2002 Mar del Plata Sevens

2002 Mar del Plata Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation Argentina
Date11–12 January 2002
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up South Africa
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up England
Bowl
Winner France
Runner-up Canada
Shield
Winner Paraguay
Runner-up Chile
Tournament details
Matches played41
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The 2002 Mar del Plata Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata. The tournament took place from 11 to 12 January 2002 and was the sixth edition of the Mar del Plata Sevens and was also the third leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.

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 losing to South Africa in the pool stage and finishing second on their pool, Fiji went on to be champions title after getting their revenge and defeating South Africa 24–7 in the cup final. In the plate final, Australia defeated England 15–12. In the bowl final France defeated Canada 29–7. In the shield final Paraguay defeated Chile 21–14. [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]

Teams

The participating teams were:

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 2002 Santiago Sevens title.

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 90 10 +80 9
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 84 12 +72 7
3  France 3 1 0 2 35 60 −25 5
4  West Indies 3 0 0 3 12 139 −127 3
Source:
11 January 2002
New Zealand 12–10 Argentina
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
France 35–12 West Indies
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Argentina 22–0 France
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
New Zealand 52–0 West Indies
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Argentina 52–0 West Indies
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
New Zealand 26–0 France
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: [3]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 98 21 +77 9
2  England 3 2 0 1 97 12 +85 7
3  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 26 102 −76 5
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 10 96 −86 3
Source:
11 January 2002
Australia 12–7 England
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Paraguay 12–10 Chile
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
England 45–0 Chile
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Australia 47–14 Paraguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
England 45–0 Paraguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Australia 39–0 Chile
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: [4]

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Africa 3 2 0 1 93 7 +86 7
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 57 20 +37 7
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 35 69 −34 5
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 17 106 −89 3
Source:
11 January 2002
South Africa 15-0 Fiji
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Canada 35–5 Brazil
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Fiji 31–0 Canada
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
South Africa 45–7 Brazil
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Fiji 26–5 Brazil
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
South Africa 33–0 Canada
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: [5]

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Samoa 3 3 0 0 102 10 +92 9
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 64 36 +28 7
3  United States 3 1 0 2 52 57 −5 5
4  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 0 115 −115 3
Source:
11 January 2002
Samoa 19–10 Wales
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
United States 35–0 Uruguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Wales 21–17 United States
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Samoa 47–0 Uruguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Wales 33–0 Uruguay
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
11 January 2002
Samoa 36–0 United States
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

Source: [6]

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 
 Chile15
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Brazil10
 
 Chile14
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Paraguay21
 
 Paraguay17
 
 
 Uruguay14
 

Source: [7]

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 
 France33
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Chile5
 
 France10
 
5 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 United States10
 
 United States47
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Brazil0
 
 France29
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Canada7
 
 Paraguay12
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 West Indies33
 
 West Indies0
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Canada24
 
 Canada15
 
 
 Uruguay0
 

Source: [8]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 
 England19
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Samoa12
 
 England12
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Australia15
 
 Australia31
 
 
 Wales0
 

Source: [9]

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 England5
 
 New Zealand0
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Fiji5
 
 Fiji26
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Samoa0
 
 Fiji24
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 South Africa7
 
 Australia3
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 Argentina5
 
 Argentina7
 
12 January 2002 – Estadio José María Minella
 
 South Africa17
 
 South Africa56
 
 
 Wales0
 

Source: [10]

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 Fiji 20
 South Africa 16
 New Zealand 12
 Argentina 12
5  Australia 8
6  England 6
7  Samoa 4
 Wales 4
Place  Team Points
9  France 2
10  Canada 0
11  United States 0
 West Indies 0
13  Paraguay 0
14  Chile 0
15  Uruguay 0
 Brazil 0

Source: Rugby7.com[11]

References

  1. ^ "IRB Sevens III - Durban, South Africa. 17-Nov-2001 To 18-Nov-2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  4. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  5. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  6. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  7. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  8. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  9. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  10. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2104?Stagione=2001%2F02
  11. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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