Host nation United Arab Emirates Dates 30 Nov 2012 – 1 Dec 2012 | ||
Location The Sevens Stadium, United Arab Emirates | ||
The 2012 Dubai Sevens was held between 30 November 2012 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.
References
2012 Dubai Sevens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA