Host nation Argentina Champions Fiji Champions Argentina | Date 12–13 January 2000 Runners-up New Zealand Runners-up Canada | |
The 2000 Mar del Plata Sevens was a Rugby Sevens tournament held in Argentina as the fourth stop of the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series season. The competition was held on 12 and 13 January 2000 at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata.
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The host Argentina won the Plate competition while Fiji won their second title of the Series by defeating New Zealand 26-14 in the final. The Mar del Plata Sevens was not included in the world sevens circuit for the 2000–01 Series.
Teams
Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:
Pool Stages
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 Mar del Plata Sevens title.
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Bowl
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Plate
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Cup
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Tournament placings
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Series standings
At the completion of Round 4:
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