1999–2000 World Sevens Series

April 2014 April 2026 1999–2000 IRB Sevens Series I United Arab Emirates RSA URU ARG NZL Fiji AUS HKG JPN FRA 2 December 1999 – 28 May 2000 NZL FIJ AUS 2000–01 The 1999–2000 World Sevens Series was the first season of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board (now known as World Rugby). The series ran from December 1999 to May 2000 and incorporated ten tournaments spread over five continents. New Zealand was the series champion, winning five of the tournament events. Fiji finished as runner-up, eight points behind despite winning the remaining five tournaments. The leading try-scorer for the inaugural season was Fiji's Vilimoni Delasau, who notched 83 tries over the series.Sevens Briefs https://web.archive.org/web/20171207141410/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=289121 7 December 2017 , Fiji Times, 14 December 2014. Schedule The official schedule of ten events was announced by the International Rugby Board (IRB) on 2 December 1999. Prominent existing sevens tournaments were included in the new series, for the most part. The New Zealand and South Africa tournaments, however, were hosted as full international sevens events by their respective unions for the first time.http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai52.html Series schedule complete 2 December 1999 International Rugby Board dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010715053437/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai52.html 15 July 2001http://www.irbsevens.org/welcome_index.htm Welcome to the IRB World Sevens Series Website 1 December 1999 International Rugby Board dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001017093118/http://www.irbsevens.org/welcome_index.htm 17 October 2000 An eleventh tournament, to be held in England, was considered but this did not come to fruition and was left off the calendar.https://www.scmp.com/article/312146/england-line-host-sevens-final England in line to host sevens final 28 March 2000 2 May 2020 Alvin Sallay South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20150206213434/https://www.scmp.com/article/312146/england-line-host-sevens-final 6 February 2015 The prestige of the Hong Kong Sevens was acknowledged by increasing the points scale awarded to teams at the tournament by an extra 50 per cent. This recognised the special status of the event organized by the Hong Kong Rugby Union, played over three days instead of two and incorporating 24 teams instead of the usual 16.https://www.scmp.com/article/299664/world-sevens-series-recognises-hk-premier-event World Sevens Series recognises HK as premier event 15 November 1999 2 May 2020 Alvin Sallay South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20200901070835/https://www.scmp.com/article/299664/world-sevens-series-recognises-hk-premier-event 1 September 2020 The union had initially wanted the Hong Kong tournament to be the final stop of the tour,https://www.scmp.com/article/276770/hk-hopes-host-sevens-circuit-finale HK hopes to host sevens circuit finale 25 March 1999 2 May 2020 Alvin Sallay South China Morning Post but this proposal had been rejected earlier by the IRB.https://www.scmp.com/article/277141/irb-acknowledges-hk-sevens-special-status IRB acknowledges HK Sevens' special status 28 March 1999 2 May 2020 Alvin Sallay South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20150206213418/https://www.scmp.com/article/277141/irb-acknowledges-hk-sevens-special-status 6 February 2015 Leg Venue Dates Winner DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai2–3 December 1999NZLSouth AfricaDanie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch10–11 December 1999FIJPunta del EsteEstadio Domingo Burgueño, Punta del Este7–8 January 2000NZLMar del PlataEstadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata12–13 January 2000FIJWellingtonWestpac Stadium, Wellington4–5 February 2000FIJFijiNational Stadium, Suva11–12 February 2000NZLBrisbaneLang Park, Brisbane18–19 February 2000FIJHong KongHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong24–26 March 2000NZLJapanChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo1–2 April 2000FIJParisStade Sébastien Charléty, Paris27–28 May 2000NZL 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. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points, however excludes teams that did not accumulate any points overall. A dash (—) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. + 1999–2000 IRB Sevens – Series IPos. Team Event  border-bottom:1px solid transparentUAEDubaiRSAStellenboschURUPunta del EsteARGMar del PlataNZLWellingtonFIJSuvaAUSBrisbaneHKGHong KongJPNTokyoFRAParisPointstotal   1 NZL20 16 20 16 16 20 12 30 16 20 1862 FIJ1620 16 20 20 16 20 24 20 8 1803 AUS 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 18 12 12 1184 SAM 12 6 12 12 12 12 4 8 2 2 82 5 RSA 12 12 12 4 6 6 12South Africa reached the semi-final stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players. 