2012 Hong Kong Sevens

2012 Hong Kong Sevens
Host nation	Hong Kong
Date	23–25 March 2012
Cup
Champions	Fiji
Runners-up	New Zealand
Third	South Africa
Plate
Champions	Samoa
Runners-up	Argentina
Bowl
Champions	Kenya
Runners-up	United States
Shield
Champions	Canada
Runners-up	Spain
Tournament details
Matches played	61
Tries scored	320 (average 5.246 per match)
Top point scorer	Metuisela Talebula; (52 points)
Top try scorer	Paul Perez; (7 tries)
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The 2012 Hong Kong Sevens was the 37th edition of the tournament and the sixth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Hong Kong Stadium.

Fiji won the title by defeating New Zealand 35–28 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 scale from that used in most rugby tournaments: 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss.

However, new for 2012 was what was described by organisers as two separate 12-team competitions, called Competition 1 and Competition 2.^[2] Competition 1 contained the 12 core teams of the IRB Sevens circuit, who play in every event of the IRB Sevens circuit, in pools A, B and C.

Competition 2 contained 12 teams who had qualified through their performance in regional tournaments, in pools D, E and F. Four of these teams were from Asia; three from Europe; two from North America & Caribbean; one from Oceania; one from South America; and one from Africa. This competition also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the 2012–13 IRB Sevens circuit, where the two Qualifier (Shield) finalists and the winner of the 3rd/4th place playoff earned automatic participation in all events of the 2012–13 season. This resulted from the IRB's decision to increase the number of core teams to 15, effective in 2012–13.

Eight teams from Pools A, B and C, being the winners and runner-up from each pool, plus the best two 3rd placers, qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals. The losers of these Quarter Finals competed in the Plate Semifinals. The remaining four teams competed in the Bowl Semifinals.

Similarly, eight teams from Pools D, E and F qualified for the Qualifier (Shield) playoffs. The remaining four teams played in ranking matches.

Merchandising

For this tournament, sportswear brand Kukri Sports teamed up with Hong Kong lifestyle retail store G.O.D. to produce merchandising. The products, carried the specially designed "Kukri x G.O.D." logo, which features elements of the original Hong Kong flag, and ranges from polos, traditional Chinese jackets, boxers, Cheongsam-inspired ladies polo, messenger and tote bags. A percentage of sales went to the Foodlink Foundation, supported by both companies.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Teams

24 teams participated:^[6]

Competition 1

Competition 2

Pool stage

The draw was made on February 16.^[7]

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
	Teams that advanced to the Bowl Semifinal
	Teams that advanced to the Qualifier (Shield) Quarterfinal
	Teams that advanced to the Ranking Matches

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	60	19	+41	9
England	3	2	1	52	41	+11	7
Argentina	3	1	2	29	53	−24	5
Kenya	3	0	3	31	59	−28	3

23 March 2012
17:50

Samoa	19 − 7	Kenya
	Report

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	72	22	+50	9
South Africa	3	2	1	35	26	+9	7
Wales	3	1	2	49	41	+8	5
United States	3	0	3	19	86	−67	3

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	87	22	+65	9
Australia	3	2	1	65	46	+19	7
Scotland	3	1	2	33	80	−47	5
France	3	0	3	34	71	–37	3

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	72	26	+46	9
Tonga	3	2	1	73	50	+23	7
China	3	1	2	46	88	−42	5
Uruguay	3	0	3	52	79	−27	3

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	66	36	+30	7
Spain	3	2	1	47	20	+27	7
Zimbabwe	3	2	1	50	57	−7	7
Philippines	3	0	3	27	77	−50	3

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	62	32	+30	9
Russia	3	2	1	38	36	+2	7
Japan	3	1	2	67	45	+21	5
Guyana	3	0	3	17	71	−54	3

Semi-finals		Final

25 March – Hong Kong
Argentina	21
Australia	12

		25 March – Hong Kong
		Argentina	10
		Samoa	12



25 March – Hong Kong
Samoa	34
Wales	7

v t e Hong Kong Sevens
Men	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Women	1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

v t e 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series
2011–12 events	2011 Gold Coast Sevens 2011 Dubai Sevens 2011 South Africa Sevens 2012 Wellington Sevens 2012 USA Sevens 2012 Hong Kong Sevens 2012 Japan Sevens 2012 Scotland Sevens 2012 London Sevens
2011–12 stadiums	Robina Stadium The Sevens Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Westpac Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Scotstoun Stadium Twickenham Stadium
Core teams	Argentina Australia England Fiji France Kenya New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales
Other teams	Brazil Canada China Cook Islands Guyana Hong Kong Japan Morocco Niue Papua New Guinea Philippines Portugal Russia Spain Tonga United Arab Emirates Uruguay Zimbabwe

2012 Hong Kong Sevens

Contents

Format

Merchandising

Teams

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Knockout stage

Cup

Plate

Bowl

Qualifier (Shield)

Ranking Matches

References

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