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
Date9–10 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 played44
← 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 32106715528
 Wales 32016622447
 Russia 31115336176
 West Indies 300312125-1133

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001
Fiji  47–0  West Indies
30 March 2001
Wales  14–12  Russia
31 March 2001
Wales  47–0  West Indies
31 March 2001
Fiji  10–10  Russia
31 March 2001
Russia  31–12  West Indies
31 March 2001
Fiji  10–5  Wales

Source: World Rugby

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3300138141249
 Portugal 32017352217
 South Korea 31026374-115
 Sri Lanka 30037141-1343

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001
Australia  64–0  Sri Lanka
30 March 2001
Portugal  38–7  South Korea
31 March 2001
Portugal  28–7  Sri Lanka
31 March 2001
Australia  36–7  South Korea
31 March 2001
South Korea  49–0  Sri Lanka
31 March 2001
Australia  38–7  Portugal

Source: World Rugby

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330010812969
 France 3201464607
 Hong Kong 31021962-435
Arabian Gulf 30032679-533

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001
New Zealand  43–5 Arabian Gulf
30 March 2001
France  17–5  Hong Kong
31 March 2001
France  22–14 Arabian Gulf
31 March 2001
New Zealand  38–0  Hong Kong
31 March 2001
Hong Kong  14–7 Arabian Gulf
31 March 2001
New Zealand  27–7  France

Source: World Rugby

Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 330011201129
 England 32019447477
 Japan 31026377-145
 Singapore 30035150-1453

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001
Samoa  35–0  Singapore
30 March 2001
England  28–14  Japan
31 March 2001
England  66–5  Singapore
31 March 2001
Samoa  49–0  Japan
31 March 2001
Japan  49–0  Singapore
31 March 2001
Samoa  28–0  England

Source: World Rugby

Pool E
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3300132171159
 Argentina 320110033677
 China 31025479-255
 Malaysia 30035162-1573

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001
Argentina  66–0  Malaysia
30 March 2001
Canada  50–7  China
31 March 2001
Canada  56–0  Malaysia
31 March 2001
Argentina  24–7  China
31 March 2001
China  40–5  Malaysia
31 March 2001
Argentina  10–26  Canada

Source: World Rugby

Pool F
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3300937869
 United States 32015534217
 Chinese Taipei 31023359-265
 Thailand 300328109-813

Source: World Rugby

30 March 2001
South Africa  43–7  Thailand
30 March 2001
United States  17–5  Chinese Taipei
31 March 2001
United States  38–7  Thailand
31 March 2001
South Africa  28–0  Chinese Taipei
31 March 2001
Chinese Taipei  28–14  Thailand
31 March 2001
South Africa  22–0  United States

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Bowl
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Chinese Taipei38
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Chinese Taipei12
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 West Indies19
 
 West Indies34
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Thailand26
 
 West Indies5
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Hong Kong47
 
 Arabian Gulf22
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
 Arabian Gulf14
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Hong Kong19
 
 Singapore7
 
 
 Hong Kong22
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Wales43
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 China0
 
 Wales24
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France7
 
 Russia10
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France14
 
 Wales26
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 United States31
 
 United States14
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Korea10
 
 United States24
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Portugal19
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Portugal26
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Fiji22
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 England7
 
 Fiji12
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Samoa10
 
 Canada0
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Samoa26
 
 Fiji5
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 New Zealand29
 
 New Zealand19
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa0
 
 New Zealand14
 
1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Australia12
 
 Argentina7
 
 
 Australia35
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 New Zealand30
 Fiji24
 Australia18
 Samoa18
5  Argentina8
 Canada8
 England8
 South Africa8
9  United States4
10  Wales3
11  France2
 Portugal2
Place  Team Points
13  China0
 Japan0
 Russia0
 South Korea0
17  Hong Kong1
18  West Indies0
19 Arabian Gulf0
 Chinese Taipei0
21  Malaysia0
 Singapore0
 Sri Lanka0
 Thailand0

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 Zealand202043074
2 Fiji1616162472
3 Australia1212201862
4 Samoa61281844
5 Argentina1266832
6 South Africa882826
7 United States——12416
8 Canada404816
9 Cook Islands——12—12
10 England040812
11 France4——26
12 Zimbabwe04——4
13 Portugal2——24
14 Wales00033
15 Ireland—2——2
16 Hong Kong—0—11
17 Arabian Gulf—0—00
 China——000
 Georgia00——0
 Japan——000
 Kenya00——0
 Morocco00——0
23  Chinese Taipei———00
 Malaysia———00
 Namibia0———0
 Niue——0—0
 Papua New Guinea——0—0
 Russia———00
 Singapore———00
 South Korea———00
 Sri Lanka———00
 Thailand———00
 Tonga——0—0
 West Indies———00

Source: Rugby7.com

References
  1. "IRB Sevens II - Hong Kong, China. 3/30/2001 - 4/1/2001". 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
2001 Brisbane Sevens		 2001 Hong Kong Sevens Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Shanghai Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
Preceded by
2000 Hong Kong Sevens		 2001 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
2002 Hong Kong Sevens
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