# 2001 Hong Kong Sevens

The 2001 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Hong Kong as the fourth leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Hong Kong Stadium on 30 March–1 April 2001.
The hosts, Hong Kong, finished third in Pool C but went on to defeat the West Indies 47–5 in the Bowl final. Defending World Sevens Series champions, New Zealand, successfully defended their Hong Kong Sevens title by defeating Fiji 29–5 in the Cup final.

## Format

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 2000-01 season.

## Teams

Like the previous tournament in Hong Kong, 24 teams took part with Russia and the West Indies making their World Sevens Series debuts. The participating teams for the tournament:
* Arabian Gulf
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Singapore
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United States
* Wales
* West Indies

## 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 15 | 52 | 8 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 22 | 44 | 7 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 6 |
| West Indies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 125 | -113 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 30 March 2001
| Fiji | 47–0 | West Indies |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 30 March 2001
| Wales | 14–12 | Russia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Wales | 47–0 | West Indies |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Fiji | 10–10 | Russia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Russia | 31–12 | West Indies |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Fiji | 10–5 | Wales |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source: World Rugby

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 14 | 124 | 9 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 52 | 21 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 74 | -11 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 141 | -134 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 30 March 2001
| Australia | 64–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 30 March 2001
| Portugal | 38–7 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Portugal | 28–7 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Australia | 36–7 | South Korea |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| South Korea | 49–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Australia | 38–7 | Portugal |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source: World Rugby

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 12 | 96 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 62 | -43 | 5 |
| Arabian Gulf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 79 | -53 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 30 March 2001
| New Zealand | 43–5 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 30 March 2001
| France | 17–5 | Hong Kong |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| France | 22–14 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| New Zealand | 38–0 | Hong Kong |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Hong Kong | 14–7 | Arabian Gulf |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| New Zealand | 27–7 | France |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source: World Rugby

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 47 | 47 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 77 | -14 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 150 | -145 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 30 March 2001
| Samoa | 35–0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 30 March 2001
| England | 28–14 | Japan |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| England | 66–5 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Samoa | 49–0 | Japan |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Japan | 49–0 | Singapore |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Samoa | 28–0 | England |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source: World Rugby

### Pool E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 17 | 115 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 33 | 67 | 7 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 79 | -25 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 162 | -157 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 30 March 2001
| Argentina | 66–0 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 30 March 2001
| Canada | 50–7 | China |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Canada | 56–0 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Argentina | 24–7 | China |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| China | 40–5 | Malaysia |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Argentina | 10–26 | Canada |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source: World Rugby

### Pool F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 86 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 59 | -26 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 109 | -81 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 30 March 2001
| South Africa | 43–7 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 30 March 2001
| United States | 17–5 | Chinese Taipei |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| United States | 38–7 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| South Africa | 28–0 | Chinese Taipei |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| Chinese Taipei | 28–14 | Thailand |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
* 31 March 2001
| South Africa | 22–0 | United States |
* Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Source: World Rugby

## Knockout stage
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 38 | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 38 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Malaysia | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 12 | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | Chinese Taipei | 12 | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | West Indies | 19 | |
| West Indies | 34 | West Indies | 19 | |
| West Indies | 34 | | | | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Thailand | 26 | | | | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Thailand | 26 | | | | West Indies | 5 |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | West Indies | 5 |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | Hong Kong | 47 |
| Arabian Gulf | 22 | | | | Hong Kong | 47 |
| Arabian Gulf | 22 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | Arabian Gulf | 14 | | | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | Arabian Gulf | 14 | | | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 19 | |
| Singapore | 7 | Hong Kong | 19 | |
| Hong Kong | 22 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 43 | | | |
| Wales | 43 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| China | 0 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| China | 0 | Wales | 24 | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | Wales | 24 | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | France | 7 | |
| Russia | 10 | France | 7 | |
| Russia | 10 | | | | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| France | 14 | | | | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| France | 14 | | | | Wales | 26 |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Wales | 26 |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | United States | 31 |
| United States | 14 | | | | United States | 31 |
| United States | 14 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| South Korea | 10 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| South Korea | 10 | United States | 24 | | | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | United States | 24 | | | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | Portugal | 19 | |
| Japan | 0 | Portugal | 19 | |
| Portugal | 26 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 22 | | | |
| Fiji | 22 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | |
| England | 7 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | |
| England | 7 | Fiji | 12 | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | Fiji | 12 | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | Samoa | 10 | |
| Canada | 0 | Samoa | 10 | |
| Canada | 0 | | | | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Samoa | 26 | | | | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium |
| Samoa | 26 | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 5 |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | New Zealand | 14 | | | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | | New Zealand | 14 | | | |
| 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | 1 April 2001 – Hong Kong Stadium | Australia | 12 | |
| Argentina | 7 | Australia | 12 | |
| Australia | 35 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 30 |
| | Fiji | 24 |
| | Australia | 18 |
| | Samoa | 18 |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 |
| 5 | Canada | 8 |
| 5 | England | 8 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 |
| 9 | United States | 4 |
| 10 | Wales | 3 |
| 11 | France | 2 |
| 11 | Portugal | 2 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 13 | China | 0 |
| 13 | Japan | 0 |
| 13 | Russia | 0 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 18 | West Indies | 0 |
| 19 | Arabian Gulf | 0 |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 21 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 21 | Singapore | 0 |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 21 | Thailand | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 4:
| Pos. | Event Team | Durban | Dubai | Wellington | Hong Kong | Points total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 74 |
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 72 |
| 3 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 62 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 44 |
| 5 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | United States | — | — | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Cook Islands | — | — | 12 | — | 12 |
| 10 | England | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 11 | France | 4 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| 13 | Portugal | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Ireland | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | China | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Japan | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 17 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 23 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Malaysia | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Namibia | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 23 | Niue | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Russia | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Singapore | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | South Korea | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Thailand | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tonga | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | West Indies | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com