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World Games 2001 Rugby Sevens
Host	Akita
Dates	25–26 August 2001
Teams	8
Podium
Champions	Fiji
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	New Zealand
Fourth place	France

Rugby sevens at the World Games 2001 was played at Akita Yabase Stadium in Akita, Japan on 25–26 August 2001. Fiji won the final against Australia by the score of 35 to 19.

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament

•  Australia
•  Canada
•  Fiji
•  France

•  Great Britain
•  Japan
•  New Zealand
•  South Africa

Pool phase

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	108	19		9
France	3	2	0	1	69	50		7
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	40	49		5
Canada	3	0	0	3	12	111		3

New Zealand	21 – 17	Canada

Fiji	33 – 12	France

France	21 – 12	New Zealand

Fiji	54 – 0	Canada

France	36 – 5	Canada

Fiji	21 – 7	New Zealand

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	85	19		9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	95	33		7
Japan	3	1	0	2	45	73		5
Great Britain	3	0	0	3	12	112		3

Australia	31 – 0	Great Britain

South Africa	33 – 7	Japan

Australia	33 – 0	Japan

South Africa	43 – 5	Great Britain

Japan	38 – 7	Great Britain

Australia	21 – 19	South Africa

Knock-out phase

Finals

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	25 August 2001 – 10:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	Fiji	35
					25 August 2001 – 13:00 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	Great Britain	0
					Fiji	45
	25 August 2001 – 10:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
					New Zealand	0
	New Zealand	15
									25 August 2001 – 15:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	South Africa	12
									Fiji	35
	25 August 2001 – 10:50 – Akita Yabase Stadium
									Australia	19
	Australia	49
					25 August 2001 – 13:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	Canada	0
					Australia	35
	25 August 2001 – 11:25 – Akita Yabase Stadium
					France	5			Third place
	France	40
									25 August 2001 – 14:55 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	Japan	0
									New Zealand	19
									France	10

Classification matches

	Lower bracket play-offs				5th place play-off
	25 August 2001 – 12:10 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	South Africa	22
					25 August 2001 – 14:30 – Akita Yabase Stadium
	Great Britain	19
					South Africa	34
	25 August 2001 – 12:35 – Akita Yabase Stadium
					Canada	5
	Canada	21
	Japan	19
					7th place play-off
					25 August 2001 – 14:05 – Akita Yabase Stadium
					Great Britain	21
					Japan	19

References

1. "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
2. "Fiji dominate World Games 7s". ESPN Scrum. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

• Events at the 2001 World Games
• Rugby sevens at the World Games
• 2001 rugby sevens competitions
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Japan