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. ^[1] Fiji won the final against Australia by the score of 35 to 19. ^[2]

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament

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

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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

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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