2000 Hong Kong Sevens

2000 Hong Kong Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation Hong Kong Hong Kong
Date 24–26 March 2000
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  Fiji
Plate
Champions  France
Runners-up  Croatia
Bowl
Champions  Ireland
Runners-up  China
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played 57
2001 →

The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000,[1] at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.

The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.[1]

Teams

The 24 participating teams were:[1]

Format

With the increased number of teams competing, the teams were drawn into six 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 over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals.[4] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 167 19 148 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 64 66 −2 7
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 73 64 9 5
 China 3 0 0 3 14 169 -155 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
Fiji  80–0  China
24 March 2000
United States  17–12  South Korea
25 March 2000
United States  40–0  China
25 March 2000
Fiji  33–12  South Korea
25 March 2000
South Korea  49–14  China
25 March 2000
Fiji  54–7  United States

Source World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 147 5 142 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 67 45 22 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 50 64 -14 5
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 5 155 -150 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
New Zealand  64–5  Singapore
24 March 2000
Italy  19–7  Japan
25 March 2000
Japan  43–0  Singapore
25 March 2000
New Zealand  38–0  Italy
25 March 2000
Italy  48–0  Singapore
25 March 2000
New Zealand  45–0  Japan

Source World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 106 10 96 9
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 84 38 46 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 69 71 -2 5
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 19 159 -140 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
Australia  54–0  Thailand
24 March 2000
Hong Kong  24–14  Scotland
25 March 2000
Scotland  50–14  Thailand
25 March 2000
Australia  19–5  Hong Kong
25 March 2000
Hong Kong  55–5  Thailand
25 March 2000
Australia  33–5  Scotland

Source World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 124 17 107 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 81 30 51 7
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 27 105 -78 5
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 22 102 -82 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
England  45–5 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
24 March 2000
Samoa  36–3  Sri Lanka
25 March 2000
England  57–0  Sri Lanka
25 March 2000
Samoa  33–5 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
25 March 2000
Sri Lanka  24–12 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf
25 March 2000
England  22–12  Samoa

Source World Rugby

Pool E

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 57 40 17 9
 France 3 2 0 1 48 17 31 7
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 66 43 23 5
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 26 97 -71 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
South Africa  21–19  Chinese Taipei
24 March 2000
France  10–7  Croatia
25 March 2000
France  31–0  Chinese Taipei
25 March 2000
South Africa  26–14  Croatia
25 March 2000
Croatia  45–7  Chinese Taipei
25 March 2000
South Africa  10–7  France

Source World Rugby

Pool F

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 101 12 89 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 100 19 81 7
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 36 65 -29 5
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 17 158 -141 3

Source World Rugby

24 March 2000
Canada  68–0  Malaysia
24 March 2000
Argentina  34–0  Ireland
25 March 2000
Argentina  59–5  Malaysia
25 March 2000
Canada  19–5  Ireland
25 March 2000
Ireland  31–12  Malaysia
25 March 2000
Canada  14–7  Argentina

Source World Rugby

Knockout stage

Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][5]

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Ireland  12
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  Chinese Taipei  5  
  Ireland  56
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
      Thailand  0  
  Thailand  28
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  Malaysia  12  
  Ireland  59
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium    
    China  0
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf  45
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  Singapore  7  
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf  17
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
      China  26  
  China  26
  Sri Lanka  5  
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Hong Kong  20
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  Japan  0  
  Hong Kong  10
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
      Croatia  14  
  Croatia  42
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  United States  7  
  Croatia  14
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium    
    France  19
  Italy  21
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  South Korea  19  
  Italy  14
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
      France  19  
  France  19
  Scotland  7  
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium        
  Fiji  50
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  Samoa  0  
  Fiji  52
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
      England  7  
  England  14
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  South Africa  12  
  Fiji  5
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium    
    New Zealand  31
  Australia  31
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
  Canada  5  
  Australia  0
26 March – Hong Kong Stadium
      New Zealand  26  
  New Zealand  29
  Argentina  0  
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 30
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 24
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 18
 England 18
5  Argentina 8
 Canada 8
 Samoa 8
 South Africa 8
9  France 4
10  Croatia 0
11  Hong Kong 0
 Italy 0
Place  Team Points
13  Japan 0
 Scotland 0
 South Korea 0
 United States 0
17  Ireland 0
18  China 0
19 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 0
 Thailand 0
21  Chinese Taipei 0
 Malaysia 0
 Singapore 0
 Sri Lanka 0

Source: Rugby7.com[6]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 8:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
Stellenbosch
Punta del Este
Mar del Plata
Wellington
Suva
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Paris		 Points
total
1  Fiji 16 20 16 20 20 16 20 24 152
2  New Zealand 20 16 20 16 16 20 12 30 150
3  Australia 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 18 94
4  Samoa 12 6 12 12 12 12 4 8 78
5  South Africa 12 12 12 4 6 6  0 a 8 60
6  Canada 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 8 44
7  Argentina — 0 4 8 4 8 8 8 40
8  France 6 0 2 4 2 0 6 4 24
9  England — — — — — — — 18 18
10  Georgia 0 12 — — — — — — 12
11  Tonga 4 2 — — 4 0 2 — 12
12  Uruguay — 0 4 0 0 4 0 — 8
13  Morocco 0 4 — — — — — — 4
14  Papua New Guinea — — — — 0 2 0 — 2
 Scotland 2 — — — — — — 0 2
 Spain — — 0 2 — — — — 2
17  United States 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18  Japan 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0
19  Hong Kong 0 — — — 0 — 0 0 0
20  Cook Islands — — — — 0 0 0 — 0
 Croatia — — — — 0 0 — 0 0
22  Brazil — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Chile — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 China — — — — — — 0 0 0
 Germany — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Kenya 0 0 — — — — — — 0
 Paraguay — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Peru — — 0 0 — — — — 0
 Zimbabwe 0 0 — — — — — — 0
30 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf — — — — — — — 0 0
 Chinese Taipei — — — — — — — 0 0
 Ireland — — — — — — — 0 0
 Italy — — — — — — — 0 0
 Malaysia — — — — — — — 0 0
 Namibia — 0 — — — — — — 0
 South Korea — — — — — — — 0 0
 Singapore — — — — — — — 0 0
 Sri Lanka — — — — — — — 0 0
 Thailand — — — — — — — 0 0
 Vanuatu — — — — — 0 — — 0

Source: Rugby7.com

^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "IRB Sevens I - Hong Kong, China. 3/24/2000 - 3/26/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kiwis claim Hong Kong crown". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 March 2000. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "England accept invitation to Hong Kong Sevens". espn.com. 28 January 2000.
  4. ↑ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB". espnscrum.com. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
IRB Sevens I
Preceded by
2000 Brisbane Sevens		 2000 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
2000 Japan Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
Preceded by
1999 Hong Kong Sevens		 2000 Hong Kong Sevens Succeeded by
2001 Hong Kong Sevens
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