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.[1][2] It was the sixth edition of the tournament and the first stop on the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.
| 2012 Dubai Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Women's Sevens Series I | |
 Cup Semifinal: Australia vs New Zealand in 2012 | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 30 November – 1 December 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Russia |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Tries scored | 50 (average 1.47 per match) |
| Most points |  Emilee Cherry(35 points) |
| Most tries | Emilee Cherry (7 tries) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
New Zealand were the first champions of the new series after defeating South Africa 41–0.
Format edit
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.[citation needed]
Pool stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Cup edit
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| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
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| England | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 41 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
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| Netherlands | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 17 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Plate semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
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| Canada | 24 | |||||
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| England | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||
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| Russia | 14 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| Russia | 21 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
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| England | 26 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
Bowl edit
| Bowl semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
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| United States | 36 | |||||
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| China | 7 | |||||
| United States | 26 | |||||
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| France | 12 | |||||
| France | 22 | |||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
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| China | 19 | |||||
| Brazil | 17 | |||||
References edit
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Tickets on sale for Dubai Sevens | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Staff (2012-11-29). "Stage set for biggest Dubai Rugby Sevens party - Sports - Other - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.