Rugby sevens at the 2001 World Games

2001 World Games – Rugby union
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 2001 World Games 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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