The 2012 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2012-2013 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 October 2012 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia, and was the tenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
| 2012 Gold Coast Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens XIV | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 13–14 October 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Spain |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 245 (average 5.44 per match) |
| Most points | Joji Baleviani Raqamate (59 points) |
| Most tries | James Fleming Cornal Hendricks (8 tries) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Fiji defeated New Zealand 32–14 in the final to successfully defend their title.[1]
Format edit
The teams were drawn into four 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/Shield brackets.
Teams edit
The participating teams and schedule were announced on 17 September 2012.[2][3]
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 26 | +76 | 9 |
| New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 7 |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 5 |
| United States
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 28 | +12 | 9 |
| Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 7 |
 Tonga
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 5 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 77 | −58 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 9 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 6 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 6 |
| Spain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 3 |
Pool D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 7 |
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 7 |
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 7 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 57 | −40 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
Shield edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 33 | |||||||||
| England | 35 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 40 | |||||||||
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| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Wales | 27 | |||||||||
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| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 33 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 26 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | |||||||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
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| England | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 35 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 27 | |||||||||
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| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 26 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | |||||||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
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| France | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
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| France | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 32 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 41 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Fiji successfully defend Gold Coast title". irbsevens.com. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^
"Pools and schedule set for Gold Coast Sevens". irbsevens.com. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series, Round 1, Australia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
External links edit
- Gold Coast Sevens Archived 27 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine