2000 Brisbane Sevens
| 2000 Brisbane Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |
 Australia |
| Date | 18–19 February 2000 |
| Cup | |
| Champions |
 Fiji |
| Runners-up |
Australia |
| Plate | |
| Champions |
 Argentina |
| Runners-up |
 France |
| Bowl | |
| Champions |
 Tonga |
| Runners-up |
 Papua New Guinea |
| Shield | |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
|
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The 2000 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2000 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held on 18–19 February 2000,[1] at Lang Park (Suncorp Stadium) in Brisbane.[2]
The tournament was the first edition of the Australian Sevens within the World Sevens Series, and was won by Fiji who defeated Australia 24–21 in the Cup final with a sensational try in the final seconds to Waisale Serevi.[3]
Teams
The participating teams were:[1]
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.[4] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 | 52 | 9 |
 Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 29 | 54 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 87 | -23 | 5 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 105 | -83 | 3 |
Source World Rugby
Source World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 21 | 106 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | 22 | 7 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 70 | -39 | 5 |
 Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 106 | -89 | 3 |
Source World Rugby
Source World Rugby
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 22 | 65 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 59 | 7 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 80 | -25 | 5 |
 Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 99 | -47 | 3 |
Source World Rugby
Source World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 125 | 9 |
 South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 35 | 38 | 7 |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 92 | -63 | 5 |
 China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 119 | -100 | 3 |
Source World Rugby
Knockout stage
Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][5]
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
35 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands |
0 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
42 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
0 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong |
22 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
43 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
0 | |||||||||
| Uruguay |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Japan |
12 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
31 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
10 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
40 | |||||||||
| China |
17 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
33 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
12 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
10 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
7 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
5 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
33 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| France |
14 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Canada |
7 | |||||||||
| Canada |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| France |
19 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
47 | |||||||||
| France |
7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
33 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
0 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Australia |
17 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
5 | |||||||||
| Australia |
21 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
24 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Canada |
7 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
7 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Lang Park | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
45 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
47 | |||||||||
| France |
7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
By beating New Zealand in the semi finals, Australia became only the third different nation to reach a World Sevens Series Cup final. Fiji and New Zealand had contested each of the previous six Series Cup finals.
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Fiji | 20 |
 |
Australia | 16 |
 |
New Zealand | 12 |
| n/a | South Africa a | |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 |
| Samoa | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tonga | 2 |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Uruguay | 0 | |
| 13 | China | 0 |
| Cook Islands | 0 | |
| Japan | 0 | |
| United States | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[6]
Series standings
At the completion of Round 7:
| Pos. |
Event Team |
 Dubai |
Stellenbosch |
Punta del Este |
Mar del Plata |
Wellington |
Suva |
Brisbane |
Hong Kong |
Tokyo |
Paris |
Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 128 | |||
| 2 | New Zealand | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 120 | |||
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 76 | |||
| 4 | Samoa | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 70 | |||
| 5 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 a | 52 | |||
| 6 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | |||
| 7 | Argentina | — | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 8 | France | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 9 |  Georgia | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |||
| 10 | Tonga | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Uruguay | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 12 |  Morocco | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Scotland | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
 Spain | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| 16 | United States | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Japan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Cook Islands | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hong Kong | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 |  Brazil | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |||
 Chile | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
 Croatia | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||||
 Germany | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
 Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
 Paraguay | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
 Peru | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
 Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
| 28 | China | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
 Namibia | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
 Vanuatu | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com
Notes
^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 "IRB Sevens I - Brisbane, Australia. 2/18/2000 - 2/19/2000". rugby7.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sevens loss no disgrace". Illawarra Mercury. Fairfax. 21 February 2000. p. 34. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Fiji pip Australia to Sevens title in Brisbane". espnscrum.com. 19 February 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB". espnscrum.com. 14 November 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
External links
- 2000 Brisbane 7s video
| IRB Sevens I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2000 Fiji Sevens |
2000 Brisbane Sevens | Succeeded by 2000 Hong Kong Sevens |
| Australian Sevens | ||
| Preceded by First |
2000 Brisbane Sevens | Succeeded by 2002 Brisbane Sevens (2001 event cancelled) |