2000–01 World Sevens Series

The 2000–01 World Sevens Series was the second edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from November 2000 to June 2001 and consisted of nine tournaments (originally 10 were scheduled, but one was cancelled).

2000–01 IRB Sevens
Series II
Hosts
Date18 November 2000 – 3 June 2001
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Australia
Third Fiji

The series was won by New Zealand, who won six of the nine tournaments. Australia won the other three tournaments, and finished second on the series standings.

Itinerary

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2000–01 Itinerary
Leg Venue Dates Winner
Durban ABSA Stadium, Durban 18–19 November 2000   New Zealand
Dubai Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23–24 November 2000   New Zealand
Wellington Westpac Stadium, Wellington 9–10 February 2001   Australia
Brisbane Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 16–17 February 2001 Cancelled
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 30 March–1 April 2001   New Zealand
Shanghai Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai 7–8 April 2001   Australia
Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 21–22 April 2001   Australia
Tokyo Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo 29–30 April 2001   New Zealand
London Twickenham Stadium, London 26–28 May 2001   New Zealand
Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 2–3 June 2001   New Zealand

Final standings

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The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.

2000–01 IRB Sevens – Series II
 
Pos.
Event 
Team
 
Durban
 
Dubai
 
Well­ing­ton
 
Hong Kong
 
Shang­hai
 
Kuala Lumpur
 
Tokyo
 
London
 
Cardiff
Points
total
   
1   New Zealand 20 20 4 30 12 16 20 20 20 162
2   Australia 12 12 20 18 20 20 16 16 16 150
3   Fiji 16 16 16 24 8 12 12 12 8 124
4   Samoa 6 12 8 18 4 8 12 12 12 92
5   South Africa 8 8 2 8 16 12 8 8 12 82
6   Argentina 12 6 6 8 4 4 2 4 4 50
7   England 0 4 0 8 6 0 6 6 2 32
8   Canada 4 0 4 8 2 0 4 4 0 26
9   Wales 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 2 6 19
10   United States 12 4 0 16
11   South Korea 0 12 2 0 14
12   France 4 2 6 0 0 0 12
13   Cook Islands 12 12
14   Zimbabwe 0 4 4
15   Portugal 2 2 0 0 4
16   Georgia 0 0 0 4 4
17   Ireland 2 2
18   Hong Kong 0 1 0 0 1
  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0
  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0
  China 0 0 0 0
  Russia 0 0 0 0
  West Indies 0 0 0 0
  Kenya 0 0 0
  Morocco 0 0 0
  Arabian Gulf 0 0 0
  Sri Lanka 0 0 0
  Singapore 0 0 0
  Thailand 0 0 0
  Scotland 0 0 0
  Spain 0 0 0
  Namibia 0 0
  Niue 0 0
  Papua New Guinea 0 0
  Tonga 0 0

Source: world.rugby (archived)

Tournaments

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Durban

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   New Zealand 34-5   Fiji   Argentina
  Australia
Plate   South Africa 22-12   Samoa   France
  Canada
Bowl   Portugal 26-24   Wales   Georgia
  Morocco

Dubai

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   New Zealand 38-12   Fiji   Samoa
  Australia
Plate   South Africa 14-12   Argentina   England
  Zimbabwe
Bowl   Ireland 27-19   Morocco   Wales
  Canada

Wellington

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   Australia 19-17   Fiji   United States
  Cook Islands
Plate   Samoa 40-7   Argentina   New Zealand
  Canada
Bowl   South Africa 47-17   Wales   England
  Tonga
Shield   Japan 27-19   Papua New Guinea   China
  Niue

Hong Kong

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists Quarter Finalists
Cup   New Zealand 29-5   Fiji   Australia
  Samoa
  South Africa
  Argentina
  England
  Canada
Plate   United States 31-26   Wales   Portugal
  France
  South Korea
  Japan
  China
  Russia
Bowl   Hong Kong 47-5   West Indies   Arabian Gulf
  Chinese Taipei
  Singapore
  Sri Lanka
  Thailand
  Malaysia

Shanghai

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   Australia 19-12   South Africa   New Zealand
  South Korea
Plate   Fiji 45-14   England   Samoa
  Argentina
Bowl   Canada 32-19   Wales   China
  Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   Australia 19-17   New Zealand   Fiji
  South Africa
Plate   Samoa 19-14   France   Wales
  Argentina
Bowl   South Korea 24-12   England   Canada
  Japan

Japan

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   New Zealand 26-12   Australia   Samoa
  Fiji
Plate   South Africa 38-15   England   Wales
  Canada
Bowl   Argentina 31-19   United States   South Korea
  Japan

London

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   New Zealand 19-12   Australia   Fiji
  Samoa
Plate   South Africa 31-7   England   Canada
  Argentina
Bowl   Wales 31-19   Scotland   Russia
  Georgia

Cardiff

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup   New Zealand 31-5   Australia   Samoa
  South Africa
Plate   Fiji 47-14   Wales   Argentina
  Georgia
Bowl   England 35-26   Portugal   Canada
  Spain