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2000 Mar del Plata Sevens

{{Infobox Rugby Sevens

| series = IRB Sevens I

| countries = {{flag|Argentina}}

| date = 12–13 January 2000

| champions1 = {{ru7|FIJ}}

| runnersup1 = {{ru7|NZL}}

| champions2 = {{ru7|ARG}}

| runnersup2 = {{ru7|CAN}}

| champions3 = {{ru7|ESP}}

| runnersup3 = {{ru7|CHI}}

| matches = 41

| tries =

| top point scorer =

| top try scorer =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2002

}}

The 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata between the 12–13 January 2000. It was the fourth edition of the Mar del Plata Sevens and was also the fourth round of the held in Argentina as the fourth round of the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.

During the tournament, the first draw in the series history occurred when Samoa and Australia played out an 14-all draw in Pool D. In the cup final, Fiji took out their second cup final of the season defeating New Zealand 26-14. The hosts (Argentina) took out the plate while Spain won the bowl.

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the Mar Del Plata Sevens with the national teams being the same teams as in the previous round which was held in Punta del Este.

{{columns-list|colwidth=28em|

  • {{Ru7|ARG}}
  • {{Ru7|AUS}}
  • {{Ru7|BRA}}
  • {{Ru7|CAN}}
  • {{Ru7|CHI}}
  • {{Ru7|FIJ}}
  • {{Ru7|FRA}}
  • {{Ru7|GER}}
  • {{Ru7|NZL}}
  • {{Ru7|PAR}}
  • {{Ru7|PER}}
  • {{Ru7|SAM}}
  • {{Ru7|ESP}}
  • {{Ru7|RSA}}
  • {{Ru7|USA}}
  • {{Ru7|URU}}

}}

Format

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 Mar del Plata Sevens title.{{ciation needed|date=May 2020}}

Summary

The opening day of the 2000 Mar del Plata sevens saw the first draw in the series history with Samoa and Australia recording a 14-all draw in the final match of the day. Earlier results though put Samoa top of Pool D by a single point over Australia. New Zealand continued their form in the series, conceding only seven points (against France) in the pool stage to finish top of Pool B with France joining them. Fiji finished top of Pool A with wins over Germany (56–5), Uruguay (61–7) and Canada (40–14) with Canada joining them in second place. The final pool saw South Africa finish top of the pool with hosts, Argentina coming in second place.{{cite web|url=http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Argentina/Argentina121.html|title=World Sevens series record its first draw|date=13 January 2000|publisher=International Rugby Board|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010306103817/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Argentina/Argentina121.html|archive-date=6 March 2001}}

Day 2 saw an Fiji and New Zealand final for the fourth tournament in a row after both teams recorded victories in their quarters and semis to make it to the cup final. For Fiji they defeated France 47–7 before knocking off Samoa in the semi-finals 19–7. New Zealand recorded a victory over Canada in the quarter-finals before defeating first-time cup semi-finalists, Australia with Australian coach, Glen Ella stating, "It was good to finally break through". In the cup final, it was Fiji who defeated New Zealand to tie the series after four rounds after coming back from 14–0 down to win 26–14. Hosts, Argentina won the plate final while Spain won the bowl defeating Chile.{{cite web|url=http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Argentina/Argentina124.html|title=Australia finally reach top four but Fiji takes the Cup|date=14 January 2000|publisher=International Rugby Board|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020704044256/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Argentina/Argentina124.html|archive-date=4 July 2002}}

Pool stages

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colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
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|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals

align=left|Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

=Pool A=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="200"|Team

!width="40"|Pld

!width="40"|W

!width="40"|D

!width="40"|L

!width="40"|PF

!width="40"|PA

!width="40"|+/-

!width="40"|Pts

bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}}

|3

30015726+1319
bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}

|3

2018064+167
align=left| {{Ru7|GER}}

|3

1021996−775
align=left| {{Ru7|URU}}

|3

0032494−703

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215609/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings |date=2016-06-29 }}

{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 15:30

|home= {{Ru7-rt|GER}} |score= 7–0 |away= {{Ru7|URU}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 16:50

|home= {{Ru7-rt|CAN}} |score= 26–17 |away= {{Ru7|URU}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 18:10

|home= {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score= 56–5 |away= {{Ru7|GER}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 19:30

|home= {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score= 61–7 |away= {{Ru7|URU}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 20:50

|home= {{Ru7-rt|CAN}} |score= 40–7 |away= {{Ru7|GER}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 22:20

|home= {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score= 40–14 |away= {{Ru7|CAN}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

=Pool B=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="200"|Team

!width="40"|Pld

!width="40"|W

!width="40"|D

!width="40"|L

!width="40"|PF

!width="40"|PA

!width="40"|+/-

!width="40"|Pts

bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}}

|3

3001147+1079
bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}

|3

2019821+777
align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}

|3

1021783−665
align=left| {{Ru7|PER}}

|3

00310128−1183

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215609/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings |date=2016-06-29 }}

{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 15:50

|home= {{Ru7-rt|USA}} |score= 17–10 |away= {{Ru7|PER}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 17:10

|home= {{Ru7-rt|FRA}} |score= 33–0 |away= {{Ru7|USA}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 18:30

|home= {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score= 53–0 |away= {{Ru7|PER}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 19:50

|home= {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score= 40–0 |away= {{Ru7|USA}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 21:10

|home= {{Ru7-rt|FRA}} |score= 58–0 |away= {{Ru7|PER}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 22:40

|home= {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score= 21–7 |away= {{Ru7|FRA}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

