2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series

April 2014 April 2026 2011–12 IRB Sevens Series XIII AUS UAE RSA NZL USA HKG JPN SCO ENG 25 November 2011 30 NZL FIJ ENG NZL Tomasi Cama(390 points) ENG Mathew Turner(38 tries) 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 13th annual series of the IRB Sevens World Series tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, was played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the usual 16. In addition, the USA Sevens were a three-day affair this season despite being a standard 16-team event. Itinerary The IRB announced the schedule for the 2011–12 series on 18 August 2011. The most important development was the addition of a leg in Japan, expanding the circuit to nine legs. Two other significant scheduling changes were made. The Australian leg, which had previously followed the Hong Kong Sevens, was now the first event in the series. Also, the last two legs of the series, originally slated for Edinburgh and London, switched places on the schedule, making the London leg the last in the series.http://www.irbsevens.com/news/newsid=2044732.html#japan+joins+expanded+hsbc+sevens+world+series https://web.archive.org/web/20110927045309/http://www.irbsevens.com/news/newsid%3D2044732.html usurped 27 September 2011 Japan joins expanded HSBC Sevens World Series International Rugby Board 18 August 2011 17 September 2011 On 13 April 2011, the Australian and South African unions (ARU and SARU, respectively) both announced that their countries' legs of the series would move to new sites effective this season. The ARU announced that its leg would move from Adelaide to the Gold Coast. Initially, the event was called the "International Rugby Sevens Gold Coast", but was later rebranded as simply the "Gold Coast Sevens".http://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens/gold_coast_to_become_new_home_for_australian_seven,146138.html/news/latest/section/39652 Gold Coast to Become New Home for Australian Sevens Australian Rugby Union 13 April 2011 17 September 2011http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens/GoldCoastSevens.aspx Gold Coast Sevens Australian Rugby Union 17 September 2011 The SARU announced that Port Elizabeth would become the new host of the South Africa leg, replacing George.413608 1021 Port Elizabeth named as new host of SA Sevens event 13 April 2011 6 June 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=413608&leagueid=1021 https://web.archive.org/web/20160606094223/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=413608&leagueid=1021 dead 6 June 2016 On 9 December 2011, the IRB and the Scottish Rugby Union announced that the Scotland Sevens, also previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens, would move to Glasgow from the 2012 edition.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=10/news/newsid=2060849.html#world+series+moves+glasgow https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185546/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition%3D10/news/newsid%3D2060849.html usurped 7 January 2012 World Series moves to Glasgow International Rugby Board 9 December 2011 9 December 2011 + 2011–12 Itinerary Leg Venue Date Winner Australia Skilled Park, Gold Coast 25–26 November 2011 FIJ Dubai The Sevens, Dubai 2–3 December 2011 ENG South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 9–10 December 2011 NZL New Zealand Westpac Stadium, Wellington 3–4 February 2012 NZL United States Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas 10–12 February 2012 SAM Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 23–25 March 2012 FIJ Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 31 March–1 April 2012 AUS Scotland Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 5–6 May 2012 NZL England Twickenham, London 12–13 May 2012 FIJ Women's sevens The 2011 Dubai Sevens saw the IRB organise its first officially sanctioned women's international sevens tournament apart from the Rugby World Cup Sevens. It involved eight teams—Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, South Africa, Spain, and the USA—and the semifinals and final were held on the main pitch at The Sevens. This was part of a plan to launch a full IRB International Women's Sevens Series for 2012–13.