2000 Hong Kong Sevens
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| 2000 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 24–26 March 2000 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Croatia |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Ireland |
| Runner-up |  China |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 57 |
2001 → | |
The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000,[1] at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.
The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.[1]
The 24 participating teams were:[1]
Format
With the increased number of teams competing, 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 (no points awarded for a forfeit). 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.[4] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999–2000 season.
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 19 | +148 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 7 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 5 |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 169 | −155 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 5 | +142 | 9 |
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 7 |
| 3 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 |
| 4 |  Singapore |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 155 | −150 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10 | +96 | 9 |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 7 |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 71 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 159 | −140 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 17 | +107 | 9 |
| 2 |  Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 105 | −78 | 5 |
| 4 |  Arabian Gulf |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 102 | −80 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Pool E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 9 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 7 |
| 3 | Croatia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 5 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 97 | −71 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Pool F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12 | +89 | 9 |
| 2 |  Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 19 | +81 | 7 |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 5 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 158 | −141 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Knockout stage
Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][5]
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 56 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 28 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 12 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 59 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 45 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Singapore | 7 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 17 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 26 | |||||||||
| China | 26 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 5 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 20 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 10 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 42 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Italy | 21 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 19 | |||||||||
| Italy | 14 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 50 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 52 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
