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Played in Marseille, France, 4 - 7 October 2012
Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay), David Lippard (Herne Bay), Andre Noel (Vikings), Georgio Vakauta (Vikings)
John Targett (Christchurch)
Lorraine Brock (Kennedy Park)
Andre Noel scored 29 points (1,6,8,9,5) in the qualifying round to finish in 21 equal place. Thirty points were required to progress to round two.
Format: 5 Round Swiss, 75 minutes plus 2 ends
New Zealand 13, Laos 3
New Zealand 13, Tunisia 9
New Zealand 3, Italy 13
New Zealand 4, Portugual 13
New Zealand 13, Holland 8
New Zealand finished in 12th place.
New Zealand played in Pool E with Belgium (5) and Tunisia (20). The top two teams qualified for the knockout stages.
Belgium - bye
New Zealand 1, Tunisia 13
Belgium 13, Tunisia 4
New Zealand - bye
New Zealand 6, Tunisia 13
Qualifiers: Belgium, Tunisia. New Zealand dropped to the eighth-finals of the Nations Cup.
Luxembourg 0, New Zealand 13
Cambodia 13, New Zealand 2
Played 9, Won 4, Lost 5, Pts 68-85
Rankings: Championship 17 equal, Nations Cup 5 equal
48 countries took part in the Championship.