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.
| 2012 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Vereinigte Staaten |
| Date | 10–12 February 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  Neuseeland |
| Third |  Fidschi |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Kenia |
| Runner-up |  Argentinien |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kanada |
| Runner-up |  Australien |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Frankreich |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 229 (average 5.09 per match) |
| Most points | Junior Tomasi Cama (44 points) |
| Most tries |  Cecil Afrika(7 tries) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Samoa won the title by defeating New Zealand 26–19 in the final.[1]
Format
editThe 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
edit16 teams participated:[2]
Pool stage
editThe draw was made on February 4.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuseeland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | +70 | 9 |
| Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 7 |
| Australien
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 85 | −73 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidschi
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 9 |
| Argentinien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 7 |
| Kanada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 5 |
| Vereinigte Staaten
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 3 |
| 11 February 2012 14:34 |
| Argentinien | 14 – 12 | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Report[usurped] |
| Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
Pool C
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Südafrika
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | +80 | 9 |
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 7 |
| Frankreich
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 5 |
 Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 84 | −58 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenia
|
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 |
 Brasilien
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 100 | −90 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Australien | 50 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Brasilien | 0 | |||||||||
| Brasilien | 7 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Frankreich | 33 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 5 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 21 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 22 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 40 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 12 | |||||||||
| Kanada | 29 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Australien | 50 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Brasilien | 0 | |||||||||
| Australien | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 14 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 5 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 21 | |||||||||
| Australien | 17 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Kanada | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Kanada | 21 | |||||||||
| Kanada | 29 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 21 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 24 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 5 | |||||||||
| Argentinien | 7 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Kenia | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 22 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 20 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Südafrika | 7 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 24 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 5 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 19 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Fidschi | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Fidschi | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 February – Las Vegas | ||||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 21 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 15 | |||||||||
Television
editThe 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:[4]
- 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.
References
edit- ^ "Tears of pride as Samoa refind winning touch". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-13. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brazil among teams to compete at USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-21. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Pools drawn for USA Sevens in Las Vegas". irbsevens.com. 2012-02-04. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Sports Media Watch, Weekly Sports TV Ratings, Feb 22, 2012, http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/02/weekly-sports-tv-ratings-february-11-february-17/