2001 South Africa Sevens

The 2001 South Africa Sevens (more commonly known as the 2001 Durban Sevens) was an rugby sevens tournament held at the Absa Stadium in Durban. The tournament took place from the 17–18 November 2001 and was the third edition of the South Africa Sevens and was also the first leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.

2001 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation	South Africa
Date	17–18 November 2001
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Samoa
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Fiji
Bowl
Winner	Namibia
Runner-up	Wales
Shield
Winner	Kenya
Runner-up	Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played	41
← 2000 2002 →

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 defend their title defeating first-time cup finalists Samoa 19–17. In the plate final, Australia defeated Fiji 57–0 while the African teams in Namibia and Kenya won the bowl and the newly created shield competition.[1]

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 pool went on to the Bowl bracket.[2] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2001-02 season.

Teams

Arabian Gulf made their first appearance in the IRB Sevens World Series as they were one of the 16 participating teams for the tournament:

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 2001 Durban Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
	Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	131	0	+131	9
England	3	2	0	1	71	42	+29	7
Arabian Gulf	3	1	0	2	21	102	−81	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	5	84	−79	3

Source:

17 October 2001

New Zealand	45-0	Georgia

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

England	39–14	Arabian Gulf

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

New Zealand	58–0	Arabian Gulf

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

England	32–0	Georgia

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

New Zealand	28–0	England

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Arabian Gulf	7–5	Georgia

ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	79	22	+57	9
France	3	2	0	1	60	27	+33	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	34	42	−8	5
Namibia	3	0	0	3	10	92	−82	3

Source:

17 October 2001

Wales	14-10	Namibia

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 20011

Australia	17–12	France

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Australia	50–0	Namibia

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

France	20–10	Wales

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

France	28–0	Namibia

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Australia	12–10	Wales

ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	88	14	+74	9
Fiji	3	2	0	1	71	40	+31	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	27	71	−44	5
Morocco	3	0	0	3	23	84	−61	3

Source:

17 October 2001

Fiji	26-5	Scotland

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Argentina	24–7	Morocco

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Fiji	38–9	Morocco

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Argentina	38–0	Scotland

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Scotland	22–7	Morocco

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Argentina	26–7	Fiji

ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	2	1	0	90	22	+68	8
Samoa	3	2	1	0	81	29	+52	8
Portugal	3	1	0	2	45	83	−38	5
Kenya	3	0	0	3	29	111	−82	3

Source:

17 October 2001

Samoa	31-7	Portugal

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

South Africa	45–0	Kenya

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Samoa	38–10	Kenya

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

South Africa	33–10	Portugal

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Portugal	28–19	Kenya

ABSA Stadium, Durban

17 October 2001

Samoa	12–12	South Africa

ABSA Stadium, Durban

Source: [3]

Knockout stage

Shield

	Semi-finals				Final

	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

	Arabian Gulf	12
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Morocco	21
					Morocco	17
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Kenya	20
	Kenya	17

	Georgia	7

Source: [3]

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

	Arabian Gulf	19
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Namibia	22
					Namibia	22
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Portugal	12
	Portugal	22
									18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Morocco	0
									Namibia	29
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
									Wales	28
	Scotland	28
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Kenya	19
					Scotland	12
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Wales	29
	Wales	40

	Georgia	19

Source: [3]

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final

	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

	France	14
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Fiji	28
					Fiji	0
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Australia	57
	Argentina	12

	Australia	14

Source: [3]

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

	New Zealand	26
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	France	0
					New Zealand	38
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					South Africa	7
	South Africa	12
									18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Fiji	0
									New Zealand	19
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
									Samoa	17
	Argentina	14
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Samoa	19
					Samoa	24
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					England	7
	Australia	7

	England	27'

Source: [3]

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	20
	Samoa	16
	South Africa	12
	England	12
5	Australia	8
6	Fiji	6
7	Argentina	4
7	France	4

Place	Team	Points
9	Namibia	2
10	Wales	0
11	Scotland	0
11	Portugal	0
13	Kenya	0
14	Morocco	0
15	Georgia	0
15	Arabian Gulf	0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

References

"IRB Sevens III - Durban, South Africa. 17-Nov-2001 To 18-Nov-2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
"IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
"Durban Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
"IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

IRB Sevens III
Preceded by First	2001 South Africa Sevens Sevens	Succeeded by 2002 Chile Sevens
South Africa Sevens
Preceded by 2000 Durban Sevens	2001 South Africa Sevens	Succeeded by 2002 South Africa Sevens

South Africa Sevens

Men's events
Stellenbosch	1999
Durban	2000 2001
George	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Port Elizabeth	2011 2012 2013 2014
Cape Town	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Women's events
Cape Town	2019

IRB Sevens III
2001–02 events	Durban Santiago Mar del Plata Brisbane Wellington Beijing Hong Kong Singapore Kuala Lumpur London Cardiff
Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji New Zealand Samoa South Africa Wales
Other teams	Arabian Gulf China Cook Islands Chinese Taipei France Georgia Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Kenya Morocco Mexico Namibia Niue Portugal Russia Scotland Thailand Tonga Tunisia Uganda United States Uruguay West Indies
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