2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

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2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Host nationHong Kong Hong Kong
DateMarch 22–24
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Plate
Winner Kazakhstan
Runner-up Netherlands
Bowl
Winner Japan
Runner-up Singapore
Tournament details
Matches played40
1999
2001

The 2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the third edition of the tournament. It took place between the 22–24 March 2000.[1] It also featured the first official appearance of the New Zealand women's team since the tournament began in 1997.[2]

New Zealand beat Australia in the final to win the tournament.[3][4]

Tournament[edit]

Games involving the Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Thailand comprised the 2000 Asian Women's Sevens championship.

Pool stages[edit]

Pool A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 New Zealand 5 0 0 243 0 10
 Samoa 4 0 1 125 60 8
 Wales 2 1 2 101 75 5
 Hong Kong 2 1 2 77 98 5
 Thailand 1 0 4 17 171 2
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0 0 5 15 174 0
  • Samoa 31–0 Arabian Gulf
  • New Zealand 41–0 Wales
  • Hong Kong 31–0 Thailand (Asian Sevens)
  • Samoa 22–10 Wales
  • Thailand 17–10 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
  • New Zealand 62–0 Hong Kong
  • Wales 25–0 Thailand
  • New Zealand 38–0 Samoa
  • Hong Kong 22–5 Arabian Gulf (Asian Sevens)
  • New Zealand 52–0 Thailand
  • Samoa 19–12 Hong Kong
  • Wales 54–0 Arabian Gulf
  • Samoa 53–0 Thailand
  • Wales 12–12 Hong Kong
  • New Zealand 50–0 Arabian Gulf

Pool B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Australia 4 1 0 152 24 9
 United States 4 1 0 135 7 9
 Netherlands 3 0 2 70 97 6
 Kazakhstan 2 0 3 63 41 4
 Japan 1 0 4 63 114 2
 Singapore 0 0 5 12 212 0
  • Australia 56–0 Singapore
  • USA 29–0 Netherlands
  • Kazakhstan 19–5 Japan (Asian Sevens)
  • Australia 48–7 Netherlands
  • Kazakhstan 34–0 Singapore (Asian Sevens)
  • USA 35–0 Japan
  • Netherlands 10–5 Kazakhstan
  • USA 7–7 Australia
  • Japan 43–7 Singapore (Asian Sevens)
  • USA 14–0 Kazakhstan
  • Australia 29–5 Japan
  • Netherlands 29–5 Singapore
  • Australia 12–5 Kazakhstan
  • Netherlands 24–10 Japan
  • USA 50–0 Singapore

Classification Stages[edit]

Bowl

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final (Asian Sevens 3rd/4th)
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Japan 46
 
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0
 
 Japan 55
 
 
 
 Singapore 7
 
 Singapore 19
 
 
 Thailand 0
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan 46
 
 
 
 Hong Kong 0
 
 Kazakhstan 20
 
 
 
 Netherlands 7
 
 Netherlands 12
 
 
 Wales 7
 

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Australia 26
 
 
 
 Samoa 10
 
 New Zealand 36
 
 
 
 Australia 10
 
 New Zealand 17
 
 
 United States 10
 

Asian Cup Final[edit]

Believed to be an additional match called an Asian Final, based on group standings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Source Hong Kong Union and English Peoples Daily
  2. ^ "2000 New Zealand women's Sevens team | Where are they now?". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  3. ^ "Richards to lead New Zealand women at Hong Kong sevens". ESPN scrum. 2001-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. ^ "Black out! NZ sevens teams dominate Hong Kong". NZ Herald. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-07.