2002 Brisbane Sevens
# 2002 Brisbane Sevens

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.

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.

## 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 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.

## Teams

The participating teams were:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Tonga
* United States
* Wales

## Pool Stage

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.

### Pool A

| 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 | Cup Quarterfinal |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 5 | |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 94 | −84 | 3 | |

* 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
* 2 March 2002

| New Zealand | 47–0 | France |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium

### Pool B

| 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 | Cup Quarterfinal |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 79 | −34 | 5 | |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 128 | −111 | 3 | |

* 2 March 2002

| Fiji | 29–5 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Cook Islands | 38–7 | China |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Argentina | 27–7 | Cook Islands |
| - | - | - |

* 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

| 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 | Cup Quarterfinal |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 83 | −38 | 5 | |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 97 | −66 | 3 | |

* 2 March 2002

| United States | 33–14 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Australia | 29–0 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| United States | 24–10 | Papua New Guinea |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Australia | 42–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Papua New Guinea | 35–17 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Australia | 56–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium

### Pool D

| 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 | Cup Quarterfinal |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 83 | −59 | 5 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 78 | −59 | 3 | |

* 2 March 2002

| South Africa | 17–5 | England |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| Canada | 19–14 | Tonga |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| England | 29–0 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| South Africa | 26–5 | Tonga |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| England | 33–0 | Tonga |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium
* 2 March 2002

| South Africa | 40–5 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Ballymore Stadium

## Knockout stage

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.

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Cook Islands | 12 | | | |
| Cook Islands | 12 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | |
| France | 10 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | |
| France | 10 | France | 12 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | France | 12 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | Tonga | 26 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | Tonga | 26 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| Tonga | 10 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| Tonga | 10 | | | | Canada | 38 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | | Canada | 38 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | Tonga | 7 |
| Canada | 10 | | | | Tonga | 7 |
| Canada | 10 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 17 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 17 | Canada | 31 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | Canada | 31 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | China | 14 | |
| Japan | 26 | China | 14 | |
| China | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Cook Islands | 12 | | | |
| Cook Islands | 12 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | |
| France | 10 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | |
| France | 10 | Cook Islands | 19 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | Cook Islands | 19 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | Papua New Guinea | 14 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| Tonga | 10 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| Tonga | 10 | | | | Cook Islands | 36 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | | Cook Islands | 36 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | Japan | 7 |
| Canada | 10 | | | | Japan | 7 |
| Canada | 10 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 17 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 17 | Wales | 7 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | Wales | 7 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | Japan | 10 | |
| Japan | 26 | Japan | 10 | |
| China | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | |
| Samoa | 19 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | |
| Samoa | 19 | Fiji | 17 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | Fiji | 17 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | England | 12 | |
| Australia | 29 | England | 12 | |
| Australia | 29 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| England | 12 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| England | 12 | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | Argentina | 5 |
| South Africa | 25 | | | | Argentina | 5 |
| South Africa | 25 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| United States | 0 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| United States | 0 | United States | 7 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | United States | 7 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | Argentina | 36 | |
| New Zealand | 24 | Argentina | 36 | |
| Argentina | 10 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | |
| Samoa | 19 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | |
| Samoa | 19 | Samoa | 5 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | Samoa | 5 | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | Australia | 29 | |
| Australia | 29 | Australia | 29 | |
| Australia | 29 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| England | 12 | | | | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium |
| England | 12 | | | | Australia | 28 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | | Australia | 28 |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Africa | 25 | | | | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Africa | 25 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| United States | 0 | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | | |
| United States | 0 | South Africa | 12 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | | South Africa | 12 | | | |
| 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | 3 March – Ballymore Stadium | New Zealand | 14 | |
| New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 14 | |
| Argentina | 10 | | | |
