The 2012 Japan Sevens was the first edition of the tournament since 2001 and the seventh tournament of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.
Australia won the title by defeating Samoa 28–26 in the final.
Format The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition, the Plate competition was contested by the losing quarterfinalists from the Cup. The Bowl was contested by the four remaining second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers while the Shield was contested by the remaining eight entrants.
Teams The following teams participated:
Pool stage The draw was made on March 25. Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33004819+29932015021+29731023141−105 30031765−483
Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33008815+73932014236+6731022660−345 30033378−453
Pool C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33004912+37932014224+187 31023349−16530032463−393
Pool D TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33007334+39932013345−127 31024240+2530031443−293
Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
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