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The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the five regions' respective tournaments.

Qualified teams

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Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Automatic qualification
 South Africa  Argentina (hosts)  South Korea  England
 France 		 Australia
 Fiji
 New Zealand
 Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
 Kenya
 Zimbabwe 		 Canada
 Chile
 United States 		 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Japan 		 Georgia
 Ireland
 Portugal
 Russia
 Spain
 Wales 		 Cook Islands

Africa

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Africa had two tournaments as a qualifier. First on 29 April was a preliminary round-robin tournament in Abidjan where Ivory Coast and Tunisia finished the highest.[1] They then joined ten other teams in Nairobi for a 23–24 June tournament. Kenya and Zimbabwe both advance as finalists of the tournament.[2]

Qualifier 1 (Abidjan)

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 66 22 +44 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 36 17 +19 7
 Morocco 3 1 0 2 52 26 +26 5
 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 12 101 –89 3

Qualifier 2 (Nairobi)

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Day 1

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Madagascar 3 2 0 1 69 26 +43 7
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 68 31 +37 7
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 50 26 +24 7
 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 0 104 –104 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 94 5 +89 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 62 21 +41 7
 Botswana 3 1 0 2 17 68 –51 5
 Eswatini 3 0 0 3 12 91 –79 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Namibia 3 2 1 0 108 28 +89 8
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 94 31 +63 7
 Zambia 3 1 1 1 56 47 +9 6
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 12 164 –152 3

Day 2

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 80 5 +75 6
 Zambia 2 1 0 1 26 55 –29 4
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 15 61 –46 2

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 73 7 +66 6
 Uganda 2 1 0 1 73 17 +56 4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0 122 –122 2

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kenya 2 2 0 0 43 5 +38 6
 Madagascar 2 1 0 1 14 12 +2 4
 Eswatini 2 0 0 2 10 50 –40 2

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Tunisia 2 2 0 0 54 12 +42 6
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 26 45 –19 4
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 24 47 –23 2

Knockout Round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 June 2000
 
 
 Zimbabwe21
 
25 June 2000
 
 Tunisia0
 
 Zimbabwe26
 
25 June 2000
 
 Kenya14
 
 Namibia5
 
 
 Kenya14
 
Third place
 
 
25 June 2000
 
 
 Tunisia21
 
 
 Namibia33

Americas

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The Americas had two tournaments to serve as a qualifier. First was a 22–23 January tournament in Port of Spain for the Caribbean zone, from which Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious.[3] It then joins another nine teams in a deciding inter-Americas tournament in Santiago for three spots on 6-7 May.[4]

Qualifier 1 (Port of Spain)

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 90 17 +73 9
 Bermuda 3 2 0 1 55 24 +31 7
 Guyana 3 1 0 2 41 41 +0 5
 Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 10 114 –104 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7
 Jamaica 3 2 0 1 53 38 +15 7
 Bahamas 3 1 0 2 41 60 –19 5
 Barbados 3 1 0 2 31 55 –24 5

Knockout Round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 January 2000
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago26
 
23 January 2000
 
 Barbados12
 
 Trinidad and Tobago21
 
23 January 2000
 
 Jamaica19
 
 Guyana0
 
23 January 2000
 
 Jamaica19
 
 Trinidad and Tobago22
 
23 January 2000
 
 Bermuda10
 
 Bermuda29
 
23 January 2000
 
 Bahamas0
 
 Bermuda21
 
23 January 2000
 
 Cayman Islands0
 
 Saint Lucia0
 
 
 Cayman Islands40
 

Qualifier 2 (Santiago)

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Canada 4 4 0 0 167 5 +162 12
 United States 4 3 0 1 135 33 +102 10
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 0 2 61 82 –21 8
 Colombia 4 1 0 3 33 144 –111 6
 Peru 4 0 0 4 12 144 –132 4

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Uruguay 4 4 0 0 120 19 +101 12
 Chile 4 3 0 1 141 17 +124 10
 Paraguay 4 2 0 2 64 124 –60 8
 Brazil 4 1 0 3 29 102 –73 6
 Venezuela 4 0 0 4 28 120 –92 4

Knockout Round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals/Both Qualify
 
          
 
7 May 2000
 
 
 Canada59
 
7 May 2000
 
 Colombia0
 
 Canada26
 
7 May 2000
 
 United States19
 
 United States24
 
7 May 2000
 
 Trinidad and Tobago7
 
 Canada29
 
7 May 2000
 
 Chile12
 
 Uruguay34
 
7 May 2000
 
 Brazil5
 
 Uruguay12
 
7 May 2000
 
 Chile17 Third Place/Qualifier
 
 Chile40
 
7 May 2000
 
 Paraguay10
 
 United States21
 
 
 Uruguay17
 

Asia

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A two-day tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur to determine the three teams to join South Korea at the World Cup Sevens.[5]

Day One

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 183 43 +140 12
 Malaysia 4 2 0 2 130 85 +45 8
 China 4 2 0 2 116 74 +42 8
 Singapore 4 2 0 2 88 101 –13 8
 India 4 0 0 4 12 226 –214 4

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 91 33 +58 12
 Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 69 53 +16 8
 Thailand 4 2 0 2 78 69 +9 8
 Sri Lanka 4 1 0 3 62 93 –31 6
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 4 1 0 3 46 98 –52 6

