2000 Dubai Sevens

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2000 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation Dubai
Date23–24 November 2000
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner South Africa
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played41
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The 2000 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was the second leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place at the on 23–24 November 2000.[1]

The hosts, Arabian Gulf, were defeated 43–17 by Ireland in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst defending World Sevens Series champions New Zealand won their third straight Sevens title by defeating Fiji 38–12 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 pool went on to the Bowl bracket.[2] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season.

Teams[]

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

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 0 136 17 119 9
 England 3 2 0 1 65 52 13 7
 Georgia 3 1 0 2 53 92 -39 5
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 7 100 -93 3

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
New Zealand  54–10  Georgia
, Dubai
23 November 2000
England  27–0 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
, Dubai
23 November 2000
New Zealand  42–0 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
, Dubai
23 November 2000
England  31–12  Georgia
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Georgia  31–7 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
, Dubai
23 November 2000
New Zealand  40–7  England
, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Pool B[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 132 5 127 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 55 66 -11 7
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 43 101 -58 5
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 33 91 -58 3

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
Fiji  56–0  Ireland
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Argentina  24–14  Morocco
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Fiji  43–0  Morocco
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Argentina  26–19  Ireland
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Ireland  24–19  Morocco
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Fiji  33–5  Argentina
, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Pool C[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 128 5 123 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 75 41 34 7
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 33 101 -68 5
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 17 106 -89 3

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
Australia  54–0  Hong Kong
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Samoa  40–0  Kenya
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Australia  45–5  Kenya
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Samoa  35–12  Hong Kong
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Hong Kong  21–12  Kenya
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Australia  29–0  Samoa
, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Pool D[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 83 55 28 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 76 57 19 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 67 63 4 5
 Wales 3 0 0 3 40 91 -51 3

Source: World Rugby

23 November 2000
South Africa  24–14  Wales
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Canada  19–21  Zimbabwe
, Dubai
23 November 2000
South Africa  24–26  Zimbabwe
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Canada  31–14  Wales
, Dubai
23 November 2000
Wales  12–36  Zimbabwe
, Dubai
23 November 2000
South Africa  28–17  Canada
, Dubai

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage[]

Bowl[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 
 Georgia7
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Morocco14
 
 Morocco14
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Canada10
 
 Canada38
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Kenya7
 
 Morocco19
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Ireland27
 
 Hong Kong12
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales17
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Ireland19
 
 Ireland43
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf17
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 
 Argentina24
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
 Argentina12
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 South Africa14
 
 South Africa45
 
 
 England0
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 
 New Zealand33
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Argentina7
 
 New Zealand26
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Samoa 0
 
 Zimbabwe10
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Samoa33
 
 New Zealand38
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Fiji12
 
 Australia26
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 South Africa12
 
 Australia12
 
24 November 2000 –
 
 Fiji31
 
 Fiji43
 
 
 England0
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings[]

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 12
 Samoa 12
5  South Africa 8
6  Argentina 6
7  England 4
 Zimbabwe 4
Place  Team Points
9  Ireland 2
10  Morocco 0
11  Canada 0
 Wales 0
13 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0
 Georgia 0
 Hong Kong 0
 Kenya 0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings[]

At the completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Durban
Dubai
Wellington
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo
London
Cardiff 		Points
total
1  New Zealand 20 20 40
2  Fiji 16 16 32
3  Australia 12 12 24
4  Argentina 12 6 18
 Samoa 6 12 18
6  South Africa 8 8 16
7  Canada 4 0 4
 England 0 4 4
 Zimbabwe 0 4 4
10  France 4 — 4
11  Ireland — 2 2
 Portugal 2 — 2
13  Georgia 0 0 0
 Kenya 0 0 0
 Morocco 0 0 0
 Wales 0 0 0
17 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf — 0 0
 Hong Kong — 0 0
 Namibia 0 — 0

Source: Rugby7.com

References[]

  1. ^ "IRB Sevens II - Durban, South Africa. 11/18/2000 - 11/19/2000". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 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 31 May 2016.
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