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2000–01 World Sevens Series

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2000–01 IRB Sevens
Series II
Hosts
Date18 November 2000 – 3 June 2001
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Australia
Third Fiji

The 2000–01 World Sevens Series was the second edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from November 2000 to June 2001 and consisted of nine tournaments (originally 10 were scheduled, but one was cancelled).

The series was won by New Zealand, who won six of the nine tournaments. Australia won the other three tournaments, and finished second on the series standings.

Itinerary

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2000–01 Itinerary
Leg Venue Dates Winner
Durban ABSA Stadium, Durban 18–19 November 2000  New Zealand
Dubai Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 23–24 November 2000  New Zealand
Wellington Westpac Stadium, Wellington 9–10 February 2001  Australia
Brisbane Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 16–17 February 2001 Cancelled
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 30 March–1 April 2001  New Zealand
Shanghai Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai 7–8 April 2001  Australia
Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 21–22 April 2001  Australia
Tokyo Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo 29–30 April 2001  New Zealand
London Twickenham Stadium, London 26–28 May 2001  New Zealand
Cardiff Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 2–3 June 2001  New Zealand

Final standings

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The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.

2000–01 IRB Sevens – Series II
 
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 20 20 162
2  Australia 12 12 20 18 20 20 16 16 16 150
3  Fiji 16 16 16 24 8 12 12 12 8 124
4  Samoa 6 12 8 18 4 8 12 12 12 92
5  South Africa 8 8 2 8 16 12 8 8 12 82
6  Argentina 12 6 6 8 4 4 2 4 4 50
7  England 0 4 0 8 6 0 6 6 2 32
8  Canada 4 0 4 8 2 0 4 4 0 26
9  Wales 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 2 6 19
10  United States 12 4 0 16
11  South Korea 0 12 2 0 14
12  France 4 2 6 0 0 0 12
13  Cook Islands 12 12
14  Zimbabwe 0 4 4
15  Portugal 2 2 0 0 4
16  Georgia 0 0 0 4 4
17  Ireland 2 2
18  Hong Kong 0 1 0 0 1
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0
 Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0
 China 0 0 0 0
 Russia 0 0 0 0
 West Indies 0 0 0 0
 Kenya 0 0 0
 Morocco 0 0 0
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0 0 0
 Sri Lanka 0 0 0
 Singapore 0 0 0
 Thailand 0 0 0
 Scotland 0 0 0
 Spain 0 0 0
 Namibia 0 0
 Niue 0 0
 Papua New Guinea 0 0
 Tonga 0 0

Source: world.rugby (archived)

Tournaments

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Durban

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  New Zealand 34-5  Fiji  Argentina
 Australia
Plate  South Africa 22-12  Samoa  France
 Canada
Bowl  Portugal 26-24  Wales  Georgia
 Morocco

Dubai

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  New Zealand 38-12  Fiji  Samoa
 Australia
Plate  South Africa 14-12  Argentina  England
 Zimbabwe
Bowl  Ireland 27-19  Morocco  Wales
 Canada

Wellington

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  Australia 19-17  Fiji  United States
 Cook Islands
Plate  Samoa 40-7  Argentina  New Zealand
 Canada
Bowl  South Africa 47-17  Wales  England
 Tonga
Shield  Japan 27-19  Papua New Guinea  China
 Niue

Hong Kong

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists Quarter Finalists
Cup  New Zealand 29-5  Fiji  Australia
 Samoa
 South Africa
 Argentina
 England
 Canada
Plate  United States 31-26  Wales  Portugal
 France
 South Korea
 Japan
 China
 Russia
Bowl  Hong Kong 47-5  West Indies Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
 Chinese Taipei
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
 Malaysia

Shanghai

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  Australia 19-12  South Africa  New Zealand
 South Korea
Plate  Fiji 45-14  England  Samoa
 Argentina
Bowl  Canada 32-19  Wales  China
 Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  Australia 19-17  New Zealand  Fiji
 South Africa
Plate  Samoa 19-14  France  Wales
 Argentina
Bowl  South Korea 24-12  England  Canada
 Japan

Japan

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  New Zealand 26-12  Australia  Samoa
 Fiji
Plate  South Africa 38-15  England  Wales
 Canada
Bowl  Argentina 31-19  United States  South Korea
 Japan

London

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  New Zealand 19-12  Australia  Fiji
 Samoa
Plate  South Africa 31-7  England  Canada
 Argentina
Bowl  Wales 31-19  Scotland  Russia
 Georgia

Cardiff

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  New Zealand 31-5  Australia  Samoa
 South Africa
Plate  Fiji 47-14  Wales  Argentina
 Georgia
Bowl  England 35-26  Portugal  Canada
 Spain