2000 Hong Kong Sevens

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2000 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date24–26 March 2000
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner France
Runner-up Croatia
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Runner-up China
Tournament details
Matches played57
2001 →

The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000,[1] at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.

The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.[1]

Teams[]

The 24 participating teams were:[1]

Format[]

With the increased number of teams competing, the teams were drawn into six 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 over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.[4] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

Pool stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 167 19 148 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 64 66 −2 7
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 73 64 9 5
 China 3 0 0 3 14 169 −155 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
Fiji  80–0  China
24 March 2000
United States  17–12  South Korea
25 March 2000
United States  40–0  China
25 March 2000
Fiji  33–12  South Korea
25 March 2000
South Korea  49–14  China
25 March 2000
Fiji  54–7  United States

Source World Rugby

Pool B[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 147 5 142 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 67 45 22 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 50 64 −14 5
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 5 155 −150 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
New Zealand  64–5  Singapore
24 March 2000
Italy  19–7  Japan
25 March 2000
Japan  43–0  Singapore
25 March 2000
New Zealand  38–0  Italy
25 March 2000
Italy  48–0  Singapore
25 March 2000
New Zealand  45–0  Japan

Source World Rugby

Pool C[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 106 10 96 9
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 84 38 46 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 69 71 −2 5
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 19 159 −140 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
Australia  54–0  Thailand
24 March 2000
Hong Kong  24–14  Scotland
25 March 2000
Scotland  50–14  Thailand
25 March 2000
Australia  19–5  Hong Kong
25 March 2000
Hong Kong  55–5  Thailand
25 March 2000
Australia  33–5  Scotland

Source World Rugby

Pool D[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 124 17 107 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 81 30 51 7
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 27 105 −78 5
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 22 102 −82 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
England  45–5 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
24 March 2000
Samoa  36–3  Sri Lanka
25 March 2000
England  57–0  Sri Lanka
25 March 2000
Samoa  33–5 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
25 March 2000
Sri Lanka  24–12 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
25 March 2000
England  22–12  Samoa

Source World Rugby

Pool E[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 57 40 17 9
 France 3 2 0 1 48 17 31 7
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 66 43 23 5
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 26 97 −71 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
South Africa  21–19  Chinese Taipei
24 March 2000
France  10–7  Croatia
25 March 2000
France  31–0  Chinese Taipei
25 March 2000
South Africa  26–14  Croatia
25 March 2000
Croatia  45–7  Chinese Taipei
25 March 2000
South Africa  10–7  France

Source World Rugby

Pool F[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 101 12 89 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 100 19 81 7
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 36 65 −29 5
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 17 158 −141 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
Canada  68–0  Malaysia
24 March 2000
Argentina  34–0  Ireland
25 March 2000
Argentina  59–5  Malaysia
25 March 2000
Canada  19–5  Ireland
25 March 2000
Ireland  31–12  Malaysia
25 March 2000
Canada  14–7  Argentina

Source World Rugby

Knockout stage[]

Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][5]

Bowl[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Ireland12
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Chinese Taipei5
 
 Ireland56
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Thailand0
 
 Thailand28
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Malaysia12
 
 Ireland59
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 China0
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf45
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Singapore7
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf17
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 China26
 
 China26
 
 
 Sri Lanka5
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Hong Kong20
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Japan0
 
 Hong Kong10
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Croatia14
 
 Croatia42
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 United States7
 
 Croatia14
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France19
 
 Italy21
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Korea19
 
 Italy14
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 France19
 
 France19
 
 
 Scotland7
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
 Fiji50
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Samoa0
 
 Fiji52
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 England7
 
 England14
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa12
 
 Fiji5
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 New Zealand31
 
 Australia31
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Canada5
 
 Australia0
 
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand29
 
 
 Argentina0
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings[]

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 18
 England 18
5  Argentina 8
 Canada 8
 Samoa 8
 South Africa 8
9  France 4
10  Croatia 0
11  Hong Kong 0
 Italy 0
Place  Team Points
13  Japan 0
 Scotland 0
 South Korea 0
 United States 0
17  Ireland 0
18  China 0
19 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0
 Thailand 0
21  Chinese Taipei 0
 Malaysia 0
 Singapore 0
 Sri Lanka 0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings[]

At the completion of Round 8:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
Stellen­bosch
Punta del Este
Mar del Plata
Well­ington
Suva
Bris­bane
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Paris 		Points
total
1  Fiji 16 20 16 20 20 16 20 24 152
2  New Zealand 20 16 20 16 16 20 12 30 150
3  Australia 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 18 94
4  Samoa 12 6 12 12 12 12 4 8 78
5  South Africa 12 12 12 4 6 6  0 a 8 60
6  Canada 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 8 44
7  Argentina — 0 4 8 4 8 8 8 40
8  France 6 0 2 4 2 0 6 4 24
9  England — — — — — — — 18 18
10  Georgia 0 12 — — — — — — 12
11  Tonga 4 2 — — 4 0 2 — 12
12  Uruguay — 0 4 0 0 4 0 — 8
13  Morocco 0 4 — — — — — — 4
14  Papua New Guinea — — — — 0 2 0 — 2
 Scotland 2 — — — — — — 0 2
 Spain — — 0 2 — — — — 2
17  United States 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18  Japan 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0
19  Hong Kong 0 — — — 0 — 0 0 0
20  Cook Islands — — — — 0 0 0 — 0
 Croatia — — — — 0 0 — 0 0
22  Brazil — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Chile — — 0 0 — — ��� — 0
 China — — — — — — 0 0 0
 Germany — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Kenya 0 0 — — — — — — 0
 Paraguay — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Peru — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Zimbabwe 0 0 — — — — — — 0
30 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf — — — — — — — 0 0
 Chinese Taipei — — — — — — — 0 0
 Ireland — — — — — — — 0 0
 Italy — — — — — — — 0 0
 Malaysia — — — — — — — 0 0
 Namibia — 0 — — — — — — 0
 South Korea — — — — — — — 0 0
 Singapore — — — — — — — 0 0
 Sri Lanka — — — — — — — 0 0
 Thailand — — — — — — — 0 0
 Vanuatu — — — — — 0 — — 0

Source: Rugby7.com

^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.[7]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Kiwis claim Hong Kong crown". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 March 2000. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ "England accept invitation to Hong Kong Sevens". espn.com. 28 January 2000.
  4. ^ "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 I
Preceded by 2000 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
2000 Japan Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
Preceded by
1999 Hong Kong Sevens
 2000 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
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