2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s

{{Infobox European Rugby Cup season

| name = 2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s

| image =

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Official Logo

| countries = 15

| tournament format = Knockout

| date = 15–16 September 2001

| teams = 16

| matches = 37

| attendance =

| tries =

| top point scorer =

| top try scorer =

| venue = Bogambara Stadium

| attendance2 =

| champions = {{Ru7|Chinese Taipei}}

| count =

| runner-up = {{Ru7|KOR}}

| website =

| previous year = 2000

| previous tournament = 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s

| next year = 2002

| next tournament = 2002 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s

}}

The 2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s was the third year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s tournament. All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka on 15 and 16 September 2001. 2001 was the second year that the competition was expanded to include non-Asian rugby playing nations, with teams from the Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark and Germany competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea in the final to take the Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the cup twice.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby7.com/roh_sri.asp|title=Sri Lanka 7s|publisher=Rugby7.com|accessdate=14 January 2015}} The Czech Republic and Denmark won the Bowl and Plate finals respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=KAN-2000|title=Kandy, Sri Lanka. 9/15/2001 - 9/16/2001|publisher=Rugby7.com|accessdate=14 January 2015}}

Group stage

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colspan=2\|Key to colours in group tables
style="background:#ccffcc; width:20px;"\| \|align=left\|Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
style="background:#ffe6bd; width:20px;"\| \|align=left\|Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final
style="background:#fcc; width:20px;"\| \|align=left\|Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final

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colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables

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|align=left|Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final

style="background:#ffe6bd; width:20px;"|

|align=left|Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final

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|align=left|Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final

=Pool A=

{{ru7|Malaysia}} 21 - 00 {{ru7|CZE}}
{{ru7|SRI}} 26 - 19 {{ru7|KOR}}
{{ru7|Malaysia}} 14 - 12 {{ru7|SRI}}
{{ru7|KOR}} 35 - 14 {{ru7|CZE}}
{{ru7|SRI}} 28 - 05 {{ru7|CZE}}
{{ru7|KOR}} 24 - 07 {{ru7|Malaysia}}

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|KOR}} \|3	2	0	1	78	47	+31	7
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|SRI}} \|3	2	0	1	66	33	+28	7
style="background:#ffe6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|Malaysia}} \|3	2	0	1	42	36	+6	7
style="background:#fcc6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|CZE}} \|3	0	0	3	19	84	−65	0

=Pool B=

{{ru7|SIN}} 05 - 00 {{flagicon|GCC}} Arabian Gulf
{{ru7|BEL}} 20 - 10 {{ru7|CHN}}
{{ru7|SIN}} 14 - 00 {{ru7|BEL}}
{{flagicon|GCC}} Arabian Gulf 24 - 19 {{ru7|CHN}}
{{ru7|BEL}} 14 - 00 {{flagicon|GCC}} Arabian Gulf
{{ru7|CHN}} 14 - 12 {{ru7|SIN}}

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|SIN}} \|3	2	0	1	31	14	+17	7
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|BEL}} \|3	2	0	1	34	24	+10	7
style="background:#ffe6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|CHN}} \|3	1	0	2	43	58	−15	5
style="background:#fcc6bd" \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|GCC}} Arabian Gulf \|3	1	0	2	24	43\|
19	5

=Pool C=

{{ru7|KAZ}} 38 - 07 {{ru7|IND}}
{{ru7|GER}} 26 - 05 {{ru7|Hong Kong}}
{{ru7|GER}} 54 - 00 {{ru7|IND}}
{{ru7|Hong Kong}} 19 - 12 {{ru7|KAZ}}
{{ru7|GER}} 19 - 05 {{ru7|KAZ}}
{{ru7|Hong Kong}} 50 - 00 {{ru7|IND}}

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
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style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|GER}} \|3	3	0	0	99	10	+89	9
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|Hong Kong}} \|3	2	0	1	74	38	+36	7
style="background:#ffe6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|KAZ}} \|3	1	0	2	55	45	+10	5
style="background:#fcc6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|IND}} \|3	0	0	3	7	142	−135	3

=Pool D=

{{ru7|Thailand}} 26 - 00 {{ru7|SRI}} Barbarians
{{ru7|DEN}} 31 - 12 {{ru7|Thailand}}
{{ru7|Chinese Taipei}} 12 - 00 {{ru7|DEN}}
{{ru7|Chinese Taipei}} 47 - 00 {{ru7|SRI}} Barbarians
{{ru7|DEN}} 14 - 12 {{ru7|SRI}} Barbarians
{{ru7|Thailand}} 24 - 19 {{ru7|Chinese Taipei}}

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|Chinese Taipei}} \|3	2	0	1	78	24	+54	7
style="background:#ccffcc" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|Thailand}} \|3	2	0	1	62	50	+12	7
style="background:#ffe6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|DEN}} \|3	2	0	1	45	36	+9	7
style="background:#fcc6bd" \|align=left\| {{ru7\|SRI}} Barbarians \|3	0	0	3	12	87	−75	3

Second round

=Bowl=

{{Round4

||{{flagicon|GCC}} Arabian Gulf|17|{{ru7|SRI}} Barbarians|12

||{{ru7|CZE}}|43|'''{{ru7|IND}}|7

||{{flagicon|GCC}} Arabian Gulf|14|{{ru7|CZE}}|15

}}

=Plate=

{{Round4

||{{ru7|CHN}}|14|{{ru7|DEN}}|26

||{{ru7|KAZ}}|12|{{ru7|Malaysia}}|21

||{{ru7|DEN}}|24|{{ru7|Malaysia}}|14

}}

=Cup=

{{Round8

||{{ru7|Chinese Taipei}}|17|{{ru7|SIN}}|10

||{{ru7|Thailand}}|19|{{ru7|BEL}}|12

||{{ru7|KOR}}|24|{{ru7|Hong Kong}}|12

||{{ru7|SRI}}|21|{{ru7|GER}}|7

||{{ru7|Chinese Taipei}}|31|{{ru7|Thailand}}|7

||{{ru7|KOR}}|24|{{ru7|SRI}}|7

||{{ru7|Chinese Taipei}}|26|{{ru7|KOR}}|21

}}

References

2001

Category:2001 rugby sevens competitions

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