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 |  Australia |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Cook Islands |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 224 (average 4.98 per match) |
| Most points | Junior Tomasi Cama (45 points) |
| Most tries | Collins Injera (7 tries) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
New Zealand won the title by defeating Fiji 24–7 in the final.[1]
Format
editThe 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
editThe participating teams are:[2]
Pool stage
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 6 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 74 | −53 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 7 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 6 |
| Australia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 6 |
| Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 5 |
Knockout stage
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| 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
edit- ^ "NZ Sevens reign supreme in Wellington". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-04. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
- ^ Participating nations[usurped]
- ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for NZ Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-10. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.