2000 Tokyo Sevens
| 2000 Tokyo Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Date | 1–2 April 2000 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner | Japan |
| Runner-up |  Papua New Guinea |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
2001 → | |
The 2000 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg of the series, held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 1–2 April 2000.[1]
The tournament was the ninth event of the series, and was won by Fiji who defeated New Zealand 27–22 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 1999-2000 season.
Teams
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
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 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 10 | 137 | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 40 | 66 | 7 |
 Hong Kong
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 106 | −75 | 5 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 142 | −128 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5 | 106 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 33 | 45 | 7 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 5 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 121 | −109 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 139 | 9 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 50 | 28 | 7 |
| South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 59 | 3 | 5 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 177 | −170 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 52 | 47 | 8 |
 South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 34 | 83 | 7 |
| Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 42 | 71 | 6 |
 Malaysia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 206 | −201 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Hong Kong | 24 | |||||||||
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| Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 63 | |||||||||
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| Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 66 | |||||||||
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| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 42 | |||||||||
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| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||
| France | 7 | |||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 14 | |||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 34 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 27 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 50 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2000 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 35 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
Fiji |
20 |
|
New Zealand |
16 |
|
Australia |
12 |
| Canada |
12 | |
| 5 | Japan |
8 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea |
6 |
| 7 | France |
4 |
| South Africa |
4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Samoa |
2 |
| 10 | South Korea |
0 |
| 11 | Hong Kong |
0 |
| United States |
0 | |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei |
0 |
| Malaysia |
0 | |
| Singapore |
0 | |
| Sri Lanka |
0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[4]
Series standings
At the completion of Round 9:
| 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 | 20 | 172 | |
| 2 | New Zealand |
20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 166 | |
| 3 | Australia |
8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 106 | |
| 4 | Samoa |
12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 80 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 a | 8 | 4 | 64 | |
| 6 | Canada |
4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 56 | |
| 7 | Argentina |
— | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 40 | |
| 8 | France |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | |
| 9 |  England |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | |
| 10 |  Georgia |
0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| 11 |  Tonga |
4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 12 | |
| 12 | Japan |
0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea
|
— | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 8 | |
| 14 | Uruguay |
— | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | |
| 15 |  Morocco |
0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 16 |  Scotland |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 2 | |
 Spain |
— | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 18 | United States |
0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Hong Kong |
0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  Cook Islands |
— | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
 Croatia |
— | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 22 |  Brazil |
— | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
 Chile |
— | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 China |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Chinese Taipei |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Germany |
— | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Kenya |
0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| Malaysia |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Paraguay |
— | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Peru |
— | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| Singapore |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Korea |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| 35 |  Arabian Gulf
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | |
 Ireland |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | ||
 Italy |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | ||
 Namibia |
— | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
 Thailand |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | ||
 Vanuatu |
— | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.[5]
References
- ^ "IRB Sevens I - Tokyo". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Kiwis claim Tokyo Sevens with crushing victory". espnscrum.com. 2 April 2000.
- ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 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 18 September 2016.