2000 Mar del Plata Sevens

2000 Mar del Plata Sevens
2000 Mar del Plata Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation	Argentina
Date	12–13 January 2000
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	New Zealand
Plate
Winner	Argentina
Runner-up	Canada
Bowl
Winner	Spain
Runner-up	Chile
Tournament details
Matches played	41

The 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens was a Rugby Sevens tournament held in Argentina as the fourth stop of the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series season. The competition was held on 12 and 13 January 2000 at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata.^[1]

The host Argentina won the Plate competition while Fiji won their second title of the Series by defeating New Zealand 26-14 in the final.^[1] The Mar del Plata Sevens was not included in the world sevens circuit for the 2000–01 Series.

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:^[1]

Pool Stages

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 Mar del Plata 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	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	157	26	+131	9
Canada	3	2	1	80	64	+16	7
Germany	3	1	2	19	96	−77	5
Uruguay	3	0	3	24	94	−70	3

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000

Germany	7–0	Uruguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Canada	26–17	Uruguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Fiji	56–5	Germany

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Fiji	61–7	Uruguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Canada	40–7	Germany

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Fiji	40–14	Canada

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	114	7	+107	9
France	3	2	1	98	21	+77	7
United States	3	1	2	17	83	−66	5
Peru	3	0	3	10	128	−118	3

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000

United States	17–10	Peru

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

France	33–0	United States

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

New Zealand	53–0	Peru

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

New Zealand	40–0	United States

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

France	58–0	Peru

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

New Zealand	21–7	France

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	106	24	+82	9
Argentina	3	2	1	101	21	+80	7
Spain	3	1	2	36	90	−54	5
Brazil	3	0	3	12	120	−108	3

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000

Spain	29–0	Brazil

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

South Africa	38–12	Brazil

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Argentina	36–7	Spain

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

South Africa	54–0	Spain

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

South Africa	14–12	Argentina

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Argentina	53–0	Brazil

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Samoa	3	2	1	0	98	28	+70	8
Australia	3	2	1	0	83	14	+69	8
Chile	3	1	0	2	45	94	−49	5
Paraguay	3	0	0	3	26	116	−90	3

Source: World Rugby

12 January 2000

Chile	38–19	Paraguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Australia	33–0	Chile

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Samoa	42–7	Paraguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Samoa	42–7	Chile

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Australia	36–0	Paraguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000

Samoa	14–14	Australia

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby

Finals

Bowl

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

13 January – Mar del Plata

Germany	12
		13 January – Mar del Plata
Peru	7
		Germany	12
13 January – Mar del Plata
		Chile	42
Chile	31
				13 January – Mar del Plata
Brazil	5
				Chile	7
13 January – Mar del Plata
				Spain	38
Spain	20
		13 January – Mar del Plata
Paraguay	12
		Spain	14
13 January – Mar del Plata
		United States	7
United States	21

Uruguay	15

Source: World Rugby

Plate

Semi-finals		Final

13 January – Mar del Plata

France	12
		13 January – Mar del Plata
Argentina	28
		Argentina	26
13 January – Mar del Plata
		Canada	14
South Africa	17

Canada	35

Source: World Rugby

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

13 January – Mar del Plata

Fiji	47
		13 January – Mar del Plata
France	7
		Fiji	28
13 January – Mar del Plata
		Samoa	12
Samoa	10
				13 January – Mar del Plata
Argentina	5
				Fiji	26
13 January – Mar del Plata
				New Zealand	14
Australia	22
		13 January – Mar del Plata
South Africa	5
		Australia	5
13 January – Mar del Plata
		New Zealand	26
New Zealand	43

Canada	7

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

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

Place	Team	Points
9	Spain	2
10	Chile	0
11	Germany	0
11	United States	0
13	Brazil	0
	Paraguay	0
	Peru	0
	Uruguay	0

Source: Rugby7.com^[2]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 4:

Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Stellenbosch	Punta del Este	Mar del Plata	Points total
1	New Zealand	20	16	20	16	72
1	Fiji	16	20	16	20	72
3	Samoa	12	6	12	12	42
4	South Africa	12	12	12	4	40
5	Australia	8	8	8	12	36
6	Canada	4	4	6	6	20
7	Georgia	0	12	—	—	12
8	Argentina	—	0	4	8	12
9	France	6	0	2	4	12
10	Tonga	4	2	—	—	6
11	Morocco	0	4	—	—	4
11	Uruguay	—	0	4	0	4
13	Scotland	2	—	—	—	2
13	Spain	—	—	0	2	2
15	United States	0	—	0	0	0
16	Brazil	—	—	0	0	0
	Chile	—	—	0	0	0
	Germany	—	—	0	0	0
	Japan	0	0	—	—	0
	Kenya	0	0	—	—	0
	Paraguay	—	—	0	0	0
	Peru	—	—	0	0	0
	Zimbabwe	0	0	—	—	0
24	Hong Kong	0	—	—	—	0
24	Namibia	—	0	—	—	0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "IRB Sevens I - Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1/13/2000 - 1/14/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

"Mar del Plata Sevens 2000". rugby7.com. 2013-06-03.

IRB Sevens I
Preceded by 2000 Punta del Este Sevens	2000 Mar del Plata Sevens	Succeeded by 2000 Wellington Sevens

[rugby7-2000-1] "IRB Sevens I - Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1/13/2000 - 1/14/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[standings-2000-2] "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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