2000 Dubai Sevens


The 2000 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was the second leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 23–24 November 2000.
The hosts, Arabian Gulf, were defeated 43–17 by Ireland in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst defending World Sevens Series champions New Zealand won their third straight Sevens title by defeating Fiji 38–12 in the Cup final.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss. The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Knockout stage

Bowl

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Plate

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Cup

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Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
20
16
12
12
58
66
74
74

PlaceTeamPoints
92
100
110
110
13 Arabian Gulf0
130
130
130

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Series standings

At the completion of Round 2:

Pos.
Durban
Dubai
Wellington
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo
London
Cardiff		Points
total
1202040
2161632
3121224
412618
461218
68816
7404
7044
7044
104—4
11—22
112—2
13000
13000
13000
13000
17 Arabian Gulf—00
17—00
170—0

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