2012 Scotland Sevens Explained

Countries: Scotland
Date:5–6 May 2012
Matches:45
Tries:258
Top Point Scorer: Metuisela Talebula
(88 points)
Top Try Scorer: Waisake Naholo
Metuisela Talebula
Mathew Turner
(8 tries)
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

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.

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:

Pool stage

The draw was made on 1 April.

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
33007833+459
32017159+127
31025562−75
30034797−503

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Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
330011926+939
32016753+147
31024162−215
300321107−863

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Pool C

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
330011512+1039
32014366−237
31023459−255
30032883−553

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Pool D

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
33006524+419
32014145−47
31026141+205
30032481−573

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Knockout stage

Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Zealand win Glasgow Sevens. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509001019/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=10/news/newsid=2061948.html. usurped. May 9, 2012. 2012-05-06. irbsevens.com.