2001 South Africa Sevens

IRB Sevens III
Host nation|  South Africa
Date| 17–18 November 2001
Cup
Champion|  New Zealand
Runner-up|  Samoa
Plate
Winner|  Australia
Runner-up|  Fiji
Bowl
Winner|  Namibia
Runner-up|  Wales
Shield
Winner|  Kenya
Runner-up|  Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played| 41

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The 2001 South Africa Sevens (more commonly known as the 2001 Durban Sevens) was a rugby sevens tournament held at the Absa Stadium in Durban. The tournament took place from 17–18 November 2001 and was the third edition of the South Africa Sevens and was also the first 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 finishing top of their group, New Zealand went on to defend their title defeating first-time cup finalists Samoa 19–17. In the plate final, Australia defeated Fiji 57–0 while the African teams in Namibia and Kenya won the bowl and the newly created shield competition.[1]

## Format

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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

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Arabian Gulf made their first appearance in the IRB Sevens World Series as they were one of the 16 participating teams for the tournament:

* Arabian Gulf
* Argentina
* Australia
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Georgia
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Namibia
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Wales

## Pool stage

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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 2001 Durban Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables

| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

### Pool A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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New Zealand | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 131  | 0  | +131  | 9
England | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 71  | 42  | +29  | 7
Arabian Gulf | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 102  | −81  | 5
Georgia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 84  | −79  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

17 October 2001

New Zealand | 45-0|  Georgia

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17 October 2001

England | 39–14|  Arabian Gulf

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17 October 2001

New Zealand | 58–0|  Arabian Gulf

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17 October 2001

England | 32–0|  Georgia

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17 October 2001

New Zealand | 28–0|  England

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17 October 2001

Arabian Gulf | 7–5|  Georgia

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Source: [3]

### Pool B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Australia | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 79  | 22  | +57  | 9
France | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 60  | 27  | +33  | 7
Wales | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 34  | 42  | −8  | 5
Namibia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 92  | −82  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

17 October 2001

Wales | 14-10|  Namibia

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17 October 2011

Australia | 17–12|  France

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17 October 2001

Australia | 50–0|  Namibia

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17 October 2001

France | 20–10|  Wales

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17 October 2001

France | 28–0|  Namibia

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17 October 2001

Australia | 12–10|  Wales

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Source: [3]

### Pool C

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Argentina | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 88  | 14  | +74  | 9
Fiji | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 71  | 40  | +31  | 7
Scotland | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 27  | 71  | −44  | 5
Morocco | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 23  | 84  | −61  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

17 October 2001

Fiji | 26-5|  Scotland

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17 October 2001

Argentina | 24–7|  Morocco

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17 October 2001

Fiji | 38–9|  Morocco

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17 October 2001

Argentina | 38–0|  Scotland

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17 October 2001

Scotland | 22–7|  Morocco

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17 October 2001

Argentina | 26–7|  Fiji

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Source: [3]

### Pool D

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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South Africa | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 90  | 22  | +68  | 8
Samoa | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 81  | 29  | +52  | 8
Portugal | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 45  | 83  | −38  | 5
Kenya | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 29  | 111  | −82  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

17 October 2001

Samoa | 31-7|  Portugal

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17 October 2001

South Africa | 45–0|  Kenya

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17 October 2001

Samoa | 38–10|  Kenya

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17 October 2001

South Africa | 33–10|  Portugal

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17 October 2001

Portugal | 28–19|  Kenya

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17 October 2001

Samoa | 12–12|  South Africa

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Source: [3]

## Knockout stage

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### Shield

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban| |

|  Arabian Gulf| 12

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

|  Morocco| 21 |

|  Morocco| 17

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  Kenya| 20

|  Kenya| 17

|  Georgia| 7 |

Source: [3]

### Bowl

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

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| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban| | | | |

|  Arabian Gulf| 19

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

|  Namibia| 22 |

|  Namibia| 22

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  Portugal| 12 |

|  Portugal| 22

| | 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

|  Morocco| 0 |

|  Namibia| 29

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  Wales| 28

|  Scotland| 28

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban|

|  Kenya| 19 |

|  Scotland| 12

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  Wales| 29 |

|  Wales| 40

|  Georgia| 19 |

Source: [3]

### Plate

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban| |

|  France| 14

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

|  Fiji| 28 |

|  Fiji| 0

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  Australia| 57

|  Argentina| 12

|  Australia| 14 |

Source: [3]

### Cup

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

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| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban| | | | |

|  New Zealand| 26

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

|  France| 0 |

|  New Zealand| 38

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  South Africa| 7 |

|  South Africa| 12

| | 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

|  Fiji| 0 |

|  New Zealand| 19

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  Samoa| 17

|  Argentina| 14

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban|

|  Samoa| 19 |

|  Samoa| 24

| 18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban

| |  England| 7 |

|  Australia| 7

|  England| 27 |

Source: [3]

## Tournament placings

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Place  |  Team  | Points

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|  New Zealand | 20
|  Samoa | 16
|  South Africa | 12
England | 12
5  |  Australia | 8
6  |  Fiji | 6
7  |  Argentina | 4
France | 4

Place  |  Team  | Points

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9  |  Namibia | 2
10  |  Wales | 0
11  |  Scotland | 0
Portugal | 0
13  |  Kenya | 0
14  |  Morocco | 0
15  |  Georgia | 0
Arabian Gulf | 0

Source: Rugby7.com[4]

## References

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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. ^ a b c d e f g h "Durban Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

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|  2001 South Africa Sevens  | Succeeded by

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