2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s

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2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s
Tournament details
Countries15
Tournament format(s)Knockout
Date5–6 September 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played37
Final
VenueBogambara Stadium
Champions Chinese Taipei
Runners-up South Korea
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The 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s was the second year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s tournament. All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Following the success of the inaugural competition the previous year the tournament was made an open event and expanded to 16 teams,[1] with four teams from Europe competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea[2] 38 points to 21 in the final of the Cup, with the Bowl final won by Thailand and the Plate final by Japan.[3]

Group stage[edit]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final
Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final

Pool A[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 132 07 +125 9
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 1 0 2 43 89 -46 5
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 33 60 -27 5
 Sri Lanka Barbarians 3 1 0 2 36 87 −51 5

Pool B[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 66 21 +45 9
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 45 54 -9 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 71 52 +19 5
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 28 83 -55 3

Pool C[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 88 33 +55 8
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 92 48 +44 7
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 62 59 -3 5
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 26 128 −102 3

Pool D[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 145 26 +119 9
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 101 35 +66 7
 China 3 2 0 1 63 89 -26 5
 India 3 0 0 3 159 00 −159 3

Second round[edit]

Bowl[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Thailand21
 
 
 
 Singapore14
 
 Thailand35
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka Barbarians26
 
 Sri Lanka Barbarians33
 
 
 India14
 

Plate[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Japan26
 
 
 
 Netherlands12
 
 Japan42
 
 
 
 China00
 
 China24
 
 
 Malaysia07
 

Cup[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei24
 
 
 
 Denmark19
 
 Chinese Taipei22
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka12
 
 Sri Lanka40
 
 
 
 Czech Republic10
 
 Chinese Taipei38
 
 
 
 South Korea21
 
 Germany17
 
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf14
 
 South Korea19
 
 
 
 Germany17
 
 South Korea40
 
 
 Hong Kong7
 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Looking back at the Singer-Sri Lankan Airlines Sevens". The Island. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ Vimal, Perera (7 September 2008). "Kandy International Sevens marks first decade". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka 7s". Rugby7.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.