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.[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 following teams participated.[2]
Pool stage[]
The draw was made on May 6.[3]
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Pool A[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | +71 | 9 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 7 |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 5 |
Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 3 |
12 May 2012 11:58 |
New Zealand | 49 – 7 | Russia | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 12:20 |
Argentina | 14 – 12 | Kenya | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 15:04 |
New Zealand | 24 – 0 | Kenya | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 15:26 |
Argentina | 24 – 14 | Russia | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 17:28 |
Russia | 21 – 19 | Kenya | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 19:06 |
New Zealand | 15 – 10 | Argentina | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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Pool B[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 9 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 7 |
France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 5 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 3 |
12 May 2012 12:42 |
England | 28 – 0 | France | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 13:04 |
Samoa | 31 – 17 | United States | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 16:00 |
England | 15 – 5 | United States | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 16:22 |
Samoa | 26 – 19 | France | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 17:50 |
France | 19 – 15 | United States | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 19:28 |
England | 7 – 14 | Samoa | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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Pool C[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 12 | +79 | 9 |
Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 7 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 5 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 86 | −74 | 3 |
12 May 2012 10:30 |
Fiji | 19 – 5 | Spain | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 10:52 |
Wales | 19 – 12 | Zimbabwe | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 13:36 |
Fiji | 29 – 0 | Zimbabwe | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 13:58 |
Wales | 7 – 22 | Spain | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 16:44 |
Spain | 38 – 0 | Zimbabwe | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 18:22 |
Fiji | 43 – 7 | Wales | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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Pool D[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 9 |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 7 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 5 |
Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 93 | −76 | 3 |
12 May 2012 11:14 |
Australia | 27 – 12 | Scotland | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 11:36 |
South Africa | 41 – 0 | Portugal | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 14:20 |
Australia | 26 – 5 | Portugal | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 14:42 |
South Africa | 20 – 5 | Scotland | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 17:06 |
Scotland | 26 – 12 | Portugal | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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12 May 2012 18:44 |
Australia | 19 – 17 | South Africa | Twickenham Stadium, London |
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Knockout stage[]
Shield[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Russia | 17 | |||||||||
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Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
Russia | 12 | |||||||||
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United States | 38 | |||||||||
Wales | 28 | |||||||||
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United States | 19 | |||||||||
United States | 12 | |||||||||
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France | 19 | |||||||||
Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
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Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
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France | 17 | |||||||||
France | 17 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Russia | 17 | |||||||||
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Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
Portugal | 26 | |||||||||
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Wales | 28 | |||||||||
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United States | 19 | |||||||||
Wales | 27 | |||||||||
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Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
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Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
Scotland | 31 | |||||||||
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Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
France | 17 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Plate[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
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England | 19 | |||||||||
Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
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England | 14 | |||||||||
England | 12 | |||||||||
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Australia | 14 | |||||||||
Australia | 7 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
Australia | 17 | |||||||||
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Spain | 12 | |||||||||
Samoa | 22 | |||||||||
Spain | 7 | |||||||||
Cup[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
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Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
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England | 14 | |||||||||
Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
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Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
Australia | 7 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
Argentina | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
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Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
Samoa | 22 | New Zealand | 40 | |||||||
Spain | 7 | Argentina | 0 | |||||||
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References[]
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