# 2000 Fiji Sevens

The 2000 Fiji Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Fiji as part of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series. It was the eighth and final edition of the Fiji International Sevens and, in the wake of the Fijian coup d'état later that year, remains the only Fijian event so far included on the World Sevens circuit. The tournament was the sixth leg of the 1999-2000 Series.
The competition took place on 11 and 12 February at the National Stadium in Suva. Hosts, Fiji, were defeated 31-5 in the final by New Zealand, who claimed their third title of the series.

## Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:

## 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 2000 Fiji 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 | +/- | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 14 | +118 | 9 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 113 | −101 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
* 11 February 2000
| Fiji | 47–7 | United States |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Uruguay | 19–7 | France |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Fiji | 47–0 | Uruguay |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| France | 40–5 | United States |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Uruguay | 26–0 | United States |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Fiji | 38–7 | France |
* National Stadium, Suva
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12 | +73 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 5 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 92 | −58 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
* 11 February 2000
| Croatia | 0–38 | New Zealand |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Argentina | 33–21 | Papua New Guinea |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Croatia | 17–28 | Papua New Guinea |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| New Zealand | 19–12 | Argentina |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Croatia | 17–26 | Argentina |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| New Zealand | 28–0 | Papua New Guinea |
* National Stadium, Suva
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 8 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 5 |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 4 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
* 11 February 2000
| Samoa | 12–12 | Japan |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Canada | 21–10 | Tonga |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Samoa | 17–12 | Tonga |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Canada | 21–5 | Japan |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Japan | 12–12 | Tonga |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Samoa | 22–10 | Canada |
* National Stadium, Suva
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 5 | +89 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 7 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | −117 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
* 11 February 2000
| Australia | 21–5 | Cook Islands |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| South Africa | 35–0 | Vanuatu |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Australia | 47–0 | Vanuatu |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| South Africa | 26–7 | Cook Islands |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Cook Islands | 35–0 | Vanuatu |
* National Stadium, Suva
* 11 February 2000
| Australia | 26–0 | South Africa |
* National Stadium, Suva
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

## Finals
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | |
| France | 33 | | | |
| France | 33 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | |
| Croatia | 10 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | |
| Croatia | 10 | France | 12 | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | France | 12 | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | Tonga | 14 | |
| Tonga | 22 | Tonga | 14 | |
| Tonga | 22 | | | | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Cook Islands | 5 | | | | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Cook Islands | 5 | | | | Tonga | 17 |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | | | Tonga | 17 |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | | Papua New Guinea | 19 |
| Japan | 33 | | | | Papua New Guinea | 19 |
| Japan | 33 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | |
| Vanuatu | 12 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | |
| Vanuatu | 12 | Japan | 7 | | | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | Japan | 7 | | | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | Papua New Guinea | 21 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | Papua New Guinea | 21 | |
| United States | 5 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Argentina | 19 |
| Argentina | 19 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Canada | 7 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Canada | 7 | Argentina | 17 |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | Argentina | 17 |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | South Africa | 14 |
| South Africa | 19 | South Africa | 14 |
| Uruguay | 14 | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | |
| Fiji | 28 | | | |
| Fiji | 28 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | |
| Argentina | 12 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | |
| Argentina | 12 | Fiji | 26 | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | Fiji | 26 | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | Australia | 12 | |
| Australia | 14 | Australia | 12 | |
| Australia | 14 | | | | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Canada | 7 | | | | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva |
| Canada | 7 | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | | New Zealand | 31 |
| Samoa | 28 | | | | New Zealand | 31 |
| Samoa | 28 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | Samoa | 0 | | | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | | Samoa | 0 | | | |
| 12 February – Suva | 12 February – Suva | New Zealand | 45 | |
| New Zealand | 49 | New Zealand | 45 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | Fiji | 16 |
| | Australia | 12 |
| | Samoa | 12 |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 |
| 6 | South Africa | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 2 |
| 10 | Tonga | 0 |
| 11 | France | 0 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 |
| 13 | Cook Islands | 0 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 0 |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 6:
| Pos. | Event Team | Dubai | Stellen­bosch | Punta del Este | Mar del Plata | Well­ington | Suva | Points total |
| 1 | Fiji | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 108 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 108 |
| 3 | Samoa | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 66 |
| 4 | Australia | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| 5 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
| 6 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Argentina | — | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | France | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Georgia | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 10 | Tonga | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Uruguay | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Morocco | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Scotland | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 13 | Spain | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 15 | United States | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Brazil | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Chile | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Cook Islands | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Croatia | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Germany | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Paraguay | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Peru | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 27 | Namibia | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 27 | Vanuatu | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com