2012 Dubai Women's Sevens
The New Zealand Women Sevens team at the Dubai Sevens tournament in 2012
| 2012 Dubai Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 30 November – 1 December 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champions |
 New Zealand |
| Runners-up |
 South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Champions |
 Russia |
| Runners-up |
 Canada |
| Bowl | |
| Champions |
 United States |
| Runners-up |
 France |
| Shield | |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Tries scored | 50 (average 1.471 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
 Emilee Cherry(35 points) |
| Top try scorer |
Emilee Cherry (7 tries) |
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The 2012 Dubai Women's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held between 30 November 2012 and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the 6th edition of the tournament and the first stop on the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
New Zealand were the first champions of the new series after defeating South Africa 41–0.[1]
Format
The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 7 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 7 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60 | −55 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 8 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 6 |
 China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 19 | +49 | 9 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 7 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 5 |
| France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cup Quarter Finals | ||
| Australia | Canada | 14-10 |
| New Zealand | England | 31-0 |
| South Africa | Netherlands | 12-7 |
| Spain | Russia | 7-5 |
| Bowl Semi Finals | ||
| France | Brazil | 22-0 |
| United States | China | 36-7 |
| Plate Semi Finals | ||
| Canada | England | 24-0 |
| Russia | Netherlands | 21-5 |
| Cup Semi Finals | ||
| New Zealand | Australia | 28-14 |
| South Africa | Spain | 19-17 |
| 11th place | ||
| China | Brazil | 19-17 |
| Bowl Final | ||
| United States | France | 26-12 |
| 7th place | ||
| England | Netherlands | 26-5 |
| Plate Final | ||
| Russia | Canada | 14-10 |
| 3rd place | ||
| Spain | Australia | 17-15 |
| Final | ||
| New Zealand | South Africa | 41-0 |
References
- ↑ "New Zealand women power to Dubai title". wsws.irbsevens.com. 2012-12-01.
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