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2001 Tokyo Sevens

The 2001 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 29–30 April 2001.[1]

2001 Tokyo Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation Japan
Date29–30 April 2001
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Plate
Winner South Africa
Runner-up England
Bowl
Winner Argentina
Runner-up United States
Tournament details
Matches played41
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The tournament was the seventh event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 26–12 in the Cup final.[2]

Format

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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.[3] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000–01 season.

Teams

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The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

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The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2001 Tokyo Sevens title.

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

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 128 17 111 9
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 73 38 35 7
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 59 78 −19 5
  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 5 132 −127 3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
New Zealand  52–5  South Korea
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
South Africa  40–0  Chinese Taipei
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
New Zealand  57–0  Chinese Taipei
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
South Africa  21–19  South Korea
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
South Korea  35–5  Chinese Taipei
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
New Zealand  19–12  South Africa
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 133 0 0 9
  England 3 2 0 1 55 38 17 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 54 65 −11 5
  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 12 151 −139 3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
Australia  34–0  Japan
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
England  31–5  Malaysia
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Australia  73–0  Malaysia
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
England  24–7  Japan
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Japan  47–7  Malaysia
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Australia  26–0  England
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 104 12 92 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 81 40 41 7
  France 3 1 0 2 19 62 −43 5
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 90 −90 3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
Fiji  31–0  France
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Canada  38–0  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Fiji  33–0  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Canada  31–0  France
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
France  19–0  Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Fiji  40–12  Canada
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 88 22 66 9
  Wales 3 2 0 1 48 61 −13 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 53 50 3 5
  United States 3 0 0 3 24 80 −56 3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001
Samoa  22–10  United States
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Argentina  12–19  Wales
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Samoa  42–5  Wales
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Argentina  34–7  United States
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
United States  7–24  Wales
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
29 April 2001
Samoa  24–7  Argentina
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
  South Korea40
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Malaysia5
 
  South Korea12
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Argentina17
 
  Argentina36
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  Argentina31
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  United States19
 
  France7
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  United States12
 
  United States19
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Japan5
 
  Japan19
 
 
  Chinese Taipei12
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
  England29
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Canada5
 
  England15
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  South Africa38
 
  Wales7
 
 
  South Africa19
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
  New Zealand26
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  England7
 
  New Zealand17
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Samoa12
 
  Samoa12
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Canada7
 
  New Zealand26
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Australia12
 
  Fiji38
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Wales5
 
  Fiji7
 
30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
  Australia17
 
  Australia12
 
 
  South Africa10
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 20
    Australia 16
    Fiji 12
  Samoa 12
5   South Africa 8
6   England 6
7   Canada 4
  Wales 4
Place  Team Points
9   Argentina 2
10   United States 0
11   Japan 0
  South Korea 0
13   Chinese Taipei 0
  France 0
  Hong Kong 0
  Malaysia 0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

Series standings

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At the completion of Round 7:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
  
Durban 		 
Dubai 		 
Wellington 		 
Hong Kong 		 
Shanghai 		 
Kuala Lumpur 		 
Tokyo 		 
London 		 
Cardiff 		Points
total
1   New Zealand 20 20 4 30 12 16 20 122
2   Australia 12 12 20 18 20 20 16 118
3   Fiji 16 16 16 24 8 12 12 104
4   Samoa 6 12 8 18 4 8 12 68
5   South Africa 8 8 2 8 16 12 8 62
6   Argentina 12 6 6 8 4 4 2 42
7   England 0 4 0 8 6 0 6 24
8   Canada 4 0 4 8 2 0 4 22
9   United States — — 12 4 — — 0 16
10   South Korea — — — 0 12 2 0 14
11   Cook Islands — — 12 — — — — 12
12   France 4 — — 2 — 6 0 12
13   Wales 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 11
14   Zimbabwe 0 4 — — — — — 4
15   Portugal 2 — — 2 — — — 4
16   Ireland — 2 — — — — — 2
17   Hong Kong — 0 — 1 0 — 0 1
18   Japan — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
19   Chinese Taipei — — — 0 0 0 0 0
  Malaysia — — — 0 0 0 0 0
21   China — — 0 0 0 — — 0
22   Georgia 0 0 — — — — — 0
  Kenya 0 0 — — — — — 0
  Morocco 0 0 — — — — — 0
  Arabian Gulf — 0 — 0 — — — 0
  Singapore — — — 0 — 0 — 0
  Sri Lanka — — — 0 0 — — 0
  Thailand — — — 0 — 0 — 0
29   Namibia 0 — — — — — — 0
  Niue — — 0 — — — — 0
  Papua New Guinea — — 0 — — — — 0
  Russia — — — 0 — — — 0
  Tonga — — 0 — — — — 0
  West Indies — — — 0 — — — 0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo, Japan. 4/29/2001 - 4/30/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "New Zealand back in pole position after Tokyo sevens victory". espnscrum.com. 1 May 2001.
  3. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001.
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