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2001 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nation	South Africa
Date	17–18 November 2001
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Samoa
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Fiji
Bowl
Winner	Namibia
Runner-up	Wales
Shield
Winner	Kenya
Runner-up	Morocco
Tournament details
Matches played	41
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The 2001 South Africa Sevens (more commonly known as the 2001 Durban Sevens) was a rugby sevens tournament held at the Absa Stadium in Durban. The tournament took place from 17–18 November 2001 and was the third edition of the South Africa Sevens and was also the first leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.

Sixteen teams was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying through to the cup final while the bottom two competed in the bowl. After finishing top of their group, New Zealand went on to defend their title defeating first-time cup finalists Samoa 19–17. In the plate final, Australia defeated Fiji 57–0 while the African teams in Namibia and Kenya won the bowl and the newly created shield competition.

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.

Teams

Arabian Gulf made their first appearance in the IRB Sevens World Series as they were one of the 16 participating teams for the tournament:

• Arabian Gulf
•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Georgia
•  Kenya
•  Morocco
•  Namibia
•  New Zealand
•  Portugal
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Wales

Pool stage

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2001 Durban Sevens title.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	131	0	+131	9
England	3	2	0	1	71	42	+29	7
Arabian Gulf	3	1	0	2	21	102	−81	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	5	84	−79	3

New Zealand	45-0	Georgia

England	39–14	Arabian Gulf

New Zealand	58–0	Arabian Gulf

England	32–0	Georgia

New Zealand	28–0	England

Arabian Gulf	7–5	Georgia

Source:

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	79	22	+57	9
France	3	2	0	1	60	27	+33	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	34	42	−8	5
Namibia	3	0	0	3	10	92	−82	3

Wales	14-10	Namibia

Australia	17–12	France

Australia	50–0	Namibia

France	20–10	Wales

France	28–0	Namibia

Australia	12–10	Wales

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Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	88	14	+74	9
Fiji	3	2	0	1	71	40	+31	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	27	71	−44	5
Morocco	3	0	0	3	23	84	−61	3

Fiji	26-5	Scotland

Argentina	24–7	Morocco

Fiji	38–9	Morocco

Argentina	38–0	Scotland

Scotland	22–7	Morocco

Argentina	26–7	Fiji

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Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	2	1	0	90	22	+68	8
Samoa	3	2	1	0	81	29	+52	8
Portugal	3	1	0	2	45	83	−38	5
Kenya	3	0	0	3	29	111	−82	3

Samoa	31-7	Portugal

South Africa	45–0	Kenya

Samoa	38–10	Kenya

South Africa	33–10	Portugal

Portugal	28–19	Kenya

Samoa	12–12	South Africa

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Knockout stage

Shield

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Arabian Gulf	12
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Morocco	21
					Morocco	17
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Kenya	20
	Kenya	17
	Georgia	7

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Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Arabian Gulf	19
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Namibia	22
					Namibia	22
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Portugal	12
	Portugal	22
									18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Morocco	0
									Namibia	29
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
									Wales	28
	Scotland	28
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Kenya	19
					Scotland	12
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Wales	29
	Wales	40
	Georgia	19

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Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	France	14
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Fiji	28
					Fiji	0
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Australia	57
	Argentina	12
	Australia	14

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Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	New Zealand	26
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	France	0
					New Zealand	38
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					South Africa	7
	South Africa	12
									18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Fiji	0
									New Zealand	19
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
									Samoa	17
	Argentina	14
					18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Samoa	19
					Samoa	24
	18 November 2001 – ABSA Stadium, Durban
					England	7
	Australia	7
	England	27

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Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	20
	Samoa	16
	South Africa	12
	England	12
5	Australia	8
6	Fiji	6
7	Argentina	4
	France	4

Place	Team	Points
9	Namibia	2
10	Wales	0
11	Scotland	0
	Portugal	0
13	Kenya	0
14	Morocco	0
15	Georgia	0
	Arabian Gulf	0

Source: Rugby7.com

References

1. "IRB Sevens III - Durban, South Africa. 17-Nov-2001 To 18-Nov-2001". rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
2. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
3. ^ "Durban Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2002. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

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• South Africa Sevens
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