2000 Wellington Sevens
The 2000 Wellington Sevens was an rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington between the 4–5 February 2000. It was the first edition of the Wellington Sevens and the fifth round of the 1999-2000 World Sevens Series.
| 2000 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 4–5 February 2000 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up | New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Croatia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
2001 → | |
After finishing on top of Pool B with three straight wins, Fiji took out their third sevens title of the season defeating hosts, New Zealand 24-14 in the cup final to regain the series lead.[1][2] Canada took out the plate final while France won the bowl final over Croatia.[3]
Teams
Sixteen national teams played in the Wellington Sevens with the annoucment of teams being revealed on the 21 January 2000.[4]
Pool stage
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 Wellington Sevens title.
| 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 | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 19 | +94 | 9 |
 Tonga |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 5 |
 Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 88 | −62 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 22 | +114 | 9 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 7 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 87 | −43 | 5 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 98 | −71 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 9 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 7 |
| Croatia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 71 | -44 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 19 | +91 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 34 | +69 | 7 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 88 | −46 | 5 |
 Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 129 | −114 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Finals
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 40 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
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| Uruguay | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 47 | |||||||||
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| Croatia | 12 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 33 | |||||||||
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| Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 31 | |||||||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 5 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 14 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 February – Wellington | ||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||
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| Canada | 22 | |||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||
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| South Africa | 21 | |||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 42 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 29 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 47 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 47 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Fiji | 20 |
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New Zealand | 16 |
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Australia | 12 |
| Samoa | 12 | |
| 5 | Canada | 8 |
| 6 | South Africa | 6 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 |
| Tonga | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | France | 2 |
| 10 | Croatia | 0 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |
| 13 | Cook Islands | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | |
| United States | 0 | |
| Uruguay | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[5]
References
- "Wellington the catalyst for All Blacks Sevens dominance". All Blacks. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "IRB Sevens I - Wellington, New Zealand. 2/5/2000 - 2/6/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "1999/00 IRB Sevens World Series- Wellington". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "France in NZ's pool". The Dominion. 22 January 2000. p. 63.
- "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
| IRB Sevens I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens |
2000 Wellington Sevens | Succeeded by 2000 Fiji Sevens |
| Wellington Sevens | ||
| Preceded by None |
2000 Wellington Sevens | Succeeded by 2001 Wellington Sevens |