2012 Gold Coast Sevens
| 2012 Gold Coast Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens XIV | |
| Host nation |
 Australia |
| Date | 13–14 October 2012 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |
 Fiji
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| Runner-up |
 New Zealand
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| Third |
 South Africa
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| Plate | |
| Winner |
 Argentina
|
| Runner-up |
 France
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| Bowl | |
| Winner |
 Spain
|
| Runner-up |
 England
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| Shield | |
| Winner |
 Scotland
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| Runner-up |
 United States
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| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 245 (average 5.444 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
Joji Baleviani Raqamate (59 points) |
| Top try scorer |
James Fleming Cornal Hendricks (8 tries) |
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The 2012 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2012-2013 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 October 2012 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia, and was the tenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
Fiji defeated New Zealand 32–14 in the final to successfully defend their title.
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.
The participating teams and schedule were announced on 17 September 2012.
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