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 |
| Date | 23–24 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 played | 41 |
← 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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 17 | 119 | 9 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 7 |
 Georgia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 92 | -39 | 5 |
 Arabian Gulf |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 100 | -93 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 5 | 127 | 9 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 7 |
| Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 101 | -58 | 5 |
| Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 91 | -58 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 5 | 123 | 9 |
 Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 41 | 34 | 7 |
 Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 101 | -68 | 5 |
 Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 106 | -89 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 55 | 28 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 57 | 19 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 91 | -51 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Knockout stage
Bowl
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| Georgia | 7 | |||||||||
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| Morocco | 14 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Canada | 38 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 19 | |||||||||
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| Ireland | 27 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
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| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 43 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 17 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Argentina | 24 | |||||
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| Zimbabwe | 12 | |||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||
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| South Africa | 14 | |||||
| South Africa | 45 | |||||
| England | 0 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 10 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 43 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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New Zealand | 20 |
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Fiji | 16 |
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Australia | 12 |
| Samoa | 12 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 |
| 6 | Argentina | 6 |
| 7 | England | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ireland | 2 |
| 10 | Morocco | 0 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | |
| 13 | Arabian Gulf | 0 |
| Georgia | 0 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | |
| Kenya | 0 |
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 Zealand | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||||||||
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 32 | ||||||||
| 3 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 24 | ||||||||
| 4 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||
| Samoa | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||
| 6 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||
| 7 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| England | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 10 |  France | 4 | — | 4 | ||||||||
| 11 | Ireland | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Portugal | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||
| 13 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 Namibia | 0 | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References
- "IRB Sevens II - Durban, South Africa. 11/18/2000 - 11/19/2000". 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.
- "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 |