The 2012 Scotland Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens. It was the eighth tournament within the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Scotstoun Stadium.

2012 Scotland Sevens
Host nationScotland Scotland
Date5–6 May 2012
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up England
Third Fiji
Plate
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Wales
Bowl
Winner Russia
Runner-up Spain
Shield
Winner Kenya
Runner-up United States
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored258 (average 5.73 per match)
Most pointsFiji Metuisela Talebula
(88 points)
Most triesNew Zealand Waisake Naholo
Fiji Metuisela Talebula
England Mathew Turner
(8 tries)
2011
2013

New Zealand won the title by defeating England 29–14 in the final.[1]

Format

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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

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The participating teams were:

Pool stage

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The draw was made on 1 April.

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

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 78 33 +45 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 71 59 +12 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 55 62 −7 5
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 47 97 −50 3


5 May 2012
15:48
Australia  28 – 26  Kenya
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow



Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 119 26 +93 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 67 53 +14 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 41 62 −21 5
  France 3 0 0 3 21 107 −86 3
5 May 2012
10:30
Samoa  22 – 14  France
Report[usurped]
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow


5 May 2012
13:36
Samoa  24 – 17  Spain
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow


5 May 2012
16:47
France  7 – 19  Spain
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 115 12 +103 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 43 66 −23 7
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 34 59 −25 5
  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 28 83 −55 3
5 May 2012
11:14
Argentina  17 – 5  Portugal
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

5 May 2012
11:36
Fiji  40 – 0  Zimbabwe
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

5 May 2012
14:20
Argentina  19 – 14  Zimbabwe
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow


5 May 2012
17:09
Portugal  24 – 14  Zimbabwe
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Wales 3 3 0 0 65 24 +41 9
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 41 45 −4 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 61 41 +20 5
  Russia 3 0 0 3 24 81 −57 3
5 May 2012
11:58
Wales  17 – 14  Scotland
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow



5 May 2012
15:26
Wales  31 – 5  Russia
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

5 May 2012
17:53
Scotland  33 – 5  Russia
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

5 May 2012
18:59
Wales  17 – 5  South Africa
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
 
  United States21
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Russia22
 
  United States17
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Portugal14
 
  Portugal5
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  France7
 
  United States14
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Kenya22
 
  Scotland19
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Kenya12
 
  Kenya24
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Zimbabwe7
 
  Spain14
 
 
  Zimbabwe7
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
 
  United States21
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Russia22
 
  Russia12
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  France10
 
  Portugal5
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  France7
 
  Russia33
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Spain19
 
  Scotland19
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Kenya12
 
  Scotland7
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Spain10
 
  Spain14
 
 
  Zimbabwe7
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
 
  England19
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  South Africa14
 
  South Africa0
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Samoa47
 
  Fiji34
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Samoa10
 
  Samoa31
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Wales12
 
  Wales7
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Australia17
 
  Wales12
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Argentina5
 
  New Zealand36
 
 
  Argentina5
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
 
  England19
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  South Africa14
 
  England26
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Fiji21
 
  Fiji34
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Samoa10
 
  England14
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  New Zealand29
 
  Wales7
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Australia17
 
  Australia7
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  New Zealand22 Third place
 
  New Zealand36
 
6 May – Glasgow
 
  Argentina5
 
  Fiji31
 
 
  Australia17
 

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand win Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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