# 2000 Dubai Sevens

The 2000 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was the second leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 23–24 November 2000.
The hosts, Arabian Gulf, were defeated 43–17 by Ireland in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst defending World Sevens Series champions New Zealand won their third straight Sevens title by defeating Fiji 38–12 in the Cup final.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three 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:
* Arabian Gulf
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* Georgia
* Hong Kong
* Ireland
* Kenya
* Morocco
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Pool stage

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 | 136 | 17 | 119 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 92 | -39 | 5 |
| Arabian Gulf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 100 | -93 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
* 23 November 2000
| New Zealand | 54–10 | Georgia |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| England | 27–0 | Arabian Gulf |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| New Zealand | 42–0 | Arabian Gulf |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| England | 31–12 | Georgia |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Georgia | 31–7 | Arabian Gulf |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| New Zealand | 40–7 | England |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 5 | 127 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 7 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 101 | -58 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 91 | -58 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
* 23 November 2000
| Fiji | 56–0 | Ireland |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Argentina | 24–14 | Morocco |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Fiji | 43–0 | Morocco |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Argentina | 26–19 | Ireland |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Ireland | 24–19 | Morocco |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Fiji | 33–5 | Argentina |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 5 | 123 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 41 | 34 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 101 | -68 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 106 | -89 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
* 23 November 2000
| Australia | 54–0 | Hong Kong |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Samoa | 40–0 | Kenya |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Australia | 45–5 | Kenya |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Samoa | 35–12 | Hong Kong |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Hong Kong | 21–12 | Kenya |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Australia | 29–0 | Samoa |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 55 | 28 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 57 | 19 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 91 | -51 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
* 23 November 2000
| South Africa | 24–14 | Wales |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Canada | 19–21 | Zimbabwe |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| South Africa | 24–26 | Zimbabwe |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Canada | 31–14 | Wales |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| Wales | 12–36 | Zimbabwe |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
* 23 November 2000
| South Africa | 28–17 | Canada |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

## Knockout stage
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | |
| Georgia | 7 | | | |
| Georgia | 7 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | |
| Morocco | 14 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | |
| Morocco | 14 | Morocco | 14 | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | Morocco | 14 | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | Canada | 10 | |
| Canada | 38 | Canada | 10 | |
| Canada | 38 | | | | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Kenya | 7 | | | | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Kenya | 7 | | | | Morocco | 19 |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | | | Morocco | 19 |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | | Ireland | 27 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | | | | Ireland | 27 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | |
| Wales | 19 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | |
| Wales | 19 | Wales | 17 | | | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | Wales | 17 | | | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | Ireland | 19 | |
| Ireland | 43 | Ireland | 19 | |
| Arabian Gulf | 17 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Argentina | 24 |
| Argentina | 24 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | Argentina | 12 |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | Argentina | 12 |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | South Africa | 14 |
| South Africa | 45 | South Africa | 14 |
| England | 0 | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | |
| New Zealand | 33 | | | |
| New Zealand | 33 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | |
| Argentina | 7 | New Zealand | 26 | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | New Zealand | 26 | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | Samoa | 0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | Samoa | 0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | | | | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Samoa | 33 | | | | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
| Samoa | 33 | | | | New Zealand | 38 |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | | | New Zealand | 38 |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Australia | 26 | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Australia | 26 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | |
| South Africa | 12 | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | | |
| South Africa | 12 | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | 24 November 2000 – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | Fiji | 31 | |
| Fiji | 43 | Fiji | 31 | |
| England | 0 | | | |
Source: World Rugby Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | Fiji | 16 |
| | Australia | 12 |
| | Samoa | 12 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 |
| 6 | Argentina | 6 |
| 7 | England | 4 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Ireland | 2 |
| 10 | Morocco | 0 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 |
| 11 | Wales | 0 |
| 13 | Arabian Gulf | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia | 0 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 13 | Kenya | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 2:
| Pos. | Event Team | Durban | Dubai | Points total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Australia | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Argentina | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 6 | South Africa | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | England | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | France | 4 | — | 4 |
| 11 | Ireland | — | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Portugal | 2 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Arabian Gulf | — | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | — | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Namibia | 0 | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com