The 2000 Dubai Sevens was an international
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
tournament that was the second leg of the
2000–01 World Sevens Series
The SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World ...
. The
Dubai Sevens
The Dubai 7s is an annual rugby sevens and social event held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, UAE. Founded in 1970, the event is the longest running sports event in the Middle East.
Events
The Dubai 7s has six competitions each year:
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took place at the
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
on 23–24 November 2000.
[
The hosts, ]Arabian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.United Nations Group o ...
, were defeated 43–17 by Ireland
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in the Bowl quarterfinals whilst defending World Sevens Series
The SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World ...
champions New Zealand
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won their third straight Sevens title by defeating Fiji
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38–12 in the Cup final.
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three 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 2000-01 season.
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Teams
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
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Pool stage
Pool A
Source
World Rugby
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World Rugby
Pool B
Source
World Rugby
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World Rugby
Pool C
Source
World Rugby
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World Rugby
Pool D
Source
World Rugby
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World Rugby
Knockout stage
Bowl
Source
World Rugby
Plate
Source
World Rugby
Cup
Source
World Rugby
Tournament placings
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Rugby7.com
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Series standings
At the completion of Round 2:
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Rugby7.com
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References
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2000–01
2000–01 IRB Sevens World Series
2000 in Emirati sport
2000 in Asian rugby union