2000 Mar del Plata Sevens

The 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata between the 12–13 January 2000. It was the fourth edition of the Mar del Plata Sevens and was also the fourth round of the held in Argentina as the fourth round of the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.[1]

2000 Mar del Plata Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation Argentina
Date12–13 January 2000
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner Argentina
Runner-up Canada
Bowl
Winner Spain
Runner-up Chile
Tournament details
Matches played41
2002

During the tournament, the first draw in the series history occurred when Samoa and Australia played out an 14-all draw in Pool D. In the cup final, Fiji took out their second cup final of the season defeating New Zealand 26-14. The hosts (Argentina) took out the plate while Spain won the bowl.[1]

Teams

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Sixteen national teams played in the Mar Del Plata Sevens with the national teams being the same teams as in the previous round which was held in Punta del Este.[1]

Format

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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 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens title.[citation needed]

Summary

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The opening day of the 2000 Mar del Plata sevens saw the first draw in the series history with Samoa and Australia recording a 14-all draw in the final match of the day. Earlier results though put Samoa top of Pool D by a single point over Australia. New Zealand continued their form in the series, conceding only seven points (against France) in the pool stage to finish top of Pool B with France joining them. Fiji finished top of Pool A with wins over Germany (56–5), Uruguay (61–7) and Canada (40–14) with Canada joining them in second place. The final pool saw South Africa finish top of the pool with hosts, Argentina coming in second place.[2]

Day 2 saw an Fiji and New Zealand final for the fourth tournament in a row after both teams recorded victories in their quarters and semis to make it to the cup final. For Fiji they defeated France 47–7 before knocking off Samoa in the semi-finals 19–7. New Zealand recorded a victory over Canada in the quarter-finals before defeating first-time cup semi-finalists, Australia with Australian coach, Glen Ella stating, "It was good to finally break through". In the cup final, it was Fiji who defeated New Zealand to tie the series after four rounds after coming back from 14–0 down to win 26–14. Hosts, Argentina won the plate final while Spain won the bowl defeating Chile.[3]

Pool stages

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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 +/- Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 157 26 +131 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 80 64 +16 7
  Germany 3 1 0 2 19 96 −77 5
  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 24 94 −70 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
15:30
Germany  7–0  Uruguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
16:50
Canada  26–17  Uruguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
18:10
Fiji  56–5  Germany
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
19:30
Fiji  61–7  Uruguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
20:50
Canada  40–7  Germany
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
22:20
Fiji  40–14  Canada
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 114 7 +107 9
  France 3 2 0 1 98 21 +77 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 17 83 −66 5
  Peru 3 0 0 3 10 128 −118 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
15:50
United States  17–10  Peru
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
17:10
France  33–0  United States
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
18:30
New Zealand  53–0  Peru
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
19:50
New Zealand  40–0  United States
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
21:10
France  58–0  Peru
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
22:40
New Zealand  21–7  France
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 106 24 +82 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 101 21 +80 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 36 90 −54 5
  Brazil 3 0 0 3 12 120 −108 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
16:10
Spain  29–0  Brazil
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
17:30
South Africa  38–12  Brazil
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
18:50
Argentina  36–7  Spain
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
20:10
South Africa  54–0  Spain
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
21:40
South Africa  14–12  Argentina
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
23:00
Argentina  53–0  Brazil
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Samoa 3 2 1 0 98 28 +70 8
  Australia 3 2 1 0 83 14 +69 8
  Chile 3 1 0 2 45 94 −49 5
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 26 116 −90 3

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
16:30
Chile  38–19  Paraguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
17:50
Australia  33–0  Chile
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
19:10
Samoa  42–7  Paraguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
20:30
Samoa  42–7  Chile
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
22:00
Australia  36–0  Paraguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
23:20
Samoa  14–14  Australia
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

Finals

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 
  Germany12
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Peru7
 
  Germany12
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Chile42
 
  Chile31
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Brazil5
 
  Chile7
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Spain38
 
  Spain20
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Paraguay12
 
  Spain14
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  United States7
 
  United States21
 
 
  Uruguay15
 

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 
  France12
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Argentina28
 
  Argentina26
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Canada14
 
  South Africa17
 
 
  Canada35
 

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
 
  Fiji47
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  France7
 
  Fiji28
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Samoa12
 
  Samoa10
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  Argentina5
 
  Fiji26
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  New Zealand14
 
  Australia22
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  South Africa5
 
  Australia5
 
13 January – Mar del Plata
 
  New Zealand26
 
  New Zealand43
 
 
  Canada7
 

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    Fiji 20
    New Zealand 16
    Australia 12
  Samoa 12
5   Argentina 8
6   Canada 6
7   France 4
  South Africa 4
Place  Team Points
9   Spain 2
10   Chile 0
11   Germany 0
  United States 0
13   Brazil 0
  Paraguay 0
  Peru 0
  Uruguay 0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "IRB Sevens I - Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1/13/2000 - 1/14/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ "World Sevens series record its first draw". International Rugby Board. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001.
  3. ^ "Australia finally reach top four but Fiji takes the Cup". International Rugby Board. 14 January 2000. Archived from the original on 4 July 2002.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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IRB Sevens I
Preceded by 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens Succeeded by