The 2000 Durban Sevens, also known as the 2000 South Africa Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was the first leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament, which took place at the ABSA Stadium on 18–19 November 2000,[1] was moved from Stellenbosch to Durban for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.
| 2000 Durban Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens II | |
| Host nation |  South Africa |
| Date | 18–19 November 2000 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner | South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The hosts, South Africa, were defeated 19–12 by Australia in the Cup quarterfinals but ended the tournament by beating Samoa 22–12 in the Plate final whilst defending World Sevens Series champions New Zealand defeated defending South Africa Sevens champions Fiji 34–5 in the Cup final.
Format
editThe 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
editTwo teams made their IRB Sevens World Series debuts as Wales and Portugal competed for the first time. The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | 99 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 7 |
| Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 68 | -23 | 5 |
 Namibia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 119 | -102 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 9 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 7 |
| Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 65 | -53 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22 | 66 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 5 |
 England
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 82 | -70 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 10 | 64 | 9 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 7 |
 Georgia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 51 | -44 | 5 |
 Morocco
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 67 | -52 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
Knockout stage
editBowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 10 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 26 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Namibia | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 7 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 22 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||
| Samoa | 35 | |||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||
| South Africa | 15 | |||||
| France | 0 | |||||
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 34 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2000 – ABSA Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
New Zealand |
20 |
|
Fiji |
16 |
|
Argentina |
12 |
| Australia |
12 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
8 |
| 6 | Samoa |
6 |
| 7 | Canada |
4 |
| France |
4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Portugal |
2 |
| 10 | Wales |
0 |
| 11 | Georgia |
0 |
| Morocco |
0 | |
| 13 | England |
0 |
| Kenya |
0 | |
| Namibia |
0 | |
| Zimbabwe |
0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[3]
References
edit- ^ "IRB Sevens II - Durban, South Africa. 11/18/2000 - 11/19/2000". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.