2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Rugby World Cup SevensArgentina 2001

Tournament details
Host nation|  Rugby World Cup Sevens
Dates| 26 January – 28 January[1]
No. of nations| 24
Final positions
Champions |  New Zealand
Runner-up |  Australia

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The 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the third edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens and was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Australia to win the tournament for the first time. All the matches were played at José María Minella Stadium.[2]

This was the first major rugby event ever held in South America,[3] with great attendance in most of the matches.[4][5]

## Teams

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Main article: 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

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* Argentina (Hosts)
* Australia
* Canada
* Chile
* Chinese Taipei
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji (Holders)
* France
* Georgia
* Hong Kong
* Ireland
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* United States
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Squads

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Main article: 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens squads

## Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables

| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
| Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final
| Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

### Pool A

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Fiji | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 36 | +123 | 15
Argentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 59 | +98 | 13
South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 101 | +5 | 10
Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 108 | −49 | 9
Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 131 | −59 | 8
Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 166 | −118 | 5

### Pool B

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 19 | +124 | 15
Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 60 | +51 | 11
Cook Islands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 11
Georgia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 9
France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 9
Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 187 | −166 | 5

### Pool C

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 14 | +161 | 15
England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 11
Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 11
Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 100 | −57 | 11
Chile | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 83 | −47 | 7
Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 139 | −101 | 5

### Pool D

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 22 | +150 | 15
Samoa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 101 | +38 | 13
Wales | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 89 | −3 | 10
United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 130 | −62 | 9
Portugal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 110 | −31 | 8
Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 121 | −92 | 5

## Play Offs

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### Bowl

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Ireland| 24

|  Chinese Taipei| 19 |

|  Ireland| 12

| |  Portugal| 26 |

|  Portugal| 19

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|  Zimbabwe| 14 |

|  Portugal| 19

| |  Chile| 21

|  Chile| 19

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|  Hong Kong| 14 |

|  Chile| 35

| |  Kenya| 12 |

|  France| 7

|  Kenya| 12 |

### Plate

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  South Korea| 19

|  Georgia| 24 |

|  Georgia| 17

| |  Wales| 10 |

|  Wales| 21

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|  Japan| 7 |

|  Georgia| 12

| |  Russia| 24

|  Spain| 21

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|  United States| 5 |

|  Spain| 7

| |  Russia| 26 |

|  Cook Islands| 10

|  Russia| 26 |

### Cup

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Fiji| 21

|  Canada| 5 |

|  Fiji| 14

| |  Australia| 22 |

|  Australia| 33

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|  England| 5 |

|  Australia| 12

| |  New Zealand| 31

|  New Zealand| 45

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|  Samoa| 7 |

|  New Zealand| 31

| |  Argentina| 7 |

|  South Africa| 12

|  Argentina| 14 |

2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners

New Zealand
1st title

## References

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1. ^ "Argentina announce dates for Sevens World Cup". 19 January 2000.
2. ^ Memoria y Balance 2001 at UAR
3. ^ MAR DEL PLATA Y EL SHOW DEL SEVEN by Jorge Búsico at periodismo-rugby.com.ar
4. ^ Mar del Plata 2001: la Fiebre Puma se desató en La Feliz y hubo bronce by JORGE CICCODICOLA and HERNANDO DE CILLIA at Mendoza Online, 3 Sep 2022
5. ^ A 20 años del día que Lomu fue campeón del mundo by Juan Pablo Garcia at Rugby.com.ar - 26 Jan 2021
6. ^ "World sevens line-up announced".

## External links

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External videos

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2001 Final - New Zealand v Australia on YouTube

* RWC Sevens 2001

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

Editions|

* Scotland 1993
* Hong Kong 1997
* Argentina 2001
* Hong Kong 2005
* UAE 2009
* M
* W
* Russia 2013
* M
* W
* USA 2018
* M
* W
* South Africa 2022
* M
* W

Qualifying|

* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* M
* W
* 2013
* M
* W
* 2018
* M
* W
* 2022
* M
* W

Squads|

* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* M
* W
* 2013
* M
* W
* 2018
* M
* W
* 2022
* M
* W

* 1973 International Sevens
* Melrose Cup

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