Host nation Australia Champions Fiji Champions Argentina | Date 18–19 February 2000 Runners-up Australia Runners-up France | |
The 2000 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2000 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held on 18–19 February 2000, at Lang Park (Suncorp Stadium) in Brisbane.
Contents
- Teams
- Format
- Pool A
- Pool B
- Pool C
- Pool D
- Knockout stage
- Bowl
- Plate
- Cup
- Tournament placings
- Series standings
- References
The tournament was the first edition of the Australian Sevens within the World Sevens Series, and was won by Fiji who defeated Australia 24–21 in the Cup final with a sensational try in the final seconds to Waisale Serevi.
Teams
The participating teams were:
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.
Pool A
Source World Rugby
Source World Rugby
Pool B
Source World Rugby
Source World Rugby
Pool C
Source World Rugby
Source World Rugby
Pool D
Source World Rugby
Knockout stage
Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.
Bowl
Source: World Rugby
Plate
Source: World Rugby
Cup
Source: World Rugby
By beating New Zealand in the semi finals, Australia became only the third different nation to reach a World Sevens Series Cup final. Fiji and New Zealand had contested each of the previous six Series Cup finals.
Tournament placings
Source: Rugby7.com
Series standings
At the completion of Round 7:
Source: Rugby7.com