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2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the five regions' respective tournaments.

Qualified teams edit

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Automatic qualification
  South Africa   Argentina (hosts)   South Korea   England
  France 		  Australia
  Fiji
  New Zealand
  Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
  Kenya
  Zimbabwe 		  Canada
  Chile
  United States 		  Chinese Taipei
  Hong Kong
  Japan 		  Georgia
  Ireland
  Portugal
  Russia
  Spain
  Wales 		  Cook Islands

Africa edit

Africa had two tournaments as a qualifier. First on 29 April was a preliminary round-robin tournament in Abidjan where Ivory Coast and Tunisia finished the highest.[1] They then joined ten other teams in Nairobi for a 23–24 June tournament. Kenya and Zimbabwe both advance as finalists of the tournament.[2]

Qualifier 1 (Abidjan) edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 66 22 +44 9
  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 36 17 +19 7
  Morocco 3 1 0 2 52 26 +26 5
  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 12 101 –89 3

Qualifier 2 (Nairobi) edit

Day 1 edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Madagascar 3 2 0 1 69 26 +43 7
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 68 31 +37 7
  Uganda 3 2 0 1 50 26 +24 7
  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 0 104 –104 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 94 5 +89 9
  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 62 21 +41 7
  Botswana 3 1 0 2 17 68 –51 5
  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 12 91 –79 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Namibia 3 2 1 0 108 28 +89 8
  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 94 31 +63 7
  Zambia 3 1 1 1 56 47 +9 6
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 12 164 –152 3

Day 2 edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 80 5 +75 6
  Zambia 2 1 0 1 26 55 –29 4
  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 15 61 –46 2

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Namibia 2 2 0 0 73 7 +66 6
  Uganda 2 1 0 1 73 17 +56 4
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0 122 –122 2

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Kenya 2 2 0 0 43 5 +38 6
  Madagascar 2 1 0 1 14 12 +2 4
  Eswatini 2 0 0 2 10 50 –40 2

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 54 12 +42 6
  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 26 45 –19 4
  Botswana 2 0 0 2 24 47 –23 2

Knockout Round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 June 2000
 
 
  Zimbabwe21
 
25 June 2000
 
  Tunisia0
 
  Zimbabwe26
 
25 June 2000
 
  Kenya14
 
  Namibia5
 
 
  Kenya14
 
Third place
 
 
25 June 2000
 
 
  Tunisia21
 
 
  Namibia33

Americas edit

The Americas had two tournaments to serve as a qualifier. First was a 22–23 January tournament in Port of Spain for the Caribbean zone, from which Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious.[3] It then joins another nine teams in a deciding inter-Americas tournament in Santiago for three spots on 6-7 May.[4]

Qualifier 1 (Port of Spain) edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 90 17 +73 9
  Bermuda 3 2 0 1 55 24 +31 7
  Guyana 3 1 0 2 41 41 +0 5
  Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 10 114 –104 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7
  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 53 38 +15 7
  Bahamas 3 1 0 2 41 60 –19 5
  Barbados 3 1 0 2 31 55 –24 5

Knockout Round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 January 2000
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago26
 
23 January 2000
 
  Barbados12
 
  Trinidad and Tobago21
 
23 January 2000
 
  Jamaica19
 
  Guyana0
 
23 January 2000
 
  Jamaica19
 
  Trinidad and Tobago22
 
23 January 2000
 
  Bermuda10
 
  Bermuda29
 
23 January 2000
 
  Bahamas0
 
  Bermuda21
 
23 January 2000
 
  Cayman Islands0
 
  Saint Lucia0
 
 
  Cayman Islands40
 

Qualifier 2 (Santiago) edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Canada 4 4 0 0 167 5 +162 12
  United States 4 3 0 1 135 33 +102 10
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 0 2 61 82 –21 8
  Colombia 4 1 0 3 33 144 –111 6
  Peru 4 0 0 4 12 144 –132 4

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Uruguay 4 4 0 0 120 19 +101 12
  Chile 4 3 0 1 141 17 +124 10
  Paraguay 4 2 0 2 64 124 –60 8
  Brazil 4 1 0 3 29 102 –73 6
  Venezuela 4 0 0 4 28 120 –92 4

Knockout Round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals/Both Qualify
 
          
 
7 May 2000
 
 
  Canada59
 
7 May 2000
 
  Colombia0
 
  Canada26
 
7 May 2000
 
  United States19
 
  United States24
 
7 May 2000
 
  Trinidad and Tobago7
 
  Canada29
 
7 May 2000
 
  Chile12
 
  Uruguay34
 
7 May 2000
 
  Brazil5
 
  Uruguay12
 
7 May 2000
 
  Chile17 Third Place/Qualifier
 
  Chile40
 
7 May 2000
 
  Paraguay10
 
  United States21
 
 
  Uruguay17
 

Asia edit

A two-day tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur to determine the three teams to join South Korea at the World Cup Sevens.[5]

Day One edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Japan 4 4 0 0 183 43 +140 12
  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 130 85 +45 8
  China 4 2 0 2 116 74 +42 8
  Singapore 4 2 0 2 88 101 –13 8
  India 4 0 0 4 12 226 –214 4

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 91 33 +58 12
  Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 69 53 +16 8
  Thailand 4 2 0 2 78 69 +9 8
  Sri Lanka 4 1 0 3 62 93 –31 6
  Arabian Gulf 4 1 0 3 46 98 –52 6

