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 at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane over the weekend of the 18th and 19th of February 2000.[1]
The tournament was the first edition of the Australian Sevens, 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.[2]
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 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.[3] No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.
Teams
The participating teams were:[1]
Pool Stage
Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][4]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
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 |
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 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 7 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 70 | -39 | 5 |
 Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 96 | -89 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 27 | 65 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 80 | -25 | 5 |
 Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 99 | -47 | 3 |
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 |
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][4]
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan |
12 | |||||||||
| Uruguay |
10 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
31 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
40 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| China |
17 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
0 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
43 | |||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
22 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong |
0 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
42 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
35 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands |
0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
47 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| France |
7 | |||||||||
| Canada |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| France |
19 | |||||||||
| Canada |
7 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
14 | |||||||||
| France |
14 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
33 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
5 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
7 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
23 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
12 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
47 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| France |
7 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
45 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
5 | |||||||||
| Canada |
7 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
14 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
24 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia |
21 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
5 | |||||||||
| Australia |
17 | |||||||||
| 19 February – Ballymore Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
23 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
12 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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