# 2000 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000, at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.
The tournament was the first edition of the Hong Kong Sevens within the World Sevens Series and contained 24 teams, an increase of eight from the other tournaments held in the Series. It was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 31–5 in the Cup final to win their fourth title of the Series.

## Teams

The 24 participating teams were:
* Arabian Gulf
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Croatia
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Hong Kong
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* Singapore
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United States

## Format

With the increased number of teams competing, the teams were drawn into six 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 over the first two days of the tournament. The top team from each pool along with the two best runners-up advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The remaining four runners-up along with the four best third-placed teams advanced to the Plate quarter finals. The remaining eight teams went on to the Bowl quarter finals. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

## Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Plate quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 19 | 148 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 64 | 9 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 169 | −155 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
* 24 March 2000
| Fiji | 80–0 | China |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 24 March 2000
| United States | 17–12 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| United States | 40–0 | China |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Fiji | 33–12 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| South Korea | 49–14 | China |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Fiji | 54–7 | United States |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 5 | 142 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 155 | −150 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
* 24 March 2000
| New Zealand | 64–5 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 24 March 2000
| Italy | 19–7 | Japan |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Japan | 43–0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| New Zealand | 38–0 | Italy |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Italy | 48–0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| New Zealand | 45–0 | Japan |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10 | 96 | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 38 | 46 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 71 | −2 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 159 | −140 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
* 24 March 2000
| Australia | 54–0 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 24 March 2000
| Hong Kong | 24–14 | Scotland |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Scotland | 50–14 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Australia | 19–5 | Hong Kong |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Hong Kong | 55–5 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Australia | 33–5 | Scotland |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 17 | 107 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 30 | 51 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 105 | −78 | 5 |
| Arabian Gulf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 102 | −82 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
* 24 March 2000
| England | 45–5 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 24 March 2000
| Samoa | 36–3 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| England | 57–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Samoa | 33–5 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Sri Lanka | 24–12 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| England | 22–12 | Samoa |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 7 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 97 | −71 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
* 24 March 2000
| South Africa | 21–19 | Chinese Taipei |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 24 March 2000
| France | 10–7 | Croatia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| France | 31–0 | Chinese Taipei |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| South Africa | 26–14 | Croatia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Croatia | 45–7 | Chinese Taipei |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| South Africa | 10–7 | France |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12 | 89 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 19 | 81 | 7 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 158 | −141 | 3 |
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
* 24 March 2000
| Canada | 68–0 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 24 March 2000
| Argentina | 34–0 | Ireland |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Argentina | 59–5 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Canada | 19–5 | Ireland |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Ireland | 31–12 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 25 March 2000
| Canada | 14–7 | Argentina |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

## Knockout stage

Play on the third day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Ireland | 12 | | | |
| Ireland | 12 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | Ireland | 56 | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Ireland | 56 | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Thailand | 0 | |
| Thailand | 28 | Thailand | 0 | |
| Thailand | 28 | | | | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Malaysia | 12 | | | | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Malaysia | 12 | | | | Ireland | 59 |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Ireland | 59 |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | China | 0 |
| Arabian Gulf | 45 | | | | China | 0 |
| Arabian Gulf | 45 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Singapore | 7 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Singapore | 7 | Arabian Gulf | 17 | | | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Arabian Gulf | 17 | | | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | China | 26 | |
| China | 26 | China | 26 | |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 20 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 20 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Japan | 0 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Japan | 0 | Hong Kong | 10 | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Hong Kong | 10 | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | Croatia | 14 | |
| Croatia | 42 | Croatia | 14 | |
| Croatia | 42 | | | | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| United States | 7 | | | | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| United States | 7 | | | | Croatia | 14 |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Croatia | 14 |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | France | 19 |
| Italy | 21 | | | | France | 19 |
| Italy | 21 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| South Korea | 19 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| South Korea | 19 | Italy | 14 | | | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Italy | 14 | | | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | France | 19 | |
| France | 19 | France | 19 | |
| Scotland | 7 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 50 | | | |
| Fiji | 50 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Samoa | 0 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Samoa | 0 | Fiji | 52 | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Fiji | 52 | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | England | 7 | |
| England | 14 | England | 7 | |
| England | 14 | | | | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | | | | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | New Zealand | 31 |
| Australia | 31 | | | | New Zealand | 31 |
| Australia | 31 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 5 | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 5 | Australia | 0 | | | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | | Australia | 0 | | | |
| 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | 26 March – Hong Kong Stadium | New Zealand | 26 | |
| New Zealand | 29 | New Zealand | 26 | |
| Argentina | 0 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 30 |
| | Fiji | 24 |
| | Australia | 18 |
| | England | 18 |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 |
| 5 | Canada | 8 |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 |
| 9 | France | 4 |
| 10 | Croatia | 0 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 13 | Japan | 0 |
| 13 | Scotland | 0 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 0 |
| 17 | Ireland | 0 |
| 18 | China | 0 |
| 19 | Arabian Gulf | 0 |
| 19 | Thailand | 0 |
| 21 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 21 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 21 | Singapore | 0 |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 8:
| Pos. | Event Team | Dubai | Stellen­bosch | Punta del Este | Mar del Plata | Well­ington | Suva | Bris­bane | Hong Kong | Points total |
| 1 | Fiji | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 152 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 150 |
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 94 |
| 4 | Samoa | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 78 |
| 5 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 60 |
| 6 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | Argentina | — | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | France | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | England | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 |
| 10 | Georgia | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 11 | Tonga | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | 12 |
| 12 | Uruguay | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 |
| 13 | Morocco | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Scotland | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Spain | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 17 | United States | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Japan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cook Islands | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Croatia | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Brazil | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Chile | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | China | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Germany | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Paraguay | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Peru | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Arabian Gulf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ireland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Malaysia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Namibia | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | South Korea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Singapore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Thailand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Vanuatu | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.