The 2000 Durban Sevens, also known as the 2000
South Africa Sevens
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, was an international
rugby sevens tournament that was the first leg of the
2000–01 World Sevens Series
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. The tournament, which took place at the
ABSA Stadium
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on 18–19 November 2000,
[ was moved from to ]Durban
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for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.
The hosts, South Africa
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, were defeated 19–12 by Australia
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in the Cup quarterfinals but ended the tournament by beating Samoa
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22–12 in the Plate final whilst defending World Sevens Series
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champions New Zealand
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defeated defending South Africa Sevens
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champions Fiji
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34–5 in the Cup final.
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 2000-01 season.
Teams
Two teams made their IRB Sevens World Series
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debuts as Wales
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and Portugal
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competed for the first time. The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
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Pool stage
Pool A
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World Rugby
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Pool B
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World Rugby
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World Rugby
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Pool C
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World Rugby
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World Rugby
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Pool D
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World Rugby
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World Rugby
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Knockout stage
Bowl
Source
World Rugby
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Plate
Source
World Rugby
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Cup
Source
World Rugby
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Tournament placings
Source
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References
{{2000–01 World Sevens Series
2000–01 IRB Sevens World Series
2000
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2000 in South African rugby union