2012 USA Sevens
# 2012 USA Sevens

The 2012 USA Sevens was the ninth edition of the USA Sevens tournament and the fifth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Sam Boyd Stadium.

Samoa won the title by defeating New Zealand 26–19 in the final.

## 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

16 teams participated:

## Pool stage

The draw was made on February 4.

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | +70 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 85 | −73 | 3 |

* 10 February 2012 18:12

| New Zealand | 31 – 5 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 18:34

| Samoa | 33 – 0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 21:08

| New Zealand | 42 – 5 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 21:30

| Samoa | 19 – 15 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 12:44

| Australia | 10 – 7 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 14:12

| New Zealand | 12 – 5 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 3 |

* 10 February 2012 16:00

| Fiji | 14 – 12 | Argentina |
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| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 16:22

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

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 18:56

| Fiji | 33 – 19 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 19:18

| Canada | 12 – 19 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 13:06

| Fiji | 19 – 10 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 14:34

| Argentina | 14 – 12 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | +80 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 84 | −58 | 3 |

* 10 February 2012 16:44

| France | 12 – 14 | Wales |
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* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 17:06

| South Africa | 35 – 0 | Uruguay |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 19:40

| France | 21 – 19 | Uruguay |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 20:02

| South Africa | 29 – 12 | Wales |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 12:22

| Wales | 28 – 7 | Uruguay |
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* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 13:50

| France | 5 – 33 | South Africa |
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* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 100 | −90 | 3 |

* 10 February 2012 17:28

| Kenya | 17 – 14 | Scotland |
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| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 17:50

| England | 29 – 5 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 20:24

| Kenya | 38 – 0 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 10 February 2012 20:46

| England | 12 – 7 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 12:00

| Scotland | 33 – 5 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 11 February 2012 13:28

| Kenya | 7 – 7 | England |
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| | Report | |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

## Knockout stage

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Australia | 50 | | | |
| Australia | 50 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | |
| Brazil | 0 | Brazil | 7 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | Brazil | 7 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | France | 33 | |
| France | 5 | France | 33 | |
| France | 5 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| United States | 21 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| United States | 21 | | | | France | 22 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | | France | 22 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | Scotland | 7 |
| Scotland | 14 | | | | Scotland | 7 |
| Scotland | 14 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 15 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 15 | Scotland | 40 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | Scotland | 40 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | Uruguay | 12 | |
| Canada | 29 | Uruguay | 12 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Australia | 50 | | | |
| Australia | 50 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | |
| Brazil | 0 | Australia | 19 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | Australia | 19 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | United States | 14 | |
| France | 5 | United States | 14 | |
| France | 5 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| United States | 21 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| United States | 21 | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | Canada | 19 |
| Scotland | 14 | | | | Canada | 19 |
| Scotland | 14 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 15 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 15 | Japan | 5 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | Japan | 5 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | Canada | 21 | |
| Canada | 29 | Canada | 21 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | |
| England | 7 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | |
| England | 7 | England | 19 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | England | 19 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | Argentina | 21 | |
| South Africa | 24 | Argentina | 21 | |
| South Africa | 24 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | Argentina | 7 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | | Argentina | 7 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | Kenya | 21 |
| Kenya | 14 | | | | Kenya | 21 |
| Kenya | 14 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | Kenya | 22 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | Kenya | 22 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | Wales | 14 | |
| Fiji | 12 | Wales | 14 | |
| Wales | 5 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | |
| England | 7 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | |
| England | 7 | New Zealand | 20 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | New Zealand | 20 | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | South Africa | 7 | |
| South Africa | 24 | South Africa | 7 | |
| South Africa | 24 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| Kenya | 14 | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| Kenya | 14 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | Samoa | 14 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | | Samoa | 14 | | | |
| 11 February – Las Vegas | 11 February – Las Vegas | Fiji | 12 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 12 | Fiji | 12 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 12 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| Wales | 5 | | | | 12 February – Las Vegas | 12 February – Las Vegas |
| Wales | 5 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| | | | | | South Africa | 15 |

## Television

The 2012 USA Sevens earned strong ratings on TV in the US, with higher ratings than several basketball and hockey games on TV that weekend. The TV ratings for selected sports events on network and cable TV that weekend are below:

* 0.7 USA Sevens Rugby
* 0.4 NHL: Detroit v. Philadelphia
* 0.3 NCAA: Alabama v. LSU
* 0.1 NCAA: Wichita v. Creighton
* 0.1 NCAA: Xavier v. Temple
* 0.1 NCAA: Utah St. v. New Mexico St.
* 0.1 NCAA: Ark - Little Rock v. Middle Tenn. St.
