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
	2002 →

The 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata between the 12–13 January 2000. It was the fourth edition of the Mar del Plata Sevens and was also the fourth round of the held in Argentina as the fourth round of the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.^[1]

During the tournament, the first draw in the series history occurred when Samoa and Australia played out an 14-all draw in Pool D. In the cup final, Fiji took out their second cup final of the season defeating New Zealand 26-14. The hosts (Argentina) took out the plate while Spain won the bowl.^[1]

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the Mar Del Plata Sevens with the national teams being the same teams as in the previous round which was held in Punta del Este.^[1]

Format

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.^{[citation needed]}

Summary

The opening day of the 2000 Mar del Plata sevens saw the first draw in the series history with Samoa and Australia recording a 14-all draw in the final match of the day. Earlier results though put Samoa top of Pool D by a single point over Australia. New Zealand continued their form in the series, conceding only seven points (against France) in the pool stage to finish top of Pool B with France joining them. Fiji finished top of Pool A with wins over Germany (56–5), Uruguay (61–7) and Canada (40–14) with Canada joining them in second place. The final pool saw South Africa finish top of the pool with hosts, Argentina coming in second place.^[2]

Day 2 saw an Fiji and New Zealand final for the fourth tournament in a row after both teams recorded victories in their quarters and semis to make it to the cup final. For Fiji they defeated France 47–7 before knocking off Samoa in the semi-finals 19–7. New Zealand recorded a victory over Canada in the quarter-finals before defeating first-time cup semi-finalists, Australia with Australian coach, Glen Ella stating, "It was good to finally break through". In the cup final, it was Fiji who defeated New Zealand to tie the series after four rounds after coming back from 14–0 down to win 26–14. Hosts, Argentina won the plate final while Spain won the bowl defeating Chile.^[3]

Pool stages

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
15:30

Germany	7–0	Uruguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
16:50

Canada	26–17	Uruguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
18:10

Fiji	56–5	Germany

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
19:30

Fiji	61–7	Uruguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
20:50

Canada	40–7	Germany

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
22:20

Fiji	40–14	Canada

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
15:50

United States	17–10	Peru

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
17:10

France	33–0	United States

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
18:30

New Zealand	53–0	Peru

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
19:50

New Zealand	40–0	United States

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
21:10

France	58–0	Peru

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
22:40

New Zealand	21–7	France

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
16:10

Spain	29–0	Brazil

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
17:30

South Africa	38–12	Brazil

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
18:50

Argentina	36–7	Spain

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
20:10

South Africa	54–0	Spain

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
21:40

South Africa	14–12	Argentina

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
23:00

Argentina	53–0	Brazil

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

12 January 2000
16:30

Chile	38–19	Paraguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
17:50

Australia	33–0	Chile

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
19:10

Samoa	42–7	Paraguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
20:30

Samoa	42–7	Chile

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
22:00

Australia	36–0	Paraguay

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

12 January 2000
23:20

Samoa	14–14	Australia

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "IRB Sevens I - Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1/13/2000 - 1/14/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
^ "World Sevens series record its first draw". International Rugby Board. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001.
^ "Australia finally reach top four but Fiji takes the Cup". International Rugby Board. 14 January 2000. Archived from the original on 4 July 2002.
^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

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. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

[2] "World Sevens series record its first draw". International Rugby Board. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001.

[3] "Australia finally reach top four but Fiji takes the Cup". International Rugby Board. 14 January 2000. Archived from the original on 4 July 2002.

[standings-2000-4] "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

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