2000 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000,[1] at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.

2000 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	24–26 March 2000
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	France
Runner-up	Croatia
Bowl
Winner	Ireland
Runner-up	China
Tournament details
Matches played	57
2001 →

The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.[1]

Teams

The 24 participating teams were:[1]

Format

With the increased number of teams competing, the teams were drawn into six 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 over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.[4] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	167	19	148	9
United States	3	2	0	1	64	66	−2	7
South Korea	3	1	0	2	73	64	9	5
China	3	0	0	3	14	169	−155	3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000

Fiji	80–0	China

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000

United States	17–12	South Korea

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

United States	40–0	China

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Fiji	33–12	South Korea

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

South Korea	49–14	China

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Fiji	54–7	United States

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source World Rugby

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	147	5	142	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	67	45	22	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	50	64	−14	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	5	155	−150	3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000

New Zealand	64–5	Singapore

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000

Italy	19–7	Japan

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Japan	43–0	Singapore

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

New Zealand	38–0	Italy

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Italy	48–0	Singapore

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

New Zealand	45–0	Japan

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source World Rugby

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	106	10	96	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	84	38	46	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	69	71	−2	5
Thailand	3	0	0	3	19	159	−140	3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000

Australia	54–0	Thailand

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000

Hong Kong	24–14	Scotland

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Scotland	50–14	Thailand

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Australia	19–5	Hong Kong

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Hong Kong	55–5	Thailand

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Australia	33–5	Scotland

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source World Rugby

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	124	17	107	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	81	30	51	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	27	105	−78	5
Arabian Gulf	3	0	0	3	22	102	−82	3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000

England	45–5	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000

Samoa	36–3	Sri Lanka

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

England	57–0	Sri Lanka

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Samoa	33–5	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Sri Lanka	24–12	Arabian Gulf

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

England	22–12	Samoa

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source World Rugby

Pool E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	57	40	17	9
France	3	2	0	1	48	17	31	7
Croatia	3	1	0	2	66	43	23	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	26	97	−71	3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000

South Africa	21–19	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000

France	10–7	Croatia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

France	31–0	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

South Africa	26–14	Croatia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Croatia	45–7	Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

South Africa	10–7	France

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source World Rugby

Pool F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	101	12	89	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	100	19	81	7
Ireland	3	1	0	2	36	65	−29	5
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	17	158	−141	3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000

Canada	68–0	Malaysia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

24 March 2000

Argentina	34–0	Ireland

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Argentina	59–5	Malaysia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Canada	19–5	Ireland

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Ireland	31–12	Malaysia

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

25 March 2000

Canada	14–7	Argentina

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Source World Rugby

Knockout stage

Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][5]

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium

	Ireland	12
					26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Chinese Taipei	5
					Ireland	56
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					Thailand	0
	Thailand	28
									26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Malaysia	12
									Ireland	59
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
									China	0
	Arabian Gulf	45
					26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Singapore	7
					Arabian Gulf	17
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					China	26
	China	26

	Sri Lanka	5

Source: World Rugby

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium

	Hong Kong	20
					26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Japan	0
					Hong Kong	10
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					Croatia	14
	Croatia	42
									26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	United States	7
									Croatia	14
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
									France	19
	Italy	21
					26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	South Korea	19
					Italy	14
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					France	19
	France	19

	Scotland	7

Source: World Rugby

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium

	Fiji	50
					26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Samoa	0
					Fiji	52
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					England	7
	England	14
									26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	South Africa	12
									Fiji	5
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
									New Zealand	31
	Australia	31
					26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
	Canada	5
					Australia	0
	26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
					New Zealand	26
	New Zealand	29

	Argentina	0

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	30
	Fiji	24
	Australia	18
	England	18
5	Argentina	8
	Canada	8
	Samoa	8
	South Africa	8
9	France	4
10	Croatia	0
11	Hong Kong	0
11	Italy	0

Place	Team	Points
13	Japan	0
	Scotland	0
	South Korea	0
	United States	0
17	Ireland	0
18	China	0
19	Arabian Gulf	0
19	Thailand	0
21	Chinese Taipei	0
	Malaysia	0
	Singapore	0
	Sri Lanka	0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 8:

Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Stellenbosch	Punta del Este	Mar del Plata	Wellington	Suva	Brisbane	Hong Kong	Tokyo	Paris	Points total
1	Fiji	16	20	16	20	20	16	20	24			152
2	New Zealand	20	16	20	16	16	20	12	30			150
3	Australia	8	8	8	12	12	12	16	18			94
4	Samoa	12	6	12	12	12	12	4	8			78
5	South Africa	12	12	12	4	6	6	0 ^a	8			60
6	Canada	4	4	6	6	8	4	4	8			44
7	Argentina	—	0	4	8	4	8	8	8			40
8	France	6	0	2	4	2	0	6	4			24
9	England	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18			18
10	Georgia	0	12	—	—	—	—	—	—			12
11	Tonga	4	2	—	—	4	0	2	—			12
12	Uruguay	—	0	4	0	0	4	0	—			8
13	Morocco	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—			4
14	Papua New Guinea	—	—	—	—	0	2	0	—			2
	Scotland	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			2
	Spain	—	—	0	2	—	—	—	—			2
17	United States	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0			0
18	Japan	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0			0
19	Hong Kong	0	—	—	—	0	—	0	0			0
20	Cook Islands	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—			0
20	Croatia	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	0			0
22	Brazil	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—			0
	Chile	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—			0
	China	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0			0
	Germany	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—			0
	Kenya	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—			0
	Paraguay	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—			0
	Peru	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—			0
	Zimbabwe	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—			0
30	Arabian Gulf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Chinese Taipei	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Ireland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Italy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Malaysia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Namibia	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—			0
	South Korea	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Singapore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Thailand	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0			0
	Vanuatu	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—			0

Source: Rugby7.com

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"Kiwis claim Hong Kong crown". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 March 2000. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
"England accept invitation to Hong Kong Sevens". espn.com. 28 January 2000.
"IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
"Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
"IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
"New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB". espnscrum.com. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.

IRB Sevens I
Preceded by 2000 Brisbane Sevens	2000 Hong Kong Sevens	Succeeded by 2000 Japan Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
Preceded by 1999 Hong Kong Sevens	2000 Hong Kong Sevens	Succeeded by 2001 Hong Kong Sevens

Hong Kong Sevens
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Women	1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

IRB Sevens I
1999–2000 events	Dubai South Africa Punta del Este Mar del Plata Wellington Fiji Brisbane Hong Kong Tokyo Paris
Core teams	Australia Canada Fiji France New Zealand Samoa South Africa
Other teams	Arabian Gulf Argentina Brazil Chile China Chinese Taipei Cook Islands Croatia England Georgia Germany French Barbarians Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Kenya Malaysia Morocco Namibia Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Scotland Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Tonga United States Uruguay Vanuatu Zimbabwe
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