2012 South Africa Sevens

2012 South Africa Sevens
2012 South Africa Sevens
Host nation	South Africa
Date	8–9 December 2012
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	France
Third	South Africa
Plate
Winner	Wales
Runner-up	Fiji
Bowl
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	Samoa
Shield
Winner	Spain
Runner-up	Zimbabwe
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	235 (average 5.22 per match)
Most points	Kurt Baker; (40 points)
Most tries	Kurt Baker; (8 tries)
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The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

New Zealand defeated France 47–12 in the final. Because of this, they (that is, New Zealand) won the title of champion of the 2012 South Africa Sevens.^[1]

Format

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

The participating teams are:^[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on 2 December.^[3]

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

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	58	19	+39	9
France	3	1	2	43	29	+14	5
Australia	3	1	2	38	55	−17	5
Samoa	3	1	2	26	62	−36	5

8 December 2012
13:12

Samoa	7 – 29	South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
13:34

France	31 – 5	Australia
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
16:18

Samoa	7 – 26	Australia

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
16:40

France	5 – 12	South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
19:36

South Africa	17 – 7	Australia

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
19:58

Samoa	12 – 7	France
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	3	2	1	72	52	+20	7
New Zealand	3	2	1	50	38	+12	7
England	3	1	2	59	65	−6	5
Scotland	3	1	2	40	66	−26	5

8 December 2012
11:00

New Zealand	14 – 7	Scotland
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
11:22

Fiji	29 – 19	England

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
14:06

New Zealand	24 – 7	England
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
14:28

Fiji	19 – 21	Scotland

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
17:14

Scotland	12 – 33	England

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
18:52

New Zealand	12 – 24	Fiji
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Wales	3	2	1	52	31	+21	7
Argentina	3	2	1	50	42	+8	7
Kenya	3	2	1	61	64	−3	7
Spain	3	0	3	33	59	−26	3

8 December 2012
11:44

Kenya	21 – 17	Argentina
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
12:06

Wales	12 – 5	Spain

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
14:50

Kenya	26 – 14	Spain
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
15:12

Wales	7 – 12	Argentina
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
17:36

Argentina	21 – 14	Spain
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
19:14

Kenya	14 – 33	Wales
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	71	31	+40	9
United States	3	2	1	59	55	+4	7
Canada	3	1	2	45	54	-9	5
Zimbabwe	3	0	3	29	64	−35	3

8 December 2012
12:28

Portugal	26 – 12	United States
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
12:50

Canada	26 – 0	Zimbabwe

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
15:34

Portugal	17 – 12	Zimbabwe

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
15:56

Canada	12 – 26	United States
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
17:58

United States	21 – 17	Zimbabwe
	Report^[usurped]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

8 December 2012
18:20

Portugal	28 – 7	Canada

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9 December – Port Elizabeth

Australia	24
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
Zimbabwe	14
		Zimbabwe	21
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		Scotland	14
Kenya	19
				9 December – Port Elizabeth
Scotland	17
				Zimbabwe	0
9 December – Port Elizabeth
				Spain	33
Canada	21
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
Samoa	36
		Canada	19
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		Spain	29
England	14

Spain	7

Bowl

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9 December – Port Elizabeth

Australia	24
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
Zimbabwe	14
		Australia	24
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		Kenya	21
Kenya	19
				9 December – Port Elizabeth
Scotland	17
				Australia	26
9 December – Port Elizabeth
				Samoa	14
Canada	21
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
Samoa	36
		Samoa	15
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		England	12
England	14

Spain	7

Plate

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9 December – Port Elizabeth

South Africa	17
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
United States	7
		United States	19
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		Wales	26
Wales	5
				9 December – Port Elizabeth
New Zealand	35
				Wales	26
9 December – Port Elizabeth
				Fiji	14
Portugal	7
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
France	10
		Portugal	12
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		Fiji	26
Fiji	12

Argentina	15

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9 December – Port Elizabeth

South Africa	17
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
United States	7
		South Africa	5
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		New Zealand	12
Wales	5
				9 December – Port Elizabeth
New Zealand	35
				New Zealand	47
9 December – Port Elizabeth
				France	12
Portugal	7
		9 December – Port Elizabeth
France	10
		France	10
9 December – Port Elizabeth
		Argentina	7	Third place
Fiji	12
				9 December – Port Elizabeth
Argentina	15
				South Africa	35

				Argentina	0

References

^ "New Zealand defend SA Sevens title". irbsevens.com. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Team list". irbsevens.com. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens in PE". irbsevens.com. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

IRB Official Site^[usurped]

[1] "New Zealand defend SA Sevens title". irbsevens.com. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Team list". irbsevens.com. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens in PE". irbsevens.com. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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