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2012 Gold Coast Sevens
IRB Sevens XIV
Host nation Australia 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 points Fiji Joji Baleviani Raqamate
(59 points)
Most tries Scotland 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

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

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

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

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

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

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

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

Shield

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

  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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2012 Gold Coast Sevens
IRB Sevens XIV
Host nation Australia 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 points Fiji Joji Baleviani Raqamate
(59 points)
Most tries Scotland 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

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

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

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

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

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

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

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

Shield

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

  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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