The 2001 London Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the London Sevens leg held at Twickenham Stadium on 27–28 May 2001.
| 2001 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens II | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 27–28 May 2001 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  South Africa |
| Runner-up | England |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
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The tournament was the eighth event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 19–12 in the Cup final.[1]
Format
editThe 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.[2] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000–01 season.
Teams
editThe 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stage
editThe 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
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 5 | 109 | 9 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 53 | –17 | 7 |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 5 |
 Georgia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 64 | −45 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 5 | 87 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 43 | –7 | 5 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 65 | –15 | 5 |
 Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 151 | −65 | 5 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 9 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 57 | –18 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 81 | –48 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 24 | 53 | 9 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 27 | 71 | 7 |
| Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 57 | –21 | 5 |
 West Indies
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 122 | −103 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Knockout stage
editBowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 33 | |||||||||
| Wales | 15 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| ' Wales | 31 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 44 | |||||||||
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| West Indies | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 17 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||
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| England | 33 | |||||
| England | 7 | |||||
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| South Africa | 31 | |||||
| South Africa | 43 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
New Zealand |
20 |
|
Australia |
16 |
|
Fiji |
12 |
| Samoa |
12 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
8 |
| 6 | England |
6 |
| 7 | Canada |
4 |
| Argentina |
4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Wales |
2 |
| 10 | Scotland |
0 |
| 11 | Georgia |
0 |
| Russia |
0 | |
| 13 | France |
0 |
| Portugal |
0 | |
| Spain |
0 | |
| West Indies |
0 |
Source: World Rugby[3]
Series standings
editAt the completion of Round 8:
| 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 | 20 | 142 | |
| 2 | Australia |
12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 134 | |
| 3 | Fiji |
16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 116 | |
| 4 | Samoa |
6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 80 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 70 | |
| 6 | Argentina |
12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 46 | |
| 7 | England |
0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Canada |
4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |
| 9 |  United States |
— | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | 16 | |
| 10 |  South Korea |
— | — | — | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | |
| 11 | Wales |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 12 | France |
4 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 |  Cook Islands |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| 14 |  Zimbabwe |
0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 15 | Portugal |
2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 |  Ireland |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 17 | Hong Kong |
— | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |
| 18 | Japan |
— | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
 Chinese Taipei |
— | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Malaysia |
— | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| China |
— | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| Georgia |
0 | 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 | ||
 Namibia |
0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Niue |
— | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Papua New Guinea |
— | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| Russia |
— | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scotland |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
 Tonga |
— | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| West Indies |
— | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
References
edit- ^ "Martin and Vidiri joining New Zealand sevens squad". espnscrum.com. 28 May 2001.
- ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001.