2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the five regions' respective tournaments.

Qualified teams[]

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Automatic qualification
South Africa	Argentina (hosts)	South Korea	England  France	Australia  Fiji  New Zealand  Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
Kenya  Zimbabwe	Canada  Chile  United States	Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Japan	Georgia  Ireland  Portugal  Russia  Spain  Wales	Cook Islands

Africa[]

Africa had two tournaments as a qualifier. First on 29 April was a preliminary round-robin tournament in Abidjan where and Tunisia finished the highest.^[1] They then joined ten other teams in Nairobi for a 23–24 June tournament. Kenya and Zimbabwe both advance as finalists of the tournament.^[2]

Qualifier 1 (Abidjan)[]

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
	3	3	0	0	66	22	+44	9
Tunisia	3	2	0	1	36	17	+19	7
Morocco	3	1	0	2	52	26	+26	5
	3	0	0	3	12	101	–89	3

Matches
29 April 2000   12–10  Tunisia 29 April 2000 Morocco  40–7   29 April 2000   12–7  Morocco 29 April 2000 Tunisia  19–0   29 April 2000   42–5   29 April 2000 Tunisia  7–5  Morocco

Qualifier 2 (Nairobi)[]

Day 1[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Madagascar	3	2	0	1	69	26	+43	7
Kenya	3	2	0	1	68	31	+37	7
Uganda	3	2	0	1	50	26	+24	7
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	0	104	–104	3

Matches
24 June 2000 Kenya  35–0  Kazakhstan 24 June 2000 Madagascar  12–7  Uganda 24 June 2000 Madagascar  43–0  Kazakhstan 24 June 2000 Kenya  14–17  Uganda 24 June 2000 Kenya  19–14  Madagascar 24 June 2000 Uganda  26–0  Kazakhstan

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	94	5	+89	9
Tunisia	3	2	0	1	62	21	+41	7
	3	1	0	2	17	68	–51	5
	3	0	0	3	12	91	–79	3

Matches
24 June 2000   17–5   24 June 2000 Zimbabwe  14–5  Tunisia 24 June 2000 Tunisia  22–7   24 June 2000 Zimbabwe  28–0   24 June 2000 Zimbabwe  52–0   24 June 2000 Tunisia  35–0

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Namibia	3	2	1	0	108	28	+89	8
	3	2	0	1	94	31	+63	7
	3	1	1	1	56	47	+9	6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	3	12	164	–152	3

Matches
24 June 2000   42–7  Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 June 2000 Namibia  26–14   24 June 2000   26–0   24 June 2000 Namibia  68–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 June 2000   54–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 June 2000 Namibia  14–14

Day 2[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Zimbabwe	2	2	0	0	80	5	+75	6
	2	1	0	1	26	55	–29	4
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	15	61	–46	2

Matches
25 June 2000 Zimbabwe  40–0  Kazakhstan 25 June 2000   21–15  Kazakhstan 25 June 2000 Zimbabwe  40–5

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Namibia	2	2	0	0	73	7	+66	6
Uganda	2	1	0	1	73	17	+56	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	0	2	0	122	–122	2

Matches
25 June 2000 Uganda  66–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 June 2000 Namibia  17–7  Uganda 25 June 2000 Namibia  56–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Kenya	2	2	0	0	43	5	+38	6
Madagascar	2	1	0	1	14	12	+2	4
	2	0	0	2	10	50	–40	2

Matches
25 June 2000 Madagascar  14–5   25 June 2000 Kenya  36–5   25 June 2000 Kenya  7–0  Madagascar

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Tunisia	2	2	0	0	54	12	+42	6
	2	1	0	1	26	45	–19	4
	2	0	0	2	24	47	–23	2

Matches
25 June 2000   21–17   25 June 2000 Tunisia  26–7   25 June 2000 Tunisia  28–5

Knockout Round

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 June 2000
	Zimbabwe	21
					25 June 2000
	Tunisia	0
					Zimbabwe	26
	25 June 2000
					Kenya	14
	Namibia	5
	Kenya	14
					Third place
					25 June 2000
					Tunisia	21
					Namibia	33

Americas[]

