2001 Tokyo Sevens


The 2001 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 29–30 April 2001.
The tournament was the seventh event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 26–12 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:
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 2001 Tokyo Sevens title.

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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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 7:

Pos.

Durban

Dubai

Wellington

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo

London

Cardiff
Points
total
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31616162481212104
4612818481268
588281612862
61266844242
7040860624
8404820422
9124016
100122014
111212
12426012
13000304411
14044
15224
1622
1701001
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210000
22000
22000
22000
22 Arabian Gulf000
22000
22000
22000
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900

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