2002 Wellington Sevens

2002 Wellington Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation New Zealand
Date8–9 February 2002
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Samoa
Plate
Winner Argentina
Runner-up Wales
Bowl
Winner France
Runner-up Canada
Shield
Winner Cook Islands
Runner-up Papua New Guinea
Tournament details
Matches played44
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2002 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the fifth leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 8–9 February 2002.[1]

The tournament was won by South Africa, who defeated Samoa 17–14 in the cup final. Argentina defeated Wales 55–12 in the plate final. France defeated Canada 26–5 in the bowl final. Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 38–14 in the shield final.[2][3]

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 group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[4]

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stage

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 0 147 14 133 9
2  England 3 2 0 1 171 71 0 7
3  United States 3 1 0 2 61 71 -10 5
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 0 123 -123 3

Source: [5]

8 February 2002
New Zealand 50–7 England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
United States 33–0 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
New Zealand 52–0 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
England 26–21 United States
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
New Zealand 45–7 United States
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
England 38–0 Papua New Guinea
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Fiji 3 3 0 0 142 14 128 9
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 43 80 -37 7
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 47 72 -25 5
4  Tonga 3 0 0 3 26 92 -66 3

Source: [6]

8 February 2002
Fiji 52–0 Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Canada 26–5 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Fiji 40–7 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Wales 17–14 Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Fiji 50–7 Canada
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Wales 26–14 Tonga
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: [7]

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 82 34 48 9
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 50 24 26 7
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 38 60 -22 5
4  Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 15 67 -52 3

Source: [8]

8 February 2002
Australia 21–7 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Argentina 31–10 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Japan 19–15 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Argentina 17–12 Australia
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Australia 17–0 Cook Islands
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Argentina 34–12 Japan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: [9]

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Africa 3 2 0 0 103 29 74 7
2  Samoa 3 2 0 1 93 35 58 7
3  France 3 2 0 1 50 52 -2 7
4  China 3 0 0 1 12 142 -130 3

Source: World Rugby

8 February 2002
South Africa 35–12 Samoa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
France 33–12 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
South Africa 61–0 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Samoa 33–0 France
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
France 17–7 South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
8 February 2002
Samoa 48–0 China
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Source: [10]

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Tonga14
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Cook Islands19
 
 Cook Islands28
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
 Papua New Guinea31
 
 
 China17
 

Source: [11]

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 United States21
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Tonga14
 
 United States14
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 France31
 
 France10
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Cook Islands5
 
 France26
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Canada5
 
 Canada33
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 Canada22
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Japan12
 
 Japan36
 
 
 China5
 

Source: [12]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 Wales19
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Australia14
 
 Wales12
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Argentina52
 
 Fiji12
 
 
 Argentina21
 

Source: [13]

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand78
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Wales12
 
 New Zealand10
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 South Africa26
 
 South Africa28
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Australia0
 
 South Africa17
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa14
 
 England19
 
9 February 2002 2001 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Fiji14
 
 England5
 
9 February 2002 – Westpac Stadium
 
 Samoa36
 
 Argentina7
 
 
 Samoa14
 

Source: [14]

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 South Africa 20
 Samoa 16
 New Zealand 12
 England 12
5  Argentina 8
6  Wales 6
7  Fiji 4
 Australia 4
Place  Team Points
9  France 2
10  Canada 0
11  United States 0
 Japan 0
13  Cook Islands 0
14  Papua New Guinea 0
15  Tonga 0
 China 0

References

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  2. ^ "2000/01 IRB Sevens World Series - Wellington". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "More fizz guaranteed at Telecom 2GO International Sevens". sevens.co.nz @ web.archive.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 July 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2106?Stagione=2001%2F02
  6. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2106?Stagione=2001%2F02
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  13. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2106?Stagione=2001%2F02
  14. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2106?Stagione=2001%2F02

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