2000 Paris Sevens
# 2000 Paris Sevens

The 2000 Paris Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the inaugural 1999–2000 season. It was the France Sevens leg of the series, held on 27–28 May 2000, at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

Ahead of the tournament, which was the tenth and final event of the series, Fiji lead the standings by six points over New Zealand. However, following Fiji's 35–21 defeat by Argentina in the Cup quarterfinals, New Zealand became the inaugural World Sevens Series champions as they defeated South Africa 69–10 in the Cup final.

## 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.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* French Barbarians
* Georgia
* Ireland
* Japan
* Morocco
* New Zealand
* South Africa
* Samoa
* Scotland
* United States

## 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 Fiji Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
* Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 14 | 132 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 57 | 44 | 7 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 104 | -47 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 148 | –129 | 3 |

Source: World Rugby

* 27 May 2000

| Fiji | 61–0 | Japan |
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* 27 May 2000

| France | 40–17 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |

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* 27 May 2000

| Fiji | 50–0 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| France | 47–5 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| Ireland | 40–14 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| Fiji | 35–14 | France |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

Source: World Rugby

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 31 | 84 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 49 | 13 | 7 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 64 | -9 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 107 | -88 | 3 |

Source: World Rugby

* 27 May 2000

| New Zealand | 28–19 | Morocco |
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* 27 May 2000

| Argentina | 26–7 | United States |
| - | - | - |

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* 27 May 2000

| New Zealand | 59–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| Argentina | 24–14 | Morocco |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| Morocco | 22–12 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| New Zealand | 28–12 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

Source: World Rugby

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 19 | 103 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 7 |
| French Barbarians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 73 | -34 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 95 | -59 | 3 |

Source: World Rugby

* 27 May 2000

| Australia | 42–7 | French Barbarians |
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| Canada | 33–10 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

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| Australia | 40–7 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| Canada | 12–10 | French Barbarians |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| French Barbarians | 22–19 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
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| Australia | 40–5 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

Source: World Rugby

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 19 | 66 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 107 | -74 | 3 |

Source: World Rugby

* 27 May 2000

| Samoa | 31–14 | Georgia |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
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| South Africa | 28–12 | England |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| England | 15–7 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| South Africa | 45–0 | Georgia |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| England | 31–19 | Georgia |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris
* 27 May 2000

| South Africa | 12–7 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

Source: World Rugby

## Knockout stage

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | |
| Scotland | 12 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | |
| Scotland | 12 | Samoa | 24 | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | Samoa | 24 | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | Ireland | 5 | |
| Ireland | 17 | Ireland | 5 | |
| Ireland | 17 | | | | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| United States | 7 | | | | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| United States | 7 | | | | Samoa | 37 |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | | | Samoa | 37 |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | | Morocco | 5 |
| Morocco | 21 | | | | Morocco | 5 |
| Morocco | 21 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | |
| Japan | 10 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | |
| Japan | 10 | Morocco | 17 | | | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | Morocco | 17 | | | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | French Barbarians | 12 | |
| French Barbarians | 24 | French Barbarians | 12 | |
| Georgia | 14 | | | |

Source: World Rugby

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| Fiji | 21 |
| Fiji | 21 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| Canada | 12 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| Canada | 12 | Fiji | 45 |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | Fiji | 45 |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | France | 7 |
| France | 31 | France | 7 |
| England | 12 | | |

Source: World Rugby

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | |
| Argentina | 35 | | | |
| Argentina | 35 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | |
| Fiji | 21 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | |
| Fiji | 21 | Argentina | 14 | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | Argentina | 14 | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | South Africa | 19 | |
| South Africa | 24 | South Africa | 19 | |
| South Africa | 24 | | | | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| Canada | 7 | | | | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| Canada | 7 | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | | New Zealand | 69 |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | New Zealand | 69 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | |
| France | 0 | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | | |
| France | 0 | New Zealand | 26 | | | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | | New Zealand | 26 | | | |
| 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | 28 May 2000 – Stade Sébastien Charléty | Australia | 7 | |
| Australia | 26 | Australia | 7 | |
| England | 21 | | | |

Source: World Rugby

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | South Africa | 16 |
| | Argentina | 12 |
| | Australia | 12 |
| 5 | Fiji | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 |
| 7 | England | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Samoa | 2 |
| 10 | Morocco | 0 |
| 11 | French Barbarians | 0 |
| 11 | Ireland | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia | 0 |
| 13 | Japan | 0 |
| 13 | Scotland | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 0 |

Source: Rugby7.com

## Series standings

At the completion of Round 10:

| Pos. | Event Team | Dubai | Stellen­bosch | Punta del Este | Mar del Plata | Well­ington | Suva | Bris­bane | Hong Kong | Tokyo | Paris | Points total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 186 |
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 180 |
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 118 |
| 4 | Samoa | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 82 |
| 5 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| 6 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 60 |
| 7 | Argentina | — | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 12 | 52 |
| 8 | France | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | England | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Georgia | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Tonga | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | — | 8 |
| 14 | Uruguay | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 15 | Morocco | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Scotland | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Spain | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 18 | United States | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Cook Islands | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 20 | Croatia | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Brazil | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Chile | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | China | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Chinese Taipei | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Germany | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Ireland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Malaysia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Paraguay | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Peru | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 22 | Singapore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | South Korea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Arabian Gulf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | French Barbarians | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Namibia | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Thailand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Vanuatu | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 |

Source: Rugby7.com

^a South Africa reached the semifinal stage of the Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.

