Rugby sevens at the 2001 World Games

Rugby sevens at the World Games 2001 was played at Akita Yabase Stadium in Akita, Japan on 25–26 August 2001.[1] Fiji won the final against Australia by the score of 35 to 19.[2]

World Games 2001
Rugby Sevens
Host  Akita
Dates 25–26 August 2001
Teams 8
Podium
Champions  Fiji
Runners-up  Australia
Third place  New Zealand
Fourth place  France

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament

Pool phase

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji3300108199
 France320169507
 New Zealand310240495
 Canada3003121113
25 August 2001
10:00
New Zealand  21 – 17  Canada
25 August 2001
10:25
Fiji  33 – 12  France
25 August 2001
12:10
France  21 – 12  New Zealand
25 August 2001
12:35
Fiji  54 – 0  Canada
25 August 2001
14:05
France  36 – 5  Canada
25 August 2001
14:30
Fiji  21 – 7  New Zealand

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia330085199
 South Africa320195337
 Japan310245735
 Great Britain3003121123
25 August 2001
10:50
Australia  31 – 0  Great Britain
25 August 2001
11:25
South Africa  33 – 7  Japan
25 August 2001
13:00
Australia  33 – 0  Japan
25 August 2001
13:25
South Africa  43 – 5  Great Britain
25 August 2001
14:55
Japan  38 – 7  Great Britain
25 August 2001
15:20
Australia  21 – 19  South Africa

Knock-out phase

Finals
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 25 August 2001 – 10:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
 
  Fiji 35
 
 25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  Great Britain 0
 
  Fiji 45
 
 25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  New Zealand 0
 
  New Zealand 15
 
 25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  South Africa 12
 
  Fiji 35
 
 25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  Australia 19
 
  Australia 49
 
 25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  Canada 0
 
  Australia 35
 
 25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  France 5 Third place
 
  France 40
 
 25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  Japan 0
 
  New Zealand 19
 
 
  France 10
 

Classification matches
 
Lower bracket play-offs5th place play-off
 
      
 
 25 August 2001 – 12:10 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
 
  South Africa 22
 
 25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  Great Britain 19
 
  South Africa 34
 
 25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
  Canada 5
 
  Canada 21
 
 
  Japan 19
 
7th place play-off
 
 
 25 August 2001 – 14:05 – Akita Yabase Stadium
 
 
  Great Britain 21
 
 
  Japan 19

References
  1. "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Fiji dominate World Games 7s". ESPN Scrum. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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