2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship explained

2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
Countries: India
Date:6–7 October 2012
Matches:42
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments thirteenth edition and took place on 6 to 7 October 2012, at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India. The tournament was a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia, there were three available spots at stake. Fiji qualified for the World Cup as champions, along with China and Japan who finished second and third respectively.[1] [2]

Teams

15 teams competed in the competition, with 14 teams coming from Asia and one from Oceania. Fiji had earned a place at the qualifier by way of finishing third at the 2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in August.[3] [4]

Pool stage

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/–Pts
2200685+636
21014119+224
2002085–852

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Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/–Pts
330013014+1169
32017843+357
31025770–135
30030138–1383
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Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/–Pts
33001190+1199
32017648+287
31024767–205
30037134–1273
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Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/–Pts
33001080+1089
32013946–77
31021061–515
30032070–503
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Knockout round

Cup

Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiji, China and Japan qualify for RWC Sevens. rwcsevens.com. 7 October 2012. 2 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008035554/http://www.rwcsevens.com/women/news/newsid=2063815.html#fiji+china+japan+qualify+rwc+sevens. 8 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Talei . Akosita . 2012-10-07 . Fijiana through to 2013 World Cup 7s . 2024-02-04 . Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. Web site: 2012-08-04 . Fiji march on as NZ women flex muscles . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128173033/https://www.world.rugby/news/31898?lang=en . 2021-11-28 . 2021-11-28 . World Rugby.
  4. Web site: 2012-10-05 . Asia's Top Women's Sevens Teams Dream . 2024-01-23 . theolympicssports.com.
  5. Web site: 2012 Asian Championship / WCQ . 2024-01-23 . rugby7.com.
  6. Web site: 2012 Asian Women's Sevens Championship . 2024-01-24 . www.rugbyarchive.net.