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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 2 1 0 67 15 52 8
  Wales 3 2 0 1 66 22 44 7
  Russia 3 1 1 1 53 36 17 6
  West Indies 3 0 0 3 12 125 -113 3

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 138 14 124 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 73 52 21 7
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 63 74 -11 5
  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 7 141 -134 3

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 108 12 96 9
  France 3 2 0 1 46 46 0 7
  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 19 62 -43 5
  Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 26 79 -53 3

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 112 0 112 9
  England 3 2 0 1 94 47 47 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 63 77 -14 5
  Singapore 3 0 0 3 5 150 -145 3

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 132 17 115 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 100 33 67 7
  China 3 1 0 2 54 79 -25 5
  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 5 162 -157 3

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 93 7 86 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 55 34 21 7
  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 33 59 -26 5
  Thailand 3 0 0 3 28 109 -81 3

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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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

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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

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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

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Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 30
    Fiji 24
    Australia 18
  Samoa 18
5   Argentina 8
  Canada 8
  England 8
  South Africa 8
9   United States 4
10   Wales 3
11   France 2
  Portugal 2
Place  Team Points
13   China 0
  Japan 0
  Russia 0
  South Korea 0
17   Hong Kong 1
18   West Indies 0
19   Arabian Gulf 0
  Chinese Taipei 0
21   Malaysia 0
  Singapore 0
  Sri Lanka 0
  Thailand 0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings

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At the completion of Round 4:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
  
Durban 		 
Dubai 		 
Wellington 		 
Hong Kong 		 
Shanghai 		 
Kuala Lumpur 		 
Tokyo 		 
London 		 
Cardiff 		Points
total
1   New Zealand 20 20 4 30 74
2   Fiji 16 16 16 24 72
3   Australia 12 12 20 18 62
4   Samoa 6 12 8 18 44
5   Argentina 12 6 6 8 32
6   South Africa 8 8 2 8 26
7   United States — — 12 4 16
8   Canada 4 0 4 8 16
9   Cook Islands — — 12 — 12
10   England 0 4 0 8 12
11   France 4 — — 2 6
12   Zimbabwe 0 4 — — 4
13   Portugal 2 — — 2 4
14   Wales 0 0 0 3 3
15   Ireland — 2 — — 2
16   Hong Kong — 0 — 1 1
17   Arabian Gulf — 0 — 0 0
  China — — 0 0 0
  Georgia 0 0 — — 0
  Japan — — 0 0 0
  Kenya 0 0 — — 0
  Morocco 0 0 — — 0
23   Chinese Taipei — — — 0 0
  Malaysia — — — 0 0
  Namibia 0 — — — 0
  Niue — — 0 — 0
  Papua New Guinea — — 0 — 0
  Russia — — — 0 0
  Singapore — — — 0 0
  South Korea — — — 0 0
  Sri Lanka — — — 0 0
  Thailand — — — 0 0
  Tonga — — 0 — 0
  West Indies — — — 0 0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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