# 2001 Tokyo Sevens

The 2001 Tokyo Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2000–01 season. It was the Japan Sevens leg held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on 29–30 April 2001.
The tournament was the seventh event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 26–12 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
* Chinese Taipei
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* South Africa
* South Korea
* United States
* Wales

## 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 | 128 | 17 | 111 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 38 | 35 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 132 | −127 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 29 April 2001
| New Zealand | 52–5 | South Korea |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| South Africa | 40–0 | Chinese Taipei |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| New Zealand | 57–0 | Chinese Taipei |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| South Africa | 21–19 | South Korea |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| South Korea | 35–5 | Chinese Taipei |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| New Zealand | 19–12 | South Africa |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Source: World Rugby

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 151 | −139 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 29 April 2001
| Australia | 34–0 | Japan |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| England | 31–5 | Malaysia |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Australia | 73–0 | Malaysia |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| England | 24–7 | Japan |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Japan | 47–7 | Malaysia |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Australia | 26–0 | England |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Source: World Rugby

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 12 | 92 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 29 April 2001
| Fiji | 31–0 | France |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Canada | 38–0 | Hong Kong |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Fiji | 33–0 | Hong Kong |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Canada | 31–0 | France |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| France | 19–0 | Hong Kong |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Fiji | 40–12 | Canada |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Source: World Rugby

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22 | 66 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 80 | −56 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 29 April 2001
| Samoa | 22–10 | United States |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Argentina | 12–19 | Wales |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Samoa | 42–5 | Wales |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Argentina | 34–7 | United States |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| United States | 7–24 | Wales |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 April 2001
| Samoa | 24–7 | Argentina |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Source: World Rugby

## Knockout stage
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| South Korea | 40 | | | |
| South Korea | 40 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
| Malaysia | 5 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
| Malaysia | 5 | South Korea | 12 | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | South Korea | 12 | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Argentina | 17 | |
| Argentina | 36 | Argentina | 17 | |
| Argentina | 36 | | | | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | Argentina | 31 |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Argentina | 31 |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | United States | 19 |
| France | 7 | | | | United States | 19 |
| France | 7 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| United States | 12 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| United States | 12 | United States | 19 | | | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | United States | 19 | | | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Japan | 5 | |
| Japan | 19 | Japan | 5 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| England | 29 |
| England | 29 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Canada | 5 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Canada | 5 | England | 15 |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | England | 15 |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | South Africa | 38 |
| Wales | 7 | South Africa | 38 |
| South Africa | 19 | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 26 | | | |
| New Zealand | 26 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
| England | 7 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
| England | 7 | New Zealand | 17 | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | New Zealand | 17 | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 12 | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 12 | | | | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Canada | 7 | | | | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Canada | 7 | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Fiji | 38 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Fiji | 38 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 5 | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 5 | Fiji | 7 | | | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Fiji | 7 | | | |
| 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 30 April 2001 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Australia | 17 | |
| Australia | 12 | Australia | 17 | |
| South Africa | 10 | | | |
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 | Wales | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Argentina | 2 |
| 10 | United States | 0 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 |
| 11 | South Korea | 0 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| 13 | France | 0 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 7:
| Pos. | Event Team | Durban | Dubai | Wellington | Hong Kong | Shanghai | Kuala Lumpur | Tokyo | Points total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 122 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 118 |
| 3 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 104 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 68 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 62 |
| 6 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | England | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | United States | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | South Korea | — | — | — | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Cook Islands | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | France | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 15 | Portugal | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 16 | Ireland | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Japan | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Malaysia | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | China | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Singapore | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Thailand | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Namibia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Niue | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Russia | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Tonga | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | West Indies | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com