2001 Hong Kong Sevens


The 2001 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Hong Kong as the fourth leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Hong Kong Stadium on 30 March–1 April 2001.
The hosts, Hong Kong, finished third in Pool C but went on to defeat the West Indies 47–5 in the Bowl final. Defending World Sevens Series champions, New Zealand, successfully defended their Hong Kong Sevens title by defeating Fiji 29–5 in the Cup final.

Format

The teams were drawn into six 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 over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000-01 season.

Teams

Like the previous tournament in Hong Kong, 24 teams took part with Russia and the West Indies making their World Sevens Series debuts. The participating teams for the tournament:

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Pool E

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Pool F

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Knockout stage

Bowl

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Plate

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Cup

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Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
30
24
18
18
58
58
58
58
94
103
112
112

PlaceTeamPoints
130
130
130
130
171
180
19 Arabian Gulf0
190
210
210
210
210

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Series standings

At the completion of Round 4:

Pos.

Durban

Dubai

Wellington

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo

London

Cardiff
Points
total
1202043074
21616162472
31212201862
461281844
51266832
6882826
712416
8404816
91212
10040812
11426
12044
13224
1400033
1522
16011
17 Arabian Gulf000
17000
17000
17000
17000
17000
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300

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