2012 Dubai Sevens

2012 Dubai Sevens
Host nation United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Date 30 November – 1 December 2012
Cup
Champion  Samoa
Runner-up  New Zealand
Third  Kenya
Plate
Winner  Wales
Runner-up  Canada
Bowl
Winner  Argentina
Runner-up  South Africa
Shield
Winner  England
Runner-up  Spain
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 217 (average 4.822 per match)
Top point scorer Canada Nathan Hirayama
(51 points)
Top try scorer England Dan Norton
Kenya Collins Injera
New Zealand Kurt Baker
Samoa Paul Perez
(6 tries)
2011
2013

The 2012 Dubai Sevens was held between 30 November 2012 and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and the second stop of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

Samoa defeated New Zealand 26–15 in the final to win the title.[1]

Format

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.

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 33005024+269
 Kenya 32013226+67
 Spain 31021931−125
 Scotland 30032646−203
30 November 2012
09:50
Fiji  14 – 0  Spain
Report

30 November 2012
10:12
Kenya  12 – 5  Scotland
Report

30 November 2012
13:36
Fiji  22 – 14  Scotland
Report

30 November 2012
13:58
Kenya  10 – 7  Spain
Report

30 November 2012
17:00
Spain  12 – 7  Scotland
Report

30 November 2012
18:58
Fiji  14 – 10  Kenya
Report

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33006228+349
 Wales 32014326+177
 Argentina 31023141−105
 Russia 30032970−413
30 November 2012
10:36
New Zealand  14 – 7  Wales
Report

30 November 2012
10:58
Argentina  17 – 10  Russia
Report

30 November 2012
14:22
New Zealand  31 – 14  Russia
Report

30 November 2012
14:44
Argentina  7 – 14  Wales
Report

30 November 2012
17:22
Wales  22 – 5  Russia
Report

30 November 2012
19:22
New Zealand  17 – 7  Argentina
Report

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 32015143+87
 Portugal 32015355−27
 South Africa 31023432+25
 England 31025058−85
30 November 2012
11:20
South Africa  19 – 10  England
Report

30 November 2012
11:44
Samoa  24 – 19  Portugal
Report

30 November 2012
15:06
South Africa  10 – 12  Portugal
Report

30 November 2012
15:28
Samoa  17 – 19  England
Report

30 November 2012
17:44
England  21 – 22  Portugal
Report

30 November 2012
19:44
South Africa  5 – 10  Samoa
Report

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 32107435+398
 France 32012434−107
 Australia 3111474706
 United States 30033362−293
30 November 2012
09:06
France  0 – 20  Canada
Report

30 November 2012
09:28
Australia  19 – 12  United States
Report

30 November 2012
12:52
France  17 – 14  United States
Report

30 November 2012
13:14
Australia  28 – 28  Canada
Report

30 November 2012
16:38
Canada  26 – 7  United States
Report

30 November 2012
18:36
France  7 – 0  Australia
Report

Knockout stage

Shield (13th place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
 Spain12
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 United States14
 
 Spain26
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Russia24
 
 South Africa25
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Russia12
 
 Spain5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 England26
 
 Australia14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Scotland29
 
 Australia12
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 England40
 
 Argentina24
 
 
 England14
 

Bowl (9th place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
 Spain12
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 United States14
 
 United States14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 South Africa22
 
 South Africa25
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Russia12
 
 South Africa10
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Argentina14
 
 Australia14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Scotland29
 
 Scotland5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Argentina12
 
 Argentina24
 
 
 England14
 

Plate (5th place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
 Fiji5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 France8
 
 Fiji5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Wales27
 
 Samoa19
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Wales7
 
 Wales21
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Canada14
 
 Canada7
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya19
 
 Canada28
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Portugal12
 
 New Zealand28
 
 
 Portugal7
 

Cup (1st place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
 Fiji5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 France8
 
 France5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Samoa12
 
 Samoa19
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Wales7
 
 Samoa26
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand15
 
 Canada7
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya19
 
 Kenya7
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand27 Third place
 
 New Zealand28
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 Portugal7
 
 France12
 
 
 Kenya15
 

References

  1. "Samoa defeat New Zealand to win Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-01.
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