2000 Mar del Plata Sevens

The 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata between the 12–13 January 2000. It was the fourth edition of the Mar del Plata Sevens and was also the fourth round of the held in Argentina as the fourth round of the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.[1]

2000 Mar del Plata Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation Argentina
Date12–13 January 2000
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner Argentina
Runner-up Canada
Bowl
Winner Spain
Runner-up Chile
Tournament details
Matches played41
2002 →

During the tournament, the first draw in the series history occurred when Samoa and Australia played out an 14-all draw in Pool D. In the cup final, Fiji took out their second cup final of the season defeating New Zealand 26-14. The hosts (Argentina) took out the plate while Spain won the bowl.[1]

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the Mar Del Plata Sevens with the national teams being the same teams as in the previous round which was held in Punta del Este.[1]

Format

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 Mar del Plata Sevens title.

Summary

The opening day of the 2000 Mar del Plata sevens saw the first draw in the series history with Samoa and Australia recording a 14-all draw in the final match of the day. Earlier results though put Samoa top of Pool D by a single point over Australia. New Zealand continued their form in the series, conceeding only seven points (against France) in the pool stage to finish top of Pool B with France joining them. Fiji finished top of Pool A with wins over Germany (56–5), Uruguay (61–7) and Canada (40–14) with Canada joining them in second place. The final pool saw South Africa finish top of the pool with hosts, Argentina coming in second place.[2]

Day 2 saw an Fiji and New Zealand final for the fourth tournament in a row after both teams recorded victories in their quarters and semis to make it to the cup final. For Fiji they defeated France 47–7 before knocking off Samoa in the semi-finals 19–7. New Zealand recorded a victory over Canada in the quarter-finals before defeating first-time cup semi-finalists, Australia with Australian coach, Glen Ella stating, "It was good to finally break through". In the cup final, it was Fiji who defeated New Zealand to tie the series after four rounds after coming back from 14–0 down to win 26–14. Hosts, Argentina won the plate final while Spain won the bowl defeating Chile.[3]

Pool stages
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 +/- Pts
 Fiji 330015726+1319
 Canada 32018064+167
 Germany 31021996−775
 Uruguay 30032494−703

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000
15:30
Germany  7–0  Uruguay
12 January 2000
16:50
Canada  26–17  Uruguay
12 January 2000
18:10
Fiji  56–5  Germany
12 January 2000
19:30
Fiji  61–7  Uruguay
12 January 2000
20:50
Canada  40–7  Germany
12 January 2000
22:20
Fiji  40–14  Canada

Source: World Rugby

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33001147+1079
 France 32019821+777
 United States 31021783−665
 Peru 300310128−1183

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000
15:50
United States  17–10  Peru
12 January 2000
17:10
France  33–0  United States
12 January 2000
18:30
New Zealand  53–0  Peru
12 January 2000
19:50
New Zealand  40–0  United States
12 January 2000
21:10
France  58–0  Peru
12 January 2000
22:40
New Zealand  21–7  France

Source: World Rugby

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 330010624+829
 Argentina 320110121+807
 Spain 31023690−545
 Brazil 300312120−1083

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000
16:10
Spain  29–0  Brazil
12 January 2000
17:30
South Africa  38–12  Brazil
12 January 2000
18:50
Argentina  36–7  Spain
12 January 2000
20:10
South Africa  54–0  Spain
12 January 2000
21:40
South Africa  14–12  Argentina
12 January 2000
23:00
Argentina  53–0  Brazil

Source: World Rugby

Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 32109828+708
 Australia 32108314+698
 Chile 31024594−495
 Paraguay 300326116−903

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000
16:30
Chile  38–19  Paraguay
12 January 2000
17:50
Australia  33–0  Chile
12 January 2000
19:10
Samoa  42–7  Paraguay
12 January 2000
20:30
Samoa  42–7  Chile
12 January 2000
22:00
Australia  36–0  Paraguay
12 January 2000
23:20
Samoa  14–14  Australia

Source: World Rugby

Finals

Bowl
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 
 Germany12
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Peru7
 
 Germany12
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Chile42
 
 Chile31
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Brazil5
 
 Chile7
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Spain38
 
 Spain20
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Paraguay12
 
 Spain14
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 United States7
 
 United States21
 
 
 Uruguay15
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 
 France12
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Argentina28
 
 Argentina26
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Canada14
 
 South Africa17
 
 
 Canada35
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 
 Fiji47
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 France7
 
 Fiji28
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Samoa12
 
 Samoa10
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 Argentina5
 
 Fiji26
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 New Zealand14
 
 Australia22
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 South Africa5
 
 Australia5
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand43
 
 
 Canada7
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 Fiji20
 New Zealand16
 Australia12
 Samoa12
5  Argentina8
6  Canada6
7  France4
 South Africa4
Place  Team Points
9  Spain2
10  Chile0
11  Germany0
 United States0
13  Brazil0
 Paraguay0
 Peru0
 Uruguay0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References
  1. "IRB Sevens I - Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1/13/2000 - 1/14/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "World Sevens series record its first draw". International Rugby Board. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001.
  3. "Australia finally reach top four but Fiji takes the Cup". International Rugby Board. 14 January 2000. Archived from the original on 4 July 2002.
  4. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
IRB Sevens I
Preceded by
2000 Punta del Este Sevens		 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens Succeeded by
2000 Wellington Sevens
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