2012 Gold Coast Sevens
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Rugby tournament
| 2012 Gold Coast Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens XIV | |
| Host nation | Australia Australia |
| Date | 13–14 October 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | Fiji |
| Runner-up | New Zealand |
| Third | South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Winner | Argentina |
| Runner-up | France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | Spain |
| Runner-up | England |
| Shield | |
| Winner | Scotland |
| Runner-up | United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 245 (average 5.44 per match) |
| Most points | Fiji Joji Baleviani Raqamate (59 points) |
| Most tries | Scotland James Fleming South Africa Cornal Hendricks (8 tries) |
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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
[edit ]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
[edit ]The participating teams and schedule were announced on 17 September 2012.[2] [3]
Pool Stage
[edit ]| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 28 | +12 | 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
[edit ]| 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 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 3 |
Pool D
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]Shield
[edit ]Bowl
[edit ]Plate
[edit ]Cup
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Fiji successfully defend Gold Coast title". irbsevens.com. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Pools and schedule set for Gold Coast Sevens". irbsevens.com. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series, Round 1, Australia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
External links
[edit ]- Gold Coast Sevens Archived 27 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine