2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Argentina 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |
 Argentina |
| Dates | March 26 – March 28 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |
 New Zealand |
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← 1997 2005 → | |
The 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the 3rd edition of the tournament and held in Argentina. New Zealand defeated Australia to win the tournament for the first time. This was the first major rugby event ever held in South America.
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final | |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Fiji5 5 0 0 159 36 +123 15 Argentina5 4 0 1 157 59 +98 13 
South Korea5 2 1 2 106 101 +5 10 
Russia5 2 0 3 59 108 −49 9 
Ireland5 1 1 3 72 131 −58 8 
Kenya5 0 0 5 48 166 −118 5
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
South Africa5 5 0 0 143 19 +124 15 
Canada5 3 0 2 113 60 +53 11 
Cook Islands5 3 0 2 69 67 +2 11 
Georgia5 2 0 3 62 79 −17 9 
France5 2 0 3 73 69 +4 9 
Chinese Taipei5 0 0 5 21 187 −166 5
Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand5 5 0 0 175 14 +161 15 
England5 3 0 2 92 52 +40 11 
Spain5 3 0 2 66 62 +4 11 
Japan5 3 0 2 43 100 −57 11 
Chile5 1 0 4 36 83 −47 7 
Zimbabwe5 0 0 5 38 139 −101 5
Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Australia5 5 0 0 172 22 +150 15 
Samoa5 4 0 1 139 111 +28 13 
Wales5 2 1 2 86 89 −3 10 
United States5 2 0 3 78 130 −52 9 
Portugal5 1 1 3 79 110 −31 8 
Hong Kong5 0 0 5 29 121 −92 5
Play Offs
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Ireland |
24 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei |
19 | |||||||||
| Ireland |
12 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
26 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
19 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
14 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
19 | |||||||||
| Chile |
21 | |||||||||
| Chile |
19 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong |
14 | |||||||||
| Chile |
35 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
12 | |||||||||
| France |
7 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| South Korea |
19 | |||||||||
| Georgia |
24 | |||||||||
| Georgia |
17 | |||||||||
| Wales |
10 | |||||||||
| Wales |
21 | |||||||||
| Japan |
7 | |||||||||
| Georgia |
12 | |||||||||
| Russia |
24 | |||||||||
| Spain |
21 | |||||||||
| United States |
5 | |||||||||
| Spain |
7 | |||||||||
| Russia |
26 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands |
10 | |||||||||
| Russia |
26 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Fiji |
21 | |||||||||
| Canada |
5 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
14 | |||||||||
| Australia |
22 | |||||||||
| Australia |
33 | |||||||||
| England |
5 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
31 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
45 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
31 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
12 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
14 | |||||||||
| 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners |
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New Zealand 1st title |
See also
External links
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