2012 South Africa Sevens

The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

2012 South Africa Sevens
Host nation South Africa
Date8–9 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 played45
Tries scored235 (average 5.222 per match)
Top point scorer Kurt Baker
(40 points)
Top try scorer Kurt Baker
(8 tries)
2011
2013

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 December 2.[3]

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

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 33005819+399
 France 31024329+145
 Australia 31023855−175
 Samoa 31022662−365

8 December 2012
13:34
France  31 – 5  Australia
Report

8 December 2012
16:18
Samoa  7 – 26  Australia
Report



8 December 2012
19:58
Samoa  12 – 7  France
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 32017252+207
 New Zealand 32015038+127
 England 31025965−65
 Scotland 31024066−265

8 December 2012
11:22
Fiji  29 – 19  England
Report


8 December 2012
14:28
Fiji  19 – 21  Scotland
Report

8 December 2012
17:14
Scotland  12 – 33  England
Report

8 December 2012
18:52
New Zealand  12 – 24  Fiji
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 32015231+217
 Argentina 32015042+87
 Kenya 32016164−37
 Spain 30033359−263
8 December 2012
11:44
Kenya  21 – 17  Argentina
Report

8 December 2012
12:06
Wales  12 – 5  Spain
Report

8 December 2012
14:50
Kenya  26 – 14  Spain
Report

8 December 2012
15:12
Wales  7 – 12  Argentina
Report

8 December 2012
17:36
Argentina  21 – 14  Spain
Report

8 December 2012
19:14
Kenya  14 – 33  Wales
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Portugal 33007131+199
 United States 32015955+47
 Canada 31024554+125
 Zimbabwe 30032964−353

8 December 2012
12:50
Canada  26 – 0  Zimbabwe
Report

8 December 2012
15:34
Portugal  17 – 12  Zimbabwe
Report



8 December 2012
18:20
Portugal  28 – 7  Canada
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Australia24
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Zimbabwe14
 
 Zimbabwe21
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Scotland14
 
 Kenya19
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Scotland17
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Spain33
 
 Canada21
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Samoa36
 
 Canada19
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Spain29
 
 England14
 
 
 Spain7
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Australia24
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Zimbabwe14
 
 Australia24
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Kenya21
 
 Kenya19
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Scotland17
 
 Australia26
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Samoa14
 
 Canada21
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Samoa36
 
 Samoa15
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 England12
 
 England14
 
 
 Spain7
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
 South Africa17
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 United States7
 
 United States19
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Wales26
 
 Wales5
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 New Zealand35
 
 Wales26
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Fiji14
 
 Portugal7
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 France10
 
 Portugal12
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Fiji26
 
 Fiji12
 
 
 Argentina15
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
 South Africa17
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 United States7
 
 South Africa5
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 New Zealand12
 
 Wales5
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 New Zealand35
 
 New Zealand47
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 France12
 
 Portugal7
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 France10
 
 France10
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Argentina7 Third place
 
 Fiji12
 
9 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 Argentina15
 
 South Africa35
 
 
 Argentina0
 

References

  1. "New Zealand defend SA Sevens title". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-09.
  2. "Team list". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-01.
  3. "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens in PE". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-02.
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