The Americas had two tournaments to serve as a qualifier. First was a 22–23 January tournament in Port of Spain for the Caribbean zone, from which Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious.^[3] It then joins another nine teams in a deciding inter-Americas tournament in Santiago for three spots on 6-7 May.^[4]

Qualifier 1 (Port of Spain)[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	3	3	0	0	90	17	+73	9
	3	2	0	1	55	24	+31	7
Guyana	3	1	0	2	41	41	+0	5
	3	0	0	3	10	114	–104	3

Matches
22 January 2000 Trinidad and Tobago  19–12   22 January 2000 Guyana  36–5   22 January 2000 Trinidad and Tobago  19–5  Guyana 22 January 2000   26–5   22 January 2000 Trinidad and Tobago  52–0   22 January 2000   17–0  Guyana

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Cayman Islands	3	2	0	1	66	38	+28	7
Jamaica	3	2	0	1	53	38	+15	7
Bahamas	3	1	0	2	41	60	–19	5
Barbados	3	1	0	2	31	55	–24	5

Matches
22 January 2000 Jamaica  15–7  Barbados 22 January 2000 Cayman Islands  24–12  Bahamas 22 January 2000 Jamaica  19–24  Bahamas 22 January 2000 Cayman Islands  35–7  Barbados 22 January 2000 Jamaica  19–7  Cayman Islands 22 January 2000 Barbados  17–5  Bahamas

Knockout Round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	23 January 2000
	Trinidad and Tobago	26
					23 January 2000
	Barbados	12
					Trinidad and Tobago	21
	23 January 2000
					Jamaica	19
	Guyana	0
									23 January 2000
	Jamaica	19
									Trinidad and Tobago	22
	23 January 2000
										10
		29
					23 January 2000
	Bahamas	0
						21
	23 January 2000
					Cayman Islands	0
		0
	Cayman Islands	40

Qualifier 2 (Santiago)[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Canada	4	4	0	0	167	5	+162	12
United States	4	3	0	1	135	33	+102	10
Trinidad and Tobago	4	2	0	2	61	82	–21	8
Colombia	4	1	0	3	33	144	–111	6
Peru	4	0	0	4	12	144	–132	4

Matches

6 May 2000 Canada  43–0  Peru 6 May 2000 United States  39–0  Colombia 6 May 2000 Trinidad and Tobago  20–0  Peru 6 May 2000 Canada  57–0  Colombia 6 May 2000 United States  36–5  Trinidad and Tobago 6 May 2000 Colombia  26–12  Peru 6 May 2000 Canada  39–0  Trinidad and Tobago 6 May 2000 United States  55–0  Peru 6 May 2000 Trinidad and Tobago  36–7  Colombia 6 May 2000 Canada  28–5  United States

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Uruguay	4	4	0	0	120	19	+101	12
Chile	4	3	0	1	141	17	+124	10
Paraguay	4	2	0	2	64	124	–60	8
Brazil	4	1	0	3	29	102	–73	6
Venezuela	4	0	0	4	28	120	–92	4

Matches
6 May 2000 Chile  43–0  Venezuela 6 May 2000 Brazil  12–19  Paraguay 6 May 2000 Uruguay  29–7  Venezuela 6 May 2000 Chile  50–7  Paraguay 6 May 2000 Uruguay  33–7  Brazil 6 May 2000 Paraguay  38–14  Venezuela 6 May 2000 Chile  43–0  Brazil 6 May 2000 Uruguay  48–0  Paraguay 6 May 2000 Brazil  10–7  Venezuela 6 May 2000 Uruguay  10–5  Chile

Knockout Round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Finals/Both Qualify
	7 May 2000
	Canada	59
					7 May 2000
	Colombia	0
					Canada	26
	7 May 2000
					United States	19
	United States	24
									7 May 2000
	Trinidad and Tobago	7
									Canada	29
	7 May 2000
									Chile	12
	Uruguay	34
					7 May 2000
	Brazil	5
					Uruguay	12
	7 May 2000
					Chile	17			Third Place/Qualifier
	Chile	40
									7 May 2000
	Paraguay	10
									United States	21
									Uruguay	17

Asia[]

A two-day tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur to determine the three teams to join South Korea at the World Cup Sevens.^[5]

