2001 South Africa Sevens

The 2001 South Africa Sevens (more commonly known as the 2001 Durban Sevens) was an rugby sevens tournament held at the Absa Stadium in Durban. The tournament took place from the 17–18 November 2001 and was the third edition of the South Africa Sevens and was also the first leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.

2001 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation South Africa
Date17–18 November 2001
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Samoa
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up Fiji
Bowl
Winner Namibia
Runner-up Wales
Shield
Winner Kenya
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played41
← 2000
2002 →

Sixteen teams was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying through to the cup final while the bottom two competed in the bowl. After finishing top of their group, New Zealand went on to defend their title defeating first-time cup finalists Samoa 19–17. In the plate final, Australia defeated Fiji 57–0 while the African teams in Namibia and Kenya won the bowl and the newly created shield competition.[1]

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 2001-02 season.

Teams

Arabian Gulf made their first appearance in the IRB Sevens World Series as they were one of the 16 participating teams for the tournament:


Pool stage

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 2001 Durban Sevens title.

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 0 131 0 +131 9
 England 3 2 0 1 71 42 +29 7
Arabian Gulf 3 1 0 2 21 102 −81 5
 Georgia 3 0 0 3 5 84 −79 3
Source:
17 October 2001
New Zealand  45-0  Georgia
17 October 2001
England  39–14 Arabian Gulf
17 October 2001
New Zealand  58–0 Arabian Gulf
17 October 2001
England  32–0  Georgia
17 October 2001
New Zealand  28–0  England
17 October 2001
Arabian Gulf 7–5  Georgia

Source: [3]

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 79 22 +57 9
 France 3 2 0 1 60 27 +33 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 34 42 −8 5
 Namibia 3 0 0 3 10 92 −82 3
Source:
17 October 2001
Wales  14-10  Namibia
17 October 20011
Australia  17–12  France
17 October 2001
Australia  50–0  Namibia
17 October 2001
France  20–10  Wales
17 October 2001
France  28–0  Namibia
17 October 2001
Australia  12–10  Wales

Source: [3]

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 88 14 +74 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 71 40 +31 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 27 71 −44 5
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 23 84 −61 3
Source:
17 October 2001
Fiji  26-5  Scotland
17 October 2001
Argentina  24–7  Morocco
17 October 2001
Fiji  38–9  Morocco
17 October 2001
Argentina  38–0  Scotland
17 October 2001
Scotland  22–7  Morocco
17 October 2001
Argentina  26–7  Fiji

Source: [3]

Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 1 0 90 22 +68 8
 Samoa 3 2 1 0 81 29 +52 8
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 45 83 −38 5
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 29 111 −82 3
Source:
17 October 2001
Samoa  31-7  Portugal
17 October 2001
South Africa  45–0  Kenya
17 October 2001
Samoa  38–10  Kenya
17 October 2001
South Africa  33–10  Portugal
17 October 2001
Portugal  28–19  Kenya
17 October 2001
Samoa  12–12  South Africa

Source: [3]

Knockout stage

Shield
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
 Arabian Gulf12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Morocco21
 
 Morocco17
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Kenya20
 
 Kenya17
 
 
 Georgia7
 

Source: [3]

Bowl
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
 Arabian Gulf19
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Namibia22
 
 Namibia22
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Portugal12
 
 Portugal22
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Morocco0
 
 Namibia29
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Wales28
 
 Scotland28
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Kenya19
 
 Scotland12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Wales29
 
 Wales40
 
 
 Georgia19
 

Source: [3]

Plate
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
 France14
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Fiji28
 
 Fiji0
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Australia57
 
 Argentina12
 
 
 Australia14
 

Source: [3]

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 France0
 
 New Zealand38
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 South Africa7
 
 South Africa12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Fiji0
 
 New Zealand19
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Samoa17
 
 Argentina14
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Samoa19
 
 Samoa24
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 England7
 
 Australia7
 
 
 England27'
 

Source: [3]


Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 New Zealand20
 Samoa16
 South Africa12
 England12
5  Australia8
6  Fiji6
7  Argentina4
 France4
Place  Team Points
9  Namibia2
10  Wales0
11  Scotland0
 Portugal0
13  Kenya0
14  Morocco0
15  Georgia0
Arabian Gulf0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References
  1. "IRB Sevens III - Durban, South Africa. 17-Nov-2001 To 18-Nov-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. "Durban Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
IRB Sevens III
Preceded by
First		 2001 South Africa Sevens Sevens Succeeded by
2002 Chile Sevens
South Africa Sevens
Preceded by
2000 Durban Sevens		 2001 South Africa Sevens Succeeded by
2002 South Africa Sevens
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