2012 Hong Kong Sevens

Rugby union sevens tournament HKG Hong Kong 23–25 March 2012 FIJ NZL RSA SAM ARG KEN USA CAN ESP 61 320 FIJ Metuisela Talebula(52 points) SAM Paul Perez(7 tries) 2011 2013 The 2012 Hong Kong Sevens was the 37th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens 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.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2061555.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120327052341/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2061555.html usurped March 27, 2012 Glorious Fiji win Hong Kong Sevens crown 2012-03-25 irbsevens.com 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 2.2012 Hong Kong Sevens event info 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.G.O.D. and Kukri Design Collaborate for the Rugby Sevens http://hk.asiatatler.com/luxury-news/g-o-d-and-kukri-design-collaborate-for-the-rugby-sevens 19 November 2012 Hong Kong Tatler 16 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120815073156/http://hk.asiatatler.com/luxury-news/g-o-d-and-kukri-design-collaborate-for-the-rugby-sevens 2012-08-15 deadG.O.D. x Kukri http://www.god.com.hk/culture/posts/2012/mar/g.o.d.-x-kukri.html G.O.D. official website 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120515135057/http://www.god.com.hk/culture/posts/2012/mar/g.o.d.-x-kukri.html 15 May 2012 Kukri and G.O.D. collaborate on HK7s Range! http://www.kukrisports.com/gb-general-news-nw-3246 Kukri Sports 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140202142708/http://www.kukrisports.com/gb-general-news-nw-3246 2 February 2014 Teams 24 teams participated:http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2061032.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120202101640/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2061032.html usurped February 2, 2012 Team line-up set for Hong Kong Sevens 2012-01-31 irbsevens.com Competition 1 12em ARG AUS ENG FJI FRA KEN NZL SAM SCO RSA USA WAL Competition 2 12em CAN CHN GUY HKG JPN PHI POR RUS ESP TON URU ZIM Pool stage The draw was made on February 16.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=5/news/newsid=2061286.html Pool draw announced for Hong Kong Sevens 2012-02-16 irbsevens.com usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120219042128/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition%3D5/news/newsid%3D2061286.html 2012-02-19 Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup QuarterfinalTeams that advanced to the Bowl SemifinalTeams that advanced to the Qualifier (Shield) QuarterfinalTeams that advanced to the Ranking Matches Pool A main WDL Q 3 2 1 points SAM SAM ENG ENG ARG ARG KEN KEN 3 0 0 60 19 2 0 1 52 41 1 0 2 29 53 0 0 3 31 59 #ccffcc A A A #ffffcc B complete 23 March 2012 17:50 SAM 19 − 7 Report KEN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 2012 20:30 ENG 19 − 10 Report ARG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 11:20 ENG 21 − 17 Report KEN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 14:16 SAM 27 − 0 Report ARG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 16:28 ARG 19 − 7 Report KEN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 19:30 SAM 14 − 12 Report ENG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Pool B main WDL Q 3 2 1 points NZL NZL RSA RSA WAL WAL USA USA 3 0 0 72 22 2 0 1 35 26 1 0 2 49 41 0 0 3 19 86 #ccffcc A A A #ffffcc B complete 23 March 2012 17:28 NZL 29 – 5 Report USA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 2012 20:08 RSA 10 – 0 Report WAL Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 10:58 RSA 15 – 7 Report USA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 13:54 NZL 24 – 7 Report WAL Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 16:06 WAL 42 – 7 Report USA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 19:08 NZL 19 – 10 Report RSA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Pool C main WDL Q 3 2 1 points FIJ FIJ AUS AUS SCO SCO FRA FRA 3 0 0 87 22 2 0 1 65 46 1 0 2 33 80 0 0 3 34 71 #ccffcc A A #ffffcc B B complete 23 March 2012 17:06 FIJ 39 – 5 Report SCO Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 2012 19:46 AUS 31 – 10 Report FRA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 10:36 AUS 29 – 14 Report SCO Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 13:32 FIJ 26 – 12 Report FRA Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 15:44 FRA 12 – 14 SCO Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 18:46 FIJ 22 – 5 Report AUS Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Pool D main WDL Q 3 2 1 points HKG HKG TON TON CHN CHN URU URU 3 0 0 75 26 2 0 1 73 53 1 0 2 46 88 0 0 3 52 79 #ccffff C C #ffcccc D D complete 23 March 2012 16:44 TON 33 – 12 Report CHN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 2012 19:24 URU 14 – 17 Report HKG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 10:14 URU 26 – 29 Report CHN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 13:10 TON 7 – 29 Report HKG Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 15:22 HKG 29 – 5 Report CHN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 18:24 TON 33 – 12 Report URU Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Pool E main WDL Q 3 2 1 points CAN CAN ESP ESP ZIM ZIM PHI PHI 2 0 1 66 36 2 0 1 47 20 2 0 1 50 57 0 0 3 27 77 #ccffff C C C #ffcccc D complete 23 March 2012 16:22 CAN 35 – 5 Report PHI Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 2012 19:02 ESP 19 – 5 Report ZIM Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 09:52 ESP 21 – 5 Report PHI Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 12:48 CAN 21 – 24 Report ZIM Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 15:00 ZIM 21 – 17 Report PHI Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 18:02 CAN 10 – 7 Report ESP Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Pool F main WDL Q 3 2 1 points POR POR RUS RUS JPN JPN GUY GUY 3 0 0 62 32 2 0 1 38 36 1 0 2 67 45 0 0 3 17 71 #ccffff C C C #ffcccc D complete 23 March 2012 16:00 POR 19 – 0 Report GUY Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23 March 2012 18:40 RUS 14 – 7 JPN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 09:30 RUS 14 – 12 Report GUY Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 12:26 POR 26 – 22 Report JPN Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 14:38 JPN 38 – 5 Report GUY Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 2012 17:40 POR 17 – 10 Report RUS Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Knockout stage Cup 25 March – Hong Kong FIJ 26 ARG 7 25 March – Hong Kong AUS 14 ENG 19 25 March – Hong Kong SAM 14 RSA 27 25 March – Hong Kong NZL 31 WAL 7 25 March – Hong Kong FIJ 14 ENG 7 25 March – Hong Kong RSA 12 NZL 19 25 March – Hong Kong FIJ 35 NZL 28 25 March – Hong Kong ENG 0 RSA 28 Plate 25 March – Hong Kong ARG 21 AUS 12 25 March – Hong Kong SAM 34 WAL 7 25 March – Hong Kong ARG 10 SAM 12 Bowl 25 March – Hong Kong SCO 14 USA 28 25 March – Hong Kong KEN 29 FRA 0 25 March – Hong Kong USA 12 KEN 14 Qualifier (Shield) 25 March – Hong Kong HKG 5 JPN 10 25 March – Hong Kong ESP 19 TON 7 25 March – Hong Kong CAN 24 RUS 7 25 March – Hong Kong POR 21 ZIM 17 25 March – Hong Kong JPN 12 ESP 17 25 March – Hong Kong CAN 14 POR 12 25 March – Hong Kong ESP 5 CAN 22 25 March – Hong Kong JPN 19 POR 33 Ranking Matches 25 March – Hong Kong CHN 5 GUY 7 25 March – Hong Kong URU 22 PHI 5 25 March – Hong Kong GUY 0 URU 31 References External links IRB Official Site 2012 rugby union Category:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series Category:2012 in Asian rugby union Category:March 2012 sports events in China