2012 USA Sevens
The 2012 USA Sevens was the ninth edition of the USA Sevens tournament and the fifth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Sam Boyd Stadium.
| 2012 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  United States |
| Date | 10–12 February 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 229 (average 5.089 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Junior Tomasi Cama (44 points) |
| Top try scorer |  Cecil Afrika(7 tries) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Samoa won the title by defeating New Zealand 26–19 in the final.[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
16 teams participated:[2]
Pool stage
The draw was made on February 4.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | +70 | 9 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 7 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 85 | −73 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 9 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 5 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | +80 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 84 | −58 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Australia | 50 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
 Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 40 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 12 | |||||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Australia | 50 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
 England | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 22 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 20 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 15 | |||||||||
Television
The 2012 USA Sevens earned strong ratings on TV in the US, with higher ratings than several basketball and hockey games on TV that weekend. The TV ratings for selected sports events on network and cable TV that weekend are below:[4]
- 0.7 USA Sevens Rugby
- 0.4 NHL: Detroit v. Philadelphia
- 0.3 NCAA: Alabama v. LSU
- 0.1 NCAA: Wichita v. Creighton
- 0.1 NCAA: Xavier v. Temple
- 0.1 NCAA: Utah St. v. New Mexico St.
- 0.1 NCAA: Ark - Little Rock v. Middle Tenn. St.
References
- "Tears of pride as Samoa refind winning touch". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-13.
- "Brazil among teams to compete at USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-21.
- "Pools drawn for USA Sevens in Las Vegas". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-04.
- Sports Media Watch, Weekly Sports TV Ratings, Feb 22, 2012, http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/02/weekly-sports-tv-ratings-february-11-february-17/