zealand20
 Fiji16
 Australia12
 Samoa12
5  South Africa8
6  Argentina6
7  England4
 Zimbabwe4
Place  Team Points
9  Ireland2
10  Morocco0
11  Canada0
 Wales0
13 Arabian Gulf0
 Georgia0
 Hong Kong0
 Kenya0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team

Durban

Dubai

Wellington

Brisbane

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo

London

Cardiff
Points
total
1 New Zealand202040
2 Fiji161632
3 Australia121224
4  Argentina12618
 Samoa61218
6 South Africa8816
7  Canada404
 England044
 Zimbabwe044
10 France44
11  Ireland22
 Portugal22
13  Georgia000
 Kenya000
 Morocco000
 Wales000
17 Arabian Gulf00
 Hong Kong00
 Namibia00

Source: Rugby7.com

References

  1. "IRB Sevens II - Durban, South Africa. 11/18/2000 - 11/19/2000". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
IRB Sevens II
Preceded by
2000 Durban Sevens
2000 Dubai Sevens Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Wellington Sevens
Dubai Sevens
Preceded by
1999 Dubai Sevens
2000 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Dubai Sevens
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