2000 Paris Sevens

{{Infobox Rugby Sevens

| series = IRB Sevens I

| countries = {{flag|France}}

| date = 27–28 May 2000

| champions1 = {{ru7|NZL}}

| runnersup1 = {{ru7|RSA}}

| champions2 = {{ru7|FIJ}}

| runnersup2 = {{ru7|FRA}}

| champions3 = {{ru7|SAM}}

| runnersup3 = {{ru7|MAR}}

| matches = 41

| tries =

| top point scorer =

| top try scorer =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2001

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The 2000 Paris Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the France Sevens leg of the series, held on 27–28 May 2000, at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

Ahead of the tournament, which was the tenth and final event of the series, Fiji lead the standings by six points over New Zealand. However, following Fiji's 35–21 defeat by Argentina in the Cup quarterfinals, New Zealand became the inaugural World Sevens Series champions as they defeated South Africa 69–10 in the Cup final.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket. No Shield trophy was on offer in the 1999-2000 season.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

{{colbegin}}

  • {{ru7|ARG}}
  • {{ru7|AUS}}
  • {{ru7|CAN}}
  • {{ru7|ENG}}
  • {{ru7|FIJ}}
  • {{ru7|FRA}}
  • 23px French Barbarians
  • {{ru7|GEO}}
  • {{ru7|IRE}}
  • {{ru7|JPN}}
  • {{ru7|MAR}}
  • {{ru7|NZL}}
  • {{ru7|RSA}}
  • {{ru7|SAM}}
  • {{ru7|SCO}}
  • {{ru7|USA}}

{{colend}}

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 Fiji Sevens title.

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|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals

align=left|Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

=Pool A=

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width=175 |Team

!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld

!width=25 abbr="Won" |W

!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF

!width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA

!width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD

!width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|FIJ}}

|3

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|FRA}}

|3

20110157447
align=left|{{ru7|IRE}}

|3

10257104|
475
align=left|{{ru7|JPN}}

|3

00319148–1293

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

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|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score=61–0 |away= {{ru7|JPN}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|FRA}} |score=40–17|away= {{ru7|IRE}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

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|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

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|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|FRA}} |score=47–5 |away= {{ru7|JPN}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|IRE}} |score=40–14|away= {{ru7|JPN}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score=35–14|away= {{ru7|FRA}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

=Pool B=

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width=175 |Team

!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld

!width=25 abbr="Won" |W

!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF

!width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA

!width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD

!width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|NZL}}

|3

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|ARG}}

|3

2016249137
align=left|{{ru7|MAR}}

|3

1025564-95
align=left|{{ru7|USA}}

|3

00319107|
883

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

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|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|NZL}} |score=28–19 |away= {{ru7|MAR}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|ARG}} |score=26–7 |away= {{ru7|USA}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|NZL}} |score=59–0 |away= {{ru7|USA}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|ARG}} |score=24–14|away= {{ru7|MAR}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|MAR}} |score=22–12|away= {{ru7|USA}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|NZL}} |score=28–12|away= {{ru7|ARG}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

=Pool C=

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width=175 |Team

!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld

!width=25 abbr="Won" |W

!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF

!width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA

!width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD

!width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|AUS}}

|3

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|CAN}}

|3

2015060|
107
align=left|23px French Barbarians31023973|
345
align=left|{{ru7|SCO}}

|3

0033695|
593

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|AUS}} |score=42–7 |away= 23px French Barbarians

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|CAN}} |score=33–10 |away= {{ru7|SCO}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|AUS}} |score=40–7 |away= {{ru7|SCO}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|CAN}} |score=12–10 |away= 23px French Barbarians

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= French Barbarians 23px |score=22–19 |away= {{ru7|SCO}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|AUS}} |score=40–5 |away= {{ru7|CAN}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

=Pool D=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Team

!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld

!width=25 abbr="Won" |W

!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF

!width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA

!width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD

!width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|RSA}}

|3

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{ru7|ENG}}

|3

201585447
align=left|{{ru7|SAM}}

|3

102454145
align=left|{{ru7|GEO}}

|3

00333107|
743

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|SAM}} |score=31–14|away= {{ru7|GEO}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|RSA}} |score=28–12|away= {{ru7|ENG}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|ENG}} |score=15–7 |away= {{ru7|SAM}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|RSA}} |score=45–0 |away= {{ru7|GEO}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|ENG}} |score=31–19|away= {{ru7|GEO}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

----

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 May 2000 |time =

|home= {{ru7-rt|RSA}} |score=12–7 |away= {{ru7|SAM}}

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

Knockout stage

=Bowl=

{{Round8

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|SAM}}|21|{{ru7|SCO}}|12

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|IRE}}|17|{{ru7|USA}}|7

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|MAR}}|21|{{ru7|JPN}}|10

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|23px French Barbarians |24|{{ru7|GEO}}|14

