2001–02 World Sevens Series

2001–02 IRB Sevens Series III line-height:1.4; South Africa Chile ARG Australia New Zealand China HKG SGP Malaysia England Wales NZL RSA ENG 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 World Sevens Series was the third edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The series ran from November 2001 to May 2002. New Zealand was the series champion for a third consecutive year, and won seven of the eleven tournaments. No other country won more than one tournament during the season. South Africa and England won their first tournaments on the world circuit and finished in second and third place on the final series standings, respectively. 3 Calendar Twelve tournaments were originally scheduled for the 2001–02 series but, after several teams withdrew from 2001 Dubai Sevens in the wake of the September 11 attacks that year, the tournament was downgraded in status and excluded from the official series standings. 24 October 2001 England to miss Dubai's downgraded sevens Ian Malin The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/oct/23/rugbyunion.ianmalin https://web.archive.org/web/20160814042406/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/oct/23/rugbyunion.ianmalin 14 August 2016 16 October 2001 Dubai scrubbed from Sevens Series Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/news/dubai-scrubbed-from-sevens-series-1.400377 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611140425/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/dubai-scrubbed-from-sevens-series-1.400377 11 June 2016 + 2001–02 Itineraryhttp://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=10100/season=2001/overview.html IRB Sevens World Series 2001/02 en irb.com May 17, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090220202226/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D10100/season%3D2001/overview.html February 20, 2009 . Leg Venue Dates WinnerDurban Absa Stadium, Durban17–18 November 2001 NZLSantiago Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago4–5 January 2002http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/39739.html Chile 7s Preview NZLMar del Plata Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata11–12 January 2002 FIJ Brisbane Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 2–3 February 2002 AUS Wellington Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8–9 February 2002 RSA Beijing Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing16–17 March 2002 NZL Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22–24 March 2002 ENGSingapore National Stadium, Singapore 20–21 April 2002 NZL Kuala Lumpur MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 27–28 April 2002 NZL London Twickenham, London 24–25 May 2002http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41856.html New Zealand take London 7s titleNZL Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May to 1 June 2002http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41918.html All Blacks triumph over England in Cardiff 7s FinalNZL 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. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. + 2001–02 IRB Sevens – Series IIIPos. Team Event  border-bottom:1px solid transparentRSADurbanCHISantiagoARGMar Del PlataAUSBrisbaneNZLWellingtonCHNBeijing HKGHong KongSINSingaporeMASKuala LumpurENGLondonWALCardiffPointstotal   1 NZL2020 12 16 12 20 18 202020201982 RSA 12 12 16 12 2016 4 4 1616 8 1363 ENG 12 6 6 4 12 8 30 12 8 12 16 1264 FIJ 6 12 20 8 4 12 24 8 12 4 12 1225 AUS 8 4 8 20 4 12 8 12 12 8 12 1086 SAM16 8 4 12 16 6 8 6 4 6 4 907 ARG 4 16 12 6 8 4 8 16 6 4 2 868 WAL 0 4 4 0 6 0 18 2 4 12 0 509 FRA 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 – – 2 6 2010 SCO 0 – – – – – 3 4 2 0 4 1311 USA – 2 0 4 0 4 2 – – – – 1212 CAN – 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 813 CKI – – – 2 0 – – – – – – 214 NAM 2 – – – – – – – – – – 215 MAR 0 – – – – – 1 – – – – 1rowspan=23 background:transparent;JPN – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0CHN – – – 0 0 0 0 – – – – 0TPE – – – – – 0 0 0 0 – – 0KOR – – – – – 0 0 0 0 – – 0POR 0 – – – – – 0 – – 0 0 0PNG – – – 0 0 – 0 – – – – 0SGP – – – – – – 0 0 0 – – 0THA – – – – – – 0 0 0 – – 0GEO 1990 0 – – – – – – – – 0 0 0RUS – – – – – – 0 – – 0 0 0BRA – 0 0 – – – – – – – – 0CHI – 0 0 – – – – – – – – 0PAR 1990 – 0 0 – – – – – – – – 0URU – 0 0 – – – – – – – – 0West Indies – 0 0 – – – – – – – – 0TON – – – 0 0 – – – – – – 0HKG – – – – – 0 0 – – – – 0MAS – – – – – – – 0 0 – – 0Ireland – – – – – – – – – 0 0 0ESP – – – – – – – – – 0 0 0GCC Arabian Gulf 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0KEN 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0SRI – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 Source: rugby7.com (archived) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |} Notes: Tournaments Durban 2001 South Africa Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL19–14SAMRSAENGPlateAUS57–0FIJARGFRABowlNAM29–28WALSCOPORShieldKEN20–17GEO 1990GCC Arabian Gulf Santiago 2002 Santiago Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL21–7ARGRSAFIJPlateSAM21–12ENGAUSWALBowlUSA32–5CANFRAWINShieldURU19–10CHIBRAPAR 1990 Mar del Plata 2002 Mar del Plata Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupFIJ24–7RSANZLARGPlateAUS15–12ENGSAMWALBowlFRA29–7CANUSAWINShieldPAR 199021–14CHIURUBRA Brisbane 2002 Brisbane Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupAUS28–0NZLRSASAMPlateFIJ12–5ARGENGUSABowlCOK36–7JPNWALPNGShieldCAN38–7TONFRACHN Wellington 2002 Wellington Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupRSA17–14SAMNZLENGPlateARG52–12WALFIJAUSBowlFRA26–5CANUSAJPNShieldCOK28–14PNGTONCHN Beijing 2002 Beijing Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL41–14RSAFIJAUSPlateENG33–14SAMARGUSABowlFRA33–14CANWALSKOShieldJPN40–5HKGCHITPE Hong Kong 2002 Hong Kong Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsQuarter-finalistsCupENG33–20FIJNZLWALARGAUSCANSAMPlateRSA48–7SCOFRAUSAHKGPNGPORSKOBowlMAR15–12TPECHNSIN JPNRUSSRITHA Singapore 2002 Singapore Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL21–17ARGENGAUSPlateFIJ64–5SAMRSASCOBowlWAL36–31JPNCANSINShieldSKO31–27TPEMYSTHA Kuala Lumpur 2002 Kuala Lumpur Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL29–5RSAFIJAUSPlateENG43–7ARGSAMWALBowlSCO41–12SKOCANTPEShieldJPN24–5MYSSINTHA London 2002 London Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL54–14RSAENGWALPlateAUS45–14SAMFIJARGBowlFRA22–19CANPORRUSShieldGEO 199020–14SCOIREESP Cardiff 2002 Cardiff Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCupNZL24–12ENGFIJAUSPlateRSA40–0FRASAMSCOBowlARG40–24IRECANPORShieldWAL31–22RUSGEO 1990ESP References External links Official tournament site 2001-02 Season Overview irb.com 12 December 2013 http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=10100/season=2001/overview.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090220202226/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D10100/season%3D2001/overview.html 20 February 2009 dead Category:World Rugby Sevens Series