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.

The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Cup Quarter-finals and the bottom team in each pool will qualify for the Bowl Semi-Finals.

The winners of the Cup Quarter-finals will advance to the Cup Semi-Finals, while the losers of the quarter-finals will advance to the Plate Semi-Finals.

In the Cup, Plate and Bowl Semi-Finals, the winners will advance to the Final, while the losers will advance to the 3rd-place play-off.

The four losers will advance to the Plate Semi-Finals.