8 4 16 806 CAN 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 8 12 4 60 7 ARG – 0 4 8 4 8 8 8 — 12 528 FRA 6 0 2 4 2 0 6 4 4 6 34 9 ENG — — — — — — — 18 — 4 2210 TON 4 2 — — 4 0 2 — — — 12 GEO 1990 0 12 — — — — — — — 0 1212 PNG — — — — 0 2 0 — 6 — 8 URU — 0 4 0 0 4 0 — — — 8 JPN 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 15 MAR 0 4 — — — — — — — 0 416 ESP — — 0 2 — — — — — — 2 SCO 2 — — — — — — 0 — 0 218 USA 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 HKG 0 — — — 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 20 COK — — — — 0 0 0 — — — 0 CRO — — — — 0 0 — 0 — — 0 22 BRA — — 0 0 — — — — — — 0 CHI — — 0 0 — — — — — — 0 CHN — — — — — — 0 0 — — 0 TPE — — — — — — — 0 0 — 0 GER — — 0 0 — — — — — — 0 IRE — — — — — — — 0 — 0 0 KEN 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 MAS — — — — — — — 0 0 — 0 PAR — — 0 0 — — — — — — 0 PER — — 0 0 — — — — — — 0 SIN — — — — — — — 0 0 — 0 KOR — — — — — — — 0 0 — 0 SRI — — — — — — — 0 0 — 0 ZIM 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 36 GCC Arabian Gulf — — — — — — — 0 — — 0 23px French Barbarians — — — — — — — — — 0 0 ITA — — — — — — — 0 — — 0 NAM — 0 — — — — — — — — 0 Thailand — — — — — — — 0 — — 0 VAN — — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Source: https://archive.today/20191208101817/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens?series=1 World Rugby (archived) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |} Notes lower-alpha Notes: Tournaments Dubai 1999 Dubai Sevens The opening tournament of the brand new series saw the teams head over to Dubai with the three day event starting on the Wednesday with the international tournament being played on the Thursday and Friday.http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai48.html World Sevens Series set for spectacular launch 30 October 1999 International Rugby Board dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010715052907/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai48.html 15 July 2001 In the cup final, it was New Zealand that took out the cup final defeating Fiji by 24 points with Australia and Scotland taking out the plate and bowl respectively.http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai56.html New Zealand lead series table 3 December 1999 International Rugby Board dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020707001351/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai56.html 7 July 2002 EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL38–14FIJRSASAMPlateAUS33–20FRATONCANBowlSCO31–24ZIMKENUSA South Africa 1999 South Africa Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ12–10NZLGEORSAPlateAUS22–19SAMCANMARBowlTON31–26ARGURUNAM Punta del Este 2000 Punta del Este Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL42–19FIJRSASAMPlateAUS27–12CANURUARGBowlFRA31–12GERCHIESP Mar del Plata 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ26–14NZLSAMAUSPlateARG41–7CANFRARSABowlESP40–7CHIUSAGER Wellington 2000 Wellington Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ24–14NZLSAMAUSPlateCAN24–21RSAARGTONBowlFRA47–12CROJPNPNG Fiji 2000 Fiji Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL31–5FIJSAMAUSPlateARG17–14RSACANURUBowlPNG21–17TONJPNFRA Australia 2000 Brisbane Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ24–21AUSRSANZLPlateARG33–14FRASAMCANBowlTON43–0PNGHKGURU Hong Kong 2000 Hong Kong Sevens EventWinnersScore"Kiwis claim Hong Kong crown", BBC, 26 March 2000.FinalistsSemi-finalistsQuarter-finalistsCupNZL31–5FIJAUSENGARGCANSAMRSAPlateFRA19–14CROITAHKGSCOKORUSAJPNBowlIRE59–7CHNTHAGCC Arabian GulfTPEMASSRISIN Japan 2000 Japan Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ27–22NZLCANAUSPlateJPN26–14PNGFRARSABowlSAM19–12KORHKGUSA France 2000 Paris Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL69–10RSAAUSARGPlateFIJ45–7FRACANENGBowlSAM37–5MARIRE23px French Barbarians References 14 November 2000 New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB espnscrum.com http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/33647.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20160918043200/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/33647.html 18 September 2016 dmy Sources History of the IRB Sevens Michael Burgess 17 January 2008 TVNZ 9 December 2013 http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-sevens/history-irb-sevens-1547396 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121011082626/http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-sevens/history-irb-sevens-1547396 11 October 2012 External links Official tournament site 1999–2000 Season Overview irb.com 12 December 2013 http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=10120/season=1999/overview.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090220191607/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D10120/season%3D1999/overview.html 20 February 2009 Category:World Rugby Sevens Series