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2000–01 World Sevens Series


FieldValue
name2000–01 IRB Sevens
seriesSeries II
countries{{plainlist
date18 November 2000 – 3 June 2001
champions
runnersup
third
prevseason1999–2000
nextseason2001–02
    • United Arab Emirates
  • Malaysia

The 2000–01 World Sevens Series was the second edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from November 2000 to June 2001 and consisted of nine tournaments (originally 10 were scheduled, but one was cancelled).

The series was won by New Zealand, who won six of the nine tournaments. Australia won the other three tournaments, and finished second on the series standings.

Itinerary

LegVenueDatesWinner
DurbanABSA Stadium, Durban18–19 November 2000
DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai23–24 November 2000
WellingtonWestpac Stadium, Wellington9–10 February 2001
BrisbaneBallymore Stadium, Brisbane16–17 February 2001Cancelled
Hong KongHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong30 March–1 April 2001
ShanghaiYuanshen Stadium, Shanghai7–8 April 2001
Kuala LumpurPetaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur21–22 April 2001
TokyoChichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo29–30 April 2001
LondonTwickenham Stadium, London26–28 May 2001
CardiffCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff2–3 June 2001

Final standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Points for the event runner-ups are indicated in silver. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.

Pos.RSA
DurbanUAE
DubaiNZL
WellingtonHKG
Hong KongCHN
ShanghaiMAS
Kuala LumpurJPN
TokyoENG
LondonWAL
CardiffPoints
total
120204301216202020162
2121220182020161616150
31616162481212128124
46128184812121292
588281612881282
6126684424450
704086066232
840482044026
900030442619
10124016
110122014
1242600012
131212
14044
1522004
1600044
1722
1801001
style=background:transparent;}}000000
00000
00000
0000
0000
0000
000
000
GCC Arabian Gulf000
000
000
000
000
000
00
00
00
00

Source: world.rugby (archived) :{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend

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Event Champions
-
Event Runner-ups
}

Notes:

Tournaments

Durban

Main article: 2000 Durban Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****34-5
Plate****22-12
Bowl****26-24

Dubai

Main article: 2000 Dubai Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****38-12
Plate****14-12
Bowl****27-19

Wellington

Main article: 2001 Wellington Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****19-17
Plate****40-7
Bowl****47-17
Shield****27-19

Hong Kong

Main article: 2001 Hong Kong Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsQuarter Finalists
Cup****29-5
Plate****31-26
Bowl****47-5GCC Arabian Gulf

Shanghai

Main article: 2001 Shanghai Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****19-12
Plate****45-14
Bowl****32-19

Kuala Lumpur

Main article: 2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****19-17
Plate****19-14
Bowl****24-12

Japan

Main article: 2001 Tokyo Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****26-12
Plate****38-15
Bowl****31-19

London

Main article: 2001 London Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****19-12
Plate****31-7
Bowl****31-19

Cardiff

Main article: 2001 Cardiff Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup****31-5
Plate****47-14
Bowl****35-26
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