2012 Gold Coast Sevens
| 2012 Gold Coast Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens XIV | |
| Host nation |
 Australia |
| Date | 13–14 October 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champions |
 Fiji |
| Runners-up |
 New Zealand |
| Third |
 South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Champions |
 Argentina |
| Runners-up |
 France |
| Bowl | |
| Champions |
 Spain |
| Runners-up |
 England |
| Shield | |
| Champions |
 Scotland |
| Runners-up |
 United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 245 (average 5.444 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
Joji Baleviani Raqamate (59 points) |
| Top try scorer |
James Fleming Cornal Hendricks (8 tries) |
|
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2012-2013 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 October 2012 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia, and was the tenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
Fiji defeated New Zealand 32–14 in the final to successfully defend their 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.
Teams
The participating teams and schedule were announced on 17 September 2012.[2][3]
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 26 | +76 | 9 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 7 |
 Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 5 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 26 | +76 | 9 |
| Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 7 |
 Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 5 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 77 | −58 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 9 |
 Kenya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 7 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 7 |
| Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 57 | −40 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Canada |
31 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
0 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
0 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
33 | |||||||||
| England |
35 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
7 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
40 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| United States |
5 | |||||||||
| Wales |
27 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| United States |
19 | |||||||||
| United States |
33 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
26 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
7 | |||||||||
| Spain |
24 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Canada |
31 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
0 | |||||||||
| Canada |
19 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| England |
24 | |||||||||
| England |
35 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
7 | |||||||||
| England |
14 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Spain |
19 | |||||||||
| Wales |
27 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| United States |
19 | |||||||||
| Wales |
17 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Spain |
26 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
7 | |||||||||
| Spain |
24 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
26 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| France |
14 | |||||||||
| France |
21 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
7 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
7 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| France |
7 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
14 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
12 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
17 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Australia |
14 | |||||||||
| Australia |
14 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
21 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
26 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| France |
14 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
10 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
21 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
7 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
32 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
14 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
15 | Third place | ||||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
5 | |||||||||
| Australia |
14 | South Africa |
41 | |||||||
| Kenya |
21 | Kenya |
7 | |||||||
| 14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Fiji successfully defend Gold Coast title". irbsevens.com. 2012-10-14.
- ↑ "Pools and schedule set for Gold Coast Sevens". irbsevens.com. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series, Round 1, Australia" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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