2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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. This was the first major rugby event ever held in South America.
| Argentina 2001 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Argentina |
| Dates | 26 January – 28 January[1] |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |  New Zealand |
← 1997 2005 → | |
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 .svg.png.webp)
Canada5 3 0 2 113 60 +53 11 
Cook Islands5 3 0 2 69 67 +2 11 
Georgia5 2 0 3 62 79 −17 9 
France5 2 0 3 73 69 +4 9 
Chinese Taipei5 0 0 5 21 187 −166 5
Pool C
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 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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New Zealand 1st title |
References
- "Argentina announce dates for Sevens World Cup". 19 January 2000.
- "World sevens line-up announced".
External links
| External video | |
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 Rugby World Cup Sevens 2001 Final - New Zealand v Australia on YouTube |
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