The qualification process of men's teams for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup.
First on 29 April was a preliminary round-robin tournament in Abidjan where Ivory Coast and Tunisia finished the highest.
First was a 22–23 January tournament in Port of Spain for the Caribbean zone, from which Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious.
After a six-team round robin, the two leading teams faced off for the championship, from which the host won and qualified for the World Cup.