2001–02 World Sevens Series

The 2001-02 IRB Sevens World Series was the third edition of the IRB Sevens World Series tournament. The Series consisted of 11 tournaments. New Zealand won the Series for a third consecutive year. New Zealand won seven of the eleven tournaments; no other country won more than one, with England and South Africa winning their first ever tournaments.

2001–02 World Sevens Series
Hosts
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up South Africa
Third England
← 2000–01
2002–03 →

Calendar
2001-02 Itinerary[1]
Leg Venue Dates Winner
Durban Absa Stadium, Durban 17–18 November 2001  New Zealand
Santiago Universidad Católica, Santiago 4–5 January 2002[2]  New Zealand
Mar del Plata José María Minella, Mar del Plata 11–12 January 2002  Fiji
Brisbane Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 2–3 February 2002  Australia
Wellington Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8–9 February 2002  South Africa
Beijing Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing 16–17 March 2002  New Zealand
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22–24 March 2002  England
Singapore National Stadium, Singapore 20–21 April 2002  New Zealand
Kuala Lumpur MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 27–28 April 2002  New Zealand
Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May to 1 June 2002[3]  New Zealand
London Twickenham, London 24–25 May 2002[4]  New Zealand

Standings
 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Durban
Sant­iago
Mar Del Plata
Bris­bane
Well­ing­ton
Beijing
Hong Kong
Singa­pore
Kuala Lumpur
Cardiff
London		 Points
total
1  New Zealand 20 20 12 16 12 20 18 20 20 20 20 198
2  South Africa 12 12 16 12 20 16 4 4 16 16 8 136
3  England 12 6 6 4 12 8 30 12 8 12 16 126
4  Fiji 6 12 20 8 4 12 24 8 12 4 12 122
5  Australia 8 4 8 20 4 12 8 12 12 8 12 108
6  Samoa 16 8 4 12 16 6 8 6 4 6 4 90
7  Argentina 4 16 12 6 8 4 8 16 6 4 2 86
8  Wales 0 4 4 0 6 0 18 2 4 12 0 50
9  France 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 6 20
10  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 4 13
11  United States 0 2 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 12
12  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 8
13  Cook Islands 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
14  Namibia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15  Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Arabian Gulf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25  Niue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29  Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33  West Indies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References
  1. "IRB Sevens World Series 2001/02". irb.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2016..
  2. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/39739.html Chile 7s Preview
  3. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41918.html All Blacks triumph over England in Cardiff 7s Final
  4. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/41856.html New Zealand take London 7s title
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