# 2012 Scotland Sevens

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.

## 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

The participating teams were:

## 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 |
* 5 May 2012 12:42
| Australia | 29 – 14 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 13:04
| England | 40 – 7 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 15:48
| Australia | 28 – 26 | Kenya |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 16:10
| England | 19 – 12 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 18:15
| United States | 29 – 14 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 19:21
| Australia | 14 – 19 | England |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

### 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 |
* 5 May 2012 10:30
| Samoa | 22 – 14 | France |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 10:52
| New Zealand | 31 – 5 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 13:36
| Samoa | 24 – 17 | Spain |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 13:58
| New Zealand | 66 – 0 | France |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 16:47
| France | 7 – 19 | Spain |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 17:31
| Samoa | 21 – 22 | New Zealand |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

### 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 |
* 5 May 2012 11:14
| Argentina | 17 – 5 | Portugal |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 11:36
| Fiji | 40 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 14:20
| Argentina | 19 – 14 | Zimbabwe |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 14:42
| Fiji | 28 – 5 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 17:09
| Portugal | 24 – 14 | Zimbabwe |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 18:37
| Argentina | 7 – 47 | Fiji |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

### 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 |
* 5 May 2012 11:58
| Wales | 17 – 14 | Scotland |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 12:20
| South Africa | 17 – 14 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 15:04
| South Africa | 19 – 14 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 15:26
| Wales | 31 – 5 | Russia |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 17:53
| Scotland | 33 – 5 | Russia |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
* 5 May 2012 18:59
| Wales | 17 – 5 | South Africa |
* Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| United States | 21 | | | |
| United States | 21 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | |
| Russia | 22 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | |
| Russia | 22 | United States | 17 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | United States | 17 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | Portugal | 14 | |
| Portugal | 5 | Portugal | 14 | |
| Portugal | 5 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| France | 7 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| France | 7 | | | | United States | 14 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | | United States | 14 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | Kenya | 22 |
| Scotland | 19 | | | | Kenya | 22 |
| Scotland | 19 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | Kenya | 24 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | Kenya | 24 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | Zimbabwe | 7 | |
| Spain | 14 | Zimbabwe | 7 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| United States | 21 | | | |
| United States | 21 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | |
| Russia | 22 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | |
| Russia | 22 | Russia | 12 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | Russia | 12 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | France | 10 | |
| Portugal | 5 | France | 10 | |
| Portugal | 5 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| France | 7 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| France | 7 | | | | Russia | 33 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | | Russia | 33 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | Spain | 19 |
| Scotland | 19 | | | | Spain | 19 |
| Scotland | 19 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | Scotland | 7 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | Scotland | 7 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | Spain | 10 | |
| Spain | 14 | Spain | 10 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| England | 19 | | | |
| England | 19 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | |
| South Africa | 14 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | |
| South Africa | 14 | South Africa | 0 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | South Africa | 0 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | Samoa | 47 | |
| Fiji | 34 | Samoa | 47 | |
| Fiji | 34 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| Samoa | 10 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| Samoa | 10 | | | | Samoa | 31 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | | Samoa | 31 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | Wales | 12 |
| Wales | 7 | | | | Wales | 12 |
| Wales | 7 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Australia | 17 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Australia | 17 | Wales | 12 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | Wales | 12 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | Argentina | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 36 | Argentina | 5 | |
| Argentina | 5 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| England | 19 | | | |
| England | 19 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | |
| South Africa | 14 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | |
| South Africa | 14 | England | 26 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | England | 26 | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | Fiji | 21 | |
| Fiji | 34 | Fiji | 21 | |
| Fiji | 34 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| Samoa | 10 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| Samoa | 10 | | | | England | 14 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | | England | 14 |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| Wales | 7 | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| Wales | 7 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Australia | 17 | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | | |
| Australia | 17 | Australia | 7 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | | Australia | 7 | | | |
| 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow | New Zealand | 22 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 36 | New Zealand | 22 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 36 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | 6 May – Glasgow | 6 May – Glasgow |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | Fiji | 31 |
| | | | | | Australia | 17 |