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2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | 2012–13 World Rugby Sevens | ||
| series | **Series XIV** | ||
| countries | {{plainlist | style=line-height:1.2; | |
| date | 13 Oct 2012 – 12 May 2013 | ||
| nations | 22 | ||
| champions | |||
| runnersup | |||
| third | |||
| top point scorer | ENG Dan Norton | ||
| (264 points) | |||
| top try scorer | ENG Dan Norton | ||
| (52 tries) | |||
| prevseason | [2011–12](2011-12-irb-sevens-world-series) | ||
| nextseason | [2013–14](2013-14-irb-sevens-world-series) |
(264 points) (52 tries) The 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 14th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides. The IRB Sevens World Series has been run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.
Itinerary
The schedule for the 2012–13 series was released in late June 2012. At the time, the schedule included a new event to be held in La Plata, Argentina. However, on 16 August, the Argentine Rugby Union pulled out of hosting an event in 2012–13, citing demands associated with the country's 2012 entry into The Rugby Championship.
| 2012–13 Itinerary | Leg | Venue | Date | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Australia](2012-gold-coast-sevens) | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13–14 October 2012 | |||
| [Dubai](2012-dubai-sevens) | The Sevens, Dubai | 30 Nov–1 Dec 2012 | |||
| [South Africa](2012-south-africa-sevens) | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 8–9 December 2012 | |||
| [New Zealand](2013-wellington-sevens) | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 1–2 February 2013 | |||
| [United States](2013-usa-sevens) | Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | 8–10 February 2013 | |||
| [Hong Kong](2013-hong-kong-sevens) | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 22–24 March 2013 | |||
| [Japan](2013-japan-sevens) | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | 30–31 March 2013 | |||
| [Scotland](2013-scotland-sevens) | Scotstoun Stadium. Glasgow | 4–5 May 2013 | |||
| [England](2013-london-sevens) | Twickenham, London | 11–12 May 2013 |
Core teams
Before each season, the IRB announces the "core teams" that received guaranteed berths in each event of that season's series. This was the first series in which 15 teams received this status, up from 12 in the recent past. All 12 core teams from 2011–12 retained their status, with three more being elevated as top finishers in a 12-team qualifying tournament conducted as part of the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens. The 2012–13 core teams are:
Promotion and relegation
For the first time, the IRB instituted a formal promotion and relegation process for core team status in the Sevens World Series, replacing the former ad hoc process. The top 12 core teams in the season table after the next-to-last round of the series in Glasgow retained their status for 2013–14. The remaining three core teams for 2013–14 are being determined in a two-stage qualifying process:
- The first stage was a World Series Pre-Qualifier held as part of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens. Two qualifiers from each of the IRB's six regions competed. The 12 teams were drawn into three pools, with the top two teams from each pool, plus the top two runners-up, advancing to a quarterfinal round. The winners of the four quarterfinal matches (Russia, Zimbabwe, Tonga, and Georgia) advanced to the second stage.
- The final stage, the World Series Core Team Qualifier, was held as part of the 2013 London Sevens. The pre-qualifiers were joined by Hong Kong, which earned its spot by winning the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, plus the bottom three core teams following the Scotland Sevens. The qualifier was conducted with a pool stage followed by knockout play, with the two finalists and the winner of the third-place match becoming 2013–14 core teams.
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.
