2012 Dubai Sevens

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2012 Dubai Sevens
Host nationUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Date30 November – 1 December 2012
Cup
ChampionFile:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Runner-upFile:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
ThirdFile:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Plate
WinnerFile:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Runner-upFile:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Bowl
WinnerFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Runner-upFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Shield
WinnerFile:Flag of England.svg England
Runner-upFile:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored217 (average 4.82 per match)
Most pointsCanada Nathan Hirayama
(51 points)
Most triesEngland Dan Norton
Kenya Collins Injera
New Zealand Kurt Baker
Samoa Paul Perez
(6 tries)
2011
2013

The 2012 Dubai Sevens was held on 30 November and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and the second stop of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. Samoa defeated New Zealand 26–15 in the final to win the 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.

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 3 3 0 0 50 24 +26 9
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 2 0 1 32 26 +6 7
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 1 0 2 19 31 −12 5
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 0 3 26 46 −20 3





Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 3 0 0 62 28 +34 9
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 2 0 1 43 26 +17 7
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 1 0 2 31 41 −10 5
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3 0 0 3 29 70 −41 3





Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 3 2 0 1 51 43 +8 7
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 2 0 1 53 55 −2 7
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 1 0 2 34 32 +2 5
File:Flag of England.svg England 3 1 0 2 50 58 −8 5





Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 2 1 0 74 35 +39 8
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 2 0 1 24 34 −10 7
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 1 1 1 47 47 0 6
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 0 0 3 33 62 −29 3





Knockout stage

Shield (13th place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain12
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States14
 
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain26
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia24
 
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa25
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia12
 
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of England.svg England26
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland29
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia12
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of England.svg England40
 
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina24
 
 
File:Flag of England.svg England14
 

Bowl (9th place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain12
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States14
 
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa22
 
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa25
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia12
 
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa10
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina14
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland29
 
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina12
 
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina24
 
 
File:Flag of England.svg England14
 

Plate (5th place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of France.svg France8
 
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales27
 
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa19
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales7
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales21
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada14
 
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada7
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya19
 
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada28
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal12
 
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand28
 
 
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal7
 

Cup (1st place)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of France.svg France8
 
File:Flag of France.svg France5
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa12
 
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa19
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales7
 
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa26
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand15
 
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada7
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya19
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya7
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand27 Third place
 
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand28
 
1 December – Dubai
 
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal7
 
File:Flag of France.svg France12
 
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya15
 

References

  1. "Samoa defeat New Zealand to win Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-01. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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