=Pool C=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="200"|Team

!width="40"|Pld

!width="40"|W

!width="40"|D

!width="40"|L

!width="40"|PF

!width="40"|PA

!width="40"|+/-

!width="40"|Pts

bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}}

|3

30010624+829
bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}}

|3

20110121+807
align=left| {{Ru7|ESP}}

|3

1023690−545
align=left| {{Ru7|BRA}}

|3

00312120−1083

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215609/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings |date=2016-06-29 }}

{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 16:10

|home= {{Ru7-rt|ESP}} |score= 29–0 |away= {{Ru7|BRA}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 17:30

|home= {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score= 38–12 |away= {{Ru7|BRA}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 18:50

|home= {{Ru7-rt|ARG}} |score= 36–7 |away= {{Ru7|ESP}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 20:10

|home= {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score= 54–0 |away= {{Ru7|ESP}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 21:40

|home= {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score= 14–12 |away= {{Ru7|ARG}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 23:00

|home= {{Ru7-rt|ARG}} |score= 53–0 |away= {{Ru7|BRA}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

=Pool D=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="200"|Team

!width="40"|Pld

!width="40"|W

!width="40"|D

!width="40"|L

!width="40"|PF

!width="40"|PA

!width="40"|+/-

!width="40"|Pts

bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}}

|3

2109828+708
bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}

|3

2108314+698
align=left| {{Ru7|CHI}}

|3

1024594−495
align=left| {{Ru7|PAR}}

|3

00326116−903

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215609/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/standings |date=2016-06-29 }}

{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 16:30

|home= {{Ru7-rt|CHI}} |score= 38–19 |away= {{Ru7|PAR}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 17:50

|home= {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score= 33–0 |away= {{Ru7|CHI}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 19:10

|home= {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score= 42–7 |away= {{Ru7|PAR}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 20:30

|home= {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score= 42–7 |away= {{Ru7|CHI}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 22:00

|home= {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score= 36–0 |away= {{Ru7|PAR}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

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{{rugbybox |date = 12 January 2000 |time = 23:20

|home= {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score= 14–14 |away= {{Ru7|AUS}}

|report = |stadium = Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

Finals

=Bowl=

{{Round8

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|GER}}|12|{{Ru7|PER}}|7

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|CHI}}|31|{{Ru7|BRA}}|5

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|ESP}}|20|{{Ru7|PAR}}|12

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|USA}}|21|{{Ru7|URU}}|15

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|GER}}|12|{{Ru7|CHI}}|42

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|ESP}}|14|{{Ru7|USA}}|7

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|CHI}}|7|{{Ru7|ESP}}|38

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

=Plate=

{{Round4

|13 January – Mar del Plata|{{ru7|FRA}}|12|{{ru7|ARG}}|28

|13 January – Mar del Plata|{{ru7|RSA}}|17|{{ru7|CAN}}|35

|13 January – Mar del Plata|{{ru7|ARG}}|26|{{ru7|CAN}}|14

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

=Cup=

{{Round8

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|FIJ}}|47|{{Ru7|FRA}}|7

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|SAM}}|10|{{Ru7|ARG}}|5

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|AUS}}|22|{{Ru7|RSA}}|5

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|NZL}}|43|{{Ru7|CAN}}|7

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|FIJ}}|28|{{Ru7|SAM}}|12

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|AUS}}|5|{{Ru7|NZL}}|26

|13 January – Mar del Plata |{{Ru7|FIJ}}|26|{{Ru7|NZL}}|14

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results World Rugby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191338/http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1387/results |date=2016-06-29 }}

Tournament placings

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"

! Place

! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team

! Points

{{gold1}}

|align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}}

20
{{silver2}}

|align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}}

16
rowspan=2| {{bronze3}}

|align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}

12
align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}}12
5

|align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}}

8
6

|align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}

6
rowspan=2| 7

|align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}

4
align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}}4

{{col-float-break}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"

! Place

! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team

! Points

9

|align=left| {{Ru7|ESP}}

2
10

|align=left| {{Ru7|CHI}}

0
rowspan=2| 11

|align=left| {{Ru7|GER}}

0
align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}0
rowspan=4| 13

|align=left| {{Ru7|BRA}}

0
align=left| {{Ru7|PAR}}0
align=left| {{Ru7|PER}}0
align=left| {{Ru7|URU}}0

{{col-float-end}}

Source: [http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000 Rugby7.com]

References

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite web

|year=2000

|title= IRB Sevens I - Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1/13/2000 - 1/14/2000

|website= rugby7.com

|accessdate= 25 May 2016

|url= http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PDE-2000

|url-status=live

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101162547/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PDE-2000 |archive-date=2014-01-01 }}

{{cite web

|date= 2000

|title= IRB Sevens Standings

|website= Rugby 7

|accessdate= 26 May 2016

|url= http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000

|url-status= live

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160526165246/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000

|archivedate= 26 May 2016}}

}}

External links

  • {{cite web|url = http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=MDP-2000|title = Mar del Plata Sevens 2000|date= 2013-06-03|work = rugby7.com}}

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