2012 Scotland Sevens
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| 2012 Scotland Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Scotland |
| Date | 5–6 May 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Russia |
| Runner-up |  Spain |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 258 (average 5.73 per match) |
| Most points | Metuisela Talebula (88 points) |
| Most tries | Waisake Naholo Metuisela Talebula Mathew Turner (8 tries) |
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The 2012 Scotland Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens. It was the eighth tournament within the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Scotstoun Stadium.
New Zealand won the title by defeating England 29–14 in the final.[1]
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
Pool stage
The draw was made on 1 April.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 9 |
 Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 7 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 5 |
| Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 97 | −50 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | +93 | 9 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 7 |
| Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 5 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 107 | −86 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 12 | +103 | 9 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 5 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 83 | −55 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 9 |
 South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 7 |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 5 |
| Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 3 |