The 2012 London Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament and the ninth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Twickenham Stadium.
| 2012 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 12–13 May 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Australia |
| Runner-up | England |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 258 (average 5.73 per match) |
| Most points | Tomasi Cama (60 points) |
| Most tries | Tom Iosefo (8 tries) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Format edit
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 edit
The following teams participated.[1]
Pool stage edit
The draw was made on 6 May.[2]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | +71 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 7 |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 7 |
| France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 5 |
| United States
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 12 | +79 | 9 |
 Spain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 7 |
| Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 5 |
 Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 86 | −74 | 3 |
Pool D edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 9 |
 South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 7 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 93 | −76 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
Shield edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| United States | 38 | |||||||||
| Wales | 28 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 26 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Wales | 28 | |||||||||
| Wales | 28 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 27 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 31 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 22 | |||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | Third place | ||||||||
| Samoa | 22 | |||||||||
| 13 May – London | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Marriott London Sevens". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for London Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-05-06. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012.
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