2012 Scotland Sevens

The 2012 Scotland Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens. It was the eighth tournament within the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Scotstoun Stadium.

2012 Scotland Sevens
Host nation	Scotland
Date	5–6 May 2012
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	England
Third	Fiji
Plate
Winner	Samoa
Runner-up	Wales
Bowl
Winner	Russia
Runner-up	Spain
Shield
Winner	Kenya
Runner-up	United States
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	258 (average 5.733 per match)
Top point scorer	Metuisela Talebula (88 points)
Top try scorer	Waisake Naholo Metuisela Talebula Mathew Turner (8 tries)
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New Zealand won the title by defeating England 29–14 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 were:[2]

Argentina  Australia  England  Fiji  France  Kenya  New Zealand  Portugal

Russia  Samoa  Scotland  South Africa  Spain  United States  Wales  Zimbabwe

Pool stage

The draw was made on 1 April.[3]

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	78	33	+45	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	71	59	+12	7
United States	3	1	0	2	55	62	−7	5
Kenya	3	0	0	3	47	97	−50	3

5 May 2012 12:42

Australia	29 – 14	United States
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 13:04

England	40 – 7	Kenya
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 15:48

Australia	28 – 26	Kenya
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 16:10

England	19 – 12	United States
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 18:15

United States	29 – 14	Kenya
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 19:21

Australia	14 – 19	England
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	119	26	+93	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	67	53	+14	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	41	62	−21	5
France	3	0	0	3	21	107	−86	3

5 May 2012 10:30

Samoa	22 – 14	France
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 10:52

New Zealand	31 – 5	Spain
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 13:36

Samoa	24 – 17	Spain
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 13:58

New Zealand	66 – 0	France
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 16:47

France	7 – 19	Spain
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 17:31

Samoa	21 – 22	New Zealand
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	115	12	+103	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	43	66	−23	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	34	59	−25	5
Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	28	83	−55	3

5 May 2012 11:14

Argentina	17 – 5	Portugal
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 11:36

Fiji	40 – 0	Zimbabwe
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 14:20

Argentina	19 – 14	Zimbabwe
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 14:42

Fiji	28 – 5	Portugal
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 17:09

Portugal	24 – 14	Zimbabwe
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 18:37

Argentina	7 – 47	Fiji
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Wales	3	3	0	0	65	24	+41	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	41	45	−4	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	61	41	+20	5
Russia	3	0	0	3	24	81	−57	3

5 May 2012 11:58

Wales	17 – 14	Scotland
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 12:20

South Africa	17 – 14	Russia
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 15:04

South Africa	19 – 14	Scotland
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 15:26

Wales	31 – 5	Russia
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 17:53

Scotland	33 – 5	Russia
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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5 May 2012 18:59

Wales	17 – 5	South Africa
	Report

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Knockout stage

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 May – Glasgow
	United States	21
					6 May – Glasgow
	Russia	22
					United States	17
	6 May – Glasgow
					Portugal	14
	Portugal	5
									6 May – Glasgow
	France	7
									United States	14
	6 May – Glasgow
									Kenya	22
	Scotland	19
					6 May – Glasgow
	Kenya	12
					Kenya	24
	6 May – Glasgow
					Zimbabwe	7
	Spain	14
	Zimbabwe	7

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 May – Glasgow
	United States	21
					6 May – Glasgow
	Russia	22
					Russia	12
	6 May – Glasgow
					France	10
	Portugal	5
									6 May – Glasgow
	France	7
									Russia	33
	6 May – Glasgow
									Spain	19
	Scotland	19
					6 May – Glasgow
	Kenya	12
					Scotland	7
	6 May – Glasgow
					Spain	10
	Spain	14
	Zimbabwe	7

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 May – Glasgow
	England	19
					6 May – Glasgow
	South Africa	14
					South Africa	0
	6 May – Glasgow
					Samoa	47
	Fiji	34
									6 May – Glasgow
	Samoa	10
									Samoa	31
	6 May – Glasgow
									Wales	12
	Wales	7
					6 May – Glasgow
	Australia	17
					Wales	12
	6 May – Glasgow
					Argentina	5
	New Zealand	36
	Argentina	5

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 May – Glasgow
	England	19
					6 May – Glasgow
	South Africa	14
					England	26
	6 May – Glasgow
					Fiji	21
	Fiji	34
									6 May – Glasgow
	Samoa	10
									England	14
	6 May – Glasgow
									New Zealand	29
	Wales	7
					6 May – Glasgow
	Australia	17
					Australia	7
	6 May – Glasgow
					New Zealand	22			Third place
	New Zealand	36
									6 May – Glasgow
	Argentina	5
									Fiji	31
									Australia	17

References

1. "New Zealand win Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-05-06.
2. "Teams announced for Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-03-29.
3. "IRB confirms pool draw for Glasgow Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-04-01.

External links

• IRB Official Site