Rugby sevens at the 2001 World Games

World Games 2001 Rugby Sevens


Host	Akita
Dates	25–26 August 2001
Teams	8
Podium
Champions	Fiji
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	New Zealand
Fourth place	France

Rugby sevens at the World Games 2001 was played at Akita Yabase Stadium in Akita, Japan on 25–26 August 2001.^[1] Fiji won the final against Australia by the score of 35 to 19.^[2]

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament

Pool phase

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	108	19	9
France	3	2	1	69	50	7
New Zealand	3	1	2	40	49	5
Canada	3	0	3	12	111	3

25 August 2001
10:00

New Zealand	21 – 17	Canada

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
10:25

Fiji	33 – 12	France

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
12:10

France	21 – 12	New Zealand

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
12:35

Fiji	54 – 0	Canada

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
14:05

France	36 – 5	Canada

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
14:30

Fiji	21 – 7	New Zealand

Akita Yabase Stadium

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	85	19	9
South Africa	3	2	1	95	33	7
Japan	3	1	2	45	73	5
Great Britain	3	0	3	12	112	3

25 August 2001
10:50

Australia	31 – 0	Great Britain

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
11:25

South Africa	33 – 7	Japan

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
13:00

Australia	33 – 0	Japan

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
13:25

South Africa	43 – 5	Great Britain

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
14:55

Japan	38 – 7	Great Britain

Akita Yabase Stadium

25 August 2001
15:20

Australia	21 – 19	South Africa

Akita Yabase Stadium

Knock-out phase

Finals

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

25 August 2001 – 10:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium

Fiji	35
		25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium
Great Britain	0
		Fiji	45
25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
		New Zealand	0
New Zealand	15
				25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
South Africa	12
				Fiji	35
25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium
				Australia	19
Australia	49
		25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
Canada	0
		Australia	35
25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
		France	5	Third place
France	40
				25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium
Japan	0
				New Zealand	19

				France	10

Classification matches

Lower bracket play-offs		5th place play-off

25 August 2001 – 12:10 – Akita Yabase Stadium

South Africa	22
		25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium
Great Britain	19
		South Africa	34
25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium
		Canada	5
Canada	21

Japan	19
		7th place play-off

		25 August 2001 – 14:05 – Akita Yabase Stadium

		Great Britain	21

		Japan	19

References

^ "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ "Fiji dominate World Games 7s". ESPN Scrum. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[r7-2001-1] "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[espn-2001-2] "Fiji dominate World Games 7s". ESPN Scrum. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

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