2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's

2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
Tournament details
Countries	15
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Date	15–16 September 2001
Tournament statistics
Teams	16
Matches played	37
Final
Venue	Bogambara Stadium
Champions	Chinese Taipei
Runner-up	South Korea
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The 2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's was the third year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's tournament.^[1] All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka on 15 and 16 September 2001.^[2] 2001 was the second year that the competition was expanded to include non-Asian rugby playing nations, with teams from the Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark and Germany competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea in the final to take the Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the cup twice.^[1] The Czech Republic and Denmark won the Bowl and Plate finals respectively.^[2]

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

•  Malaysia 21 - 00  Czech Republic
•  Sri Lanka 26 - 19  South Korea
•  Malaysia 14 - 12  Sri Lanka
•  South Korea 35 - 14  Czech Republic
•  Sri Lanka 28 - 05  Czech Republic
•  South Korea 24 - 07  Malaysia

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Korea	3	2	0	1	78	47	+31	7
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	66	33	+28	7
Malaysia	3	2	0	1	42	36	+6	7
Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	19	84	−65	0

Pool B

•  Singapore 05 - 00 Arabian Gulf
•  Belgium 20 - 10  China
•  Singapore 14 - 00  Belgium
• Arabian Gulf 24 - 19  China
•  Belgium 14 - 00 Arabian Gulf
•  China 14 - 12  Singapore

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Singapore	3	2	0	1	31	14	+17	7
Belgium	3	2	0	1	34	24	+10	7
China	3	1	0	2	43	58	−15	5
Arabian Gulf	3	1	0	2	24	43	-19	5

Pool C

•  Kazakhstan 38 - 07  India
•  Germany 26 - 05  Hong Kong
•  Germany 54 - 00  India
•  Hong Kong 19 - 12  Kazakhstan
•  Germany 19 - 05  Kazakhstan
•  Hong Kong 50 - 00  India

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	99	10	+89	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	74	38	+36	7
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	55	45	+10	5
India	3	0	0	3	7	142	−135	3

Pool D

•  Thailand 26 - 00  Sri Lanka Barbarians
•  Denmark 31 - 12  Thailand
•  Chinese Taipei 12 - 00  Denmark
•  Chinese Taipei 47 - 00  Sri Lanka Barbarians
•  Denmark 14 - 12  Sri Lanka Barbarians
•  Thailand 24 - 19  Chinese Taipei

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Chinese Taipei	3	2	0	1	78	24	+54	7
Thailand	3	2	0	1	62	50	+12	7
Denmark	3	2	0	1	45	36	+9	7
Sri Lanka Barbarians	3	0	0	3	12	87	−75	3

Second Round

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	Arabian Gulf	17
	Sri Lanka Barbarians	12
					Arabian Gulf	14
					Czech Republic	15
	Czech Republic	43
	India	7

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	China	14
	Denmark	26
					Denmark	24
					Malaysia	14
	Kazakhstan	12
	Malaysia	21

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Chinese Taipei	17
	Singapore	10
					Chinese Taipei	31
					Thailand	7
	Thailand	19
	Belgium	12
									Chinese Taipei	26
									South Korea	21
	South Korea	24
	Hong Kong	12
					South Korea	24
					Sri Lanka	7
	Sri Lanka	21
	Germany	7

Teams

Arabian Gulf

Head coach: Darryl Weir

Manager: John Afonso

Player	Club
David Clark
Paul Rimmer
David Matheson
Mark Gathercole
James Larsen
Luke Phillips
Marcus Smith
Robert Bligraut
Samual Knight
Craig Wear

 Belgium

Head coach: Guy Gérard

Manager: Claudine Holemans

Player	Club
Alain Gérard	ASUB Waterloo
Neil Massinon	Old Wesley R.F.C.
Shane Massinon	UCD
Michael Demolder	Boitsfort RC
Alexandre Van Pestel	R.S.C. Anderlecht
Mohamed Chouaf	Kituro RC
Thibault Holemans	Boitsfort RC
Gauthier Holemans	Kituro RC
Bernard Hordies	Kituro RC
Alan Wells	Kituro RC

 China

Head coach: Cui Zhiqiuang

Manager: Ma Wenchong

Player	Club
Zhang Zhiqiang
Mu Hua
Xu Hui
Wu Zhenling
He Zhang Liang
Wei Wizhi
Zhang Yang
Fu Bo
Zhao Peng
Yuan Feng

 Chinese Taipei

Head coach: Suh, Ten-Wei

Manager: Lin, Chin Shen

Player	Club
Wu Chib-Wei
Yen Hsiang-Hua
Huang Yu-Ming
Lin,Fu-Lung
Yu, Fuh-Sin
Wu,Shih-Chieh
Chen Chen-Fu
Wang Kuo-Feng
Yeh Teng-Yung
Tien, Chung

