Host nation Uruguay Champions New Zealand Champions Australia | Date 7–8 January 2000 Runners-up Fiji Runners-up Canada | |
The 2000 Punta del Este Sevens was a Rugby Sevens tournament held in Punta del Este, Uruguay and was the third leg of the 1999-2000 World Sevens Series. The competition took place on 7 and 8 January at the Campus de Maldonado.
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The hosts, Uruguay were eliminated in the Plate semi-finals. For the third consecutive event in the Series, the Cup final was contested between Fiji and New Zealand. The Punta del Este Sevens was not included on the World Sevens circuit for the 2000-01 series.
Teams
Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:
Pool stage
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 Punta del Este 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 3:
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