2012 Dubai Sevens
# 2012 Dubai Sevens

The 2012 Dubai Sevens was held between 30 November 2012 and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and the second stop of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

Samoa defeated New Zealand 26–15 in the final to win the title.

## 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.

## Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 3 |

* 30 November 2012 09:50

| Fiji | 14 – 0 | Spain |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 10:12

| Kenya | 12 – 5 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 13:36

| Fiji | 22 – 14 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 13:58

| Kenya | 10 – 7 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 17:00

| Spain | 12 – 7 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
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* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 18:58

| Fiji | 14 – 10 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |
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* The Sevens Stadium

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 70 | −41 | 3 |

* 30 November 2012 10:36

| New Zealand | 14 – 7 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 10:58

| Argentina | 17 – 10 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 14:22

| New Zealand | 31 – 14 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
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* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 14:44

| Argentina | 7 – 14 | Wales |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 17:22

| Wales | 22 – 5 | Russia |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 19:22

| New Zealand | 17 – 7 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 5 |

* 30 November 2012 11:20

| South Africa | 19 – 10 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 11:44

| Samoa | 24 – 19 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 15:06

| South Africa | 10 – 12 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 15:28

| Samoa | 17 – 19 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 17:44

| England | 21 – 22 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 19:44

| South Africa | 5 – 10 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
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* The Sevens Stadium

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 8 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 3 |

* 30 November 2012 09:06

| France | 0 – 20 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 09:28

| Australia | 19 – 12 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 12:52

| France | 17 – 14 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 13:14

| Australia | 28 – 28 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 16:38

| Canada | 26 – 7 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens Stadium
* 30 November 2012 18:36

| France | 7 – 0 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
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* The Sevens Stadium

## Knockout stage

### Shield (13th place)

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Spain | 12 | | | |
| Spain | 12 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | |
| United States | 14 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | |
| United States | 14 | Spain | 26 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | Spain | 26 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | Russia | 24 | |
| South Africa | 25 | Russia | 24 | |
| South Africa | 25 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Russia | 12 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Russia | 12 | | | | Spain | 5 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | | Spain | 5 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | England | 26 |
| Australia | 14 | | | | England | 26 |
| Australia | 14 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Scotland | 29 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Scotland | 29 | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | England | 40 | |
| Argentina | 24 | England | 40 | |
| England | 14 | | | |

### Bowl (9th place)

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Spain | 12 | | | |
| Spain | 12 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | |
| United States | 14 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | |
| United States | 14 | United States | 14 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | United States | 14 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | South Africa | 22 | |
| South Africa | 25 | South Africa | 22 | |
| South Africa | 25 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Russia | 12 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Russia | 12 | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | Argentina | 14 |
| Australia | 14 | | | | Argentina | 14 |
| Australia | 14 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Scotland | 29 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Scotland | 29 | Scotland | 5 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | Scotland | 5 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | Argentina | 12 | |
| Argentina | 24 | Argentina | 12 | |
| England | 14 | | | |

### Plate (5th place)

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | |
| France | 8 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | |
| France | 8 | Fiji | 5 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | Fiji | 5 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | Wales | 27 | |
| Samoa | 19 | Wales | 27 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Wales | 7 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Wales | 7 | | | | Wales | 21 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | | Wales | 21 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | Canada | 14 |
| Canada | 7 | | | | Canada | 14 |
| Canada | 7 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Kenya | 19 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Kenya | 19 | Canada | 28 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | Canada | 28 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | Portugal | 12 | |
| New Zealand | 28 | Portugal | 12 | |
| Portugal | 7 | | | |

### Cup (1st place)

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | | | |
| Fiji | 5 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | |
| France | 8 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | |
| France | 8 | France | 5 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | France | 5 | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 19 | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Wales | 7 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Wales | 7 | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | | New Zealand | 15 |
| Canada | 7 | | | | New Zealand | 15 |
| Canada | 7 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Kenya | 19 | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | | |
| Kenya | 19 | Kenya | 7 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | | Kenya | 7 | | | |
| 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai | New Zealand | 27 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 28 | New Zealand | 27 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Portugal | 7 | | | | 1 December – Dubai | 1 December – Dubai |
| Portugal | 7 | | | | France | 12 |
| | | | | | Kenya | 15 |
