2002 Wellington Sevens
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The 2002 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2002 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the fifth leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 8–9 February 2002.[1]
| 2002 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens III | |
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 8–9 February 2002 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Cook Islands |
| Runner-up |  Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 44 |
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The tournament was won by South Africa, who defeated Samoa 17–14 in the cup final. Argentina defeated Wales 55–12 in the plate final. France defeated Canada 26–5 in the bowl final. Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 38–14 in the shield final.[2][3]
Format
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 group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[4]
Teams
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stage
| 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 | 147 | 14 | 133 | 9 |
| 2 |  England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 71 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 5 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 123 | -123 | 3 |
Source: [5]
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
Source: [5]
Source: [5]
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 34 | 48 | 9 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 7 |
| 3 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 5 |
| 4 | Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 67 | -52 | 3 |
Source: [5]
Source: [5]
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 29 | 74 | 7 |
| 2 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 35 | 58 | 7 |
| 3 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |  China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 142 | -130 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: [5]
Knockout stage
Shield
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||
 Tonga | 14 | |||||
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| Cook Islands | 19 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 28 | |||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 14 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | |||||
| China | 17 | |||||
Source: [5]
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
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| France | 31 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 33 | |||||||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 22 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 36 | |||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||
Source: [5]
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||
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| Australia | 14 | |||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||
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| Argentina | 52 | |||||
 Fiji | 12 | |||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||
Source: [5]
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 78 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 36 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
Source: [5]
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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South Africa | 20 |
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Samoa | 16 |
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New Zealand | 12 |
| England | 12 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 |
| 6 | Wales | 6 |
| 7 | Fiji | 4 |
| Australia | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | France | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 |
| 11 | United States | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | |
| 13 | Cook Islands | 0 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 15 | Tonga | 0 |
| China | 0 |