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{{Infobox Rugby World Cup
| name = Rugby World Cup Sevens
| other_titles = Argentina 2001
| logo = 
| datefrom = 26 January
| dateto = 28 January<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15343611/argentina-announce-dates-sevens-world-cup |title = Argentina announce dates for Sevens World Cup|date = 19 January 2000}}</ref>
| host = Argentina 
| nations = 24
| champion = {{Ru7|New Zealand}}
| runnerup = {{Ru7|Australia}}
| matches = 
| attendance = 
| apm = 
| top_scorer = 
| prev = [[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]] 
| next = [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]] 
}}
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 [[Estadio José María Minella|José María Minella Stadium]].<ref name=memo>[https://www.uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/2000/2001.pdf ''Memoria y Balance 2001''] at UAR</ref>

This was the first major rugby event ever held in [[South America]],<ref>[https://www.periodismo-rugby.com.ar/2002-5/ MAR DEL PLATA Y EL SHOW DEL SEVEN] by Jorge Búsico at periodismo-rugby.com.ar</ref> with great attendance in most of the matches.<ref>[https://www.mdzol.com/deportes/2022/9/3/mar-del-plata-2001-la-fiebre-puma-se-desato-en-la-feliz-hubo-bronce-271464.html Mar del Plata 2001: la Fiebre Puma se desató en La Feliz y hubo bronce] by JORGE CICCODICOLA and HERNANDO DE CILLIA at Mendoza Online, 3 Sep 2022</ref><ref>[https://rugby.com.ar/a-20-anos-del-dia-que-lomu-fue-campeon-del-mundo/ A 20 años del día que Lomu fue campeón del mundo] by Juan Pablo Garcia at Rugby.com.ar - 26 Jan 2021</ref>

==Teams==
{{main|2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying}}
<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/948721.stm | title=World sevens line-up announced}}</ref>
{{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
* {{ru7|ARG}} (Hosts)
* {{ru7|AUS}}
* {{ru7|CAN}}
* {{ru7|CHI}}
* {{ru7|TPE}}
* {{ru7|COK}}
* {{ru7|ENG}}
* {{ru7|FIJ}} (Holders)
* {{ru7|FRA}}
* {{ru7|GEO|1990}}
* {{ru7|HKG}}
* {{ru7|IRE}}
* {{ru7|JPN}}
* {{ru7|KEN}}
* {{ru7|NZL}}
* {{ru7|POR}}
* {{ru7|RUS}}
* {{ru7|SAM}}
* {{ru7|RSA}}
* {{ru7|KOR}}
* {{ru7|ESP}}
* {{ru7|USA}}
* {{ru7|WAL}}
* {{ru7|ZIM}}
}}

==Squads==
{{main|2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens squads}}

==Group stage==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final
|-
| style="background:#fcc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final
|}

===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| {{ru7|FIJ}}
|5||5||0||0||159||36||+123||'''15'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|ARG}}
|5||4||0||1||157||59||+98||'''13'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|KOR}}
|5||2||1||2||106||101||+5||'''10'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|RUS}}
|5||2||0||3||59||108||−49||'''9'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|IRE}}
|5||1||1||3||72||131||−59||'''8'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|KEN}}
|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| {{ru7|RSA}}
|5||5||0||0||143||19||+124||'''15'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|CAN}}
|5||3||0||2||111||60||+51||'''11'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|COK}}
|5||3||0||2||69||67||+2||'''11'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|GEO|1990}}
|5||2||0||3||62||77||−15||'''9'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|FRA}}
|5||2||0||3||73||69||+4||'''9'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|TPE}}
|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| {{ru7|NZL}}
|5||5||0||0||175||14||+161||'''15'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|ENG}}
|5||3||0||2||92||52||+40||'''11'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|ESP}}
|5||3||0||2||66||62||+4||'''11'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|JPN}}
|5||3||0||2||43||100||−57||'''11'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|CHI}}
|5||1||0||4||36||83||−47||'''7'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|ZIM}}
|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| {{ru7|AUS}}
|5||5||0||0||172||22||+150||'''15'''
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|SAM}}
|5||4||0||1||139||101||+38||'''13'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|WAL}}
|5||2||1||2||86||89||−3||'''10'''
|-style="background:#ffe6bd"
|align=left| {{ru7|USA}}
|5||2||0||3||68||130||−62||'''9'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|POR}}
|5||1||1||3||79||110||−31||'''8'''
|-style="background:#fcc"
|align=left| {{ru7|HKG}}
|5||0||0||5||29||121||−92||'''5'''
|}

==Play Offs==
===Bowl===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
||'''{{ru7|IRE}}'''|'''24'''|{{ru7|TPE}}|19
||'''{{ru7|POR}}'''|'''19'''|{{ru7|ZIM}}|14
||'''{{ru7|CHI}}'''|'''19'''|{{ru7|HKG}}|14
||{{ru7|FRA}}|7|'''{{ru7|KEN}}'''|'''12'''
||{{ru7|IRE}}|12|'''{{ru7|POR}}'''|'''26'''
||'''{{ru7|CHI}}'''|'''35'''|{{ru7|KEN}}|12
||{{ru7|POR}}|19|'''{{ru7|CHI}}'''|'''21'''
}}

===Plate===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
||{{ru7|KOR}}|19|'''{{ru7|GEO|1990}}'''|'''24'''
||'''{{ru7|WAL}}'''|'''21'''|{{ru7|JPN}}|7
||'''{{ru7|ESP}}'''|'''21'''|{{ru7|USA}}|5
||{{ru7|COK}}|10|'''{{ru7|RUS}}'''|'''26'''
||'''{{ru7|GEO|1990}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7|WAL}}|10
||{{ru7|ESP}}|7|'''{{ru7|RUS}}'''|'''26'''
||{{ru7|GEO|1990}}|12|'''{{ru7|RUS}}'''|'''24'''
}}

===Cup===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
||'''{{ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''21'''|{{ru7|CAN}}|5
||'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''33'''|{{ru7|ENG}}|5
||'''{{ru7|NZL}}'''|'''45'''|{{ru7|SAM}}|7
||{{ru7|RSA}}|12|'''{{ru7|ARG}}'''|'''14'''
||{{ru7|FIJ}}|14|'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''22'''
||'''{{ru7|NZL}}'''|'''31'''|{{ru7|ARG}}|7
||{{ru7|AUS}}|12|'''{{ru7|NZL}}'''|'''31'''
}}

{{winners|ru7|2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners|NZL|1st}}
{| style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"
|}

==References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{external media|video1={{youTube|IckVreG1aXc|Rugby World Cup Sevens 2001 Final - New Zealand v Australia}}}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110814155828/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2028372.html RWC Sevens 2001]

{{RWC Sevens}}

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[[Category:January 2001 sports events in South America]]