# Rugby sevens at the 2001 World Games

Rugby sevens at the World Games 2001 was played at Akita Yabase Stadium in Akita, Japan on 25–26 August 2001. Fiji won the final against Australia by the score of 35 to 19.

## Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament
* Australia
* Canada
* Fiji
* France
* Great Britain
* Japan
* New Zealand
* South Africa

## Pool phase
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji3300108199  France320169507  New Zealand310240495  Canada3003121113
* 25 August 2001 10:00
| New Zealand | 21 – 17 | Canada |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 10:25
| Fiji | 33 – 12 | France |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 12:10
| France | 21 – 12 | New Zealand |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 12:35
| Fiji | 54 – 0 | Canada |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 14:05
| France | 36 – 5 | Canada |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 14:30
| Fiji | 21 – 7 | New Zealand |
* Akita Yabase Stadium

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Australia330085199  South Africa320195337  Japan310245735  Great Britain3003121123
* 25 August 2001 10:50
| Australia | 31 – 0 | Great Britain |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 11:25
| South Africa | 33 – 7 | Japan |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 13:00
| Australia | 33 – 0 | Japan |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 13:25
| South Africa | 43 – 5 | Great Britain |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 14:55
| Japan | 38 – 7 | Great Britain |
* Akita Yabase Stadium
* 25 August 2001 15:20
| Australia | 21 – 19 | South Africa |
* Akita Yabase Stadium

## Knock-out phase
### Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 25 August 2001 – 10:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 10:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 35 | | | |
| Fiji | 35 | 25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium | |
| Great Britain | 0 | Fiji | 45 | |
| 25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | Fiji | 45 | |
| 25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | New Zealand | 0 | |
| New Zealand | 15 | New Zealand | 0 | |
| New Zealand | 15 | | | | 25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | | | | 25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | | | | Fiji | 35 |
| 25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 35 |
| 25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 49 | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 49 | 25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 0 | 25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 0 | Australia | 35 | | | |
| 25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | Australia | 35 | | | |
| 25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium | France | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| France | 40 | France | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| France | 40 | | | | 25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| Japan | 0 | | | | 25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| Japan | 0 | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| | | | | | France | 10 |

### Classification matches

| Lower bracket play-offs | Lower bracket play-offs | 5th place play-off | 5th place play-off |
| 25 August 2001 – 12:10 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 12:10 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| South Africa | 22 |
| South Africa | 22 | 25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| Great Britain | 19 | 25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| Great Britain | 19 | South Africa | 34 |
| 25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium | | South Africa | 34 |
| 25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium | Canada | 5 |
| Canada | 21 | Canada | 5 |
| Japan | 19 | | |
| Japan | 19 | 7th place play-off | 7th place play-off |
| | | 25 August 2001 – 14:05 – Akita Yabase Stadium | 25 August 2001 – 14:05 – Akita Yabase Stadium |
| | | Great Britain | 21 |
| | | Japan | 19 |