Day One[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	183	43	+140	12
Malaysia	4	2	0	2	130	85	+45	8
China	4	2	0	2	116	74	+42	8
Singapore	4	2	0	2	88	101	–13	8
India	4	0	0	4	12	226	–214	4

Matches

17 March 2000 China  47–5  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Japan  42–19  Singapore Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Japan  29–12  China Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Malaysia  12–26  Singapore Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 China  40–7  Singapore Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Japan  42–12  Malaysia Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Japan  70–0  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Malaysia  33–17  China Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Singapore  36–7  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Malaysia  73–0  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Hong Kong	4	4	0	0	91	33	+58	12
Chinese Taipei	4	2	0	2	69	53	+16	8
Thailand	4	2	0	2	78	69	+9	8
Sri Lanka	4	1	0	3	62	93	–31	6
Arabian Gulf	4	1	0	3	46	98	–52	6

Matches

17 March 2000 Sri Lanka  19–17 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Hong Kong  14–7  Thailand Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Hong Kong  26–12  Sri Lanka Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Chinese Taipei  24–5  Thailand Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Sri Lanka  26–33  Thailand Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Chinese Taipei  14–24 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Hong Kong  32–0 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Chinese Taipei  17–5  Sri Lanka Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Thailand  33–5 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 17 March 2000 Hong Kong  19–14  Chinese Taipei Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Day Two[]

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	192	45	+147	12
Chinese Taipei	4	3	0	1	148	57	+91	10
Sri Lanka	4	2	0	2	59	106	–47	8
China	4	1	0	3	54	96	–42	6
India	4	0	0	4	21	170	–149	4

Matches

18 March 2000 Sri Lanka  35–14  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Japan  43–0  China Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Japan  47–0  Sri Lanka Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Chinese Taipei  22–0  China Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 China  21–24  Sri Lanka Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Chinese Taipei  57–0  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Japan  45–0  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Chinese Taipei  24–0  Sri Lanka Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 China  33–7  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Japan  57–45  Chinese Taipei Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Hong Kong	4	4	0	0	143	47	+96	12
Malaysia	4	3	0	1	81	63	+18	10
Arabian Gulf	4	1	0	3	76	90	–14	6
Thailand	4	1	0	3	44	81	–37	6
Singapore	4	1	0	3	38	101	–63	6

Matches

18 March 2000 Singapore  14–28 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Hong Kong  31–5  Thailand Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Hong Kong  43–0  Singapore Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Malaysia  26–15  Thailand Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Thailand  12–14  Singapore Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Malaysia  19–14 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Hong Kong  24–18  Malaysia Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Thailand  12–10 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Malaysia  18–10  Singapore Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 18 March 2000 Hong Kong  45–24 Arabian Gulf Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Placement Round

	Third Place/Qualification
	18 March 2000
	Chinese Taipei	45
	Malaysia	0

	Final
	18 March 2000
	Japan	49
	Hong Kong	12

Europe[]

There were two separate tournaments in Europe, both qualifying three nations among sixteen. The first took place in Heidelberg on 10–11 June.^[6] The second in Madrid took place between 30 June and 1 July.^[7]

Qualifier 1 (Heidelberg)[]

Day 1[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Wales	3	3	0	0	131	7	+124	9
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	48	39	+9	7
Moldova	3	1	0	2	34	55	–21	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	0	112	–112	3

Matches
10 June 2000 Wales  38–7  Moldova 10 June 2000 Czech Republic  31–0  Poland 10 June 2000 Wales  54–0  Poland 10 June 2000 Czech Republic  17–0  Moldova 10 June 2000 Wales  39–0  Czech Republic 10 June 2000 Moldova  27–0  Poland

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Romania	3	3	0	0	106	7	+99	9
Denmark	3	2	0	1	68	54	+14	7
Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	49	64	–15	5
Belgium	3	0	0	3	17	115	–98	3

Matches
10 June 2000 Belgium  5–35  Luxembourg 10 June 2000 Romania  28–7  Denmark 10 June 2000 Luxembourg  14–19  Denmark 10 June 2000 Romania  38–0  Belgium 10 June 2000 Romania  40–0  Luxembourg 10 June 2000 Belgium  12–42  Denmark

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	99	26	+73	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	69	45	+24	7
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	55	53	+2	5
	3	0	0	3	5	104	–99	3

