2002 Wellington Sevens

December 2025 December 2025 IRB Sevens III New Zealand 8–9 February 2002 RSA SAM ARG WAL FRA CAN COK PNG 44 2001 2003 The 2002 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2002 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the fifth leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 8–9 February 2002.2001 IRB Sevens II - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/9/2001 - 2/10/2001 rugby7.com 31 May 2016 http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=WEL-2001 The tournament was won by South Africa, who defeated Samoa 17–14 in the cup final. Argentina defeated Wales 55–12 in the plate final. France defeated Canada 26–5 in the bowl final. Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 38–14 in the shield final. 2016 2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Wellington worldrugby.org 13 June 2016 http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1397 2001 More fizz guaranteed at Telecom 2GO International Sevens sevens.co.nz @ web.archive.org 2 October 2013 http://www.sevens.co.nz/news/fizz.html dead https://archive.today/20010702034838/http://www.sevens.co.nz/news/fizz.html 2 July 2001 dmy-all Format 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 group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament irbsevens.com 9 December 2013 http://www.irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/rules.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130520160501/http://irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/rules.html 20 May 2013 Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament: ARG AUS CAN CHN COK ENG FIJ FRA JPN NZL PNG SAM RSA TON USA WAL Pool stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals Pool A Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1NZL33001471413392ENG320117171073USA31026171-1054PNG30030123-1233 Source: 8 February 2002 NZL 50–7 ENG Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 USA 33–0 PNG Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 NZL 52–0 PNG Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 ENG 26–21 USA Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 NZL 45–7 USA Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 ENG 38–0 PNG Westpac Stadium, Wellington Source: World Rugby Pool B Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1FIJ33001421412892WAL32014380-3773CAN31024772-2554TON30032692-663 Source: 8 February 2002 FIJ 52–0 WAL Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 CAN 26–5 TON Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 FIJ 40–7 TON Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 WAL 17–14 CAN Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 FIJ 50–7 CAN Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 WAL 26–14 TON Westpac Stadium, Wellington Source: Pool C Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1ARG330082344892AUS320150242673JPN31023860-2254COK30031567-523 Source: 8 February 2002 AUS 21–7 JPN Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 ARG 31–10 COK Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 JPN 19–15 COK Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 ARG 17–12 AUS Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 AUS 17–0 COK Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 ARG 34–12 JPN Westpac Stadium, Wellington Source: Pool D Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1RSA3200103297472SAM320193355873FRA32015052-274CHN300112142-1303 Source: World Rugby 8 February 2002 RSA 35–12 SAM Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 FRA 33–12 CHN Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 RSA 61–0 CHN Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 SAM 33–0 FRA Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 FRA 17–7 RSA Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8 February 2002 SAM 48–0 CHN Westpac Stadium, Wellington Source: Knockout stage Shield 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium TON 14 COK 19 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium PNG 31 CHN 17 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium COK 28 PNG 14 170 50 Source: Bowl 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium USA 21 TON 14 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium FRA 10 COK 5 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium CAN 33 PNG 7 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium JPN 36 CHN 5 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium USA 14 FRA 31 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium CAN 22 JPN 12 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium FRA 26 CAN 5 170 50 Source: Plate 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium WAL 19 AUS 14 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium FIJ 12 ARG 21 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium WAL 12 ARG 52 170 50 Source: Cup 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium NZL 78 WAL 12 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium RSA 28 AUS 0 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium ENG 19 FIJ 14 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium ARG 7 SAM 14 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium NZL 10 RSA 26 9 February 2002 2001 – Westpac Stadium ENG 5 SAM 36 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium RSA 17 SAM 14 170 50 Source: Tournament placings 20em PlaceTeam Points RSA 20 SAM 16 NZL 12 ENG 12 5 ARG 8 6 WAL 6 7 FIJ 4 AUS 4 PlaceTeam Points 9 FRA 2 10 CAN 0 11 USA 0 JPN 0 13 COK 0 14 PNG 0 15 TON 0 CHN 0 References September 1, 2013 http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2106?Stagione=2001/02 Sevens World Series - Leg 5 (Wellington) The Rugby Archive IRB Sevens II 2002 Wellington Sevens Sevens 2002 Brisbane Sevens 2002 Beijing Sevens New Zealand Sevens 2001 Wellington Sevens 2001 Wellington Sevens 2003 Wellington Sevens Category:2000–01 IRB Sevens World Series Category:2001 in New Zealand rugby union 2001 Category:February 2001 sports events in New Zealand