2012 Gold Coast Sevens

2012 Gold Coast Sevens
IRB Sevens XIV
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date13–14 October 2012
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Third South Africa
Plate
Winner Argentina
Runner-up France
Bowl
Winner Spain
Runner-up England
Shield
Winner Scotland
Runner-up United States
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored245 (average 5.44 per match)
Most pointsFiji Joji Baleviani Raqamate
(59 points)
Most triesScotland James Fleming
South Africa Cornal Hendricks
(8 tries)
2011
2013

The 2012 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2012-2013 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 October 2012 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia, and was the tenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.

Fiji defeated New Zealand 32–14 in the final to successfully defend their title.[1]

Format

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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.

Teams

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The participating teams and schedule were announced on 17 September 2012.[2][3]

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 102 26 +76 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 68 59 +9 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 43 87 −44 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3
13 October 2012
11:58
New Zealand 19 – 7 United States
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
12:20
South Africa 38 – 0 Canada
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
15:14
New Zealand 28 – 21 Canada
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
15:36
South Africa 33 – 5 United States
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
17:46
United States 21 – 22 Canada
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
19:24
New Zealand 21 – 31 South Africa
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 68 28 +12 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 80 36 +44 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 45 71 −26 5
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 19 77 −58 3
13 October 2012
12:42
Fiji 31 – 14 Scotland
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
13:04
Australia 31 – 14 Tonga
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
15:58
Fiji 35 – 7 Tonga
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
16:20
Australia 22 – 0 Scotland
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
18:08
Scotland 5 – 24 Tonga
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
19:46
Fiji 14 – 15 Australia
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 64 39 +25 9
 Kenya 3 1 1 1 52 40 +12 6
 England 3 1 1 1 44 43 +1 6
 Spain 3 0 0 3 32 70 −38 3
13 October 2012
10:30
England 14 – 14 Kenya
Report[usurped]
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
10:52
Samoa 31 – 10 Spain
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
13:36
England 13 – 10 Spain
Report[usurped]
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
13:58
Samoa 14 – 12 Kenya
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
17:02
Kenya 26 – 12 Spain
Report[usurped]
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
18:40
England 17 – 19 Samoa
Report[usurped]
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 50 19 +31 7
 France 3 2 0 1 43 31 +12 7
 Wales 3 2 0 1 43 46 −3 7
 Portugal 3 0 0 3 17 57 −40 3
13 October 2012
11:14
Argentina 7 – 14 France
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
11:36
Wales 19 – 12 Portugal
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
14:20
Argentina 26 – 0 Portugal
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
14:42
Wales 19 – 17 France
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
17:24
France 12 – 5 Portugal
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

13 October 2012
19:02
Argentina 17 – 5 Wales
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 
 Canada31
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Portugal0
 
 Portugal0
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Scotland33
 
 England35
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Scotland7
 
 Scotland40
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 United States5
 
 Wales27
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 United States19
 
 United States33
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Tonga26
 
 Tonga7
 
 
 Spain24
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 
 Canada31
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Portugal0
 
 Canada19
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 England24
 
 England35
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Scotland7
 
 England14
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Spain19
 
 Wales27
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 United States19
 
 Wales17
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Spain26
 
 Tonga7
 
 
 Spain24
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 
 South Africa26
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 France14
 
 France21
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Samoa7
 
 Samoa7
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Fiji19
 
 France7
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina7
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 New Zealand12
 
 Argentina17
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Australia14
 
 Australia14
 
 
 Kenya21
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 
 South Africa26
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 France14
 
 South Africa10
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Fiji21
 
 Samoa7
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Fiji19
 
 Fiji32
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 New Zealand14
 
 Argentina7
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 New Zealand12
 
 New Zealand15
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Kenya5 Third place
 
 Australia14
 
14 October – Skilled Park, Gold Coast
 
 Kenya21
 
 South Africa41
 
 
 Kenya7
 

References

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  1. ^ "Fiji successfully defend Gold Coast title". irbsevens.com. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Pools and schedule set for Gold Coast Sevens". irbsevens.com. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series, Round 1, Australia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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