Day Two

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Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 192 45 +147 12
 Chinese Taipei 4 3 0 1 148 57 +91 10
 Sri Lanka 4 2 0 2 59 106 –47 8
 China 4 1 0 3 54 96 –42 6
 India 4 0 0 4 21 170 –149 4

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 143 47 +96 12
 Malaysia 4 3 0 1 81 63 +18 10
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 4 1 0 3 76 90 –14 6
 Thailand 4 1 0 3 44 81 –37 6
 Singapore 4 1 0 3 38 101 –63 6

Placement Round

 
Third Place/Qualification
 
  
 
18 March 2000
 
 
 Chinese Taipei45
 
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
Final
 
  
 
18 March 2000
 
 
 Japan49
 
 
 Hong Kong12
 

Europe

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There were two separate tournaments in Europe, both qualifying three nations among sixteen. The first took place in Heidelberg on 10–11 June.[6] The second in Madrid took place between 30 June and 1 July.[7]

Qualifier 1 (Heidelberg)

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Day 1

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Wales 3 3 0 0 131 7 +124 9
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 48 39 +9 7
 Moldova 3 1 0 2 34 55 –21 5
 Poland 3 0 0 3 0 112 –112 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Romania 3 3 0 0 106 7 +99 9
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 68 54 +14 7
 Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 49 64 –15 5
 Belgium 3 0 0 3 17 115 –98 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 99 26 +73 9
 Germany 3 2 0 1 69 45 +24 7
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 55 53 +2 5
 Austria 3 0 0 3 5 104 –99 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Georgia 3 3 0 0 136 0 +136 9
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 47 46 +1 5
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 0 2 22 71 –49 5
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 7 95 –88 3

Day 2

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Georgia 3 3 0 0 124 12 +112 9
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 52 52 +0 7
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 19 53 –34 5
 Poland 3 0 0 3 12 90 –78 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Wales 3 3 0 0 130 12 +118 9
 Luxembourg 3 2 0 1 56 64 –8 7
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 50 66 –16 5
 Austria 3 0 0 3 17 111 –94 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 64 19 +45 7
 Romania 3 2 0 1 50 38 +12 7
 Moldova 3 1 0 2 50 46 +4 7
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 19 80 –61 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 106 22 +84 9
 Germany 3 2 0 1 90 48 +42 7
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 33 99 –66 5
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 32 92 –60 3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June 2000
 
 
 Georgia21
 
11 June 2000
 
 Ireland0
 
 Georgia33
 
11 June 2000
 
 Wales38
 
 Wales43
 
 
 Denmark0
 
Third/Qualifier
 
 
11 June 2000
 
 
 Ireland40
 
 
 Denmark5

Qualifier 2 (Madrid)

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Day 1

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 162 14 +148 9
 Latvia 3 2 0 1 55 66 –11 7
 Israel 3 1 0 2 38 66 –28 5
 Norway 3 0 0 3 12 121 –109 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 158 0 +158 9
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 68 47 +21 7
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 54 74 –20 5
 Monaco 3 0 0 3 0 159 –159 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 111 17 +94 9
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 87 43 +44 7
 Lithuania 3 1 0 2 32 66 –34 5
 Slovenia 3 0 0 3 7 111 –104 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 0 116 19 +97 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 119 38 +81 7
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 36 113 –77 5
 Andorra 3 0 0 3 38 139 –101 3

Day 2

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 109 5 +104 9
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 52 67 –15 7
 Latvia 3 1 0 2 43 71 –28 5
 Monaco 3 0 0 1 34 95 –61 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 111 12 +99 9
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 78 50 +28 7
 Slovenia 3 1 0 2 26 96 –70 5
 Israel 3 0 0 3 35 92 –57 3

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 0 88 14 +74 9
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 73 12 +61 7
 Lithuania 3 1 0 2 54 45 –70 5
 Norway 3 0 0 3 0 144 –144 3

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 135 14 +121 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 105 29 +76 7
 Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 24 111 –87 4
 Andorra 3 0 1 2 19 129 –110 4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July 2000
 
 
 Spain5
 
1 July 2000
 
 Portugal7
 
 Portugal24
 
1 July 2000
 
 Russia19
 
 Scotland14
 
 
 Russia31
 
Third/Qualifier
 
 
1 July 2000
 
 
 Spain36
 
 
 Scotland19

Oceania

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The Oceania qualifying tournament took place in Rarotonga. After a six-team round robin, the two leading teams faced off for the championship, from which the host won and qualified for the World Cup.[8]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Tonga 5 4 1 0 134 22 +112 14
 Cook Islands 5 4 0 1 131 43 +88 13
 Papua New Guinea 5 3 1 1 92 70 +22 12
 Niue 5 2 0 3 73 82 –9 9
 Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 63 99 –36 7
 Tahiti 5 0 0 5 17 194 –177 5
 
Final
 
  
 
22 September 2000
 
 
 Tonga21
 
 
 Cook Islands24
 

References

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  1. ^ "Ivory Coast and Tunisia Qualify". 2 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-07-14. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Africa 2". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sevens win for Calypso Warriors". 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 2003-05-27. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Americas 2". Archived from the original on 2003-05-20. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Tournaments: Asia". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Europe 1". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Europe 2". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Oceania". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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