2002 Wellington Sevens


The 2002 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2002 New [Zealand Sevens], was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the fifth leg of the 2001–02 [World Sevens Series|2001–02] World [Sevens Series]. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 8–9 February 2002.
The tournament was won by South Africa [national rugby sevens team|South Africa], who defeated Samoa 17–14 in the cup final. Argentina defeated Wales 55–12 in the plate final. France defeated Canada 26–5 in the bowl final. Cook [Islands national rugby sevens team|Cook Islands] defeated Papua [New Guinea national rugby sevens team|Papua New Guinea] 38–14 in the shield final.

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 group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
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Pool stage

Pool A

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Knockout stage

Shield

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Bowl

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Cup

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Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
20
16
12
12
58
66
74
74

PlaceTeamPoints
92
100
110
110
130
140
150
150