The 2012 Dubai Sevens was held on 30 November and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and the second stop of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

Samoa defeated New Zealand 26–15 in the final to win the title.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Fiji33005024+269
Kenya32013226+67
Spain31021931−125
Scotland30032646−203
30 November 2012 09:50
Fiji14 – 0Spain
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 10:12
Kenya12 – 5Scotland
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 13:36
Fiji22 – 14Scotland
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 13:58
Kenya10 – 7Spain
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 17:00
Spain12 – 7Scotland
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 18:58
Fiji14 – 10Kenya
The Sevens Stadium

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
New Zealand33006228+349
Wales32014326+177
Argentina31023141−105
Russia30032970−413
30 November 2012 10:36
New Zealand14 – 7Wales
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 10:58
Argentina17 – 10Russia
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 14:22
New Zealand31 – 14Russia
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 14:44
Argentina7 – 14Wales
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 17:22
Wales22 – 5Russia
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 19:22
New Zealand17 – 7Argentina
The Sevens Stadium

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Samoa32015143+87
Portugal32015355−27
South Africa31023432+25
England31025058−85
30 November 2012 11:20
South Africa19 – 10England
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 11:44
Samoa24 – 19Portugal
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 15:06
South Africa10 – 12Portugal
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 15:28
Samoa17 – 19England
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 17:44
England21 – 22Portugal
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 19:44
South Africa5 – 10Samoa
The Sevens Stadium

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Canada32107435+398
France32012434−107
Australia3111474706
United States30033362−293
30 November 2012 09:06
France0 – 20Canada
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 09:28
Australia19 – 12United States
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 12:52
France17 – 14United States
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 13:14
Australia28 – 28Canada
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 16:38
Canada26 – 7United States
The Sevens Stadium
30 November 2012 18:36
France7 – 0Australia
The Sevens Stadium

Knockout stage

Shield (13th place)

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
1 December – Dubai
Spain12
1 December – Dubai
United States14
Spain26
1 December – Dubai
Russia24
South Africa25
1 December – Dubai
Russia12
Spain5
1 December – Dubai
England26
Australia14
1 December – Dubai
Scotland29
Australia12
1 December – Dubai
England40
Argentina24
England14

Bowl (9th place)

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
1 December – Dubai
Spain12
1 December – Dubai
United States14
United States14
1 December – Dubai
South Africa22
South Africa25
1 December – Dubai
Russia12
South Africa10
1 December – Dubai
Argentina14
Australia14
1 December – Dubai
Scotland29
Scotland5
1 December – Dubai
Argentina12
Argentina24
England14

Plate (5th place)

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
1 December – Dubai
Fiji5
1 December – Dubai
France8
Fiji5
1 December – Dubai
Wales27
Samoa19
1 December – Dubai
Wales7
Wales21
1 December – Dubai
Canada14
Canada7
1 December – Dubai
Kenya19
Canada28
1 December – Dubai
Portugal12
New Zealand28
Portugal7

Cup (1st place)

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
1 December – Dubai
Fiji5
1 December – Dubai
France8
France5
1 December – Dubai
Samoa12
Samoa19
1 December – Dubai
Wales7
Samoa26
1 December – Dubai
New Zealand15
Canada7
1 December – Dubai
Kenya19
Kenya7
1 December – Dubai
New Zealand27Third place
New Zealand28
1 December – Dubai
Portugal7
France12
Kenya15

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