2001–02 World Sevens Series

2001–02 IRB Sevens

Series III
Hosts|

* South Africa
* Chile
* Argentina
* Australia
* New Zealand
* China
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* Malaysia
* England
* Wales

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

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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]

2001–02 Itinerary[3] Leg  | Venue  | Dates  | Winner

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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 | 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

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The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. 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.

2001–02 IRB Sevens – Series III
Pos.  |

Event

Team

Durban |
Sant­iago |
Mar Del Plata |
Bris­bane |
Well­ing­ton |
Bei­jing |
Hong Kong |
Singa­pore |
Kuala Lumpur |
London |
Car­diff | Points
total

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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
—  |  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)

## References

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1. ^ Malin, Ian (24 October 2001). "England to miss Dubai's downgraded sevens". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016.
2. ^ "Dubai scrubbed from Sevens Series". Irish Times. 16 October 2001. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
3. ^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2001/02". irb.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2016..
4. ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/39739.html Chile 7s Preview
5. ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41856.html New Zealand take London 7s title
6. ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41918.html All Blacks triumph over England in Cardiff 7s Final

## External links

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* Official tournament site[usurped]
* "2001-02 Season Overview". irb.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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2001–02 events|

* Durban
* Santiago
* Mar del Plata
* Brisbane
* Wellington
* Beijing
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* Kuala Lumpur
* London
* Cardiff

Core teams|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Wales

Other teams|

* Arabian Gulf
* China
* Cook Islands
* Chinese Taipei
* France
* Georgia
* Hong Kong
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Mexico
* Namibia
* Niue
* Portugal
* Russia
* Scotland
* Thailand
* Tonga
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* United States
* Uruguay
* West Indies

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Seasons|

* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
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* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
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* 2019–20
* 2021
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* 2023–24
* 2024–25

2023–24 events|

* Dubai
* Cape Town
* Perth
* Vancouver
* Los Angeles
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* Madrid (Grand Final)

Former events|

* Argentina
* Chile
* China
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* London (England)
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Uruguay
* Wales

Current stadiums|

* BC Place
* Cape Town Stadium
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* Hong Kong Stadium
* Metropolitano Stadium
* National Stadium, Singapore
* Perth Rectangular Stadium
* The Sevens

Related articles|

* Sevens Challenger Series
* Olympic Sevens
* Rugby World Cup Sevens

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