2001–02 World Sevens Series
| 2001–02 IRB Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series III | |
| Hosts | |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand |
| Runners-up | South Africa |
| Third | England |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
The 2001–02 World Sevens Series was the third edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The series ran from November 2001 to May 2002. New Zealand was the series champion for a third consecutive year, and won seven of the eleven tournaments. No other country won more than one tournament during the season. South Africa and England won their first tournaments on the world circuit and finished in second and third place on the final series standings, respectively.
Calendar
Twelve tournaments were originally scheduled for the 2001–02 series but, after several teams withdrew from 2001 Dubai Sevens in the wake of the September 11 attacks that year, the tournament was downgraded in status and excluded from the official series standings.[1][2]
| Leg | Venue | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban | Absa Stadium, Durban | 17–18 November 2001 | New Zealand |
| Santiago | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago | 4–5 January 2002[4] | New Zealand |
| Mar del Plata | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata | 11–12 January 2002 | Fiji |
| Brisbane | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 2–3 February 2002 | Australia |
| Wellington | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 8–9 February 2002 | South Africa |
| Beijing | Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing | 16–17 March 2002 | New Zealand |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 22–24 March 2002 | England |
| Singapore | National Stadium, Singapore | 20–21 April 2002 | New Zealand |
| Kuala Lumpur | MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 27–28 April 2002 | New Zealand |
| London | Twickenham, London | 24–25 May 2002[5] | New Zealand |
| Cardiff | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 30 May to 1 June 2002[6] | New Zealand |
Final standings
The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.
| Pos. |
Event Team
|
Durban |
Santiago |
Mar Del Plata |
Brisbane |
Wellington |
Beijing |
Hong Kong |
Singapore |
Kuala Lumpur |
London |
Cardiff |
Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 198 |
| 2 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 136 |
| 3 | England | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 126 |
| 4 | Fiji | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 122 |
| 5 | Australia | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 108 |
| 6 | Samoa | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 90 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 86 |
| 8 | Wales | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
| 9 | France | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 | Scotland | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | United States | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| 12 | Canada | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Cook Islands | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 14 | Namibia | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 15 | Morocco | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| N/a | Japan | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| China | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
| South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
| Portugal | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Papua New Guinea | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Singapore | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
| Thailand | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
| Georgia | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brazil | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Chile | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Paraguay | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Uruguay | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| West Indies | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Tonga | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Hong Kong | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Malaysia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
| Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spain | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Kenya | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Source: rugby7.com (archived)
Legend Gold Event Champions Silver Event Runner-ups
Notes:
Tournaments
Durban
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 19–14 | Samoa | South Africa England |
| Plate | Australia | 57–0 | Fiji | Argentina France |
| Bowl | Namibia | 29–28 | Wales | Scotland Portugal |
| Shield | Kenya | 20–17 | Morocco | Georgia Arabian Gulf |
Santiago
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 21–7 | Argentina | South Africa Fiji |
| Plate | Samoa | 21–12 | England | Australia Wales |
| Bowl | United States | 32–5 | Canada | France West Indies |
| Shield | Uruguay | 19–10 | Chile | Brazil Paraguay |
Mar del Plata
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Fiji | 24–7 | South Africa | New Zealand Argentina |
| Plate | Australia | 15–12 | England | Samoa Wales |
| Bowl | France | 29–7 | Canada | United States West Indies |
| Shield | Paraguay | 21–14 | Chile | Uruguay Brazil |
Brisbane
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Australia | 28–0 | New Zealand | South Africa Samoa |
| Plate | Fiji | 12–5 | Argentina | England United States |
| Bowl | Cook Islands | 36–7 | Japan | Wales Papua New Guinea |
| Shield | Canada | 38–7 | Tonga | France China |
Wellington
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | South Africa | 17–14 | Samoa | New Zealand England |
| Plate | Argentina | 52–12 | Wales | Fiji Australia |
| Bowl | France | 26–5 | Canada | United States Japan |
| Shield | Cook Islands | 28–14 | Papua New Guinea | Tonga China |
Beijing
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 41–14 | South Africa | Fiji Australia |
| Plate | England | 33–14 | Samoa | Argentina United States |
| Bowl | France | 33–14 | Canada | Wales South Korea |
| Shield | Japan | 40–5 | Hong Kong | Chile Chinese Taipei |
Hong Kong
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists | Quarter-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | England | 33–20 | Fiji | New Zealand Wales |
Argentina Australia Canada Samoa |
| Plate | South Africa | 48–7 | Scotland | France United States |
Hong Kong Papua New Guinea Portugal South Korea |
| Bowl | Morocco | 15–12 | Chinese Taipei | China Singapore |
Japan Russia Sri Lanka Thailand |
Singapore
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 21–17 | Argentina | England Australia |
| Plate | Fiji | 64–5 | Samoa | South Africa Scotland |
| Bowl | Wales | 36–31 | Japan | Canada Singapore |
| Shield | South Korea | 31–27 | Chinese Taipei | Malaysia Thailand |
Kuala Lumpur
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 29–5 | South Africa | Fiji Australia |
| Plate | England | 43–7 | Argentina | Samoa Wales |
| Bowl | Scotland | 41–12 | South Korea | Canada Chinese Taipei |
| Shield | Japan | 24–5 | Malaysia | Singapore Thailand |
London
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 54–14 | South Africa | England Wales |
| Plate | Australia | 45–14 | Samoa | Fiji Argentina |
| Bowl | France | 22–19 | Canada | Portugal Russia |
| Shield | Georgia | 20–14 | Scotland | Ireland Spain |
Cardiff
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand | 24–12 | England | Fiji Australia |
| Plate | South Africa | 40–0 | France | Samoa Scotland |
| Bowl | Argentina | 40–24 | Ireland | Canada Portugal |
| Shield | Wales | 31–22 | Russia | Georgia Spain |
References
- ^ Malin, Ian (24 October 2001). "England to miss Dubai's downgraded sevens". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Dubai scrubbed from Sevens Series". Irish Times. 16 October 2001. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
- ^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2001/02". irb.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2016..
- ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/39739.html Chile 7s Preview
- ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41856.html New Zealand take London 7s title
- ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41918.html All Blacks triumph over England in Cardiff 7s Final
External links
- Official tournament site
- "2001-02 Season Overview". irb.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.