2001 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2001 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Hong Kong as the fourth leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Hong Kong Stadium on 30 March–1 April 2001.[1]

2001 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	9–10 February 2001
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	United States
Runner-up	Wales
Bowl
Winner	Hong Kong
Runner-up	West Indies
Tournament details
Matches played	44
← 2000 2002 →

The hosts, Hong Kong, finished third in Pool C but went on to defeat the West Indies 47–5 in the Bowl final. Defending World Sevens Series champions, New Zealand, successfully defended their Hong Kong Sevens title by defeating Fiji 29–5 in the Cup final.

Format

The teams were drawn into six 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 over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.[2] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season.

Teams

Like the previous tournament in Hong Kong, 24 teams took part with Russia and the West Indies making their World Sevens Series debuts. The 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 Plate quarterfinals
	Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	2	1	0	67	15	52	8
Wales	3	2	0	1	66	22	44	7
Russia	3	1	1	1	53	36	17	6
West Indies	3	0	0	3	12	125	-113	3

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001

Fiji	47–0	West Indies

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

30 March 2001

Wales	14–12	Russia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Wales	47–0	West Indies

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Fiji	10–10	Russia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Russia	31–12	West Indies

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Fiji	10–5	Wales

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	138	14	124	9
Portugal	3	2	0	1	73	52	21	7
South Korea	3	1	0	2	63	74	-11	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	7	141	-134	3

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001

Australia	64–0	Sri Lanka

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

30 March 2001

Portugal	38–7	South Korea

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Portugal	28–7	Sri Lanka

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Australia	36–7	South Korea

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

South Korea	49–0	Sri Lanka

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Australia	38–7	Portugal

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	108	12	96	9
France	3	2	0	1	46	46	0	7
Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	19	62	-43	5
Arabian Gulf	3	0	0	3	26	79	-53	3

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001

New Zealand	43–5	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

30 March 2001

France	17–5	Hong Kong

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

France	22–14	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

New Zealand	38–0	Hong Kong

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Hong Kong	14–7	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

New Zealand	27–7	France

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	112	0	112	9
England	3	2	0	1	94	47	47	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	63	77	-14	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	5	150	-145	3

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001

Samoa	35–0	Singapore

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

30 March 2001

England	28–14	Japan

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

England	66–5	Singapore

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Samoa	49–0	Japan

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Japan	49–0	Singapore

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Samoa	28–0	England

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source: World Rugby

Pool E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	132	17	115	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	100	33	67	7
China	3	1	0	2	54	79	-25	5
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	5	162	-157	3

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001

Argentina	66–0	Malaysia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

30 March 2001

Canada	50–7	China

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Canada	56–0	Malaysia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Argentina	24–7	China

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

China	40–5	Malaysia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Argentina	10–26	Canada

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source: World Rugby

Pool F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	93	7	86	9
United States	3	2	0	1	55	34	21	7
Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	2	33	59	-26	5
Thailand	3	0	0	3	28	109	-81	3

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001

South Africa	43–7	Thailand

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

30 March 2001

United States	17–5	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

United States	38–7	Thailand

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

South Africa	28–0	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

Chinese Taipei	28–14	Thailand

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

31 March 2001

South Africa	22–0	United States

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium

	Chinese Taipei	38
					1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Malaysia	0
					Chinese Taipei	12
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
					West Indies	19
	West Indies	34
									1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Thailand	26
									West Indies	5
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
									Hong Kong	47
	Arabian Gulf	22
					1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Sri Lanka	0
					Arabian Gulf	14
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
					Hong Kong	19
	Singapore	7

	Hong Kong	22

Source: World Rugby

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium

	Wales	43
					1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	China	0
					Wales	24
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
					France	7
	Russia	10
									1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	France	14
									Wales	26
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
									United States	31
	United States	14
					1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	South Korea	10
					United States	24
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
					Portugal	19
	Japan	0

	Portugal	26

Source: World Rugby

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium

	Fiji	22
					1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	England	7
					Fiji	12
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
					Samoa	10
	Canada	0
									1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	Samoa	26
									Fiji	5
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
									New Zealand	29
	New Zealand	19
					1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
	South Africa	0
					New Zealand	14
	1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
					Australia	12
	Argentina	7

	Australia	35

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	30
	Fiji	24
	Australia	18
	Samoa	18
5	Argentina	8
	Canada	8
	England	8
	South Africa	8
9	United States	4
10	Wales	3
11	France	2
11	Portugal	2

Place	Team	Points
13	China	0
	Japan	0
	Russia	0
	South Korea	0
17	Hong Kong	1
18	West Indies	0
19	Arabian Gulf	0
19	Chinese Taipei	0
21	Malaysia	0
	Singapore	0
	Sri Lanka	0
	Thailand	0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 4:

Pos.	Event Team	Durban	Dubai	Wellington	Hong Kong	Shanghai	Kuala Lumpur	Tokyo	London	Cardiff	Points total
1	New Zealand	20	20	4	30						74
2	Fiji	16	16	16	24						72
3	Australia	12	12	20	18						62
4	Samoa	6	12	8	18						44
5	Argentina	12	6	6	8						32
6	South Africa	8	8	2	8						26
7	United States	—	—	12	4						16
8	Canada	4	0	4	8						16
9	Cook Islands	—	—	12	—						12
10	England	0	4	0	8						12
11	France	4	—	—	2						6
12	Zimbabwe	0	4	—	—						4
13	Portugal	2	—	—	2						4
14	Wales	0	0	0	3						3
15	Ireland	—	2	—	—						2
16	Hong Kong	—	0	—	1						1
17	Arabian Gulf	—	0	—	0						0
	China	—	—	0	0						0
	Georgia	0	0	—	—						0
	Japan	—	—	0	0						0
	Kenya	0	0	—	—						0
	Morocco	0	0	—	—						0
23	Chinese Taipei	—	—	—	0						0
	Malaysia	—	—	—	0						0
	Namibia	0	—	—	—						0
	Niue	—	—	0	—						0
	Papua New Guinea	—	—	0	—						0
	Russia	—	—	—	0						0
	Singapore	—	—	—	0						0
	South Korea	—	—	—	0						0
	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	0						0
	Thailand	—	—	—	0						0
	Tonga	—	—	0	—						0
	West Indies	—	—	—	0						0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

"IRB Sevens II - Hong Kong, China. 3/30/2001 - 4/1/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
"IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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IRB Sevens II
2000–01 events	Durban Dubai Wellington ~~Brisbane~~ Hong Kong Shanghai Kuala Lumpur Tokyo London Cardiff
Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji New Zealand Samoa South Africa Wales
Other teams	Arabian Gulf China Chinese Taipei Cook Islands France Georgia Hong Kong Ireland Japan Kenya Malaysia Morocco Namibia Niue Papua New Guinea Portugal Russia Scotland Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Tonga Tunisia United States West Indies Zimbabwe
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