The 2012 South Africa Sevens was the ninth edition of the tournament and the third tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.
New Zealand defeated France 47–12 in the final. Because of this, they (that is, New Zealand) won the title of champion of the 2012 South Africa Sevens.
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 participating teams are:
Pool stage The draw was made on 2 December.
Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal
Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33005819+39931024329+145 31023855−17531022662−365
Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts32017252+20732015038+127 31025965−6531024066−265
Pool C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts32015231+21732015042+8732016164−37 30033359−263
Pool D TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33007131+40932015955+4731024554-95 30032964−353
Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
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