2012 London Sevens Explained

Countries: England
Date:12–13 May 2012
Matches:45
Tries:258
Top Point Scorer: Tomasi Cama
(60 points)
Top Try Scorer: Tom Iosefo
(8 tries)
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 London Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament and the ninth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Twickenham Stadium.

Fiji won the title by defeating Samoa 38–15 in the final.

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 following teams participated.[1]

Pool stage

The draw was made on 6 May.[2]

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
33008817+719
32014841+77
31024292−505
30033159−283

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Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
33007143+289
32015019+317
31023869−315
30033765−283

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Pool C

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
33009112+799
32016526+397
31023377−445
30031286−743

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Pool D

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
33007234+389
32017824+547
31024359−165
30031793−763

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Knockout stage

Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marriott London Sevens . 2012-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229114502/http://www.rfu.com/TheGame/Competitions/LondonSevens?WT.mc_id=2011-RFS-NL-L703 . 2012-02-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: IRB confirms pool draw for London Sevens. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511003605/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=8/news/newsid=2062017.html. usurped. May 11, 2012. 2012-05-06. irbsevens.com.