Matches
10 June 2000 Germany  33–0   10 June 2000 Ireland  24–14   Switzerland 10 June 2000 Germany  24–10   Switzerland 10 June 2000 Ireland  40–0   10 June 2000 Ireland  35–12  Germany 10 June 2000 Switzerland   35–12

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Georgia	3	3	0	0	136	0	+136	9
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	47	46	+1	5
	3	1	0	2	22	71	–49	5
Hungary	3	0	0	3	7	95	–88	3

Matches
10 June 2000 Georgia  29–0  Netherlands 10 June 2000   12–0  Hungary 10 June 2000 Georgia  50–0  Hungary 10 June 2000 Netherlands  14–10   10 June 2000 Georgia  57–0   10 June 2000 Netherlands  33–7  Hungary

Day 2[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Georgia	3	3	0	0	124	12	+112	9
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	52	52	+0	7
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	19	53	–34	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	12	90	–78	3

Matches
11 June 2000 Georgia  27–0   Switzerland 11 June 2000 Netherlands  19–7  Poland 11 June 2000 Georgia  45–7  Netherlands 11 June 2000 Switzerland   19–0  Poland 11 June 2000 Georgia  52–5  Poland 11 June 2000 Netherlands  26–0   Switzerland

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Wales	3	3	0	0	130	12	+118	9
Luxembourg	3	2	0	1	56	64	–8	7
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	50	66	–16	5
	3	0	0	3	17	111	–94	3

Matches
11 June 2000 Wales  47–0  Luxembourg 11 June 2000 Czech Republic  31–7   11 June 2000 Wales  38–7  Czech Republic 11 June 2000 Luxembourg  35–5   11 June 2000 Wales  45–5   11 June 2000 Czech Republic  12–21  Luxembourg

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	64	19	+45	7
Romania	3	2	0	1	50	38	+12	7
Moldova	3	1	0	2	50	46	+4	7
Hungary	3	0	0	3	19	80	–61	3

Matches
11 June 2000 Romania  29–12  Moldova 11 June 2000 Denmark  40–0  Hungary 11 June 2000 Romania  0–19  Denmark 11 June 2000 Moldova  19–12  Hungary 11 June 2000 Romania  21–7  Hungary 11 June 2000 Denmark  5–19  Moldova

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	106	22	+84	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	90	48	+42	7
Belgium	3	1	0	2	33	99	–66	5
	3	0	0	3	32	92	–60	3

Matches
11 June 2000 Ireland  28–10   11 June 2000 Germany  40–7  Belgium 11 June 2000 Ireland  31–7  Germany 11 June 2000   12–21  Belgium 11 June 2000 Ireland  47–5  Belgium 11 June 2000 Germany  43–10

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 June 2000
	Georgia	21
					11 June 2000
	Ireland	0
					Georgia	33
	11 June 2000
					Wales	38
	Wales	43
	Denmark	0
					Third/Qualifier
					11 June 2000
					Ireland	40
					Denmark	5

Qualifier 2 (Madrid)[]

Day 1[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	162	14	+148	9
Latvia	3	2	0	1	55	66	–11	7
	3	1	0	2	38	66	–28	5
Norway	3	0	0	3	12	121	–109	3

Matches
30 June 2000 Scotland  73–0  Norway 30 June 2000 Latvia  19–12   30 June 2000 Scotland  40–7   30 June 2000 Latvia  29–5  Norway 30 June 2000 Scotland  49–7  Latvia 30 June 2000   19–7  Norway

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	158	0	+158	9
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	68	47	+21	7
Sweden	3	1	0	2	54	74	–20	5
	3	0	0	3	0	159	–159	3

Matches
30 June 2000 Spain  68–0   30 June 2000 Ukraine  17–14  Sweden 30 June 2000 Spain  57–0  Sweden 30 June 2000 Ukraine  51–0   30 June 2000 Spain  33–0  Ukraine 30 June 2000 Sweden  40–0

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	111	17	+94	9
Croatia	3	2	0	1	87	43	+44	7
Lithuania	3	1	0	2	32	66	–34	5
	3	0	0	3	7	111	–104	3

