2012 USA Sevens

2012 USA Sevens
Host nation United States United States
Date 10–12 February 2012
Cup
Champion  Samoa
Runner-up  New Zealand
Third  Fiji
Plate
Winner  Kenya
Runner-up  Argentina
Bowl
Winner  Canada
Runner-up  Australia
Shield
Winner  France
Runner-up  Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 229 (average 5.089 per match)
Top point scorer New Zealand Junior Tomasi Cama
(44 points)
Top try scorer South Africa Cecil Afrika
(7 tries)
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The 2012 USA Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the fifth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Sam Boyd Stadium.

Samoa won the title by defeating New Zealand 26–19 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

16 teams participated:[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on February 4.[3]

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

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 33008515+709
 Samoa 32015727+307
 Australia 31023057−275
 Japan 30031285−733
10 February 2012
18:12
New Zealand  31 – 5  Australia
Report
10 February 2012
18:34
Samoa  33 – 0  Japan
Report
10 February 2012
21:08
New Zealand  42 – 5  Japan
Report
10 February 2012
21:30
Samoa  19 – 15  Australia
Report
11 February 2012
12:44
Australia  10 – 7  Japan
Report
11 February 2012
14:12
New Zealand  12 – 5  Samoa
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 33006641+259
 Argentina 32014538+77
 Canada 31024150−95
 United States 30034366−233
10 February 2012
16:00
Fiji  14 – 12  Argentina
Report
10 February 2012
16:22
Canada  19 – 12  United States
Report
10 February 2012
18:56
Fiji  33 – 19  United States
Report
10 February 2012
19:18
Canada  12 – 19  Argentina
Report
11 February 2012
13:06
Fiji  19 – 10  Canada
Report
11 February 2012
14:34
Argentina  14 – 12  United States
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 33009717+809
 Wales 32015448+67
 France 31023866−285
 Uruguay 30032684−583
10 February 2012
16:44
France  12 – 14  Wales
Report
10 February 2012
17:06
South Africa  35 – 0  Uruguay
Report
10 February 2012
19:40
France  21 – 19  Uruguay
Report
10 February 2012
20:02
South Africa  29 – 12  Wales
Report
11 February 2012
12:22
Wales  28 – 7  Uruguay
Report
11 February 2012
13:50
France  5 – 33  South Africa
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kenya 32106221+417
 England 32104819+297
 Scotland 31025434+205
 Brazil 300310100−903
10 February 2012
17:28
Kenya  17 – 14  Scotland
Report
10 February 2012
17:50
England  29 – 5  Brazil
Report
10 February 2012
20:24
Kenya  38 – 0  Brazil
Report
10 February 2012
20:46
England  12 – 7  Scotland
Report
11 February 2012
12:00
Scotland  33 – 5  Brazil
Report
11 February 2012
13:28
Kenya  7 – 7  England
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
11 February – Las Vegas        
  Australia  50
12 February – Las Vegas
  Brazil  0  
  Brazil  7
11 February – Las Vegas
      France  33  
  France  5
12 February – Las Vegas
  United States  21  
  France  22
11 February – Las Vegas    
    Scotland  7
  Scotland  14
12 February – Las Vegas
  Japan  15  
  Scotland  40
11 February – Las Vegas
      Uruguay  12  
  Canada  29
  Uruguay  0  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
11 February – Las Vegas        
  Australia  50
12 February – Las Vegas
  Brazil  0  
  Australia  19
11 February – Las Vegas
      United States  14  
  France  5
12 February – Las Vegas
  United States  21  
  Australia  17
11 February – Las Vegas    
    Canada  19
  Scotland  14
12 February – Las Vegas
  Japan  15  
  Japan  5
11 February – Las Vegas
      Canada  21  
  Canada  29
  Uruguay  0  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
11 February – Las Vegas        
  New Zealand  12
12 February – Las Vegas
  England  7  
  England  19
11 February – Las Vegas
      Argentina  21  
  South Africa  24
12 February – Las Vegas
  Argentina  5  
  Argentina  7
11 February – Las Vegas    
    Kenya  21
  Kenya  14
12 February – Las Vegas
  Samoa  19  
  Kenya  22
11 February – Las Vegas
      Wales  14  
  Fiji  12
  Wales  5  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
11 February – Las Vegas        
  New Zealand  12
12 February – Las Vegas
  England  7  
  New Zealand  20
11 February – Las Vegas
    South Africa  7  
  South Africa  24
12 February – Las Vegas
  Argentina  5  
  New Zealand  19
11 February – Las Vegas
    Samoa  26
  Kenya  14
12 February – Las Vegas
  Samoa  19  
  Samoa  14 Third place
11 February – Las Vegas
    Fiji  12  
  Fiji  12   Fiji  21
  Wales  5     South Africa  15
12 February – Las Vegas

Television

The 2012 USA Sevens earned strong ratings on TV in the US, with higher ratings than several basketball and hockey games on TV that weekend. The TV ratings for selected sports events on network and cable TV that weekend are below:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tears of pride as Samoa refind winning touch". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Brazil among teams to compete at USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Pools drawn for USA Sevens in Las Vegas". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-04.
  4. ↑ Sports Media Watch, Weekly Sports TV Ratings, Feb 22, 2012, http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/02/weekly-sports-tv-ratings-february-11-february-17/
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