2000 Dubai Sevens

2000 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation  Dubai
Date 23–24 November 2000
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  Fiji
Plate
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  Argentina
Bowl
Champions  Ireland
Runners-up  Morocco
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played 41
← 1999
2001 →

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 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground 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 3300136171199
 England 32016552137
 Georgia 31025392-395
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 30037100-933

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 330013251279
 Argentina 32015566-117
 Ireland 310243101-585
 Morocco 30033391-583

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 330012851239
 Samoa 32017541347
 Hong Kong 310233101-685
 Kenya 300317106-893

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Zimbabwe 33008355289
 South Africa 32017657197
 Canada 3102676345
 Wales 30034091-513

Source: World Rugby

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

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground        
  Georgia  7
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  Morocco  14  
  Morocco  14
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
      Canada  10  
  Canada  38
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  Kenya  7  
  Morocco  19
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground    
    Ireland  27
  Hong Kong  12
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  Wales  19  
  Wales  17
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
      Ireland  19  
  Ireland  43
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf  17  
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

Semi-finals Final
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  Argentina 24  
  Zimbabwe 12  
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
      Argentina 12
    South Africa 14
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  South Africa 45
  England 0  

Source: World Rugby

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground        
  New Zealand  33
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  Argentina  7  
  New Zealand  26
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
      Samoa  0  
  Zimbabwe  10
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  Samoa  33  
  New Zealand  38
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground    
    Fiji  12
  Australia  26
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
  South Africa  12  
  Australia  12
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
      Fiji  31  
  Fiji  43
  England  0  
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 20
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 16
3rd, 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.
  3. ↑ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
IRB Sevens II
Preceded by
2000 Durban Sevens		 2000 Dubai Sevens Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Wellington Sevens
Dubai Sevens
Preceded by
1999 Dubai Sevens		 2000 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Dubai Sevens
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