2000–01 World Sevens Series

2000–01 IRB Sevens Series II RSA United Arab Emirates NZL HKG CHN Malaysia JPN ENG WAL 18 November 2000 – 3 June 2001 NZL AUS FIJ 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–01 World Sevens Series was the second edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from November 2000 to June 2001 and consisted of nine tournaments (originally 10 were scheduled, but one was cancelled). The series was won by New Zealand, who won six of the nine tournaments. Australia won the other three tournaments, and finished second on the series standings. Itinerary + 2000–01 Itinerary Leg Venue Dates Winner DurbanABSA Stadium, Durban18–19 November 2000NZLDubaiDubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai23–24 November 2000NZLWellingtonWestpac Stadium, Wellington9–10 February 2001AUSBrisbaneBallymore Stadium, Brisbane16–17 February 2001CancelledHong KongHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong30 March–1 April 2001NZLShanghaiYuanshen Stadium, Shanghai7–8 April 2001AUSKuala LumpurPetaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur21–22 April 2001AUSTokyoChichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo29–30 April 2001NZLLondonTwickenham Stadium, London26–28 May 2001NZLCardiffCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff2–3 June 2001NZL 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. Points for the event runner-ups are indicated in silver. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. Pos. Team Event  RSADurban DubaiDubai NZLWellington HKGHong Kong CHNShanghai MASKuala Lumpur JPNTokyo ENGLondon WALCardiff Pointstotal1 NZL2020 4 30 12 16 2020 20 1622 AUS 12 12 20 18 202016 16 16 1503 FIJ16 16 16 24 8 12 12 12 8 1244 SAM 6 12 8 18 4 8 12 12 12 925 RSA 8 8 2 8 16 12 8 8 12 826 ARG 12 6 6 8 4 4 2 4 4 50 7 ENG 0 4 0 8 6 0 6 6 2 328 CAN 4 0 4 8 2 0 4 4 0 269 WAL 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 2 6 1910 USA – – 12 4 – – 0 – – 1611 KOR – – – 0 12 2 0 – – 1412 FRA 4 – – 2 – 6 0 0 0 1213 COK – – 12 – – – – – – 1214 ZIM 0 4 – – – – – – – 415 POR 2 – – 2 – – – 0 0 416 GEO 0 0 – – – – – 0 4 417 IRE – 2 – – – – – – – 218 HKG – 0 – 1 0 – 0 – – 119 JPN – – 0 0 0 0 0 – – 020 TPE – – – 0 0 0 0 – – 0 MAS – – – 0 0 0 0 – – 022 CHN – – 0 0 0 – – – – 0 RUS – – – 0 – – – 0 0 024 GCC Arabian Gulf – 0 – 0 – – – – – 0 KEN 0 0 – – – – – – – 0 MAR 0 0 – – – – – – – 0 SCO – – – – – – – 0 0 0 SIN – – – 0 – 0 – – – 0 SRI – – – 0 0 – – – – 0 THA – – – 0 – 0 – – – 031 NAM 0 – – – – – – – – 0 NIU – – 0 – – – – – – 0 PNG – – 0 – – – – – – 0 ESP – – – – – – – – 0 0 TON – – 0 – – – – – – 0 WIN – – – 0 – – – 0 0 0 Source: https://archive.today/20191208102003/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens?series=2 world.rugby (archived) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |} Notes: Tournaments Durban 2000 Durban Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupNZL34-5FIJARGAUSPlateRSA22-12SAMFRACANBowlPOR26-24WALGEOMAR Dubai 2000 Dubai Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupNZL38-12FIJSAMAUSPlateRSA14-12ARGENGZIMBowlIRE27-19MARWALCAN Wellington 2001 Wellington Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupAUS19-17FIJUSACook IslandsPlateSAM40-7ARGNZLCANBowlRSA47-17WALENGTONShieldJPN27-19PNGCHNNIU Hong Kong 2001 Hong Kong Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsQuarter FinalistsCupNZL29-5FIJAUSSAMRSAARGENGCANPlateUSA31-26WALPORFRAKORJPNCHNRUSBowlHKG47-5West IndiesGCC Arabian GulfTPESINSRITHAMAS Shanghai 2001 Shanghai Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupAUS19-12RSANZLKORPlateFIJ45-14ENGSAMARGBowlCAN32-19WALCHNHKG Kuala Lumpur 2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupAUS19-17NZLFIJRSAPlateSAM19-14FRAWALARGBowlKOR24-12ENGCANJPN Japan 2001 Tokyo Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupNZL26-12AUSSAMFIJPlateRSA38-15ENGWALCANBowlARG31-19USAKORJPN London 2001 London Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupNZL19-12AUSFIJSAMPlateRSA31-7ENGCANARGBowlWAL31-19SCORUSGEO Cardiff 2001 Cardiff Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCupNZL31-5AUSSAMRSAPlateFIJ47-14WALARGGEOBowlENG35-26PORCANESP Category:World Rugby Sevens Series