2012 South Africa Sevens Explained

Countries:	South Africa
Date:	8–9 December 2012
Matches:	45
Tries:	235
Top Point Scorer:	Kurt Baker (40 points)
Top Try Scorer:	Kurt Baker (8 tries)
Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2013

The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

New Zealand defeated France 47–12 in the final. Because of this, they (that is, New Zealand) won the title of champion of the 2012 South Africa Sevens.^[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 are:^[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on 2 December.^[3]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	58	19	+39	9
	3	1	0	2	43	29	+14	5
	3	1	0	2	38	55	−17	5
	3	1	0	2	26	62	−36	5

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	2	0	1	72	52	+20	7
	3	2	0	1	50	38	+12	7
	3	1	0	2	59	65	−6	5
	3	1	0	2	40	66	−26	5

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Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	2	0	1	52	31	+21	7
	3	2	0	1	50	42	+8	7
	3	2	0	1	61	64	−3	7
	3	0	0	3	33	59	−26	3

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Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	71	31	+40	9
	3	2	0	1	59	55	+4	7
	3	1	0	2	45	54	-9	5
	3	0	0	3	29	64	−35	3

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Knockout stage

Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Zealand defend SA Sevens title. https://web.archive.org/web/20121212053606/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2064407.html. usurped. 12 December 2012. 2012-12-09. irbsevens.com.
2. Web site: Team list. https://web.archive.org/web/20101124122857/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/squads.html. usurped. 24 November 2010. 2011-12-01. irbsevens.com.
3. Web site: IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens in PE. https://web.archive.org/web/20130109234005/http://www.irbsevens.com/mediacentre/news/newsid=2064394.html. usurped. 9 January 2013. 2012-12-02. irbsevens.com.