 Czech Republic

Head coach: Milan Buryanek

Manager: Eduard Holy

Player	Club
Michal Novak
Vit Masopust
Jan Fojtik
Antonin Brabec
Milan Javurek
Thomas Gregurek
Karel Jung
Richard Krutzner
Jan Kudrna
Oavel Syrovy

 Denmark

Head coach: Douglas Langley

Manager: Palle B. Andersen

Player	Club
Jan Andersen
Tom Karlebo
Claus W Christensen
Kelemeti Vueti
Bo Kristoffersen
Morten Rune Nielsen
James Matthew Riley
Mikael Lai Rasmussen
Jens Erik Joergensen
Frederik Pryds

 Germany

Head coach: Rainer Kumm

Manager: Fritz Raupers

Player	Club
Mustafa Gungor
Anton Moulmann
Frank Negal
Martin Schmidt
Hermann Schroder
Kurt Steinback
Christopher Weselek
Raimund Wolf
Konstantin Zimmermann
Waldenar Zimmermann

 Hong Kong

Head coach: Jim Walker

Manager: Ron Perren

Player	Club
Bryce Dailly
Chan Fuk Ping
Aleksandar Zenovic
Robert Naylor
Yong Chi Fung
Alexandar Gibbs
Cheuk Ming Yin
Jung Ho Jung
N G Kwol Leung
Law Lok Man

 India

Head coach: Steven Mc Luskie

Manager: David Yah

Player	Club
P. Vijayan
Howard Hooper
Noel Sam
Kesavaraman Nandagopal
Debasir Mahapatra
Imran Haque
Sachin Mhasker
Gangadhar Rane
Christopher Thomas
Jamil Akhtar

 Kazakhstan

Head coach: Vyacheslav Philippov

Manager: Maxim Mylnikon

Player	Club
Dimitry Makarenko
Oleg Manakov
Timur Mashurov
Ivan Osikovskiy
Andrey Osipoy
Aleksandr Philippov
Anton Rudoy
Dimitry Tkachenko
Jamil Akhtar
Denis Ivanenko

 Malaysia

Head coach: Mohd. Khusainy Bin Ishak

Manager: M Suhaimi Bin Zainuddin

Player	Club
Mohd. Shahudin Bin Baharom
Ahmad Farid Bin Abdul Rahman
Mohd. Nasarudin Bin Mohd. Ripain
Mazlan Bin Ismail
Syaiful Basyar Azuan Bin Talib
Nasoin Rokobiau
Mohd. Fazarul Helmi Bin Othman
A B D Aziz Bin H J Kamaruddin
Yusof Bin Shahrom
Zamri Bin Kahar

 Singapore

Head coach: Marcus John Blackburn

Manager: Tan See Hiong

Player	Club
Tan Ley Khiong Gary
Ho Sze Keong David
Rong Jing Xiang
Yap Yong Cheng
Grant Rawlinson
Mohd. Ismail Bin A. Kadir
Lam Pin
Ho Chin Fong Adrian
Andrew Kwong Sze Ian
Phua Wee Jeng Sammuel

 South Korea

Head coach: Song No Il

Manager: Seo Sung Talk

Player	Club
Kim Dong Hwan
Kim Kwang Jae
Kang Sun San
Park Jong Hun
Cho Doo Hwan
jeon Sang Ku
Kim Dong Sun
Yoo Min Suk
Hong Hyun Seon
Park Hong Jun

 Sri Lanka

Head coach: S.S.P. Nimal Lewke

Manager: Chaminda Rupasinghe

Player	Club
Sanjeeva Jayasinghe	Havelock SC
Sudath Sampath	Kandy SC
Indrajith Bandaranayake	Police SC
S. Jayasuriya	Army SC
Ravi Jayasuriya	Kandy SC
M.C. Fernando	Army SC
R. Ruwanrilake	Navy SC
Radhika Hettiarachchi	Kandy SC
Vajira Jayatilleke	Army SC
Milinda Jayasinghe	CH&FC

 Sri Lanka Barbarians

Head coach:

Manager:

Player	Club

 Thailand

Head coach: Yongyuth Rattanajonggjitakorn

Manager: Kulthon Prachuabmoh

Player	Club
Cheathavuth Watcarakhun
Tanyavit Kuasint
Prin Kotchapakdi
Yutthaphum Phaprasert
Jirawat Ruangwong
Sorat Klinpirom
Nantawat Wongwanichsilp
Sarayuth Thiengtrong
Korrapong Wongsalangkarn
Pathomraj Sirisab

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