Day Two edit

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Japan 4 4 0 0 192 45 +147 12
  Chinese Taipei 4 3 0 1 148 57 +91 10
  Sri Lanka 4 2 0 2 59 106 –47 8
  China 4 1 0 3 54 96 –42 6
  India 4 0 0 4 21 170 –149 4

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 143 47 +96 12
  Malaysia 4 3 0 1 81 63 +18 10
  Arabian Gulf 4 1 0 3 76 90 –14 6
  Thailand 4 1 0 3 44 81 –37 6
  Singapore 4 1 0 3 38 101 –63 6

Placement Round

 
Third Place/Qualification
 
  
 
18 March 2000
 
 
  Chinese Taipei45
 
 
  Malaysia0
 
 
Final
 
  
 
18 March 2000
 
 
  Japan49
 
 
  Hong Kong12
 

Europe edit

There were two separate tournaments in Europe, both qualifying three nations among sixteen. The first took place in Heidelberg on 10–11 June.[6] The second in Madrid took place between 30 June and 1 July.[7]

Qualifier 1 (Heidelberg) edit

Day 1 edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Wales 3 3 0 0 131 7 +124 9
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 48 39 +9 7
  Moldova 3 1 0 2 34 55 –21 5
  Poland 3 0 0 3 0 112 –112 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Romania 3 3 0 0 106 7 +99 9
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 68 54 +14 7
  Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 49 64 –15 5
  Belgium 3 0 0 3 17 115 –98 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 99 26 +73 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 69 45 +24 7
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 55 53 +2 5
  Austria 3 0 0 3 5 104 –99 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Georgia 3 3 0 0 136 0 +136 9
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 47 46 +1 5
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 0 2 22 71 –49 5
  Hungary 3 0 0 3 7 95 –88 3

Day 2 edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Georgia 3 3 0 0 124 12 +112 9
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 52 52 +0 7
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 19 53 –34 5
  Poland 3 0 0 3 12 90 –78 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Wales 3 3 0 0 130 12 +118 9
  Luxembourg 3 2 0 1 56 64 –8 7
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 50 66 –16 5
  Austria 3 0 0 3 17 111 –94 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Denmark 3 3 0 0 64 19 +45 7
  Romania 3 2 0 1 50 38 +12 7
  Moldova 3 1 0 2 50 46 +4 7
  Hungary 3 0 0 3 19 80 –61 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 106 22 +84 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 90 48 +42 7
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 33 99 –66 5
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 32 92 –60 3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June 2000
 
 
  Georgia21
 
11 June 2000
 
  Ireland0
 
  Georgia33
 
11 June 2000
 
  Wales38
 
  Wales43
 
 
  Denmark0
 
Third/Qualifier
 
 
11 June 2000
 
 
  Ireland40
 
 
  Denmark5

Qualifier 2 (Madrid) edit

Day 1 edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Scotland 3 3 0 0 162 14 +148 9
  Latvia 3 2 0 1 55 66 –11 7
  Israel 3 1 0 2 38 66 –28 5
  Norway 3 0 0 3 12 121 –109 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 158 0 +158 9
  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 68 47 +21 7
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 54 74 –20 5
  Monaco 3 0 0 3 0 159 –159 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Portugal 3 3 0 0 111 17 +94 9
  Croatia 3 2 0 1 87 43 +44 7
  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 32 66 –34 5
  Slovenia 3 0 0 3 7 111 –104 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 0 116 19 +97 9
  Italy 3 2 0 1 119 38 +81 7
  Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 36 113 –77 5
  Andorra 3 0 0 3 38 139 –101 3

Day 2 edit

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 109 5 +104 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 52 67 –15 7
  Latvia 3 1 0 2 43 71 –28 5
  Monaco 3 0 0 1 34 95 –61 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Scotland 3 3 0 0 111 12 +99 9
  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 78 50 +28 7
  Slovenia 3 1 0 2 26 96 –70 5
  Israel 3 0 0 3 35 92 –57 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 0 88 14 +74 9
  Croatia 3 2 0 1 73 12 +61 7
  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 54 45 –70 5
  Norway 3 0 0 3 0 144 –144 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Portugal 3 3 0 0 135 14 +121 9
  Italy 3 2 0 1 105 29 +76 7
  Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 24 111 –87 4
  Andorra 3 0 1 2 19 129 –110 4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July 2000
 
 
  Spain5
 
1 July 2000
 
  Portugal7
 
  Portugal24
 
1 July 2000
 
  Russia19
 
  Scotland14
 
 
  Russia31
 
Third/Qualifier
 
 
1 July 2000
 
 
  Spain36
 
 
  Scotland19

Oceania edit

The Oceania qualifying tournament took place in Rarotonga. After a six-team round robin, the two leading teams faced off for the championship, from which the host won and qualified for the World Cup.[8]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Tonga 5 4 1 0 134 22 +112 14
  Cook Islands 5 4 0 1 131 43 +88 13
  Papua New Guinea 5 3 1 1 92 70 +22 12
  Niue 5 2 0 3 73 82 –9 9
  Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 63 99 –36 7
  Tahiti 5 0 0 5 17 194 –177 5
 
Final
 
  
 
22 September 2000
 
 
  Tonga21
 
 
  Cook Islands24
 

References edit

  1. ^ "Ivory Coast and Tunisia Qualify". 2 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-07-14. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Africa 2". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sevens win for Calypso Warriors". 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 2003-05-27. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Americas 2". Archived from the original on 2003-05-20. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Tournaments: Asia". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Europe 1". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Europe 2". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Oceania". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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