2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's

2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
Tournament details
Countries 15
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Date 5–6 September 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams 16
Matches played 37
Final
Venue Bogambara Stadium
Champions  Chinese Taipei
Runner-up  South Korea
1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001

The 2000 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's was the second year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's tournament. All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Following the success of the inaugural competition the previous year the tournament was made an open event and expanded to 16 teams,[1] with four teams from Europe competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea[2] 38 points to 21 in the final of the Cup, with the Bowl final won by Thailand and the Plate final by Japan.[3]

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Plate semi-final
Teams advanced to the Bowl semi-final

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Korea 330013207+1259
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 31024389-465
 Malaysia 31023360-275
 Sri Lanka Barbarians 31023687−515

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Denmark 33006621+459
 Czech Republic 32014554-97
 Japan 31027152+195
 Thailand 30032883-553

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Chinese Taipei 32108833+558
 Sri Lanka 32109248+447
 Netherlands 31026259-35
 Singapore 300326128−1023

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Germany 330014526+1199
 Hong Kong 320110135+667
 China 32016389-265
 India 300315900−1593

Second Round

Bowl

Semi-finals Final
  Thailand 21  
  Singapore 14  
 
      Thailand 35
    Sri Lanka Barbarians 26
  Sri Lanka Barbarians 33
  India 14  

Plate

Semi-finals Final
  Japan 26  
  Netherlands 12  
 
      Japan 42
    China 00
  China 24
  Malaysia 07  

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
  Chinese Taipei  24
  Denmark  19  
  Chinese Taipei  22
      Sri Lanka  12  
  Sri Lanka  40
  Czech Republic  10  
  Chinese Taipei  38
   
    South Korea  21
  Germany  17
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf  14  
  South Korea  19
      Germany  17  
  South Korea  40
  Hong Kong  7  
 

References

  1. "Looking back at the Singer-Sri Lankan Airlines Sevens". The Island. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. Vimal, Perera (7 September 2008). "Kandy International Sevens marks first decade". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. "Sri Lanka 7s". Rugby7.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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