The 2000 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2000 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international

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tournament that was part of the

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in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the

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leg of the series, held on 18–19 February 2000, at

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(Suncorp Stadium) in

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. The tournament was the first edition of the Australian Sevens within the World Sevens Series, and was won by

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who defeated

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24–21 in the Cup final with a sensational try in the final seconds to

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Teams

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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. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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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.

Bowl

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in the semifinals,

became only the third different nation to reach a

Cup final.

and

had contested each of the previous six Series Cup finals.

Tournament placings

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Series standings

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Notes

South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.

References

External links

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