2000 Tokyo Sevens


The 2000 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg of the series, held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 1–2 April 2000.
The tournament was the ninth event of the series, and was won by Fiji who defeated New Zealand 27–22 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 1999-2000 season.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
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 Tokyo Sevens title.

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
130
130
130
130

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Series standings

At the completion of Round 9:

Pos.
Dubai
Stellenbosch
Punta del Este
Mar del Plata
Wellington
Suva
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Paris		Points
total
1162016202016202420172
2201620161620123016166
3888121212161812106
41261212121248280
51212124660 8464
6446684481256
7—0484888—40
860242064428
9———————18—18
10012———————12
1142——402——12
1200——000088
13————020—68
14—040040——8
1504———————4
162——————0—2
16——02—————2
180—00000000
190———0—0000
20————000——0
20————00—0—0
22——00—————0
22——00—————0
22——————00—0
22———————000
22——00—————0
2200———————0
22———————000
22——00—————0
22——00—————0
22———————000
22———————000
22———————000
2200———————0
35 Arabian Gulf———————0—0
35———————0—0
35———————0—0
35—0———————0
35———————0—0
35—————0———0

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South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.