2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the five regions' respective tournaments.
Qualified teams
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | |
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Automatic qualification | |||||
South Africa | Argentina (hosts) | South Korea | England France |
Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa | |
Regional Qualifiers | |||||
Kenya Zimbabwe |
Canada Chile United States |
Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Japan |
Georgia Ireland Portugal Russia Spain Wales |
Cook Islands |
Africa
Africa had two tournaments as a qualifier. First on 29 April was a preliminary round-robin tournament in Abidjan where Ivory Coast and Tunisia finished the highest.[1] They then joined ten other teams in Nairobi for a 23–24 June tournament. Kenya and Zimbabwe both advance as finalists of the tournament.[2]
Qualifier 1 (Abidjan)
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 66 22 +44 9 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 36 17 +19 7 Morocco 3 1 0 2 52 26 +26 5 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 12 101 –89 3
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Day 1
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Madagascar 3 2 0 1 69 26 +43 7 Kenya 3 2 0 1 68 31 +37 7 Uganda 3 2 0 1 50 26 +24 7 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 0 104 –104 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 94 5 +89 9 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 62 21 +41 7 Botswana 3 1 0 2 17 68 –51 5 Eswatini 3 0 0 3 12 91 –79 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Namibia 3 2 1 0 108 28 +89 8 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 94 31 +63 7 Zambia 3 1 1 1 56 47 +9 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 12 164 –152 3
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Day 2
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 80 5 +75 6 Zambia 2 1 0 1 26 55 –29 4 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 15 61 –46 2
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Namibia 2 2 0 0 73 7 +66 6 Uganda 2 1 0 1 73 17 +56 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0 122 –122 2
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Kenya 2 2 0 0 43 5 +38 6 Madagascar 2 1 0 1 14 12 +2 4 Eswatini 2 0 0 2 10 50 –40 2
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Tunisia 2 2 0 0 54 12 +42 6 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 26 45 –19 4 Botswana 2 0 0 2 24 47 –23 2
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Knockout Round
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 June 2000 | ||||||
Zimbabwe | 21 | |||||
25 June 2000 | ||||||
Tunisia | 0 | |||||
Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||
25 June 2000 | ||||||
Kenya | 14 | |||||
Namibia | 5 | |||||
Kenya | 14 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
25 June 2000 | ||||||
Tunisia | 21 | |||||
Namibia | 33 |
Americas
The Americas had two tournaments to serve as a qualifier. First was a 22–23 January tournament in Port of Spain for the Caribbean zone, from which Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious.[3] It then joins another nine teams in a deciding inter-Americas tournament in Santiago for three spots on 6-7 May.[4]
Qualifier 1 (Port of Spain)
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 90 17 +73 9 Bermuda 3 2 0 1 55 24 +31 7 Guyana 3 1 0 2 41 41 +0 5 Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 10 114 –104 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7 Jamaica 3 2 0 1 53 38 +15 7 Bahamas 3 1 0 2 41 60 –19 5 Barbados 3 1 0 2 31 55 –24 5
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Knockout Round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
23 January 2000 | ||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | |||||||||
23 January 2000 | ||||||||||
Barbados | 12 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | |||||||||
23 January 2000 | ||||||||||
Jamaica | 19 | |||||||||
Guyana | 0 | |||||||||
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Jamaica | 19 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | |||||||||
23 January 2000 | ||||||||||
Bermuda | 10 | |||||||||
Bermuda | 29 | |||||||||
23 January 2000 | ||||||||||
Bahamas | 0 | |||||||||
Bermuda | 21 | |||||||||
23 January 2000 | ||||||||||
Cayman Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Saint Lucia | 0 | |||||||||
Cayman Islands | 40 | |||||||||
Qualifier 2 (Santiago)
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Canada 4 4 0 0 167 5 +162 12 United States 4 3 0 1 135 33 +102 10 Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 0 2 61 82 –21 8 Colombia 4 1 0 3 33 144 –111 6 Peru 4 0 0 4 12 144 –132 4
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Uruguay 4 4 0 0 120 19 +101 12 Chile 4 3 0 1 141 17 +124 10 Paraguay 4 2 0 2 64 124 –60 8 Brazil 4 1 0 3 29 102 –73 6 Venezuela 4 0 0 4 28 120 –92 4
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Knockout Round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals/Both Qualify | ||||||||
7 May 2000 | ||||||||||
Canada | 59 | |||||||||
7 May 2000 | ||||||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | 26 | |||||||||
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United States | 19 | |||||||||
United States | 24 | |||||||||
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Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | |||||||||
Canada | 29 | |||||||||
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Chile | 12 | |||||||||
Uruguay | 34 | |||||||||
7 May 2000 | ||||||||||
Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
Uruguay | 12 | |||||||||
7 May 2000 | ||||||||||
Chile | 17 | Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||||
Chile | 40 | |||||||||
7 May 2000 | ||||||||||
Paraguay | 10 | |||||||||
United States | 21 | |||||||||
Uruguay | 17 | |||||||||
Asia
A two-day tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur to determine the three teams to join South Korea at the World Cup Sevens.[5]
Day One
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Japan 4 4 0 0 183 43 +140 12 Malaysia 4 2 0 2 130 85 +45 8 China 4 2 0 2 116 74 +42 8 Singapore 4 2 0 2 88 101 –13 8 India 4 0 0 4 12 226 –214 4
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 91 33 +58 12 Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 69 53 +16 8 Thailand 4 2 0 2 78 69 +9 8 Sri Lanka 4 1 0 3 62 93 –31 6 Arabian Gulf 4 1 0 3 46 98 –52 6
