2001 Tokyo Sevens
The 2001 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 29–30 April 2001.[1]
| 2001 Tokyo Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens II | |
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Date | 29–30 April 2001 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
← 2000 2012 → | |
The tournament was the seventh event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 26–12 in the Cup final.[2]
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 pool went on to the Bowl bracket.[3] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000–01 season.
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 Tokyo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 17 | 111 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 38 | 35 | 7 |
 South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 5 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 132 | −127 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 7 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 5 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 151 | −139 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 12 | 92 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 7 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 5 |
 Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22 | 66 | 9 |
 Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 5 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 80 | −56 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 40 | |||||||||
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| Malaysia | 5 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 36 | |||||||||
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| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 31 | |||||||||
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| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
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| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||
| England | 29 | |||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| England | 15 | |||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||
| South Africa | 38 | |||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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New Zealand | 20 |
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Australia | 16 |
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Fiji | 12 |
| Samoa | 12 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 |
| 6 | England | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 |
| Wales | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Argentina | 2 |
| 10 | United States | 0 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| France | 0 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | |
| Malaysia | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[4]
Series standings
At the completion of Round 7:
| 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 | 122 | ||
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 118 | ||
| 3 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 104 | ||
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 68 | ||
| 5 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 62 | ||
| 6 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 42 | ||
| 7 | England | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 9 | United States | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 16 | ||
| 10 | South Korea | — | — | — | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 11 |  Cook Islands | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| 12 | France | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 14 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 15 |  Portugal | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 16 |  Ireland | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 17 | Hong Kong | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Japan | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Malaysia | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | China | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||
| 22 |  Georgia | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Morocco | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Singapore | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | |||
 Sri Lanka | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |||
 Thailand | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | |||
| 29 |  Namibia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Niue | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Papua New Guinea | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Russia | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Tonga | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 West Indies | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References
- "Tokyo, Japan. 4/29/2001 - 4/30/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "New Zealand back in pole position after Tokyo sevens victory". espnscrum.com. 1 May 2001.
- "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) - "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001.