| Pos. | AUS | |||||||||||
| [Gold Coast](2012-gold-coast-sevens) | UAE | |||||||||||
| [Dubai](2012-dubai-sevens) | RSA | |||||||||||
| [Port Elizabeth](2012-south-africa-sevens) | NZL | |||||||||||
| [Wellington](2013-wellington-sevens) | USA | |||||||||||
| [Las Vegas](2013-usa-sevens) | HKG | |||||||||||
| [Hong Kong](2013-hong-kong-sevens) | JPN | |||||||||||
| [Tokyo](2013-japan-sevens) | SCO | |||||||||||
| [Glasgow](2013-scotland-sevens) | ENG | |||||||||||
| [London](2013-london-sevens) | Points | |||||||||||
| total | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | **173** | ||
| 2 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | **132** | ||
| 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 13 | **121** | ||
| 4 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | **104** | ||
| 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 15 | **99** | ||
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | **92** | ||
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 8 | **91** | ||
| 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 19 | **89** | ||
| 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 7 | **87** | ||
| 10 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | **84** | ||
| 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | **71** | ||
| 12 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | **69** | ||
| 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | – | **51** | ||
| 14 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | **35** | ||
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | **26** | ||
| 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | **7** | ||
| 17 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | **3** | ||
| 18 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | **3** | ||
| 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | **2** | ||
| 20 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | **2** | ||
| 21 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | **2** | ||
| 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | **0** |
Source: rugby7.com (archived) :{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |-
| Event Champions |
|---|
| Event Runner-ups |
| - |
| Event Third place finishers |
| - |
| No colour |
| Core team in 2012–13 and re-qualified for 2013–14 |
| - |
| Invited team |
| - |
| Re-qualified for 2013–14 via the 2013 London Sevens core team qualifier tournament |
| - |
| Failed to qualify for 2013–14 via 2013 London Sevens core team qualifier tournament |
| } |
Player statistics
Points scored
| Points scored | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Points | |
| 1 | Dan Norton | 264 | |
| 2 | Joji Baleviani Raqamate | 247 | |
| 3 | Nathan Hirayama | 241 | |
| 4 | Junior Tomasi Cama | 237 | |
| 5 | Christian Lewis-Pratt | 221 | |
| 6 | Cornal Hendricks | 190 | |
| 7 | Terry Bouhraoua | 189 | |
| 8 | Lewis Holland | 187 | |
| 9 | Paul Albaladejo | 180 | |
| 10 | Sean Duke | 175 |
Tries scored
| Tries scored | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Tries | |
| 1 | Dan Norton | 52 | |
| 2 | Cornal Hendricks | 38 | |
| 3 | Sean Duke | 35 | |
| 4 | Lewis Holland | 29 | |
| 5 | Samisoni Viriviri | 29 | |
| 6 | Marcus Watson | 27 | |
| 7 | Tim Mikkelson | 26 | |
| 8 | Kurt Baker | 25 | |
| Julien Candelon | |||
| Joji Baleviani Raqamate |
Tournaments
Gold Coast
Main article: 2012 Gold Coast Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **32–14** | ||
| Plate | **** | **14–7** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **19–14** | ||
| Shield | **** | **40–5** | ||
Dubai
Main article: 2012 Dubai Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **26–15** | ||
| Plate | **** | **21–14** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **14–10** | ||
| Shield | **** | **26–5** | ||
South Africa
Main article: 2012 South Africa Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **47–12** | ||
| Plate | **** | **26–14** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **26–14** | ||
| Shield | **** | **33–0** | ||
Wellington
Main article: 2013 Wellington Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **24–19** | ||
| Plate | **** | **22–7** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **28–19** | ||
| Shield | **** | **26–21** | ||
United States
Main article: 2013 USA Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **40–21** | ||
| Plate | **** | **22–5** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **17–12** | ||
| Shield | **** | **41–0** | ||
Hong Kong
Main article: 2013 Hong Kong Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **26–19** | ||
| Plate | **** | **12–7** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **42–7** | ||
| Shield | **** | **19–14** | ||
| World Series | ||||
| pre-qualifier | **** | **22–19** | ||
Japan
Main article: 2013 Japan Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **24–19** | ||
| Plate | **** | **17–0** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **38–0** | ||
| Shield | **** | **27–14** | ||
Scotland
Main article: 2013 Scotland Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **28–21** | ||
| Plate | **** | **17–7** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **12–5** | ||
| Shield | **** | **21–17** | ||
London
Main article: 2013 London Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **47–12** | |||
| Plate | **14–5** | |||
| Bowl | **19–7** | |||
Dream Team
The 2012–13 HSBC Sevens World Series 'Dream Team' was selected by the series' regular television broadcast commentators.
- SAM Afa Aiono
- RSA Frankie Horne
- NZL Tim Mikkelson
- FIJ Joji Ragamate
- NZL Gilles Kaka
- KEN Willy Ambaka
- ENG Dan Norton
References
References
- (2012-06-26). "HSBC Sevens World Series expands to 10 rounds". irbsevens.com.
- (22 March 2012). "Who will join the Sevens elite?". International Rugby Board.
- (25 March 2012). "Tears of joy for World Series qualifiers". International Rugby Board.
- "HSBC World Sevens Series: Series Qualifying". International Rugby Board.
- (15 October 2012). "HK win Mumbai Sevens to claim Asia Series". International Rugby Board.
- "IRB Sevens World Series 2012/13 Statistics: Season Player Points". International Rugby Board.
- "IRB Sevens World Series 2012/13 Statistics: Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board.
- "Seven make new World Series Dream Team". International Rugby Board.
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