2001 Shanghai Sevens

The 2001 Shanghai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Shanghai, China as the fifth leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. It was the first China Sevens tournament to be hosted as part of the World Sevens Series, and the event took place at the Yuanshen Stadium on 8–9 April 2001.[1]

2001 Shanghai Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation China
Date7–8 April 2001
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up England
Bowl
Winner Canada
Runner-up Wales
Tournament details
Matches played44
2002

Australia won the Shanghai Sevens after they defeated South Africa 19–12 to go to second place in the overall standings.

Format

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.[2]

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2001 Shanghai Sevens title.

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 330012971229
 Fiji 320111619977
 Chinese Taipei 310234101−675
 Malaysia 30037159−1523

Source: World Rugby



7 April 2001
Fiji 71–0 Malaysia
Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai



Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 330016471579
 England 32015357-47
 Wales 31023895−575
 China 300328124−963

Source: World Rugby


7 April 2001
England 24–14 China
Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai


7 April 2001
England 29–0 Wales
Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai

7 April 2001
Wales 31–14 China
Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330014751429
 Argentina 32017443317
 Japan 31024881−335
 Sri Lanka 30035145−1403

Source: World Rugby






Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 33009746519
 Samoa 32018634527
 Canada 31024964−155
 Hong Kong 300319107−883

Source: World Rugby






7 April 2001
Samoa 31–10 Canada
Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai

Knockout stage

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 
 China14
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Chinese Taipei5
 
 China0
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Canada22
 
 Canada47
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
 Canada32
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Wales19
 
 Hong Kong20
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Japan14
 
 Hong Kong7
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Wales21
 
 Wales41
 
 
 Malaysia0
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 
 England19
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Argentina17
 
 England14
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Fiji45
 
 Samoa12
 
 
 Fiji31
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 
 South Africa24
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 England7
 
 South Africa40
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 South Korea10
 
 South Korea26
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Argentina7
 
 South Africa12
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Australia19
 
 New Zealand19
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Samoa5
 
 New Zealand7
 
8 April 2001 – Yuanshen Stadium
 
 Australia19
 
 Australia5
 
 
 Fiji0
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand12
 South Korea12
5  Fiji8
6  England6
7  Argentina4
 Samoa4
Place  Team Points
9  Canada2
10  Wales0
11  China0
 Hong Kong0
13  Chinese Taipei0
 Japan0
 Malaysia0
 Sri Lanka0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 5:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team

Durban

Dubai

Wellington

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo

London

Cardiff
Points
total
1 New Zealand20204301286
2 Australia121220182082
3 Fiji16161624880
4 Samoa612818448
5 South Africa88281642
6 Argentina12668436
7 England0408618
8 Canada4048218
9 United States12416
10 South Korea01212
11 Cook Islands1212
12 France426
13 Zimbabwe044
14 Portugal224
15 Wales000303
16 Ireland22
17 Hong Kong0101
18  China0000
 Japan0000
20  Georgia000
 Kenya000
 Morocco000
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf000
 Chinese Taipei000
 Malaysia000
 Sri Lanka000
27  Namibia00
 Niue00
 Papua New Guinea00
 Russia00
 Singapore00
 Thailand00
 Tonga00
 West Indies00

Source: Rugby7.com

References

  1. "2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Shanghai". worldrugby.org. 2001. Retrieved 9 August 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 15 August 2016.
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