# 2001 London Sevens

The 2001 London Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the London Sevens leg held at Twickenham Stadium on 27–28 May 2001.
The tournament was the eighth event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 19–12 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. The 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
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Georgia
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* Wales
* West Indies

## 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 Tokyo 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 | 114 | 5 | 109 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 53 | –17 | 7 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 64 | −45 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 27 May 2001
| New Zealand | 31-0 | Georgia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 20011
| Canada | 17–10 | Russia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| New Zealand | 54–5 | Russia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Canada | 19–14 | Georgia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Georgia | 5–14 | Russia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| New Zealand | 29–0 | Canada |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
Source: World Rugby

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 5 | 87 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 43 | –7 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 65 | –15 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 151 | −65 | 5 |
Source: World Rugby
* 27 May 2001
| Australia | 12–5 | France |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Argentina | 19–24 | Spain |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Australia | 61–0 | Spain |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Argentina | 17–0 | France |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| France | 21–12 | Spain |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Australia | 19–0 | Argentina |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
Source: World Rugby

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 57 | –18 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 81 | –48 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 27 May 2001
| Fiji | 36–14 | Portugal |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| South Africa | 19–12 | Scotland |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Fiji | 26–10 | Scotland |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| South Africa | 28–7 | Portugal |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Portugal | 12–17 | Scotland |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Fiji | 14–17 | South Africa |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
Source: World Rugby

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 24 | 53 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 27 | 71 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 57 | –21 | 5 |
| West Indies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 122 | −103 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 27 May 2001
| Samoa | 24–5 | Wales |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| England | 36–5 | West Indies |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Samoa | 55–0 | West Indies |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| England | 19–0 | Wales |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Wales | 31–14 | West Indies |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 27 May 2001
| Samoa | 19–22 | England |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
Source: World Rugby

## Knockout stage
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Russia | 26 | | | |
| Russia | 26 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | |
| Spain | 5 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | |
| Spain | 5 | Russia | 12 | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | Russia | 12 | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | Wales | 33 | |
| Wales | 15 | Wales | 33 | |
| Wales | 15 | | | | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Portugal | 12 | | | | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Portugal | 12 | | | | ' Wales | 31 |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | | ' Wales | 31 |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 44 | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 44 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| West Indies | 0 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| West Indies | 0 | Scotland | 19 | | | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | Scotland | 19 | | | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | Georgia | 14 | |
| France | 12 | Georgia | 14 | |
| Georgia | 17 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Argentina | 14 |
| Argentina | 14 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| England | 33 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| England | 33 | England | 7 |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | England | 7 |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | South Africa | 31 |
| South Africa | 43 | South Africa | 31 |
| Canada | 0 | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | |
| New Zealand | 28 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | |
| Argentina | 12 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | |
| Argentina | 12 | New Zealand | 15 | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | New Zealand | 15 | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | Fiji | 7 | |
| England | 12 | Fiji | 7 | |
| England | 12 | | | | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | Australia | 12 |
| South Africa | 14 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| South Africa | 14 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | Samoa | 17 | | | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | | Samoa | 17 | | | |
| 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | 28 May 2001 – Twickenham Stadium | Australia | 33 | |
| Australia | 33 | Australia | 33 | |
| Canada | 12 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | Australia | 16 |
| | Fiji | 12 |
| | Samoa | 12 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 |
| 6 | England | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Wales | 2 |
| 10 | Scotland | 0 |
| 11 | Georgia | 0 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 |
| 13 | France | 0 |
| 13 | Portugal | 0 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 |
| 13 | West Indies | 0 |
Source: World Rugby

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 8:
| Pos. | Event Team | Durban | Dubai | Wellington | Hong Kong | Shanghai | Kuala Lumpur | Tokyo | London | Points total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 142 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 134 |
| 3 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 116 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 80 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 70 |
| 6 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | England | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | United States | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | 16 |
| 10 | South Korea | — | — | — | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 |
| 11 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | France | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Cook Islands | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 15 | Portugal | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Ireland | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Japan | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Malaysia | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | China | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Singapore | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Thailand | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Namibia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Niue | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | Russia | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Scotland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tonga | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 18 | West Indies | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com