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|SAM}}|24|{{ru7|IRE}}|5

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|MAR}}|17|23px French Barbarians|12

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|SAM}}| 37|{{ru7|MAR}}|5

|team-width=170|score-width=50

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

=Plate=

{{Round4

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|FIJ}}|21|{{ru7|CAN}}|12

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|FRA}}|31|{{ru7|ENG}}|12

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|FIJ}}|45|{{ru7|FRA}}|7

| team-width = 170

| score-width = 50

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

=Cup=

{{Round8

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|ARG}}|35|{{ru7|FIJ}}|21

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|RSA}}|24|{{ru7|CAN}}|7

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|NZL}}|19|{{ru7|FRA}}|0

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|AUS}}|26|{{ru7|ENG}}|21

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|ARG}} |14|{{ru7|RSA}}|19

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|NZL}}|26|{{ru7|AUS}}|7

|28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty|{{ru7|RSA}}|10|{{ru7|NZL}}|69

|team-width=170|score-width=50

}}

Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1385/results World Rugby]

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|NZL}}

20
{{silver2}}

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

16
rowspan=2| {{bronze3}}

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

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

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

8
6

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

6
rowspan=2| 7

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

4
align=left| {{Ru7|ENG}}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|SAM}}

2
10

|align=left| {{Ru7|MAR}}

0
rowspan=2| 11

|align=left| 23px French Barbarians

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

|align=left| {{Ru7|GEO}}

0
align=left| {{Ru7|JPN}}0
align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}}0
align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}0

{{col-float-end}}

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

Series standings

At the completion of Round 10:

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! style="width:2em; | {{noflag}}
Pos.

! {{diagonal split header|Team|Event }}

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|Dubai}}
Dubai

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|RSA}}
Stellen{{shy}}bosch

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|URU}}
Punta del Este

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|ARG}}
Mar del Plata

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|NZL}}
Well{{shy}}ington

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|FIJ}}
Suva

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|AUS}}
Bris{{shy}}bane

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|HKG}}
Hong Kong

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|JPN}}
Tokyo

! style="width:5.2em; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|FRA}}
Paris

! Points
total

1align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}}20162016162012301620186
2align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}}1620162020162024208180
3align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}88812121216181212118
4align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}}12612121212482282
5align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}}121212466{{pad|0.25em}}0 {{ref|pts strip|a}}841680
6align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}4466844812460
7align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}}04848881252
8align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}602420644634
9align=left| {{Ru7|ENG}}18422
10align=left| {{Ru7|GEO}}012012
11align=left| {{Ru7|TON}}4240212
12align=left| {{Ru7|JPN}}000000808
13align=left| {{nowrap|{{Ru7|PNG}}}}

| —

02068
14align=left| {{Ru7|URU}}0400408
15align=left| {{Ru7|MAR}}0404
rowspan=2| 16

|align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}}

2002
align=left| {{Ru7|ESP}}022
18align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}0000000000
19align=left| {{Ru7|HKG}}000000
rowspan=2| 20

|align=left| {{Ru7|COK}}

0000
align=left| {{Ru7|CRO}}0000
rowspan=14| 22

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

000
align=left| {{Ru7|CHI}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|CHN}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|TPE}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|GER}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|IRE}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|MAS}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|PAR}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|PER}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|SIN}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|KOR}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|SRI}}000
align=left| {{Ru7|ZIM}}000
rowspan=6| 36

|align=left| {{flagicon|GCC}} Arabian Gulf

| —

00
align=left| 23px French Barbarians

| —

00
align=left| {{Ru7|ITA}}00
align=left| {{Ru7|NAM}}00
align=left| {{Ru7|Thailand}}00
align=left| {{Ru7|VAN}}00

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

{{note|pts strip|a}} South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.

References

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{{cite web

|year=2000

|title= IRB Sevens I - Paris, France. 5/27/2000 - 5/29/2000

|website= rugby7.com

|accessdate= 25 May 2016

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

}}

{{cite web

|date= 28 May 2000

|title= Kiwis claim Paris Sevens with crushing victory

|website= espnscrum.com

|accessdate=

|url= http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/31196.html

}}

{{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}}

{{cite web

|title=IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament

|website=irbsevens.com

|accessdate=9 December 2013

|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/rules.html

|url-status=usurped

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520160501/http://irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/rules.html

|archivedate=20 May 2013

}}

{{cite web

|date=14 November 2000

|title=New Zealand leaves Fijian nationality issue to IRB

|website=espnscrum.com

|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/33647.html

|url-status=live

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918043200/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/33647.html

|archivedate=18 September 2016

}}

}}

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