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.[1]

2000 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation UAE
Date23–24 November 2000
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner South Africa
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played41
1999
2001

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

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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.[2] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season.

Teams

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The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

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

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 136 17 119 9
  England 3 2 0 1 65 52 13 7
  Georgia 3 1 0 2 53 92 -39 5
  Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 7 100 -93 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

23 November 2000
New Zealand  54–10  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
England  27–0  Arabian Gulf
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
New Zealand  42–0  Arabian Gulf
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
England  31–12  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Georgia  31–7  Arabian Gulf
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
New Zealand  40–7  England
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 132 5 127 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 55 66 -11 7
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 43 101 -58 5
  Morocco 3 0 0 3 33 91 -58 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

23 November 2000
Fiji  56–0  Ireland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Argentina  24–14  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Fiji  43–0  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Argentina  26–19  Ireland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Ireland  24–19  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Fiji  33–5  Argentina
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 128 5 123 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 75 41 34 7
  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 33 101 -68 5
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 17 106 -89 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

23 November 2000
Australia  54–0  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Samoa  40–0  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Australia  45–5  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Samoa  35–12  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Hong Kong  21–12  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Australia  29–0  Samoa
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 83 55 28 9
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 76 57 19 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 67 63 4 5
  Wales 3 0 0 3 40 91 -51 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

23 November 2000
South Africa  24–14  Wales
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Canada  19–21  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
South Africa  24–26  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Canada  31–14  Wales
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
Wales  12–36  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

23 November 2000
South Africa  28–17  Canada
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 
  Georgia7
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Morocco14
 
  Morocco14
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Canada10
 
  Canada38
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Kenya7
 
  Morocco19
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Ireland27
 
  Hong Kong12
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Wales19
 
  Wales17
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Ireland19
 
  Ireland43
 
 
  Arabian Gulf17
 

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 
  Argentina24
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Zimbabwe12
 
  Argentina12
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  South Africa14
 
  South Africa45
 
 
  England0
 

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
 
  New Zealand33
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Argentina7
 
  New Zealand26
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Samoa 0
 
  Zimbabwe10
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Samoa33
 
  New Zealand38
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Fiji12
 
  Australia26
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  South Africa12
 
  Australia12
 
24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
 
  Fiji31
 
  Fiji43
 
 
  England0
 

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 20
    Fiji 16
    Australia 12
  Samoa 12
5   South Africa 8
6   Argentina 6
7   England 4
  Zimbabwe 4
Place  Team Points
9   Ireland 2
10   Morocco 0
11   Canada 0
  Wales 0
13   Arabian Gulf 0
  Georgia 0
  Hong Kong 0
  Kenya 0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings

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At the completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
 
Durban
 
Dubai
 
Wellington
 
Brisbane
 
Hong Kong
 
Shanghai
 
Kuala Lumpur
 
Tokyo
 
London
 
Cardiff
Points
total
1   New Zealand 20 20 40
2   Fiji 16 16 32
3   Australia 12 12 24
4   Argentina 12 6 18
  Samoa 6 12 18
6   South Africa 8 8 16
7   Canada 4 0 4
  England 0 4 4
  Zimbabwe 0 4 4
10   France 4 4
11   Ireland 2 2
  Portugal 2 2
13   Georgia 0 0 0
  Kenya 0 0 0
  Morocco 0 0 0
  Wales 0 0 0
17   Arabian Gulf 0 0
  Hong Kong 0 0
  Namibia 0 0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

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  1. ^ "IRB Sevens II - Durban, South Africa. 11/18/2000 - 11/19/2000". 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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