2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's

2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
Tournament details
Countries	15
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Date	5-6 September 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	37
Final
Venue	Bogambara Stadium
Champions	Chinese Taipei
Runner-up	South Korea
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The 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's was the second year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's tournament. All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Following the success of the inaugural competition the previous year the tournament was made an open event and expanded to 16 teams,^[1] with four teams from Europe competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea^[2] 38 points to 21 in the final of the Cup, with the Bowl final won by Thailand and the Plate final by Japan.^[3]

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
	Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final
	Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final

Pool A

•  South Korea 59 - 00  Sri Lanka Barbarians

•  South Korea 26 - 07  Malaysia

•  South Korea 47 - 00 Arabian Gulf

•  Malaysia 14 - 05  Sri Lanka Barbarians

•  Sri Lanka Barbarians 31 - 14 Arabian Gulf

• Arabian Gulf 29 - 11  Malaysia

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	0	132	07	+125	9
Arabian Gulf	3	1	0	2	43	89	-46	5
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	33	60	-27	5
Sri Lanka Barbarians	3	1	0	2	36	87	−51	5

Pool B

•  Denmark 19 - 14  Japan

•  Czech Republic 19 - 14  Thailand

•  Czech Republic 26 - 21  Japan

•  Denmark 28 - 07  Thailand

•  Japan 36 - 07  Thailand

•  Denmark 19 - 00  Czech Republic

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	66	21	+45	9
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	45	54	-9	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	71	52	+19	5
Thailand	3	0	0	3	28	83	-55	3

Pool C

•  Chinese Taipei 24 - 07  Netherlands

•  Sri Lanka 45 - 12  Singapore

•  Sri Lanka 28 - 17  Netherlands

•  Chinese Taipei 19 - 19  Sri Lanka

•  Netherlands 38 - 07  Singapore

•  Chinese Taipei 45 - 07  Singapore

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	0	88	33	+55	8
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	92	48	+44	7
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	62	59	-3	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	26	128	−102	3

Pool D

•  China 49 - 00  India

•  Germany 47 - 07  China

•  Germany 70 - 00  India

•  Germany 28 - 19  Hong Kong

•  Hong Kong 42 - 07  China

•  Hong Kong 40 - 00  India

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	145	26	+119	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	101	35	+66	7
China	3	2	0	1	63	89	-26	5
India	3	0	0	3	159	00	−159	3

Second Round

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	Thailand	21
	Singapore	14
					Thailand	35
					Sri Lanka Barbarians	26
	Sri Lanka Barbarians	33
	India	14

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	Japan	26
	Netherlands	12
					Japan	42
					China	00
	China	24
	Malaysia	07

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Chinese Taipei	24
	Denmark	19
					Chinese Taipei	22
					Sri Lanka	12
	Sri Lanka	40
	Czech Republic	10
									Chinese Taipei	38
									South Korea	21
	Germany	17
	Arabian Gulf	14
					South Korea	19
					Germany	17
	South Korea	40
	Hong Kong	7

References

1. "Looking back at the Singer-Sri Lankan Airlines Sevens". The Island. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. Vimal, Perera (7 September 2008). "Kandy International Sevens marks first decade". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Sri Lanka 7s". Rugby7.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.