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
Date	9–10 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 played	44
← 2000 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

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

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

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	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

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

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

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

Shield

	Semi-finals				Final

	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium

	China	7
					10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	Japan	21
					Japan	27
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
					Papua New Guinea	19
	Papua New Guinea	45

	Niue	0

Source: World Rugby

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium

	Tonga	45
					10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	China	7
					Tonga	17
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
					Wales	19
	Wales	26
									10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	Japan	10
									Wales	17
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
									South Africa	47
	South Africa	26
					10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	Papua New Guinea	7
					South Africa	31
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
					England	12
	England	22

	Niue	7

Source: World Rugby

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final

	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium

	New Zealand	12
					10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	Samoa	21
					Samoa	40
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
					Argentina	7
	Argentina	21

	Canada	0

Source: World Rugby

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium

	Fiji	19
					10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	New Zealand	17
					Fiji	27
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
					Cook Islands	12
	Cook Islands	10
									10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	Samoa	7
									Fiji	17
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
									Australia	19
	Australia	26
					10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
	Argentina	17
					Australia	36
	10 February 2001 – Westpac Stadium
					United States	5
	United States	12

	Canada	10

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Australia	20
	Fiji	16
	Cook Islands	12
	United States	12
5	Samoa	8
6	Argentina	6
7	Canada	4
7	New Zealand	4

Place	Team	Points
9	South Africa	2
10	Wales	0
11	England	0
11	Tonga	0
13	Japan	0
14	Papua New Guinea	0
15	China	0
15	Niue	0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings

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
7	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
13	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

"IRB Sevens II - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/9/2001 - 2/10/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
"2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Wellington". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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"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)
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"IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

New Zealand Sevens

Men's events
Wellington	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Hamilton	2018 2019 2020 2023

Women's events
Hamilton	2019 2020 2023

IRB Sevens II
2000–01 events	Durban Dubai Wellington ~~Brisbane~~ Hong Kong Shanghai Kuala Lumpur Tokyo London Cardiff
Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji New Zealand Samoa South Africa Wales
Other teams	Arabian Gulf China Chinese Taipei Cook Islands France Georgia Hong Kong Ireland Japan Kenya Malaysia Morocco Namibia Niue Papua New Guinea Portugal Russia Scotland Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Tonga Tunisia United States West Indies Zimbabwe
IRB World Sevens Series

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