2000 Fiji Sevens Explained

Series:IRB Sevens I
Date:11–12 February 2000
Matches:41

The 2000 Fiji Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Fiji as part of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series. It was the eighth and final edition of the Fiji International Sevens and, in the wake of the Fijian coup d'état later that year, remains the only Fijian event so far included on the World Sevens circuit. The tournament was the sixth leg of the 1999-2000 Series.

The competition took place on 11 and 12 February at the National Stadium in Suva.[1] Hosts, Fiji, were defeated 31-5 in the final by New Zealand, who claimed their third title of the series.

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in 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 2000 Fiji Sevens title.

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

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
330013214+1189
32014554-97
31025462−85
300312113−1013
Source: World Rugby

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Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
33008512+739
32017157+147
31024978−295
30033592−583
Source: World Rugby

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Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
32105134+178
32015237+157
30212945−165
30123450−164
Source: World Rugby

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Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
3300945+899
32016133+287
3102474705
30030117−1173
Source: World Rugby

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Finals

Bowl

Source: World Rugby

Plate

Source: World Rugby

Cup

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
20
16
12
12
58
66
74
4
PlaceTeamPoints
92
100
110
0
130
0
0
0
Source: Rugby7.com

Series standings

At the completion of Round 6:


Pos.

Dubai

Stellenbosch

Punta del Este

Mar del Plata

Wellington

Suva

Brisbane

Hong Kong

Tokyo

Paris
Points
total
116 20 16 20 20 16 108
20 16 20 16 16 20 108
3 12 6 12 12 12 12 66
4 8 8 8 12 12 12 60
5 12 12 12 4 6 6 52
6 4 4 6 6 8 4 32
7 0 4 8 4 8 24
8 6 0 2 4 2 0 14
9 0 12 12
10 4 2 4 0 10
11 0 4 0 0 4 8
12 0 4 4
130 2 2
2 2
0 2 2
15 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 0 0 0 0 0
170 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
270 0
0 0

Source: Rugby7.com

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999/00 IRB Sevens World Series- Suva. 25 May 2016. World Rugby.