2001 South Africa Sevens

2001 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation South Africa
Date17–18 November 2001
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Samoa
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up Fiji
Bowl
Winner Namibia
Runner-up Wales
Shield
Winner Kenya
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played41
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The 2001 South Africa Sevens (more commonly known as the 2001 Durban Sevens) was a rugby sevens tournament held at the Absa Stadium in Durban. The tournament took place from 17–18 November 2001 and was the third edition of the South Africa Sevens and was also the first leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.

Sixteen teams was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying through to the cup final while the bottom two competed in the bowl. After finishing top of their group, New Zealand went on to defend their title defeating first-time cup finalists Samoa 19–17. In the plate final, Australia defeated Fiji 57–0 while the African teams in Namibia and Kenya won the bowl and the newly created shield competition.[1]

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 pool went on to the Bowl bracket.[2]

Teams

Arabian Gulf made their first appearance in the IRB Sevens World Series as they were one of the 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2001 Durban Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 131 0 +131 9
 England 3 2 0 1 71 42 +29 7
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 1 0 2 21 102 −81 5
 Georgia 3 0 0 3 5 84 −79 3
Source: [citation needed]
17 October 2001
New Zealand 45-0 Georgia
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
England 39–14Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
New Zealand 58–0Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
England 32–0 Georgia
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
New Zealand 28–0 England
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf7–5 Georgia
ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 79 22 +57 9
 France 3 2 0 1 60 27 +33 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 34 42 −8 5
 Namibia 3 0 0 3 10 92 −82 3
Source: [citation needed]
17 October 2001
Wales 14-10 Namibia
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2011
Australia 17–12 France
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Australia 50–0 Namibia
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
France 20–10 Wales
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
France 28–0 Namibia
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Australia 12–10 Wales
ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 88 14 +74 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 71 40 +31 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 27 71 −44 5
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 23 84 −61 3
Source: [citation needed]
17 October 2001
Fiji 26-5 Scotland
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Argentina 24–7 Morocco
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Fiji 38–9 Morocco
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Argentina 38–0 Scotland
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Scotland 22–7 Morocco
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Argentina 26–7 Fiji
ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 1 0 90 22 +68 8
 Samoa 3 2 1 0 81 29 +52 8
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 45 83 −38 5
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 29 111 −82 3
Source: [citation needed]
17 October 2001
Samoa 31-7 Portugal
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
South Africa 45–0 Kenya
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Samoa 38–10 Kenya
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
South Africa 33–10 Portugal
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Portugal 28–19 Kenya
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
Samoa 12–12 South Africa
ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Morocco21
 
 Morocco17
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Kenya20
 
 Kenya17
 
 
 Georgia7
 

Source: [3]

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf19
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Namibia22
 
 Namibia22
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Portugal12
 
 Portugal22
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Morocco0
 
 Namibia29
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Wales28
 
 Scotland28
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Kenya19
 
 Scotland12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Wales29
 
 Wales40
 
 
 Georgia19
 

Source: [3]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
 France14
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Fiji28
 
 Fiji0
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Australia57
 
 Argentina12
 
 
 Australia14
 

Source: [3]

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 France0
 
 New Zealand38
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 South Africa7
 
 South Africa12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Fiji0
 
 New Zealand19
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Samoa17
 
 Argentina14
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 Samoa19
 
 Samoa24
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 England7
 
 Australia7
 
 
 England27
 

Source: [3]


Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Samoa 16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa 12
 England 12
5  Australia 8
6  Fiji 6
7  Argentina 4
 France 4
Place  Team Points
9  Namibia 2
10  Wales 0
11  Scotland 0
 Portugal 0
13  Kenya 0
14  Morocco 0
15  Georgia 0
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References

  1. ^ "IRB Sevens III - Durban, South Africa. 17-Nov-2001 To 18-Nov-2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Durban Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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