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2051135.html#first+irb+womens+sevens+event+announced https://web.archive.org/web/20110925225938/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition%3D1/news/newsid%3D2051135.html usurped 25 September 2011 First IRB Women's Sevens event announced International Rugby Board 14 September 2011 17 September 2011 Core teams Before each season, the IRB announces the 12 "core teams" that received guaranteed berths in each event of that season's series. The core teams for 2011–12 were:http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=9/news/newsid=2048923.html#teams+announced+gold+coast+kick Teams announced for Gold Coast kickoff International Rugby Board 8 September 2011 17 September 2011 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20111011152812/http://irbsevens.com/destination/edition%3D9/news/newsid%3D2048923.html 11 October 2011 ARG AUS ENG FJI FRA KEN NZL SAM SCO RSA USA WAL The core teams have been unchanged since the 2008–09 series. Points schedule The season championship was determined by points earned in each tournament. A new points system, in which each participating team now receives Series points, was introduced shortly before the 2011–12 season kicked off:1141551 1021 New Points System for HSBC Sevens World Series 25 November 2011 6 June 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1141551&leagueid=1021 https://web.archive.org/web/20160606094939/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1141551&leagueid=1021 dead 6 June 2016 16-team events (all except for Hong Kong) Cup winner (1st place): 22 points Cup runner-up (2nd place): 19 points Cup third-place play-off winner (3rd place): 17 points Cup third-place play-off loser (4th place): 15 points Plate winner (5th place): 13 points Plate runner-up (6th place): 12 points Losing Plate semi-finalists (joint 7th place): 10 points Bowl winner (9th place): 8 points Bowl runner-up (10th place): 7 points Losing Bowl semi-finalists (joint 11th place): 5 points Shield winner (13th place): 3 points Shield runner-up (14th place): 2 points Losing Shield semi-finalists (joint 15th place): 1 point 24-team event (Hong Kong) To be announced Tournament structure In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participated. Due to its place as the sport's most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament had 24 teams. In each 16-team tournament, 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. In case of a tie on competition points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:http://www.irbsevens.com/rules/rules16.html Rules: 16-Team Tournament HSBC Sevens World Series International Rugby Board 17 September 2011 20112012 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110807113017/http://www.irbsevens.com/rules/rules16.html 7 August 2011 dmy Head-to-head result Difference in points scored in all pool matches Difference in tries scored in all pool matches Total points scored in all pool matches Total tries scored in all pool matches Coin toss A tie between more than two teams is resolved in the same manner, but without considering head-to-head results. Four trophies were awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they were the Cup (overall tournament champion), Plate, Bowl and Shield. Each trophy was awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.http://www.irbsevens.com/rules/index.html HSBC Sevens World Series Rules International Rugby Board 17 September 2011 20112012 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110903015900/http://www.irbsevens.com/rules/index.html 3 September 2011 dmy In a 16-team tournament, 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. The Hong Kong Sevens used a similar structure, though adjusted for the larger number of teams involved. Its 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with the competition points system and tiebreakers identical to those for a 16-team event. The six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition.http://www.irbsevens.com/rules/rules24.html Rules: 24-Team Tournament International Rugby Board 17 September 2011 20112012 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110807112815/http://www.irbsevens.com/rules/rules24.html 7 August 2011 dmy The Plate competition was contested by the losing quarterfinalists from the Cup, as in all other events in the series. The Bowl was contested by the four remaining second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers. The Shield was contested by the remaining eight entrants. Final standings The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Bronze indicates the event third place finishers. