The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the five regions' respective tournaments.

Qualified teams

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Automatic qualification
 South Africa  Argentina (hosts)  South Korea  England
 France
 Australia
 Fiji
 New Zealand
 Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
 Kenya
 Zimbabwe
 Canada
 Chile
 United States
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Georgia
 Ireland
 Portugal
 Russia
 Spain
 Wales
 Cook Islands

Africa

Africa had two tournaments as a qualifier. First on 29 April was a preliminary round-robin tournament in Abidjan where Ivory Coast and Tunisia finished the highest.[1] They then joined ten other teams in Nairobi for a 23–24 June tournament. Kenya and Zimbabwe both advance as finalists of the tournament.[2]

Qualifier 1 (Abidjan)

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Ivory Coast 33006622+449
 Tunisia 32013617+197
 Morocco 31025226+265
 Cameroon 300312101–893

Qualifier 2 (Nairobi)

Day 1

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Madagascar 32016926+437
 Kenya 32016831+377
 Uganda 32015026+247
 Kazakhstan 30030104–1043

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Zimbabwe 3300945+899
 Tunisia 32016221+417
 Botswana 31021768–515
 Eswatini 30031291–793

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Namibia 321010828+898
 Ivory Coast 32019431+637
 Zambia 31115647+96
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300312164–1523

Day 2

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Zimbabwe 2200805+756
 Zambia 21012655–294
 Kazakhstan 20021561–462

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Namibia 2200737+666
 Uganda 21017317+564
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20020122–1222

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kenya 2200435+386
 Madagascar 21011412+24
 Eswatini 20021050–402

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Tunisia 22005412+426
 Ivory Coast 21012645–194
 Botswana 20022447–232

Knockout Round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 June 2000
 
 
 Zimbabwe21
 
25 June 2000
 
 Tunisia0
 
 Zimbabwe26
 
25 June 2000
 
 Kenya14
 
 Namibia5
 
 
 Kenya14
 
Third place
 
 
25 June 2000
 
 
 Tunisia21
 
 
 Namibia33

Americas

The Americas had two tournaments to serve as a qualifier. First was a 22–23 January tournament in Port of Spain for the Caribbean zone, from which Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious.[3] It then joins another nine teams in a deciding inter-Americas tournament in Santiago for three spots on 6-7 May.[4]

Qualifier 1 (Port of Spain)

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 33009017+739
 Bermuda 32015524+317
 Guyana 31024141+05
 Saint Lucia 300310114–1043

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Cayman Islands 32016638+287
 Jamaica 32015338+157
 Bahamas 31024160–195
 Barbados 31023155–245

Knockout Round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 January 2000
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago26
 
23 January 2000
 
 Barbados12
 
 Trinidad and Tobago21
 
23 January 2000
 
 Jamaica19
 
 Guyana0
 
23 January 2000
 
 Jamaica19
 
 Trinidad and Tobago22
 
23 January 2000
 
 Bermuda10
 
 Bermuda29
 
23 January 2000
 
 Bahamas0
 
 Bermuda21
 
23 January 2000
 
 Cayman Islands0
 
 Saint Lucia0
 
 
 Cayman Islands40
 

Qualifier 2 (Santiago)

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Canada 44001675+16212
 United States 430113533+10210
 Trinidad and Tobago 42026182–218
 Colombia 410333144–1116
 Peru 400412144–1324

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Uruguay 440012019+10112
 Chile 430114117+12410
 Paraguay 420264124–608
 Brazil 410329102–736
 Venezuela 400428120–924

Knockout Round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals/Both Qualify
 
          
 
7 May 2000
 
 
 Canada59
 
7 May 2000
 
 Colombia0
 
 Canada26
 
7 May 2000
 
 United States19
 
 United States24
 
7 May 2000
 
 Trinidad and Tobago7
 
 Canada29
 
7 May 2000
 
 Chile12
 
 Uruguay34
 
7 May 2000
 
 Brazil5
 
 Uruguay12
 
7 May 2000
 
 Chile17 Third Place/Qualifier
 
 Chile40
 
7 May 2000
 
 Paraguay10
 
 United States21
 
 
 Uruguay17
 

Asia

A two-day tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur to determine the three teams to join South Korea at the World Cup Sevens.[5]

Day One

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Japan 440018343+14012
 Malaysia 420213085+458
 China 420211674+428
 Singapore 420288101–138
 India 400412226–2144

