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2001 South Africa Sevens

The 2001 South Africa Sevens (more commonly known as the 2001 Durban Sevens) was an 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.

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
← 2000
2002 →

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
  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  39–14  Arabian Gulf
ABSA Stadium, Durban
17 October 2001
New Zealand  58–0  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  7–5  Georgia
ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool B edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Shield edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
  Arabian Gulf12
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
  Morocco21
 
  Morocco17
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
  Kenya20
 
  Kenya17
 
 
  Georgia7
 

Source: [3]

Bowl edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
 
 
  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 edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 20
    Samoa 16
    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
  Arabian Gulf 0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References edit

  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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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