| 2012 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 30 November – 1 December 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Kenya |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  England |
| Runner-up |  Spain |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 217 (average 4.82 per match) |
| Most points | Nathan Hirayama (51 points) |
| Most tries | Dan Norton Collins Injera Kurt Baker 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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 9 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 7 |
| Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 5 |
 Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 9 |
| Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 5 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 70 | −41 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 7 |
| South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 5 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 5 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 8 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield (13th place)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| Spain | 26 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 25 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 29 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 40 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
Bowl (9th place)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 25 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 29 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
Plate (5th place)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 8 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 27 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 28 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
Cup (1st place)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 8 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 27 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Samoa defeat New Zealand to win Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-01. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012.
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External links
- Official website[usurped]
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