| 2012 Japan Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Date | 31 March – 1 April 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 229 (average 5.09 per match) |
| Most points | Junior Tomasi Cama (39 points) |
| Most tries | Waisake NaholoKen Pisi (6 tries) |
2013 → | |
The 2012Japan Sevens was the first edition of the tournament since 2001 and the seventh tournament of the2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was theChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.
Australia won the title by defeatingSamoa 28–26 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 six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition, the Plate competition was contested by the losing quarterfinalists from the Cup.The Bowl was contested by the four remaining second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers while the Shield was contested by the remaining eight entrants.
The following teams participated:[2]
|
The draw was made on March 25.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 3 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 15 | +73 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 5 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 3 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 9 |
 Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 7 |
 Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 3 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 7 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| United States | 20 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| 1 April –Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||