Rugby sevens at the World Games 2001

World Games 2001
Rugby Sevens
Host Japan Akita
Dates 25–26 August 2001
Teams 8
Podium
Champions  Fiji
Runners-up  Australia
Third place  New Zealand
Fourth place  France

Rugby sevens at the World Games 2001 was played at Akita Yabase Stadium in Akita, Japan on 25–26 August 2001.[1] Fiji won the final against Australia by the score of 35 to 19.[2]

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament

Pool phase

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 108 19 9
 France 3 2 0 1 69 50 7
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 40 49 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 12 111 3
25 August 2001
10:00
New Zealand  21 – 17  Canada
25 August 2001
10:25
Fiji  33 – 12  France
25 August 2001
12:10
France  21 – 12  New Zealand
25 August 2001
12:35
Fiji  54 – 0  Canada
25 August 2001
14:05
France  36 – 5  Canada
25 August 2001
14:30
Fiji  21 – 7  New Zealand

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 85 19 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 95 33 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 45 73 5
 Great Britain 3 0 0 3 12 112 3
25 August 2001
10:50
Australia  31 – 0  Great Britain
25 August 2001
11:25
South Africa  33 – 7  Japan
25 August 2001
13:00
Australia  33 – 0  Japan
25 August 2001
13:25
South Africa  43 – 5  Great Britain
25 August 2001
14:55
Japan  38 – 7  Great Britain
25 August 2001
15:20
Australia  21 – 19  South Africa

Knock-out phase

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
25 August 2001 – 10:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium        
   Fiji  35
25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium
   Great Britain  0  
   Fiji  45
25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
       New Zealand  0  
   New Zealand  15
25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
   South Africa  12  
   Fiji  35
25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium    
     Australia  19
   Australia  49
25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
   Canada  0  
   Australia  35 Third place
25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
       France  5   25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium
   France  40
   New Zealand  19
   Japan  0  
   France  10
 

Classification matches

Lower bracket play-offs 5th place play-off
25 August 2001 – 12:10 – Akita Yabase Stadium
   South Africa  22  
   Great Britain  19  
 
25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium
       South Africa  34
     Canada  5
7th place play-off
25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium 25 August 2001 – 14:05 – Akita Yabase Stadium
   Canada  21    Great Britain  21
   Japan  19      Japan  19

References

  1. ↑ "World Games VI – Akita, Japan.". Rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fiji dominate World Games 7s". ESPN Scrum. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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