2002 Santiago Sevens
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| 2002 Santiago Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens III | |
| Host nation |  Chile |
| Date | 4–5 January 2002 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Uruguay |
| Runner-up | Chile |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
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The 2001 Santiago Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held at the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago. The tournament took place from 4–5 January 2002 and was the first edition of the Santiago Sevens and was also the second leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.
Sixteen teams was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying through to the cup final while the bottom two competed in the bowl. After finishing top of their group, New Zealand went on to be champions title after defeating first-time cup finalists Argentina 21–7. In the plate final, Samoa defeated England 21–12. In the bowl final United States defeated Canada 32–5. In the shield final Uruguay defeated Chile 19–10. [1]
The teams were drawn into four 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 on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket.[2]
Teams
The participating teams were:
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 2002 Santiago Sevens title.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | +131 | 9 |
| 2 |  Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 5 |
| 4 |  Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 3 |
Source: [3]
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 12 | +93 | 9 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 15 | +84 | 7 |
| 3 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 5 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 179 | −172 | 3 |
Source: [4]
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 19 | +64 | 7 |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 24 | +57 | 7 |
| 3 |  France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 5 |
| 4 | Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 137 | −125 | 3 |
Source: [5]
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 5 | +154 | 9 |
| 2 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 7 |
| 3 |  West Indies |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 117 | −91 | 5 |
| 4 | Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 135 | −111 | 3 |
Source: [6]
