The 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments thirteenth edition and took place on 6 to 7 October 2012, at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India.[1] The tournament was a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia, there were three available spots at stake. Fiji qualified for the World Cup as champions, along with China and Japan who finished second and third respectively.[1][2]
| 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  India |
| Date | 6–7 October 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  China |
| Third |  Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 42 |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Teams
edit15 teams competed in the competition, with 14 teams coming from Asia and one from Oceania. Fiji had earned a place at the qualifier by way of finishing third at the 2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in August.[3][4]
Pool stage
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | +63 | 6 |
 Hong Kong
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 4 |
| India
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | –85 | 2 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 14 | +116 | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 7 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 70 | –13 | 5 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | –138 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | +119 | 9 |
 Thailand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 7 |
 Philippines
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 67 | –20 | 5 |
 Malaysia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 134 | –127 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | +108 | 9 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 46 | –7 | 7 |
 Iran
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 61 | –51 | 5 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 70 | –50 | 3 |
Knockout round
editShield
edit| Semi-finals | Shield | |||||
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| Malaysia | 12 | |||||
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| United Arab Emirates | 17 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 24 | |||||
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| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | BYE | |||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Bowl | Final | ||||||||
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| India | 5 | |||||||||
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| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
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| Sri Lanka | 33 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 20 | |||||||||
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| United Arab Emirates | 10 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 7 | |||||||||
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| Philippines | 22 | |||||||||
| Philippines | BYE | |||||||||
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| Philippines | 24 | |||||||||
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| Iran | 5 | Eleventh Place | ||||||||
| Iran | 29 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
| India | 12 | |||||||||
| Iran | 17 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Plate | |||||
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| Thailand | 17 | |||||
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| Singapore | 12 | |||||
| Thailand | 7 | |||||
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| Hong Kong | 19 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 27 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
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| Singapore | 12 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
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| Thailand | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 47 | |||||||||
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| Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 15 | |||||||||
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| China | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 31 | |||||||||
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| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 17 | |||||||||
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| Kazakhstan | 12 | Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 34 | |||||||||
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| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Fiji, China and Japan qualify for RWC Sevens". rwcsevens.com. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Talei, Akosita (2012-10-07). "Fijiana through to 2013 World Cup 7s". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Fiji march on as NZ women flex muscles". World Rugby. 2012-08-04. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "Asia's Top Women's Sevens Teams Dream". theolympicssports.com. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ a b "2012 Asian Championship / WCQ". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ a b "2012 Asian Women's Sevens Championship". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-01-24.