2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s
| 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | 15 |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | 5–6 September 2000 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Bogambara Stadium |
| Champions |  Chinese Taipei |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
The 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s was the second year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s tournament. All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Following the success of the inaugural competition the previous year the tournament was made an open event and expanded to 16 teams,[1] with four teams from Europe competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea[2] 38 points to 21 in the final of the Cup, with the Bowl final won by Thailand and the Plate final by Japan.[3]
Group stage
[edit]| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final | |
Pool A
[edit]
South Korea 59 - 00 
Sri Lanka Barbarians- South Korea 26 - 07
Malaysia - South Korea 47 - 00
Arabian Gulf - Malaysia 14 - 05 Sri Lanka Barbarians
- Sri Lanka Barbarians 31 - 14 Arabian Gulf
- Arabian Gulf 29 - 11 Malaysia
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Korea
3 3 0 0 132 07 +125 9 Arabian Gulf
3 1 0 2 43 89 -46 5 Malaysia
3 1 0 2 33 60 -27 5 Sri Lanka Barbarians
3 1 0 2 36 87 −51 5
Pool B
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Denmark 19 - 14 
Japan
Czech Republic 19 - 14 
Thailand- Czech Republic 26 - 21 Japan
- Denmark 28 - 07 Thailand
- Japan 36 - 07 Thailand
- Denmark 19 - 00 Czech Republic
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Denmark
3 3 0 0 66 21 +45 9 Czech Republic
3 2 0 1 45 54 -9 7 Japan
3 1 0 2 71 52 +19 5 Thailand
3 0 0 3 28 83 -55 3
Pool C
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Chinese Taipei 24 - 07 
Netherlands- Sri Lanka 45 - 12
Singapore - Sri Lanka 28 - 17 Netherlands
- Chinese Taipei 19 - 19 Sri Lanka
- Netherlands 38 - 07 Singapore
- Chinese Taipei 45 - 07 Singapore
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Chinese Taipei
3 2 1 0 88 33 +55 8 Sri Lanka
3 2 1 0 92 48 +44 7 Netherlands
3 1 0 2 62 59 -3 5 Singapore
3 0 0 3 26 128 −102 3
Pool D
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China 49 - 00 
India
Germany 47 - 07 China- Germany 70 - 00 India
- Germany 28 - 19
Hong Kong - Hong Kong 42 - 07 China
- Hong Kong 40 - 00 India
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Germany
3 3 0 0 145 26 +119 9 Hong Kong
3 2 0 1 101 35 +66 7 China
3 2 0 1 63 89 -26 5 India
3 0 0 3 159 00 −159 3
Second round
[edit]Bowl
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
 Thailand | 21 | |||||
 Singapore | 14 | |||||
| Thailand | 35 | |||||
 Sri Lanka Barbarians | 26 | |||||
| Sri Lanka Barbarians | 33 | |||||
 India | 14 | |||||
Plate
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
 Japan | 26 | |||||
 Netherlands | 12 | |||||
| Japan | 42 | |||||
 China | 00 | |||||
| China | 24 | |||||
 Malaysia | 07 | |||||
Cup
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 24 | |||||||||
 Denmark | 19 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 22 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 12 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 40 | |||||||||
 Czech Republic | 10 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 38 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 21 | |||||||||
 Germany | 17 | |||||||||
 Arabian Gulf | 14 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 19 | |||||||||
| Germany | 17 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 40 | |||||||||
 Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Looking back at the Singer-Sri Lankan Airlines Sevens". The Island. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Vimal, Perera (7 September 2008). "Kandy International Sevens marks first decade". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 7s". Rugby7.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.