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team competed in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. + 2011–12 IRB Sevens – Series XIIIhttp://www.irbsevens.com/standings.html HSBC Sevens World Series Standings International Rugby Board 17 September 2011 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110902075538/http://www.irbsevens.com/standings.html 2 September 2011 Pos. Team Event  border-bottom:1px solid transparentAUSGold CoastUAEDubaiRSAPort ElizabethNZLWellingtonUSALas VegasHKGHong KongJPNTokyoSCOGlasgowENGLondonPointstotal    1 NZL19 10 22 22 19 19 17 22 17 167 2 FIJ22 17 12 19 17 22 13 17 22 161 3 ENG 10 22 15 17 10 15 15 19 12 135 4 SAM 12 3 17 15 22 13 19 13 19 133 5 RSA17 12 19 13 15 17 12 10 10 125 6 AUS 15 13 10 7 7 10 22 15 13 112 7 ARG 8 15 5 5 12 12 10 10 15 92 8 WAL 13 10 13 5 10 10 10 12 8 91 9 FRA 10 19 10 10 3 5 8 5 3 73 10 SCO 7 8 8 3 2 5 3 5 7 48 11 USA 5 7 5 1 5 7 7 2 2 41 12 KEN 1 2 2 8 13 8 2 3 1 40 13 CAN – 5 7 10 8 3 – - – 33 14 ESP – - – - – 2 – 7 10 19 15 POR – 5 1 – - 1 5 1 5 18 16 TON 5 – - 12 – 0 – - – 17 17 RUS – - – - – 0 1 8 1 10 17 ZIM – 1 3 – - 0 – 1 5 10 17 JPN 2 – - 1 5 1 1 – - 10 20 HKG – - – - – 0 5 – - 5 21 PNG 3 – - – - – - – - 3 22 COK – - – 2 – - – - – 2 23 URU – - – - 1 0 – - – 1 23 BRA – - – - 1 – - – - 1 23 UAE – 1 – - – - – - – 1 23 MAR – - 1 – - – - – - 1 23 NIU 1 – - – - – - – - 1 28 CHN – – - – - 0 - – - 0 28 GUY – – - – - 0 - – - 0 28 PHI – – - – - 0 - – - 0 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |- |bgcolor=#CD7F32|Bronze |Event Third place finishers |- |colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid #7cf;"|Light blue line on the left indicates a core team eligible to participate in all events of the series. |} Player scoring Most points Most pointshttp://www.irbsevens.com/statistics/pointdetails.html IRB Sevens World Series 2010/11 Statistics: Season Player Points International Rugby Board 4 December 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101123093916/http://www.irbsevens.com/statistics/pointdetails.html 23 November 2010 Pos. Player Points 1 Junior Tomasi Cama NZL 390 2 Metuisela Talebula FIJ 271 3 Colin Gregor SCO 242 4 Mathew Turner ENG 194 5 Dan Norton ENG 191 6 Branco du Preez RSA 175 7 Tom Iosefo SAM 167 8 Paul Albaladejo FRA 159 9 Tom Mitchell ENG 154 10 Frank Halai NZL 150 Most tries Most trieshttp://www.irbsevens.com/statistics/triesdetails.html IRB Sevens World Series 2010/11 Statistics: Season Player Tries International Rugby Board 4 December 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121011532/http://www.irbsevens.com/statistics/triesdetails.html 21 November 2010 Pos. Player Tries 1 Mathew Turner ENG 38 2 Dan Norton ENG 37 3 Junior Tomasi Cama NZL 34 4 Tom Iosefo SAM 33 5 Frank Halai NZL 30 6 James Fleming SCO 29 7 Joeli Lutumailagi FIJ 28 8 Paul Perez SAM 27 9 Richard Smith WAL 26 10 Waisea Nayacalevu FIJ 25 10 Metuisela Talebula FIJ 25 Tournaments Gold Coast 2011 Gold Coast Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup FIJ26 – 12 NZL AUSRSAPlate WAL26 – 15 SAM ENGFRABowl ARG17 – 14 SCO TONUSAShield PNG31 – 19 JPN KENNIU Dubai 2011 Dubai Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup ENG29 – 12 FRA ARGFIJPlate AUS17 – 14 RSA NZLWALBowl SCO26 – 0 USA CANPORShield SAM31 – 17 KEN UAEZIM South Africa 2011 South Africa Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup NZL31 – 26 RSA ENGSAMPlate WAL48 – 0 FIJ AUSFRABowl SCO22 – 19 CAN ARGUSAShield ZIM19 – 12 KEN MARPOR Wellington 2012 Wellington Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup NZL 24 – 7 FIJ ENGSAMPlate RSA 24 – 0 TON CANFRABowl KEN 12 – 7 AUS ARGWALShield SCO 19 – 17 COK JPNUSA United States 2012 USA Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup SAM 26 – 19 NZL FIJRSAPlate KEN 21 – 7 ARG ENGWALBowl CAN 19 – 17 AUS JPNUSAShield FRA 22 – 7 SCO BRAURU Hong Kong 2012 Hong Kong Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup FIJ 35 – 28 NZL ENGRSAPlate SAM 12 – 10 ARG AUSWALBowl KEN 14 – 12 USA FRASCOShield CAN 22 – 5 ESP JPNPOR Japan 2012 Japan Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup AUS 28 – 26 SAM ENGNZLPlate FIJ 14 – 10 RSA ARGWALBowl FRA 17 – 12 USA HKGPORShield SCO 26 – 12 KEN JPNRUS Scotland 2012 Scotland Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup NZL 29 – 14 ENG AUSFIJPlate SAM 31 – 12 WAL ARGRSABowl RUS 33 – 19 ESP FRASCOShield KEN 22 – 14 USA PORZIM London 2012 London Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalistsCup FIJ 38 – 15 SAM ARGNZLPlate AUS 14 – 12 ENG RSAESPBowl WAL 27 – 5 SCO PORZIMShield FRA 19 – 12 USA KENRUS References External links IRB Sevens Category:World Rugby Sevens Series