2001 Tokyo Sevens

2001 Tokyo Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation  Japan
Date 29–30 April 2001
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  Australia
Plate
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  England
Bowl
Champions  Argentina
Runners-up  United States
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played 41
2000
2012

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]

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 3300128171119
 South Africa 32017338357
 South Korea 31025978 −195
 Chinese Taipei 30035132 −1273

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
New Zealand  52–5  South Korea
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
South Africa  40–0  Chinese Taipei
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
New Zealand  57–0  Chinese Taipei
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
South Africa  21–19  South Korea
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
South Korea  35–5  Chinese Taipei
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
New Zealand  19–12  South Africa
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3300133009
 England 32015538177
 Japan 31025465 −115
 Malaysia 300312151 −1393

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
Australia  34–0  Japan
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
England  31–5  Malaysia
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Australia  73–0  Malaysia
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
England  24–7  Japan
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Japan  47–7  Malaysia
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Australia  26–0  England
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 330010412929
 Canada 32018140417
 France 31021962 −435
 Hong Kong 300309003

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
Fiji  31–0  France
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Canada  38–0  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Fiji  33–0  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Canada  31–0  France
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
France  19–0  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Fiji  40–12  Canada
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 33008822669
 Wales 32014861 −137
 Argentina 3102535035
 United States 30032480 −563

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
Samoa  22–10  United States
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Argentina  12–19  Wales
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Samoa  42–5  Wales
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Argentina  34–7  United States
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
United States  7–24  Wales
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 April 2001
Samoa  24–7  Argentina
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium        
  South Korea  40
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Malaysia  5  
  South Korea  12
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      Argentina  17  
  Argentina  36
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Hong Kong  0  
  Argentina  31
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium    
    United States  19
  France  7
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  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  
  Canada 5  
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      England 15
    South Africa 38
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  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
1st, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 20
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Australia 16
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  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:

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References

  1. "Tokyo, Japan. 4/29/2001 - 4/30/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "New Zealand back in pole position after Tokyo sevens victory". espnscrum.com. 1 May 2001.
  3. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001.
IRB Sevens II
Preceded by
2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens
2001 Tokyo Sevens Succeeded by
2001 London Sevens
Japan Sevens
Preceded by
2000 Tokyo Sevens
2001 Tokyo Sevens Succeeded by
2012 Japan Sevens
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