The 2000 Wellington Sevens was an
rugby sevens tournament that took place at the
Westpac Stadium
Wellington Regional Stadium (known commercially as Sky Stadium through naming rights) is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is .
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in
Wellington
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between the 4–5 February 2000. It was the first edition of the
Wellington Sevens
The New Zealand Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament currently held at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first eighteen years of its history the event was held in Wellington. The event is the third on the World Rugby Seve ...
and the fifth round of the
1999-2000 World Sevens Series.
After finishing on top of Pool B with three straight wins,
Fiji
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took out their third sevens title of the season defeating hosts,
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
24-14 in the cup final to regain the series lead.
[ ]Canada
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took out the plate final while France
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won the bowl final over Croatia
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Teams
Sixteen national teams played in the Wellington Sevens with the announcement of teams being revealed on the 21 January 2000.
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 2000 Wellington Sevens title.
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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Pool D
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World Rugby
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Finals
Bowl
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World Rugby
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Plate
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World Rugby
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Cup
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World Rugby
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Tournament placings
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Rugby7.com
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References
{{1999–2000 World Sevens Series
2000
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Wellington Sevens
The New Zealand Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament currently held at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first eighteen years of its history the event was held in Wellington. The event is the third on the World Rugby Seve ...
Well
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February 2000 sports events in New Zealand