2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby tournament held in Argentina
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The 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the third edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens and was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Australia to win the tournament for the first time. All the matches were played at Estadio José María Minella.[2]
| Argentina 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Dates | 26 January – 28 January[1] |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  New Zealand |
Runner-up  |  Australia |
← 1997 2005 → | |
This was the first major rugby event ever held in South America,[3] with great attendance in most of the matches.[4][5]
Teams
Squads
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final | |
Pool A
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
South Africa5 5 0 0 143 19 +124 15 
Canada5 3 0 2 111 60 +51 11 
Cook Islands5 3 0 2 69 67 +2 11 
Georgia5 2 0 3 62 77 −15 9 
France5 2 0 3 73 69 +4 9 
Chinese Taipei5 0 0 5 21 187 −166 5
Pool C
Pool D
Play Offs
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Ireland | 24 | |||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
 Portugal | 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
 Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
 Chile | 21 | |||||||||
| Chile | 19 | |||||||||
 Hong Kong | 14 | |||||||||
| Chile | 35 | |||||||||
 Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
 France | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 South Korea | 19 | |||||||||
 Georgia | 24 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 17 | |||||||||
 Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
 Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
 Russia | 24 | |||||||||
 Spain | 21 | |||||||||
 United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
 Cook Islands | 10 | |||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
 Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
 England | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 45 | |||||||||
 Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
 South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners |
|---|
 New Zealand 1st title |
