The 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the third edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens and was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Australia to win the tournament for the first time. All the matches were played at José María Minella Stadium. This was the first major rugby event ever held in South America, with great attendance in most of the matches. Teams Squads Group stage Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||5||0||0||159||36||+123||15 |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||4||0||1||157||59||+98||13 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||2||1||2||106||101||+5||10 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||2||0||3||59||108||−49||9 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||1||1||3||72||131||−58||8 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||0||0||5||48||166||−118||5 |} Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||5||0||0||143||19||+124||15 |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||3||0||2||113||60||+53||11 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||3||0||2||69||67||+2||11 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||2||0||3||62||79||−17||9 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||2||0||3||73||69||+4||9 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||0||0||5||21||187||−166||5 |} Pool C {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||5||0||0||175||14||+161||15 |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||3||0||2||92||52||+40||11 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||3||0||2||66||62||+4||11 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||3||0||2||43||100||−57||11 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||1||0||4||36||83||−47||7 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||0||0||5||38||139||−101||5 |} Pool D {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||5||0||0||172||22||+150||15 |-style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| |5||4||0||1||139||111||+28||13 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||2||1||2||86||89||−3||10 |-style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| |5||2||0||3||78||130||−52||9 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||1||1||3||79||110||−31||8 |-style="background:#fcc" |align=left| |5||0||0||5||29||121||−92||5 |} Play Offs Bowl Plate Cup References External links RWC Sevens 2001 2001 2001 rugby sevens competitions 2001 in Argentine rugby union International rugby union competitions hosted by Argentina March 2001 sports events