2002 Mar del Plata Sevens
The 2002 Mar del Plata Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata. The tournament took place from 11 to 12 January 2002 and was the sixth edition of the Mar del Plata Sevens and was also the third leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series.
Sixteen teams was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying through to the cup final while the bottom two competed in the bowl. After losing to South Africa in the pool stage and finishing second on their pool, Fiji went on to be champions title after getting their revenge and defeating South Africa 24–7 in the cup final. In the plate final, Australia defeated England 15–12. In the bowl final France defeated Canada 29–7. In the shield final Paraguay defeated Chile 21–14.
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss. The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket.Teams
The participating teams were:*
Pool stage
The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2002 Santiago Sevens title.Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
Shield
Source:Bowl
Source:Plate
Source:Cup
Source:Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
| 20 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | |
| 14 | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 |
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