The 2002 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2002 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2001–02 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane over the weekend of the 2 and 3 March 2002.[1]

2002 Brisbane Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date2–3 March 2002
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner Cook Islands
Runner-up Japan
Shield
Winner Canada
Runner-up Tonga
Tournament details
Matches played44
2001
2003

The tournament was the second completed edition of the Australian Sevens, and was won by Australia who defeated New Zealand 28-0 in the Cup final.[1]

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 top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[2]

Teams

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The participating teams were:[1]

Pool Stage

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Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][3]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 98 15 +83 9 Cup Quarterfinal
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 76 29 +47 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 31 77 −46 5
  France 3 0 0 3 10 94 −84 3
Source: [citation needed]
2 March 2002
New Zealand  12–10  Samoa
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Japan  19–0  France
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Samoa  28–10  France
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
New Zealand  39–5  Japan
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Samoa  38–7  Japan
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
New Zealand  47–0  France
Ballymore Stadium

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 123 10 +113 9 Cup Quarterfinal
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 73 41 +32 7
  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 45 79 −34 5
  China 3 0 0 3 17 128 −111 3
Source: [citation needed]
2 March 2002
Fiji  29–5  Argentina
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Cook Islands  38–7  China
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Argentina  27–7  Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Fiji  49–5  China
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Argentina  41–5  China
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Fiji  45–0  Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  Australia 3 3 0 0 127 0 +127 9 Cup Quarterfinal
  United States 3 2 0 1 57 80 −23 7
  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 45 83 −38 5
  Wales 3 0 0 3 31 97 −66 3
Source: [citation needed]
2 March 2002
United States  33–14  Wales
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Australia  29–0  Wales
Ballymore Stadium



2 March 2002
Papua New Guinea  35–17  Wales
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Australia  56–0  United States
Ballymore Stadium

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 83 15 +68 9 Cup Quarterfinal
  England 3 2 0 1 67 17 +50 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 24 83 −59 5
  Tonga 3 0 0 3 19 78 −59 3
Source: [citation needed]
2 March 2002
South Africa  17–5  England
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Canada  19–14  Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
England  29–0  Canada
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
South Africa  26–5  Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
England  33–0  Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
South Africa  40–5  Canada
Ballymore Stadium

Knockout stage

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Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][3]

Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
  Cook Islands12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  France10
 
  France12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Tonga26
 
  Papua New Guinea14
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Tonga10
 
  Canada38
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Tonga7
 
  Canada10
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Wales17
 
  Canada31
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  China14
 
  Japan26
 
 
  China19
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
  Cook Islands12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  France10
 
  Cook Islands19
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Papua New Guinea14
 
  Papua New Guinea14
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Tonga10
 
  Cook Islands36
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Japan7
 
  Canada10
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Wales17
 
  Wales7
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Japan10
 
  Japan26
 
 
  China19
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
  Fiji5
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Samoa19
 
  Fiji17
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  England12
 
  Australia29
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  England12
 
  Fiji12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Argentina5
 
  South Africa25
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  United States0
 
  United States7
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Argentina36
 
  New Zealand24
 
 
  Argentina10
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
  Fiji5
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Samoa19
 
  Samoa5
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  Australia29
 
  Australia29
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  England12
 
  Australia28
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  New Zealand0
 
  South Africa25
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  United States0
 
  South Africa12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
  New Zealand14
 
  New Zealand24
 
 
  Argentina10
 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "IRB Sevens III - Brisbane, Australia. 3/2/2002 - 3/3/2002". rugby7.com. 2002. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
IRB Sevens III
Preceded by 2002 Brisbane Sevens Succeeded by
Australian Sevens
Preceded by
2000 Brisbane Sevens
(2001 event cancelled)
2002 Brisbane Sevens Succeeded by