Matches
30 June 2000 Portugal  35–0   30 June 2000 Croatia  19–7  Lithuania 30 June 2000 Portugal  40–5  Lithuania 30 June 2000 Croatia  56–0   30 June 2000 Portugal  36–12  Croatia 30 June 2000 Lithuania  20–7

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	116	19	+97	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	119	38	+81	7
	3	1	0	2	36	113	–77	5
Andorra	3	0	0	3	38	139	–101	3

Matches
30 June 2000 Italy  43–7  Andorra 30 June 2000 Russia  25–0   30 June 2000 Italy  64–0   30 June 2000 Russia  60–7  Andorra 30 June 2000 Russia  31–12  Italy 30 June 2000   36–24  Andorra

Day 2[]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	109	5	+104	9
Sweden	3	2	0	1	52	67	–15	7
Latvia	3	1	0	2	43	71	–28	5
	3	0	0	1	34	95	–61	3

Matches
1 July 2000 Spain  45–0   1 July 2000 Latvia  19–21  Sweden 1 July 2000 Spain  31–5  Sweden 1 July 2000 Latvia  24–17   1 July 2000 Spain  33–0  Latvia 1 July 2000 Sweden  26–17

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	111	12	+99	9
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	78	50	+28	7
	3	1	0	2	26	96	–70	5
	3	0	0	3	35	92	–57	3

Matches
1 July 2000 Scotland  40–0   1 July 2000 Ukraine  31–14   1 July 2000 Scotland  40–7   1 July 2000 Ukraine  42–5   1 July 2000 Scotland  31–5  Ukraine 1 July 2000   14–21

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	88	14	+74	9
Croatia	3	2	0	1	73	12	+61	7
Lithuania	3	1	0	2	54	45	–70	5
Norway	3	0	0	3	0	144	–144	3

Matches
1 July 2000 Russia  57–0  Norway 1 July 2000 Croatia  26–0  Lithuania 1 July 2000 Russia  19–14  Lithuania 1 July 2000 Croatia  47–0  Norway 1 July 2000 Russia  12–0  Croatia 1 July 2000 Lithuania  40–0  Norway

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	135	14	+121	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	105	29	+76	7
	3	0	1	2	24	111	–87	4
Andorra	3	0	1	2	19	129	–110	4

Matches
1 July 2000 Portugal  61–0  Andorra 1 July 2000 Italy  42–5   1 July 2000 Portugal  50–0   1 July 2000 Italy  49–0  Andorra 1 July 2000 Portugal  24–14  Italy 1 July 2000   19–19  Andorra

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 July 2000
	Spain	5
					1 July 2000
	Portugal	7
					Portugal	24
	1 July 2000
					Russia	19
	Scotland	14
	Russia	31
					Third/Qualifier
					1 July 2000
					Spain	36
					Scotland	19

Oceania[]

The Oceania qualifying tournament took place in Rarotonga. After a six-team round robin, the two leading teams faced off for the championship, from which the host won and qualified for the World Cup.^[8]

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–	Pts
Tonga	5	4	1	0	134	22	+112	14
Cook Islands	5	4	0	1	131	43	+88	13
Papua New Guinea	5	3	1	1	92	70	+22	12
Niue	5	2	0	3	73	82	–9	9
Vanuatu	5	1	0	4	63	99	–36	7
Tahiti	5	0	0	5	17	194	–177	5

Matches

21 September 2000 Niue  14–12  Vanuatu Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Papua New Guinea  40–0  Tahiti Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Tonga  21–0  Niue Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Cook Islands  47–5  Tahiti Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Tonga  32–5  Vanuatu Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Cook Islands  29–0  Papua New Guinea Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Niue  33–7  Tahiti Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Tonga  12–12  Papua New Guinea Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 21 September 2000 Cook Islands  34–7  Vanuatu Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 22 September 2000 Tonga  45–5  Tahiti Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 22 September 2000 Papua New Guinea  21–19  Niue Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 22 September 2000 Vanuatu  29–0  Tahiti Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 22 September 2000 Cook Islands  21–7  Niue Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 22 September 2000 Papua New Guinea  19–10  Vanuatu Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 22 September 2000 Tonga  24–0  Cook Islands Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga

	Final
	22 September 2000
	Tonga	21
	Cook Islands	24

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