2001 Tokyo Sevens

The 2001 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 29–30 April 2001.[1]

2001 Tokyo Sevens
IRB Sevens II
Host nation	Japan
Date	29–30 April 2001
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Plate
Winner	South Africa
Runner-up	England
Bowl
Winner	Argentina
Runner-up	United States
Tournament details
Matches played	41
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The tournament was the seventh event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 26–12 in the Cup final.[2]

Format

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.[3] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000–01 season.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  Chinese Taipei
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Hong Kong
•  Japan
•  Malaysia
•  New Zealand
•  Samoa
•  South Africa
•  South Korea
•  United States
•  Wales

Pool stage

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 Tokyo Sevens title.

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	128	17	111	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	73	38	35	7
South Korea	3	1	0	2	59	78	−19	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	5	132	−127	3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001

New Zealand	52–5	South Korea

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

South Africa	40–0	Chinese Taipei

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

New Zealand	57–0	Chinese Taipei

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

South Africa	21–19	South Korea

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

South Korea	35–5	Chinese Taipei

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

New Zealand	19–12	South Africa

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	133	0	0	9
England	3	2	0	1	55	38	17	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	54	65	−11	5
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	12	151	−139	3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001

Australia	34–0	Japan

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

England	31–5	Malaysia

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Australia	73–0	Malaysia

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

England	24–7	Japan

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Japan	47–7	Malaysia

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Australia	26–0	England

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	104	12	92	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	81	40	41	7
France	3	1	0	2	19	62	−43	5
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	0	90	0	3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001

Fiji	31–0	France

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Canada	38–0	Hong Kong

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Fiji	33–0	Hong Kong

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Canada	31–0	France

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

France	19–0	Hong Kong

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Fiji	40–12	Canada

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	88	22	66	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	48	61	−13	7
Argentina	3	1	0	2	53	50	3	5
United States	3	0	0	3	24	80	−56	3

Source: World Rugby

29 April 2001

Samoa	22–10	United States

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Argentina	12–19	Wales

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Samoa	42–5	Wales

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Argentina	34–7	United States

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

United States	7–24	Wales

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

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29 April 2001

Samoa	24–7	Argentina

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	South Korea	40
					30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Malaysia	5
					South Korea	12
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Argentina	17
	Argentina	36
									30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Hong Kong	0
									Argentina	31
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									United States	19
	France	7
					30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	United States	12
					United States	19
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Japan	5
	Japan	19
	Chinese Taipei	12

Source: World Rugby

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	England	29
					30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Canada	5
					England	15
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					South Africa	38
	Wales	7
	South Africa	19

Source: World Rugby

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	New Zealand	26
					30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	England	7
					New Zealand	17
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Samoa	12
	Samoa	12
									30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Canada	7
									New Zealand	26
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									Australia	12
	Fiji	38
					30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Wales	5
					Fiji	7
	30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Australia	17
	Australia	12
	South Africa	10

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	20
	Australia	16
	Fiji	12
	Samoa	12
5	South Africa	8
6	England	6
7	Canada	4
	Wales	4

Place	Team	Points
9	Argentina	2
10	United States	0
11	Japan	0
	South Korea	0
13	Chinese Taipei	0
	France	0
	Hong Kong	0
	Malaysia	0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 7:

Pos.	Event  Team	Durban	Dubai	Wellington	Hong Kong	Shanghai	Kuala Lumpur	Tokyo	London	Cardiff	Points total
1	New Zealand	20	20	4	30	12	16	20			122
2	Australia	12	12	20	18	20	20	16			118
3	Fiji	16	16	16	24	8	12	12			104
4	Samoa	6	12	8	18	4	8	12			68
5	South Africa	8	8	2	8	16	12	8			62
6	Argentina	12	6	6	8	4	4	2			42
7	England	0	4	0	8	6	0	6			24
8	Canada	4	0	4	8	2	0	4			22
9	United States	—	—	12	4	—	—	0			16
10	South Korea	—	—	—	0	12	2	0			14
11	Cook Islands	—	—	12	—	—	—	—			12
12	France	4	—	—	2	—	6	0			12
13	Wales	0	0	0	3	0	4	4			11
14	Zimbabwe	0	4	—	—	—	—	—			4
15	Portugal	2	—	—	2	—	—	—			4
16	Ireland	—	2	—	—	—	—	—			2
17	Hong Kong	—	0	—	1	0	—	0			1
18	Japan	—	—	0	0	0	0	0			0
19	Chinese Taipei	—	—	—	0	0	0	0			0
	Malaysia	—	—	—	0	0	0	0			0
21	China	—	—	0	0	0	—	—			0
22	Georgia	0	0	—	—	—	—	—			0
	Kenya	0	0	—	—	—	—	—			0
	Morocco	0	0	—	—	—	—	—			0
	Arabian Gulf	—	0	—	0	—	—	—			0
	Singapore	—	—	—	0	—	0	—			0
	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	0	0	—	—			0
	Thailand	—	—	—	0	—	0	—			0
29	Namibia	0	—	—	—	—	—	—			0
	Niue	—	—	0	—	—	—	—			0
	Papua New Guinea	—	—	0	—	—	—	—			0
	Russia	—	—	—	0	—	—	—			0
	Tonga	—	—	0	—	—	—	—			0
	West Indies	—	—	—	0	—	—	—			0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

1. "Tokyo, Japan. 4/29/2001 - 4/30/2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "New Zealand back in pole position after Tokyo sevens victory". espnscrum.com. 1 May 2001.
3. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
4. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2001.

IRB Sevens II
Preceded by 2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens	2001 Tokyo Sevens	Succeeded by 2001 London Sevens
Japan Sevens
Preceded by 2000 Tokyo Sevens	2001 Tokyo Sevens	Succeeded by 2012 Japan Sevens