| Field | Value |
|---|
| countries | RSA South Africa |
| date | 14–15 December 2012 |
| champions1 | Samurai Sevens |
| runnersup1 | |
| champions2 | Living Ball |
| runnersup2 | |
| champions3 | |
| runnersup3 | |
| champions4 | No Shield competition |
| runnersup4 | No Shield competition |
| nextseason | 2013 |
The 2012 7s Premier League (also known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the 7s Premier League tournament and was held at Outeniqua Park, George on 14 and 15 December 2012.
Pools
Pool A
Log
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | NBM All-Stars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 9 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 59 | +44 | 7 |
| 3 | Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 94 | –56 | 3 |
| The top 2 teams will qualify for the Cup Quarter-finals. |
| Points breakdown: |
| *3 points for a win |
| *2 points for a draw |
| *1 point for a loss | | | | | | | | | |
Pool B
Log
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 7 |
| 2 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 89 | –21 | 5 |
| 3 | Mighty Mohicans | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 78 | –25 | 5 |
| The top 2 teams will qualify for the Cup Quarter-finals. |
| Points breakdown: |
| *3 points for a win |
| *2 points for a draw |
| *1 point for a loss | | | | | | | | | |
Pool C
Log
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Samurai Sevens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 9 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 61 | +18 | 7 |
| 3 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 102 | –75 | 3 |
| The top 2 teams will qualify for the Cup Quarter-finals. |
| Points breakdown: |
| *3 points for a win |
| *2 points for a draw |
| *1 point for a loss | | | | | | | | | |
Pool D
Log
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 65 | –1 | 7 |
| 2 | Living Ball | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 5 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 5 |
| The top 2 teams will qualify for the Cup Quarter-finals. |
| Points breakdown: |
| *3 points for a win |
| *2 points for a draw |
| *1 point for a loss | | | | | | | | | |
Fixtures and results
Pool A v B
Round one
Round two
Round three
Pool C v D
Round one
Round two
Round three
Cup
Quarter-finals
The four Cup Quarter-final winners will advance to the Cup Semi-Finals. The four losers will advance to the Plate Semi-Finals.
Semi-finals
3rd-place play-off
Final
Plate
Semi-finals
3rd-place play-off
Final
Bowl
Semi-finals
3rd-place play-off
Final
Final classification
| Position | Team |
|---|
| Cup | |
| 1 | Samurai Sevens |
| 2 | |
| 3 | NBM All-Stars |
| 4 | |
| Plate | |
| 5 | Living Ball |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 8 | |
| Bowl | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Vikings |
| 12 | Mighty Mohicans |
Teams and Players
The participating teams were: