| 2001–02 IRB Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series III | |
| Hosts |
|
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third |  England |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
The 2001–02 World Sevens Series was the third edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The series ran from November 2001 to May 2002. New Zealand was the series champion for a third consecutive year, and won seven of the eleven tournaments. No other country won more than one tournament during the season. South Africa and England won their first tournaments on the world circuit and finished in second and third place on the final series standings, respectively.
Twelve tournaments were originally scheduled for the 2001–02 series but, after several teams withdrew from 2001 Dubai Sevens in the wake of the September 11 attacks that year, the tournament was downgraded in status and excluded from the official series standings.[1][2]
| Leg | Venue | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban | Absa Stadium, Durban | 17–18 November 2001 | New Zealand
|
| Santiago | Universidad Católica, Santiago | 4–5 January 2002[4] | New Zealand
|
| Mar del Plata | José María Minella, Mar del Plata | 11–12 January 2002 |  Fiji
|
| Brisbane | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 2–3 February 2002 |  Australia
|
| Wellington | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 8–9 February 2002 | South Africa
|
| Beijing | Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing | 16–17 March 2002 | New Zealand
|
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 22–24 March 2002 | England
|
| Singapore | National Stadium, Singapore | 20–21 April 2002 | New Zealand
|
| Kuala Lumpur | MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 27–28 April 2002 | New Zealand
|
| London | Twickenham, London | 24–25 May 2002[5] | New Zealand
|
| Cardiff | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 30 May to 1 June 2002[6] | New Zealand
|
The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.
| Pos. |
Event Team |
Durban |
 Santiago |
 Mar Del Plata |
Brisbane |
Wellington |
 Beijing |
 Hong Kong |
 Singapore |
 Kuala Lumpur |
London |
 Cardiff |
Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
|
20 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 198 |
| 2 | South Africa
|
12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 136 |
| 3 | England
|
12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 126 |
| 4 | Fiji
|
6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 122 |
| 5 | Australia
|
8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 108 |
| 6 |  Samoa
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 90 |
| 7 | Argentina
|
4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 86 |
| 8 | Wales
|
0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
| 9 |  France
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 |  Scotland
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 |  United States
|
– | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| 12 |  Canada
|
– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 |  Cook Islands
|
– | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 14 |  Namibia
|
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 15 |  Morocco
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| — |  Japan
|
– | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| China
|
– | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 Chinese Taipei
|
– | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
 South Korea
|
– | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
 Portugal
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Papua New Guinea
|
– | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Singapore
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
 Thailand
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
 Georgia
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Russia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Brazil
|
– | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Chile
|
– | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 Paraguay
|
– | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 Uruguay
|
– | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 West Indies
|
– | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 Tonga
|
– | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Hong Kong
|
– | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| Malaysia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |
 Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Spain
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Arabian Gulf
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 Kenya
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
 Sri Lanka
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Source: rugby7.com (archived)
