# 2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens

The 2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the sixth leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. It was the first Malaysia Sevens tournament to be hosted as part of the World Sevens Series, and the event took place at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on 21–22 April 2001.
In their first event as hosts, Malaysia were defeated 36–5 by Canada in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst Australia won back to back Sevens titles for the first time by defeating New Zealand 19–17 in the Cup final.

## 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. he bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 2000–01 season.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* Chinese Taipei
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Singapore
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Wales

## 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 2001 Kuala Lumpur Sevens title.
Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 10 | 103 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 130 | −113 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 21 April 2001
| New Zealand | 19–5 | Wales |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| England | 31–10 | Malaysia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| New Zealand | 61–0 | Malaysia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Wales | 24–14 | England |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Wales | 38–7 | Malaysia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| New Zealand | 33–5 | England |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 98 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 40 | –2 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 21 April 2001
| Australia | 14–0 | France |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Canada | 19–17 | Chinese Taipei |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| France | 24–12 | Chinese Taipei |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Australia | 55–0 | Chinese Taipei |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Canada | 14–14 | France |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Australia | 29–0 | Canada |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | 106 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 66 | –2 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 123 | −92 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 21 April 2001
| Fiji | 33–7 | South Korea |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Argentina | 31–17 | Thailand |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Fiji | 52–0 | Thailand |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Argentina | 26–14 | South Korea |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| South Korea | 40–14 | Thailand |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Fiji | 35–7 | Argentina |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 5 | 87 | 8 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 24 | 64 | 8 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 98 | −65 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 108 | −86 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 21 April 2001
| Samoa | 38–7 | Japan |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| South Africa | 37–0 | Singapore |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| South Africa | 50–0 | Japan |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Samoa | 45–12 | Singapore |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Japan | 26–10 | Singapore |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 21 April 2001
| Samoa | 5–5 | South Africa |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Knockout stage
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | |
| England | 38 | | | |
| England | 38 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | England | 34 | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | England | 34 | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | Japan | 7 | |
| Japan | 24 | Japan | 7 | |
| Japan | 24 | | | | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Thailand | 19 | | | | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Thailand | 19 | | | | England | 12 |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | | | England | 12 |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | | South Korea | 24 |
| South Korea | 33 | | | | South Korea | 24 |
| South Korea | 33 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | |
| Singapore | 0 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | |
| Singapore | 0 | South Korea | 12 | | | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | South Korea | 12 | | | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | Canada | 5 | |
| Canada | 36 | Canada | 5 | |
| Malaysia | 5 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| France | 14 |
| France | 14 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Argentina | 12 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Argentina | 12 | France | 14 |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | France | 14 |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | Samoa | 19 |
| Wales | 0 | Samoa | 19 |
| Samoa | 26 | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 26 | | | |
| New Zealand | 26 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | |
| France | 5 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | |
| France | 5 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | New Zealand | 19 | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | South Africa | 7 | |
| South Africa | 24 | South Africa | 7 | |
| South Africa | 24 | | | | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Argentina | 14 | | | | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Argentina | 14 | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 24 | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 24 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 14 | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 14 | Australia | 19 | | | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | | Australia | 19 | | | |
| 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | 22 April 2001 – Petaling Jaya Stadium | Fiji | 7 | |
| Fiji | 26 | Fiji | 7 | |
| Samoa | 12 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | Australia | 20 |
| | New Zealand | 16 |
| | Fiji | 12 |
| | South Africa | 12 |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 |
| 7 | Wales | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | South Korea | 2 |
| 10 | England | 0 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 13 | Thailand | 0 |
| 13 | Singapore | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 6:
| Pos. | Event Team | Durban | Dubai | Wellington | Hong Kong | Shanghai | Kuala Lumpur | Points total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 102 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 102 |
| 3 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 92 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 56 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 54 |
| 6 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | England | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | United States | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 16 |
| 10 | South Korea | — | — | — | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Cook Islands | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | France | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 15 | Portugal | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| 16 | Ireland | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Japan | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Malaysia | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | China | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Singapore | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Thailand | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Namibia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Niue | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Russia | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Tonga | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | West Indies | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com