The 2012 London Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament and the ninth tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Twickenham Stadium.
Fiji won the title by defeating Samoa 38–15 in the final.
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 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 The following teams participated.
Pool stage The draw was made on 6 May.
Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal
Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33008817+71932014841+7731024292−505 30033159−283
Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33007143+28932015019+31731023869−315 30033765−283
Pool C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33009112+79932016526+39731023377−445 30031286−743
Pool D TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33007234+38932017824+54731024359−165 30031793−763
Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
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