The 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s was the second year of the
Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s
The Sri Lanka Sevens is an annual international rugby sevens tournament held in Sri Lanka. Sponsored by telecommunications provider Dialog, the event has been part of the Asian Sevens Series since 2015. It was founded in 1999 as the Singer Sri L ...
tournament. All matches were played at
Bogambara Stadium
Bogambara Stadium ( si, බෝගම්බර ක්රිඩාංගනය) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka It is one of the oldest grounds in the country. Stadium is currently used mostly for Rugby matches and hosted the gam ...
in
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
, Sri Lanka. Following the success of the inaugural competition the previous year the tournament was made an open event and expanded to 16 teams,
with four teams from Europe competing.
Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
defeated
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
38 points to 21 in the final of the Cup, with the Bowl final won by Thailand and the Plate final by Japan.
Group stage
Pool A
* 59 - 00 Barbarians
* 26 - 07
* 47 - 00
Arabian Gulf
* 14 - 05 Barbarians
* Barbarians 31 - 14
Arabian Gulf
*
Arabian Gulf 29 - 11
:
Pool B
* 19 - 14
* 19 - 14
* 26 - 21
* 28 - 07
* 36 - 07
* 19 - 00
:
Pool C
* 24 - 07
* 45 - 12
* 28 - 17
* 19 - 19
* 38 - 07
* 45 - 07
:
Pool D
* 49 - 00
* 47 - 07
* 70 - 00
* 28 - 19
* 42 - 07
* 40 - 00
:
Second round
Bowl
Plate
Cup
References
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2000 rugby sevens competitions
2000 in Asian rugby union
rugby sevens