2012 Wellington Sevens
The 2012 Wellington Sevens was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series and was the 13th edition of the tournament, hosted at Wellington, New Zealand's Westpac Stadium.
| 2012 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 3–4 February 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third |  England |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Tonga |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Cook Islands |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 224 (average 4.978 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Junior Tomasi Cama (45 points) |
| Top try scorer | Collins Injera (7 tries) |
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New Zealand won the title by defeating Fiji 24–7 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
The participating teams are:[2]
Pool stage
The draw was made on December 10, 2011.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
All times are local (UTC+13)
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 14 | +88 | 9 |
 Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 7 |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 138 | −124 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10 | +68 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 7 |
| Cook Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 92 | −54 | 5 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 76 | −54 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 8 |
| Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 17 | +47 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 6 |
 Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 74 | −53 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
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| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 17 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
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 France | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 15 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | |||||||||
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| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 12 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
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| France | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
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| England | 12 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | |||||||||
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| England | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 28 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
References
- "NZ Sevens reign supreme in Wellington". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-04.
- Participating nations
- "IRB confirms pool draw for NZ Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-10.