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Day Two
Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Japan 4 4 0 0 192 45 +147 12 Chinese Taipei 4 3 0 1 148 57 +91 10 Sri Lanka 4 2 0 2 59 106 –47 8 China 4 1 0 3 54 96 –42 6 India 4 0 0 4 21 170 –149 4
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 143 47 +96 12 Malaysia 4 3 0 1 81 63 +18 10 Arabian Gulf 4 1 0 3 76 90 –14 6 Thailand 4 1 0 3 44 81 –37 6 Singapore 4 1 0 3 38 101 –63 6
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Placement Round
Third Place/Qualification | ||
18 March 2000 | ||
Chinese Taipei | 45 | |
Malaysia | 0 | |
Final | ||
18 March 2000 | ||
Japan | 49 | |
Hong Kong | 12 | |
Europe
There were two separate tournaments in Europe, both qualifying three nations among sixteen. The first took place in Heidelberg on 10–11 June.[6] The second in Madrid took place between 30 June and 1 July.[7]
Day 1
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Wales 3 3 0 0 131 7 +124 9 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 48 39 +9 7 Moldova 3 1 0 2 34 55 –21 5 Poland 3 0 0 3 0 112 –112 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Romania 3 3 0 0 106 7 +99 9 Denmark 3 2 0 1 68 54 +14 7 Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 49 64 –15 5 Belgium 3 0 0 3 17 115 –98 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Ireland 3 3 0 0 99 26 +73 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 69 45 +24 7 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 55 53 +2 5 Austria 3 0 0 3 5 104 –99 3
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Georgia 3 3 0 0 136 0 +136 9 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 47 46 +1 5 Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 0 2 22 71 –49 5 Hungary 3 0 0 3 7 95 –88 3
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Day 2
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Georgia 3 3 0 0 124 12 +112 9 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 52 52 +0 7 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 19 53 –34 5 Poland 3 0 0 3 12 90 –78 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Wales 3 3 0 0 130 12 +118 9 Luxembourg 3 2 0 1 56 64 –8 7 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 50 66 –16 5 Austria 3 0 0 3 17 111 –94 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Denmark 3 3 0 0 64 19 +45 7 Romania 3 2 0 1 50 38 +12 7 Moldova 3 1 0 2 50 46 +4 7 Hungary 3 0 0 3 19 80 –61 3
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Ireland 3 3 0 0 106 22 +84 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 90 48 +42 7 Belgium 3 1 0 2 33 99 –66 5 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 32 92 –60 3
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
11 June 2000 | ||||||
Georgia | 21 | |||||
11 June 2000 | ||||||
Ireland | 0 | |||||
Georgia | 33 | |||||
11 June 2000 | ||||||
Wales | 38 | |||||
Wales | 43 | |||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||
Third/Qualifier | ||||||
11 June 2000 | ||||||
Ireland | 40 | |||||
Denmark | 5 |
Day 1
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Scotland 3 3 0 0 162 14 +148 9 Latvia 3 2 0 1 55 66 –11 7 Israel 3 1 0 2 38 66 –28 5 Norway 3 0 0 3 12 121 –109 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Spain 3 3 0 0 158 0 +158 9 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 68 47 +21 7 Sweden 3 1 0 2 54 74 –20 5 Monaco 3 0 0 3 0 159 –159 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Portugal 3 3 0 0 111 17 +94 9 Croatia 3 2 0 1 87 43 +44 7 Lithuania 3 1 0 2 32 66 –34 5 Slovenia 3 0 0 3 7 111 –104 3
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Russia 3 3 0 0 116 19 +97 9 Italy 3 2 0 1 119 38 +81 7 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 36 113 –77 5 Andorra 3 0 0 3 38 139 –101 3
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Day 2
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Spain 3 3 0 0 109 5 +104 9 Sweden 3 2 0 1 52 67 –15 7 Latvia 3 1 0 2 43 71 –28 5 Monaco 3 0 0 1 34 95 –61 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Scotland 3 3 0 0 111 12 +99 9 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 78 50 +28 7 Slovenia 3 1 0 2 26 96 –70 5 Israel 3 0 0 3 35 92 –57 3
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Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Russia 3 3 0 0 88 14 +74 9 Croatia 3 2 0 1 73 12 +61 7 Lithuania 3 1 0 2 54 45 –70 5 Norway 3 0 0 3 0 144 –144 3
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Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Portugal 3 3 0 0 135 14 +121 9 Italy 3 2 0 1 105 29 +76 7 Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 24 111 –87 4 Andorra 3 0 1 2 19 129 –110 4
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 July 2000 | ||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||
1 July 2000 | ||||||
Portugal | 7 | |||||
Portugal | 24 | |||||
1 July 2000 | ||||||
Russia | 19 | |||||
Scotland | 14 | |||||
Russia | 31 | |||||
Third/Qualifier | ||||||
1 July 2000 | ||||||
Spain | 36 | |||||
Scotland | 19 |
Oceania
The Oceania qualifying tournament took place in Rarotonga. After a six-team round robin, the two leading teams faced off for the championship, from which the host won and qualified for the World Cup.[8]
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts Tonga 5 4 1 0 134 22 +112 14 Cook Islands 5 4 0 1 131 43 +88 13 Papua New Guinea 5 3 1 1 92 70 +22 12 Niue 5 2 0 3 73 82 –9 9 Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 63 99 –36 7 Tahiti 5 0 0 5 17 194 –177 5
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Final | ||
22 September 2000 | ||
Tonga | 21 | |
Cook Islands | 24 | |
References
- "Ivory Coast and Tunisia Qualify". 2 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-07-14. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Africa 2". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Sevens win for Calypso Warriors". 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 2003-05-27. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Americas 2". Archived from the original on 2003-05-20. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Tournaments: Asia". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Europe 1". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Europe 2". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Oceania". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.