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2002 Brisbane Sevens

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2002 Brisbane Sevens
IRB Sevens III
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date2–3 March 2002
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner Cook Islands
Runner-up Japan
Shield
Winner Canada
Runner-up Tonga
Tournament details
Matches played44
2001
2003

The 2002 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2002 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2001–02 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane over the weekend of the 2 and 3 March 2002.[1]

The tournament was the second completed edition of the Australian Sevens, and was won by Australia who defeated New Zealand 28-0 in the Cup final.[1]

Format

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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 top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[2]

Teams

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The participating teams were:[1]

Pool Stage

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Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][3]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 98 15 +83 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 76 29 +47 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 31 77 −46 5
 France 3 0 0 3 10 94 −84 3
Source: [citation needed]
2 March 2002
New Zealand 12–10 Samoa
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Japan 19–0 France
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Samoa 28–10 France
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
New Zealand 39–5 Japan
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Samoa 38–7 Japan
Ballymore Stadium

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 123 10 +113 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 73 41 +32 7
 Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 45 79 −34 5
 China 3 0 0 3 17 128 −111 3
Source: [citation needed]
2 March 2002
Fiji 29–5 Argentina
Ballymore Stadium



2 March 2002
Fiji 49–5 China
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Argentina 41–5 China
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
Fiji 45–0 Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 3 3 0 0 127 0 +127 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 United States 3 2 0 1 57 80 −23 7
 Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 45 83 −38 5
 Wales 3 0 0 3 31 97 −66 3
Source: [citation needed]

2 March 2002
Australia 29–0 Wales
Ballymore Stadium




Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 83 15 +68 9 Cup Quarterfinal
 England 3 2 0 1 67 17 +50 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 24 83 −59 5
 Tonga 3 0 0 3 19 78 −59 3
Source: [citation needed]

2 March 2002
Canada 19–14 Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

2 March 2002
England 29–0 Canada
Ballymore Stadium


2 March 2002
England 33–0 Tonga
Ballymore Stadium

Knockout stage

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Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][3]

Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Cook Islands12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 France10
 
 France12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Tonga26
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Tonga10
 
 Canada38
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Tonga7
 
 Canada10
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Wales17
 
 Canada31
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 China14
 
 Japan26
 
 
 China19
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Cook Islands12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 France10
 
 Cook Islands19
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Tonga10
 
 Cook Islands36
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Japan7
 
 Canada10
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Wales17
 
 Wales7
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Japan10
 
 Japan26
 
 
 China19
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Fiji5
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Samoa19
 
 Fiji17
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 England12
 
 Australia29
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 England12
 
 Fiji12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Argentina5
 
 South Africa25
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 United States0
 
 United States7
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Argentina36
 
 New Zealand24
 
 
 Argentina10
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
 Fiji5
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Samoa19
 
 Samoa5
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 Australia29
 
 Australia29
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 England12
 
 Australia28
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 New Zealand0
 
 South Africa25
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 United States0
 
 South Africa12
 
3 March – Ballymore Stadium
 
 New Zealand14
 
 New Zealand24
 
 
 Argentina10
 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "IRB Sevens III - Brisbane, Australia. 3/2/2002 - 3/3/2002". rugby7.com. 2002. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Brisbane". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
IRB Sevens III
Preceded by 2002 Brisbane Sevens Succeeded by
Australian Sevens
Preceded by
2000 Brisbane Sevens
(2001 event cancelled)
2002 Brisbane Sevens Succeeded by