2001 Wellington Sevens

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2001 Wellington Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation New Zealand
Date9–10 February 2001
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner South Africa
Runner-up Wales
Shield
Winner Japan
Runner-up Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played44
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The 2001 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2001 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the third leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 9–10 February 2001.[1]

The hosts, New Zealand, lost their first match of the season as they were defeated 19–17 by defending Wellington Sevens champions Fiji in the Cup quarterfinals. This was only the second time that a New Zealand sevens side had failed to reach the Cup final of World Sevens Series event. This was also the first event to hold a Shield competition which was won by Japan who defeated Papua New Guinea 27-19 in the final.[2][3]

Australia became only the third nation to win a World Sevens Series title as they defeated Fiji 19–17 in the Cup final.

Format[edit]

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 group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[4]

Teams[edit]

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Niue was invited to replaced France after they withdrew from the tournament due to French clubs not releasing players.[5]

Pool stage[edit]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 120 0 120 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 47 57 -10 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 45 57 -12 5
 Niue 3 0 0 3 26 124 -98 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
New Zealand 31–0 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Canada 33–14 Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
New Zealand 51–0 Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Canada 14–5 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Tonga 40–12 Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
New Zealand 38–0 Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool B[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 60 27 33 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 112 17 95 7
 England 3 1 0 2 50 72 -22 5
 China 3 0 0 3 19 125 -106 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
United States 12–10 Fiji
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
England 33–14 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Fiji 61–0 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
United States 17–12 England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
United States 31–5 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Fiji 41–5 England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool C[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 113 10 103 9
 Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 50 62 -12 7
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 54 47 7 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 22 120 -98 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
Australia 43–5 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
South Africa 47–5 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Australia 45–5 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Cook Islands 17–7 South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Cook Islands 28–12 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Australia 25–0 South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool D[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 108 17 91 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 52 47 5 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 48 70 -22 5
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 19 93 -74 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
Argentina 21–14 Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa 40–5 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Argentina 31–0 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa 35–12 Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Wales 22–14 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa 33–0 Argentina
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage[edit]

Shield[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 China7
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Japan21
 
 Japan27
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea19
 
 Papua New Guinea45
 
 
 Niue0
 

Source: World Rugby

Bowl[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Tonga45
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 China7
 
 Tonga17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Japan10
 
 Wales17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 South Africa47
 
 South Africa26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 South Africa31
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 England12
 
 England22
 
 
 Niue7
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand12
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa21
 
 Samoa40
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Argentina7
 
 Argentina21
 
 
 Canada0
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Fiji19
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 New Zealand17
 
 Fiji27
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Cook Islands12
 
 Cook Islands10
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa7
 
 Fiji17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Australia19
 
 Australia26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Argentina17
 
 Australia36
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 United States5
 
 United States12
 
 
 Canada10
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings[edit]

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cook Islands 12
 United States 12
5  Samoa 8
6  Argentina 6
7  Canada 4
 New Zealand 4
Place  Team Points
9  South Africa 2
10  Wales 0
11  England 0
 Tonga 0
13  Japan 0
14  Papua New Guinea 0
15  China 0
 Niue 0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings[edit]

At the completion of Round 3:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Durban
Dubai
Wellington
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo
London
Cardiff 		Points
total
1  Fiji 16 16 16 48
2  New Zealand 20 20 4 44
3  Australia 12 12 20 44
4  Samoa 6 12 8 26
5  Argentina 12 6 6 24
6  South Africa 8 8 2 18
7  Cook Islands — — 12 12
 United States — — 12 12
9  Canada 4 0 4 8
10  England 0 4 0 4
11  Zimbabwe 0 4 — 4
12  France 4 — — 4
13  Ireland — 2 — 2
 Portugal 2 — — 2
15  Wales 0 0 0 0
16  Georgia 0 0 — 0
 Kenya 0 0 — 0
 Morocco 0 0 — 0
19 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf — 0 — 0
 China — — 0 0
 Hong Kong — 0 — 0
 Japan — — 0 0
 Namibia 0 — — 0
 Niue — — 0 0
 Papua New Guinea — — 0 0
 Tonga — — 0 0

Source: Rugby7.com

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IRB Sevens II - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/9/2001 - 2/10/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ "2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Wellington". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "More fizz guaranteed at Telecom 2GO International Sevens". sevens.co.nz @ web.archive.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 July 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ Turner, Huw (28 January 2001). "Niue to add Pacific flair to Wellington sevens". espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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