2000 Dubai Sevens

IRB Sevens II UAE 23–24 November 2000 NZL FIJ RSA ARG IRE MAR 41 1999 2001 The 2000 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was the second leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 23–24 November 2000. The hosts, Arabian Gulf, were defeated 43–17 by Ireland in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst defending World Sevens Series champions New Zealand won their third straight Sevens title by defeating Fiji 38–12 in the Cup final. Format The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three 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 pool went on to the Bowl bracket. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season. Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament: GCC Arabian Gulf ARG AUS CAN ENG FIJ GEO 1990 HKG IRE KEN MAR NZL SAM RSA WAL ZIM 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 points1NZL33001361711992ENG320165521373GEO 199031025392-3954GCC Arabian Gulf30037100-933 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806040511/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/standings 2016-08-06 23 November 2000 NZL 54–10 GEO 1990 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 ENG 27–0 GCC Arabian Gulf Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 NZL 42–0 GCC Arabian Gulf Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 ENG 31–12 GEO 1990 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 GEO 1990 31–7 GCC Arabian Gulf Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 NZL 40–7 ENG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 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 points1FIJ3300132512792ARG32015566-1173IRE310243101-5854MAR30033391-583 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806040511/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/standings 2016-08-06 23 November 2000 FIJ 56–0 IRE Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 ARG 24–14 MAR Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 FIJ 43–0 MAR Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 ARG 26–19 IRE Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 IRE 24–19 MAR Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 FIJ 33–5 ARG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 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 points1AUS3300128512392SAM320175413473HKG310233101-6854KEN300317106-893 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806040511/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/standings 2016-08-06 23 November 2000 AUS 54–0 HKG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 SAM 40–0 KEN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 AUS 45–5 KEN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 SAM 35–12 HKG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 HKG 21–12 KEN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 AUS 29–0 SAM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 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 points1ZIM330083552892RSA320176571973CAN31026763454WAL30034091-513 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806040511/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/standings 2016-08-06 23 November 2000 RSA 24–14 WAL Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 CAN 19–21 ZIM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 RSA 24–26 ZIM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 CAN 31–14 WAL Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 WAL 12–36 ZIM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23 November 2000 RSA 28–17 CAN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 Knockout stage Bowl 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground GEO 1990 7 MAR 14 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground CAN 38 KEN 7 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground HKG 12 WAL 19 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground IRE 43 GCC Arabian Gulf 17 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground MAR 14 CAN 10 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground WAL 17 IRE 19 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground MAR 19 IRE 27 200 70 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 Plate 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground ARG 24 ZIM 12 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground RSA 45 ENG 0 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground ARG 12 RSA 14 200 70 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 Cup 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground NZL 33 ARG 7 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground ZIM 10 SAM 33 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground AUS 26 RSA 12 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground FIJ 43 ENG 0 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground NZL 26 SAM 0 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground AUS 12 FIJ 31 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground NZL 38 FIJ 12 200 70 Source: World Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20160806024915/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1396/results 2016-08-06 Tournament placings 20em PlaceTeam Points NZL 20 FIJ 16 AUS 12 SAM 12 5 RSA 8 6 ARG 6 7 ENG 4 ZIM 4 PlaceTeam Points 9 IRE 210 MAR 0 11 CAN 0 WAL 0 13 GCC Arabian Gulf 0 GEO 1990 0 HKG 0 KEN 0 Source: Rugby7.com Series standings At the completion of Round 2: Pos. Team Event  RSADurban DubaiDubai NZLWellington AUSBrisbane HKGHong Kong CHNShanghai MASKuala Lumpur JPNTokyo ENGLondon WALCardiff Pointstotal 1 NZL 20 20 40 2 FIJ 16 16 32 3 AUS 12 12 244 ARG 12 6 18 SAM 6 12 18 6 RSA 8 8 167 CAN 4 0 4 ENG 0 4 4 ZIM 0 4 4 10 FRA 4 — 411 IRE — 2 2 POR 2 — 213 GEO 0 0 0 KEN 0 0 0 MAR 0 0 0 WAL 0 0 0 17 GCC Arabian Gulf — 0 0 HKG — 0 0 NAM 0 — 0 Source: Rugby7.com References 2001 IRB Sevens II - Durban, South Africa. 11/18/2000 - 11/19/2000 rugby7.com 31 May 2016 http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=DUR-2000 2001 IRB Sevens Standings Rugby 7 31 May 2016 http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2001 IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament irbsevens.com 9 December 2013 http://www.irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/rules.html usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130520160501/http://irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/rules.html 20 May 2013 IRB Sevens II 2000 Dubai Sevens Sevens 2000 Durban Sevens 2001 Wellington Sevens Dubai Sevens 2000 Dubai Sevens 1999 Dubai Sevens 2001 Dubai Sevens 2000–01 Category:2000–01 IRB Sevens World Series Category:2000 in Emirati sport Category:2000 in Asian rugby union