It was the London Sevens leg held at Twickenham Stadium on 27–28 May 2001.

The tournament was the eighth event of the series, and was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 19–12 in the Cup final.

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament.

The bottom two teams from each pool went on to the Bowl bracket.

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2001 Tokyo Sevens title.