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2001 Wellington Sevens

The 2001 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2001 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the third leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 9–10 February 2001.[1]

2001 Wellington Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation New Zealand
Date9–10 February 2001
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner South Africa
Runner-up Wales
Shield
Winner Japan
Runner-up Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played44
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2002 →

The hosts, New Zealand, lost their first match of the season as they were defeated 19–17 by defending Wellington Sevens champions Fiji in the Cup quarterfinals. This was only the second time that a New Zealand sevens side had failed to reach the Cup final of World Sevens Series event. This was also the first event to hold a Shield competition which was won by Japan who defeated Papua New Guinea 27-19 in the final.[2][3]

Australia became only the third nation to win a World Sevens Series title as they defeated Fiji 19–17 in the Cup final.

Format edit

The teams were drawn into four 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 on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[4]

Teams edit

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Niue was invited to replaced France after they withdrew from the tournament due to French clubs not releasing players.[5]

Pool stage edit

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 120 0 120 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 47 57 -10 7
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 45 57 -12 5
  Niue 3 0 0 3 26 124 -98 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
New Zealand  31–0  Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Canada  33–14  Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
New Zealand  51–0  Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Canada  14–5  Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Tonga  40–12  Niue
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
New Zealand  38–0  Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 60 27 33 9
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 112 17 95 7
  England 3 1 0 2 50 72 -22 5
  China 3 0 0 3 19 125 -106 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
United States  12–10  Fiji
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
England  33–14  China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Fiji  61–0  China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
United States  17–12  England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
United States  31–5  China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Fiji  41–5  England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 113 10 103 9
  Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 50 62 -12 7
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 54 47 7 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 22 120 -98 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
Australia  43–5  Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
South Africa  47–5  Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Australia  45–5  Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Cook Islands  17–7  South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Cook Islands  28–12  Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Australia  25–0  South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool D edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 108 17 91 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 52 47 5 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 48 70 -22 5
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 19 93 -74 3

Source: World Rugby

9 February 2001
Argentina  21–14  Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa  40–5  Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Argentina  31–0  Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa  35–12  Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Wales  22–14  Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
9 February 2001
Samoa  33–0  Argentina
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage edit

Shield edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
  China7
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Japan21
 
  Japan27
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Papua New Guinea19
 
  Papua New Guinea45
 
 
  Niue0
 

Source: World Rugby

Bowl edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
  Tonga45
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  China7
 
  Tonga17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Wales19
 
  Wales26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Japan10
 
  Wales17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  South Africa47
 
  South Africa26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Papua New Guinea7
 
  South Africa31
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  England12
 
  England22
 
 
  Niue7
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
  New Zealand12
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Samoa21
 
  Samoa40
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Argentina7
 
  Argentina21
 
 
  Canada0
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
  Fiji19
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  New Zealand17
 
  Fiji27
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Cook Islands12
 
  Cook Islands10
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Samoa7
 
  Fiji17
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Australia19
 
  Australia26
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  Argentina17
 
  Australia36
 
10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
  United States5
 
  United States12
 
 
  Canada10
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings edit

Place  Team Points
    Australia 20
    Fiji 16
    Cook Islands 12
  United States 12
5   Samoa 8
6   Argentina 6
7   Canada 4
  New Zealand 4
Place  Team Points
9   South Africa 2
10   Wales 0
11   England 0
  Tonga 0
13   Japan 0
14   Papua New Guinea 0
15   China 0
  Niue 0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings edit

At the completion of Round 3:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
  
Durban 		 
Dubai 		 
Wellington 		 
Brisbane 		 
Hong Kong 		 
Shanghai 		 
Kuala Lumpur 		 
Tokyo 		 
London 		 
Cardiff 		Points
total
1   Fiji 16 16 16 48
2   New Zealand 20 20 4 44
3   Australia 12 12 20 44
4   Samoa 6 12 8 26
5   Argentina 12 6 6 24
6   South Africa 8 8 2 18
7   Cook Islands — — 12 12
  United States — — 12 12
9   Canada 4 0 4 8
10   England 0 4 0 4
11   Zimbabwe 0 4 — 4
12   France 4 — — 4
13   Ireland — 2 — 2
  Portugal 2 — — 2
15   Wales 0 0 0 0
16   Georgia 0 0 — 0
  Kenya 0 0 — 0
  Morocco 0 0 — 0
19   Arabian Gulf — 0 — 0
  China — — 0 0
  Hong Kong — 0 — 0
  Japan — — 0 0
  Namibia 0 — — 0
  Niue — — 0 0
  Papua New Guinea — — 0 0
  Tonga — — 0 0

Source: Rugby7.com

References edit

  1. ^ "IRB Sevens II - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/9/2001 - 2/10/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ "2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Wellington". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "More fizz guaranteed at Telecom 2GO International Sevens". sevens.co.nz @ web.archive.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 July 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  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. ^ Turner, Huw (28 January 2001). "Niue to add Pacific flair to Wellington sevens". espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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