2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| title = 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
| countries = {{flag|India}}
| date =6–7 October 2012
| champions1 = {{Ru7w|FIJ}}
| runnersup1 = {{Ru7w|CHN}}
| third1= {{Ru7w|JPN}}
| matches =42
| prevseason = 2011
| nextseason = 2013
}}
The 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments thirteenth edition and took place on 6 to 7 October 2012, at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India. The tournament was a qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia, there were three available spots at stake. Fiji qualified for the World Cup as champions, along with China and Japan who finished second and third respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.rwcsevens.com/women/news/newsid=2063815.html#fiji+china+japan+qualify+rwc+sevens|title=Fiji, China and Japan qualify for RWC Sevens|website=rwcsevens.com|date=7 October 2012|accessdate=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008035554/http://www.rwcsevens.com/women/news/newsid=2063815.html#fiji+china+japan+qualify+rwc+sevens|archive-date=8 October 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Talei |first=Akosita |date=2012-10-07 |title=Fijiana through to 2013 World Cup 7s |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/fijiana-through-to-2013-world-cup-7s/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation}}
Teams
15 teams competed in the competition, with 14 teams coming from Asia and one from Oceania. Fiji had earned a place at the qualifier by way of finishing third at the 2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in August.{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-08-04 |title=Fiji march on as NZ women flex muscles |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/31898?lang=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128173033/https://www.world.rugby/news/31898?lang=en |archive-date=2021-11-28 |access-date=2021-11-28 |website=World Rugby}}{{Cite web |date=2012-10-05 |title=Asia's Top Women's Sevens Teams Dream |url=https://theolympicssports.com/other-sports/rugby-asias-top-womens-sevens-teams-dream-of-moscow.html |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=theolympicssports.com}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
- {{Ruw7|CHN}}
- {{Ruw7|TPE}}
- {{Ruw7|FIJ}}
- {{Ruw7|HKG}}
- {{Ruw7|IND}}
- {{Ruw7|IRN}}
- {{Ruw7|JPN}}
- {{Ruw7|KAZ}}
- {{Ruw7|MYS}}
- {{Ruw7|PHI}}
- {{Ruw7|SIN}}
- {{Ruw7|KOR}}
- {{Ruw7|SRI}}
- {{Ruw7|THA}}
- {{Ruw7|UAE}}
}}
Pool stage
= Pool A =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/– !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{ru7w|JPN}}
|2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | +63 | 6 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|HKG}}
|2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 4 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|IND}}
|2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | –85 | 2 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score = 36–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|IND}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score = 49–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|IND}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score = 19–5
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|HKG}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
= Pool B =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/– !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 14 | +116 | 9 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|TPE}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|SRI}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 70 | –13 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|KOR}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | –138 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|TPE}}
|score = 45–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|KOR}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 44–7
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|TPE}}
|score = 26–7
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 50–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|KOR}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|KOR}}
|score = 0–43
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 36–7
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|TPE}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
= Pool C =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/– !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | +119 | 9 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|THA}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|PHI}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 67 | –20 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|MAS}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 134 | –127 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|THA}}
|score = 45–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score = 29–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|PHI}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|THA}}
|score = 31–7
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|PHI}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score = 49–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|MAS}}
|score = 7–40
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|PHI}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score = 41–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
= Pool D =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/– !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{ru7w|KAZ}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | +108 | 9 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|SGP}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 46 | –7 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|IRN}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 61 | –51 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7w|UAE}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 70 | –50 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|SGP}}
|score = 20–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|IRN}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 41–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|UAE}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|SGP}}
|score = 19–15
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|UAE}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 36–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|IRN}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|IRN}}
|score = 10–5
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|UAE}}
|stadium = Pune
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 6 October 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 31–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium = Pune
}}Source:{{Cite web |title=2012 Asian Championship / WCQ |url=http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PUN-2012W |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=rugby7.com}}{{Cite web |title=2012 Asian Women's Sevens Championship |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/3101?Stagione=2012 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.rugbyarchive.net}}
Knockout round
= Shield =
{{Round4|RD2=Shield
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|MAS}}|12|{{ru7w|UAE}}|17
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|KOR}}|'''BYE||
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|UAE}}|24|{{ru7w|KOR}}|0
}}
= Bowl =
{{Round8-with third|RD2=Bowl|Consol=Eleventh Place
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|IND}}|5|{{ru7w|MAS}}|0
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|SRI}}|20|{{ru7w|UAE}}|10
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|PHI}}|'''BYE||
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|IRN}}|29|{{ru7w|KOR}}|7
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|IND}}|0|{{ru7w|SRI}}|33
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|PHI}}|24|{{ru7w|IRN}}|5
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|SRI}}|7|{{ru7w|PHI}}|22
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|IND}}|12|{{ru7w|IRN}}|17
}}
= Plate =
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Plate|Consol=Seventh Place
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|THA}}|17|{{ru7w|SGP}}|12
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|HKG}}|27|{{ru7w|TPE}}|0
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|THA}}|7|{{ru7w|HKG}}|19
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|SGP}}|12|{{ru7w|TPE}}|5
}}
= Cup =
{{Round8-with third|Consol=Third Place/Qualifier
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|JPN}}|12|{{ru7w|THA}}|5
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|FIJ}}|47|{{ru7w|SGP}}|0
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|31|{{ru7w|HKG}}|0
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|34|{{ru7w|TPE}}|0
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|JPN}}|7|{{ru7w|FIJ}}|31
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|17|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|12
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|FIJ}}|15|{{ru7w|CHN}}|0
|7 October 2012
|{{ru7w|JPN}}|17|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|7
References
{{reflist}}
{{Asia Rugby Women's Sevens}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asia}}
Category:2012 rugby sevens competitions
Category:2012 in Asian rugby union