2012 South Africa Sevens

2012 South Africa Sevens
Host nation South Africa South Africa
Date 8–9 December 2012
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  France
Third  South Africa
Plate
Champions  Wales
Runners-up  Fiji
Bowl
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  Samoa
Shield
Champions  Spain
Runners-up  Zimbabwe
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 235 (average 5.222 per match)
Top point scorer New Zealand Kurt Baker
(40 points)
Top try scorer New Zealand Kurt Baker
(8 tries)
2011
2013

The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

New Zealand defeated France 47–12 in the final to win the title.[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 are:[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on December 2.[3]

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

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 33005819+399
 France 31024329+145
 Australia 31023855−175
 Samoa 31022662−365

8 December 2012
13:34
France  31 – 5  Australia
Report

8 December 2012
16:18
Samoa  7 – 26  Australia
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8 December 2012
19:58
Samoa  12 – 7  France
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 32017252+207
 New Zealand 32015038+127
 England 31025965−65
 Scotland 31024066−265

8 December 2012
11:22
Fiji  29 – 19  England
Report


8 December 2012
14:28
Fiji  19 – 21  Scotland
Report

8 December 2012
17:14
Scotland  12 – 33  England
Report

8 December 2012
18:52
New Zealand  12 – 24  Fiji
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 32015231+217
 Argentina 32015042+87
 Kenya 32016164−37
 Spain 30033359−263
8 December 2012
11:44
Kenya  21 – 17  Argentina
Report

8 December 2012
12:06
Wales  12 – 5  Spain
Report

8 December 2012
14:50
Kenya  26 – 14  Spain
Report

8 December 2012
15:12
Wales  7 – 12  Argentina
Report

8 December 2012
17:36
Argentina  21 – 14  Spain
Report

8 December 2012
19:14
Kenya  14 – 33  Wales
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Portugal 33007131+199
 United States 32015955+47
 Canada 31024554+125
 Zimbabwe 30032964−353

8 December 2012
12:50
Canada  26 – 0  Zimbabwe
Report

8 December 2012
15:34
Portugal  17 – 12  Zimbabwe
Report



8 December 2012
18:20
Portugal  28 – 7  Canada
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 December – Port Elizabeth        
  Australia  24
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  14  
  Zimbabwe  21
9 December – Port Elizabeth
      Scotland  14  
  Kenya  19
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  Scotland  17  
  Zimbabwe  0
9 December – Port Elizabeth    
    Spain  33
  Canada  21
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  Samoa  36  
  Canada  19
9 December – Port Elizabeth
      Spain  29  
  England  14
  Spain  7  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 December – Port Elizabeth        
  Australia  24
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  14  
  Australia  24
9 December – Port Elizabeth
      Kenya  21  
  Kenya  19
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  Scotland  17  
  Australia  26
9 December – Port Elizabeth    
    Samoa  14
  Canada  21
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  Samoa  36  
  Samoa  15
9 December – Port Elizabeth
      England  12  
  England  14
  Spain  7  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 December – Port Elizabeth        
  South Africa  17
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  United States  7  
  United States  19
9 December – Port Elizabeth
      Wales  26  
  Wales  5
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  New Zealand  35  
  Wales  26
9 December – Port Elizabeth    
    Fiji  14
  Portugal  7
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  France  10  
  Portugal  12
9 December – Port Elizabeth
      Fiji  26  
  Fiji  12
  Argentina  15  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 December – Port Elizabeth        
  South Africa  17
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  United States  7  
  South Africa  5
9 December – Port Elizabeth
    New Zealand  12  
  Wales  5
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  New Zealand  35  
  New Zealand  47
9 December – Port Elizabeth
    France  12
  Portugal  7
9 December – Port Elizabeth
  France  10  
  France  10 Third place
9 December – Port Elizabeth
    Argentina  7  
  Fiji  12   South Africa  35
  Argentina  15     Argentina  0
9 December – Port Elizabeth

References

  1. "New Zealand defend SA Sevens title". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-09.
  2. "Team list". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-01.
  3. "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens in PE". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-02.

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