The 2000–01 World Sevens Series was the second edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board. The season ran from November 2000 to June 2001 and consisted of nine tournaments (originally 10 were scheduled, but one was cancelled).
The series was won by New Zealand, who won six of the nine tournaments. Australia won the other three tournaments, and finished second on the series standings.
Itinerary + 2000–01 Itinerary Leg Venue Dates Winner DurbanABSA Stadium, Durban18–19 November 2000DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai23–24 November 2000WellingtonWestpac Stadium, Wellington9–10 February 2001BrisbaneBallymore Stadium, Brisbane16–17 February 2001CancelledHong KongHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong30 March–1 April 2001ShanghaiYuanshen Stadium, Shanghai7–8 April 2001Kuala LumpurPetaling Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur21–22 April 2001TokyoChichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo29–30 April 2001LondonTwickenham Stadium, London26–28 May 2001CardiffCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff2–3 June 2001
Final standings The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Points for the event runner-ups are indicated in silver. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.
Pos. Durban Dubai Wellington Hong Kong Shanghai Kuala Lumpur Tokyo London Cardiff Pointstotal1 2020 4 30 12 16 2020 20 1622 12 12 20 18 202016 16 16 1503 16 16 16 24 8 12 12 12 8 1244 6 12 8 18 4 8 12 12 12 925 8 8 2 8 16 12 8 8 12 826 12 6 6 8 4 4 2 4 4 50 7 0 4 0 8 6 0 6 6 2 328 4 0 4 8 2 0 4 4 0 269 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 2 6 1910 – – 12 4 – – 0 – – 1611 – – – 0 12 2 0 – – 1412 4 – – 2 – 6 0 0 0 1213 – – 12 – – – – – – 1214 0 4 – – – – – – – 415 2 – – 2 – – – 0 0 416 0 0 – – – – – 0 4 417 – 2 – – – – – – – 218 – 0 – 1 0 – 0 – – 119 – – 0 0 0 0 0 – – 020 – – – 0 0 0 0 – – 0 – – – 0 0 0 0 – – 022 – – 0 0 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 0 024 – 0 – 0 – – – – – 0 0 0 – – – – – – – 0 0 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 0 0 – – – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – – – 031 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 0 0 Source: (archived) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups
Notes:
Tournaments
Durban
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup34-5Plate22-12Bowl26-24
Dubai
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup38-12Plate14-12Bowl27-19
Wellington
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup19-17Plate40-7Bowl47-17Shield27-19
Hong Kong
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsQuarter FinalistsCup29-5Plate31-26Bowl47-5 Arabian Gulf
Shanghai
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup19-12Plate45-14Bowl32-19
Kuala Lumpur
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup19-17Plate19-14Bowl24-12
Japan
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup26-12Plate38-15Bowl31-19
London
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup19-12Plate31-7Bowl31-19
Cardiff
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup31-5Plate47-14Bowl35-26