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2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series

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.[1] 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.

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:[2][3]

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:[4]

Final standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. 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.

Source: rugby7.com (archived)

Player statistics

Points scored

Tries scored

Tournaments

Gold Coast

Dubai

South Africa

Wellington

United States

Hong Kong

Japan

Scotland

London

Dream Team

The 2012–13 HSBC Sevens World Series 'Dream Team' was selected by the series' regular television broadcast commentators.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "HSBC Sevens World Series expands to 10 rounds". irbsevens.com. 2012-06-26. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Who will join the Sevens elite?" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Tears of joy for World Series qualifiers" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "HSBC World Sevens Series: Series Qualifying". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "HK win Mumbai Sevens to claim Asia Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2012/13 Statistics: Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2012-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2012/13 Statistics: Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2012-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Seven make new World Series Dream Team". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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