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Hong Kong 44009133+5812
 Chinese Taipei 42026953+168
 Thailand 42027869+98
 Sri Lanka 41036293–316
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 41034698–526

Day Two

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Japan 440019245+14712
 Chinese Taipei 430114857+9110
 Sri Lanka 420259106–478
 China 41035496–426
 India 400421170–1494

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Hong Kong 440014347+9612
 Malaysia 43018163+1810
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 41037690–146
 Thailand 41034481–376
 Singapore 410338101–636

Placement Round

 
Third Place/Qualification
 
  
 
18 March 2000
 
 
 Chinese Taipei45
 
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
Final
 
  
 
18 March 2000
 
 
 Japan49
 
 
 Hong Kong12
 

Europe

There were two separate tournaments in Europe, both qualifying three nations among sixteen. The first took place in Heidelberg on 10–11 June.[6] The second in Madrid took place between 30 June and 1 July.[7]

Qualifier 1 (Heidelberg)

Day 1

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Wales 33001317+1249
 Czech Republic 32014839+97
 Moldova 31023455–215
 Poland 30030112–1123

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Romania 33001067+999
 Denmark 32016854+147
 Luxembourg 31024964–155
 Belgium 300317115–983

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Ireland 33009926+739
 Germany 32016945+247
  Switzerland 31025553+25
 Austria 30035104–993

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Georgia 33001360+1369
 Netherlands 32014746+15
 Serbia and Montenegro 31022271–495
 Hungary 3003795–883

Day 2

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Georgia 330012412+1129
 Netherlands 32015252+07
  Switzerland 31021953–345
 Poland 30031290–783

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Wales 330013012+1189
 Luxembourg 32015664–87
 Czech Republic 31025066–165
 Austria 300317111–943

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Denmark 33006419+457
 Romania 32015038+127
 Moldova 31025046+47
 Hungary 30031980–613

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Ireland 330010622+849
 Germany 32019048+427
 Belgium 31023399–665
 Serbia and Montenegro 30033292–603
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June 2000
 
 
 Georgia21
 
11 June 2000
 
 Ireland0
 
 Georgia33
 
11 June 2000
 
 Wales38
 
 Wales43
 
 
 Denmark0
 
Third/Qualifier
 
 
11 June 2000
 
 
 Ireland40
 
 
 Denmark5

Qualifier 2 (Madrid)

Day 1

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Scotland 330016214+1489
 Latvia 32015566–117
 Israel 31023866–285
 Norway 300312121–1093

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Spain 33001580+1589
 Ukraine 32016847+217
 Sweden 31025474–205
 Monaco 30030159–1593

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Portugal 330011117+949
 Croatia 32018743+447
 Lithuania 31023266–345
 Slovenia 30037111–1043

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Russia 330011619+979
 Italy 320111938+817
 Bulgaria 310236113–775
 Andorra 300338139–1013

Day 2

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Spain 33001095+1049
 Sweden 32015267–157
 Latvia 31024371–285
 Monaco 30013495–613

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Scotland 330011112+999
 Ukraine 32017850+287
 Slovenia 31022696–705
 Israel 30033592–573

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Russia 33008814+749
 Croatia 32017312+617
 Lithuania 31025445–705
 Norway 30030144–1443

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Portugal 330013514+1219
 Italy 320110529+767
 Bulgaria 301224111–874
 Andorra 301219129–1104
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July 2000
 
 
 Spain5
 
1 July 2000
 
 Portugal7
 
 Portugal24
 
1 July 2000
 
 Russia19
 
 Scotland14
 
 
 Russia31
 
Third/Qualifier
 
 
1 July 2000
 
 
 Spain36
 
 
 Scotland19

Oceania

The Oceania qualifying tournament took place in Rarotonga. After a six-team round robin, the two leading teams faced off for the championship, from which the host won and qualified for the World Cup.[8]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Tonga 541013422+11214
 Cook Islands 540113143+8813
 Papua New Guinea 53119270+2212
 Niue 52037382–99
 Vanuatu 51046399–367
 Tahiti 500517194–1775
 
Final
 
  
 
22 September 2000
 
 
 Tonga21
 
 
 Cook Islands24
 

References

  1. "Ivory Coast and Tunisia Qualify". 2 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-07-14. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. "Africa 2". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "Sevens win for Calypso Warriors". 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 2003-05-27. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. "Americas 2". Archived from the original on 2003-05-20. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. "Tournaments: Asia". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. "Europe 1". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "Europe 2". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "Oceania". Archived from the original on 2004-01-04. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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