The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000,[1] at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.

2000 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date24–26 March 2000
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner France
Runner-up Croatia
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Runner-up China
Tournament details
Matches played57
2001

The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.[1]

Teams

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The 24 participating teams were:[1]

Format

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With the increased number of teams competing, 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.[4] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

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 3 0 0 167 19 148 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 64 66 −2 7
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 73 64 9 5
  China 3 0 0 3 14 169 −155 3

Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

24 March 2000
Fiji  80–0  China
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000
United States  17–12  South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
United States  40–0  China
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Fiji  33–12  South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
South Korea  49–14  China
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Fiji  54–7  United States
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 147 5 142 9
  Italy 3 2 0 1 67 45 22 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 50 64 −14 5
  Singapore 3 0 0 3 5 155 −150 3

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24 March 2000
New Zealand  64–5  Singapore
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000
Italy  19–7  Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Japan  43–0  Singapore
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
New Zealand  38–0  Italy
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Italy  48–0  Singapore
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
New Zealand  45–0  Japan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 106 10 96 9
  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 84 38 46 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 69 71 −2 5
  Thailand 3 0 0 3 19 159 −140 3

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24 March 2000
Australia  54–0  Thailand
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000
Hong Kong  24–14  Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Scotland  50–14  Thailand
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Australia  19–5  Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Hong Kong  55–5  Thailand
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Australia  33–5  Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 124 17 107 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 81 30 51 7
  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 27 105 −78 5
  Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 22 102 −82 3

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24 March 2000
England  45–5  Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000
Samoa  36–3  Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
England  57–0  Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Samoa  33–5  Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Sri Lanka  24–12  Arabian Gulf
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
England  22–12  Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 57 40 17 9
  France 3 2 0 1 48 17 31 7
  Croatia 3 1 0 2 66 43 23 5
  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 26 97 −71 3

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24 March 2000
South Africa  21–19  Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000
France  10–7  Croatia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
France  31–0  Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
South Africa  26–14  Croatia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Croatia  45–7  Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
South Africa  10–7  France
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 101 12 89 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 100 19 81 7
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 36 65 −29 5
  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 17 158 −141 3

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24 March 2000
Canada  68–0  Malaysia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000
Argentina  34–0  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Argentina  59–5  Malaysia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Canada  19–5  Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Ireland  31–12  Malaysia
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000
Canada  14–7  Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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Knockout stage

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Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][5]

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Ireland12
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Chinese Taipei5
 
  Ireland56
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Thailand0
 
  Thailand28
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Malaysia12
 
  Ireland59
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  China0
 
  Arabian Gulf45
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Singapore7
 
  Arabian Gulf17
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  China26
 
  China26
 
 
  Sri Lanka5
 

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Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Hong Kong20
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Japan0
 
  Hong Kong10
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Croatia14
 
  Croatia42
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  United States7
 
  Croatia14
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  France19
 
  Italy21
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  South Korea19
 
  Italy14
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  France19
 
  France19
 
 
  Scotland7
 

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Fiji50
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Samoa0
 
  Fiji52
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  England7
 
  England14
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  South Africa12
 
  Fiji5
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  New Zealand31
 
  Australia31
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Canada5
 
  Australia0
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  New Zealand26
 
  New Zealand29
 
 
  Argentina0
 

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Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 30
    Fiji 24
    Australia 18
  England 18
5   Argentina 8
  Canada 8
  Samoa 8
  South Africa 8
9   France 4
10   Croatia 0
11   Hong Kong 0
  Italy 0
Place  Team Points
13   Japan 0
  Scotland 0
  South Korea 0
  United States 0
17   Ireland 0
18   China 0
19   Arabian Gulf 0
  Thailand 0
21   Chinese Taipei 0
  Malaysia 0
  Singapore 0
  Sri Lanka 0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings

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At the completion of Round 8:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
 
Dubai
 
Stellen­bosch
 
Punta del Este
 
Mar del Plata
 
Well­ington
 
Suva
 
Bris­bane
 
Hong Kong
 
Tokyo
 
Paris
Points
total
1   Fiji 16 20 16 20 20 16 20 24 152
2   New Zealand 20 16 20 16 16 20 12 30 150
3   Australia 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 18 94
4   Samoa 12 6 12 12 12 12 4 8 78
5   South Africa 12 12 12 4 6 6  0 a 8 60
6   Canada 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 8 44
7   Argentina 0 4 8 4 8 8 8 40
8   France 6 0 2 4 2 0 6 4 24
9   England 18 18
10   Georgia 0 12 12
11   Tonga 4 2 4 0 2 12
12   Uruguay 0 4 0 0 4 0 8
13   Morocco 0 4 4
14   Papua New Guinea 0 2 0 2
  Scotland 2 0 2
  Spain 0 2 2
17   United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18   Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19   Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0
20   Cook Islands 0 0 0 0
  Croatia 0 0 0 0
22   Brazil 0 0 0
  Chile 0 0 0
  China 0 0 0
  Germany 0 0 0
  Kenya 0 0 0
  Paraguay 0 0 0
  Peru 0 0 0
  Zimbabwe 0 0 0
30   Arabian Gulf 0 0
  Chinese Taipei 0 0
  Ireland 0 0
  Italy 0 0
  Malaysia 0 0
  Namibia 0 0
  South Korea 0 0
  Singapore 0 0
  Sri Lanka 0 0
  Thailand 0 0
  Vanuatu 0 0

Source: Rugby7.com

^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "IRB Sevens I - Hong Kong, China. 3/24/2000 - 3/26/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Kiwis claim Hong Kong crown". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 March 2000. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ "England accept invitation to Hong Kong Sevens". espn.com. 28 January 2000.
  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. ^ "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. ^ "New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB". espnscrum.com. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
IRB Sevens I
Preceded by 2000 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
Hong Kong Sevens
Preceded by
1999 Hong Kong Sevens
2000 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by