2012 Scotland Sevens

2012 Scotland Sevens
Host nation Scotland Scotland
Date 5–6 May 2012
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  England
Third  Fiji
Plate
Champions  Samoa
Runners-up  Wales
Bowl
Champions  Russia
Runners-up  Spain
Shield
Champions  Kenya
Runners-up  United States
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 258 (average 5.733 per match)
Top point scorer Fiji Metuisela Talebula
(88 points)
Top try scorer New Zealand Waisake Naholo
Fiji Metuisela Talebula
England Mathew Turner
(8 tries)
2011
2013

The 2012 Scotland Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens. It was the eighth tournament within the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Scotstoun Stadium.

New Zealand won the title by defeating England 29–14 in the final.[1]

Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

The participating teams were:[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on April 1.[3]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 England 33007833+459
 Australia 32017159+127
 United States 31025562−75
 Kenya 30034797−503
5 May 2012
12:42
Australia  29 – 14  United States
Report

5 May 2012
13:04
England  40 – 7  Kenya
Report

5 May 2012
15:48
Australia  28 – 26  Kenya
Report

5 May 2012
16:10
England  19 – 12  United States
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5 May 2012
18:15
United States  29 – 14  Kenya
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5 May 2012
19:21
Australia  14 – 19  England
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Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 330011926+939
 Samoa 32016753+147
 Spain 31024162−215
 France 300321107−863
5 May 2012
10:30
Samoa  22 – 14  France
Report

5 May 2012
10:52
New Zealand  31 – 5  Spain
Report

5 May 2012
13:36
Samoa  24 – 17  Spain
Report

5 May 2012
13:58
New Zealand  66 – 0  France
Report

5 May 2012
16:47
France  7 – 19  Spain
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5 May 2012
17:31
Samoa  21 – 22  New Zealand
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Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 330011512+1039
 Argentina 32014366−237
 Portugal 31023459−255
 Zimbabwe 30032883−553
5 May 2012
11:14
Argentina  17 – 5  Portugal
Report

5 May 2012
11:36
Fiji  40 – 0  Zimbabwe
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5 May 2012
14:20
Argentina  19 – 14  Zimbabwe
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5 May 2012
14:42
Fiji  28 – 5  Portugal
Report

5 May 2012
17:09
Portugal  24 – 14  Zimbabwe
Report

5 May 2012
18:37
Argentina  7 – 47  Fiji
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Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 33006524+419
 South Africa 32014145−47
 Scotland 31026141+205
 Russia 30032481−573
5 May 2012
11:58
Wales  17 – 14  Scotland
Report

5 May 2012
12:20
South Africa  17 – 14  Russia
Report

5 May 2012
15:04
South Africa  19 – 14  Scotland
Report

5 May 2012
15:26
Wales  31 – 5  Russia
Report

5 May 2012
17:53
Scotland  33 – 5  Russia
Report

5 May 2012
18:59
Wales  17 – 5  South Africa
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 May – Glasgow        
  United States  21
6 May – Glasgow
  Russia  22  
  United States  17
6 May – Glasgow
      Portugal  14  
  Portugal  5
6 May – Glasgow
  France  7  
  United States  14
6 May – Glasgow    
    Kenya  22
  Scotland  19
6 May – Glasgow
  Kenya  12  
  Kenya  24
6 May – Glasgow
      Zimbabwe  7  
  Spain  14
  Zimbabwe  7  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 May – Glasgow        
  United States  21
6 May – Glasgow
  Russia  22  
  Russia  12
6 May – Glasgow
      France  10  
  Portugal  5
6 May – Glasgow
  France  7  
  Russia  33
6 May – Glasgow    
    Spain  19
  Scotland  19
6 May – Glasgow
  Kenya  12  
  Scotland  7
6 May – Glasgow
      Spain  10  
  Spain  14
  Zimbabwe  7  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 May – Glasgow        
  England  19
6 May – Glasgow
  South Africa  14  
  South Africa  0
6 May – Glasgow
      Samoa  47  
  Fiji  34
6 May – Glasgow
  Samoa  10  
  Samoa  31
6 May – Glasgow    
    Wales  12
  Wales  7
6 May – Glasgow
  Australia  17  
  Wales  12
6 May – Glasgow
      Argentina  5  
  New Zealand  36
  Argentina  5  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 May – Glasgow        
  England  19
6 May – Glasgow
  South Africa  14  
  England  26
6 May – Glasgow
    Fiji  21  
  Fiji  34
6 May – Glasgow
  Samoa  10  
  England  14
6 May – Glasgow
    New Zealand  29
  Wales  7
6 May – Glasgow
  Australia  17  
  Australia  7 Third place
6 May – Glasgow
    New Zealand  22  
  New Zealand  36   Fiji  31
  Argentina  5     Australia  17
6 May – Glasgow

References

  1. "New Zealand win Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-05-06.
  2. "Teams announced for Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-03-29.
  3. "IRB confirms pool draw for Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-04-01.

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