2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the third edition of the tournament. It took place between the 22–24 March 2000.[1] It also featured the first official appearance of the New Zealand women's team since the tournament began in 1997.[2]

2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
DateMarch 22–24
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Plate
Winner Kazakhstan
Runner-up Netherlands
Bowl
Winner Japan
Runner-up Singapore
Tournament details
Matches played40
1999
2001

New Zealand beat Australia in the final to win the tournament.[3][4]

Tournament edit

Games involving the Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Thailand comprised the 2000 Asian Women's Sevens championship.

Pool stages edit

Pool A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
  New Zealand 5 0 0 243 0 10
  Samoa 4 0 1 125 60 8
  Wales 2 1 2 101 75 5
  Hong Kong 2 1 2 77 98 5
  Thailand 1 0 4 17 171 2
  Arabian Gulf 0 0 5 15 174 0
  • Samoa 31–0 Arabian Gulf
  • New Zealand 41–0 Wales
  • Hong Kong 31–0 Thailand (Asian Sevens)
  • Samoa 22–10 Wales
  • Thailand 17–10 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
  • New Zealand 62–0 Hong Kong
  • Wales 25–0 Thailand
  • New Zealand 38–0 Samoa
  • Hong Kong 22–5 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
  • New Zealand 52–0 Thailand
  • Samoa 19–12 Hong Kong
  • Wales 54–0 Arabian Gulf
  • Samoa 53–0 Thailand
  • Wales 12–12 Hong Kong
  • New Zealand 50–0 Arabian Gulf

Pool B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
  Australia 4 1 0 152 24 9
  United States 4 1 0 135 7 9
  Netherlands 3 0 2 70 97 6
  Kazakhstan 2 0 3 63 41 4
  Japan 1 0 4 63 114 2
  Singapore 0 0 5 12 212 0
  • Australia 56–0 Singapore
  • USA 29–0 Netherlands
  • Kazakhstan 19–5 Japan (Asian Sevens)
  • Australia 48–7 Netherlands
  • Kazakhstan 34–0 Singapore (Asian Sevens)
  • USA 35–0 Japan
  • Netherlands 10–5 Kazakhstan
  • USA 7–7 Australia
  • Japan 43–7 Singapore (Asian Sevens)
  • USA 14–0 Kazakhstan
  • Australia 29–5 Japan
  • Netherlands 29–5 Singapore
  • Australia 12–5 Kazakhstan
  • Netherlands 24–10 Japan
  • USA 50–0 Singapore

Classification Stages edit

Bowl

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final (Asian Sevens 3rd/4th)
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Japan 46
 
 
 
  Arabian Gulf 0
 
  Japan 55
 
 
 
  Singapore 7
 
  Singapore 19
 
 
  Thailand 0
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Kazakhstan 46
 
 
 
  Hong Kong 0
 
  Kazakhstan 20
 
 
 
  Netherlands 7
 
  Netherlands 12
 
 
  Wales 7
 

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Australia 26
 
 
 
  Samoa 10
 
  New Zealand 36
 
 
 
  Australia 10
 
  New Zealand 17
 
 
  United States 10
 

Asian Cup Final edit

Believed to be an additional match called an Asian Final, based on group standings.

Kazakhstan  41–0  Hong Kong

References edit

  1. ^ Source Hong Kong Union and English Peoples Daily
  2. ^ "2000 New Zealand women's Sevens team | Where are they now?". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  3. ^ "Richards to lead New Zealand women at Hong Kong sevens". ESPN scrum. 2001-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. ^ "Black out! NZ sevens teams dominate Hong Kong". NZ Herald. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-07.