2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

The qualification process of men's teams for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. The remaining spots were contested in each of the six regions' respective tournaments.

Qualified teams

Africa	North America and the West Indies	South America	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Automatic qualification
South Africa	Canada	Argentina	Hong Kong (hosts)	England	Australia  Fiji  New Zealand  Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
Kenya  Tunisia	United States	Uruguay	Chinese Taipei  Japan  South Korea	France  Georgia  Ireland  Italy  Portugal  Russia  Scotland	Tonga

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Africa

From 25 to 26 September 2004, there were two tournaments for the North and South zones, with the champions of each qualifying.[2]

North

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Tunisia	5	5	0	0	173	5	+168	15
Cameroon	5	4	0	1	102	53	+49	13
Morocco	5	3	0	2	94	65	+29	11
Nigeria	5	2	0	3	90	74	+16	9
Ivory Coast	5	1	0	4	48	154	−106	7
Senegal	5	0	0	5	5	161	−156	5

Matches

25 September 2004 Morocco  35−0  Senegal Tunis 25 September 2004 Ivory Coast  5−45  Nigeria Tunis 25 September 2004 Tunisia  29−0  Cameroon Tunis 25 September 2004 Morocco  31−0  Nigeria Tunis 25 September 2004 Ivory Coast  5−42  Cameroon Tunis 25 September 2004 Tunisia  38−0  Senegal Tunis 25 September 2004 Morocco  7−12  Cameroon Tunis 25 September 2004 Ivory Coast  26−5  Senegal Tunis 25 September 2004 Tunisia  24−5  Nigeria Tunis 26 September 2004 Tunisia  41−0  Ivory Coast Tunis 26 September 2004 Cameroon  14−12  Nigeria Tunis 26 September 2004 Morocco  21−12  Ivory Coast Tunis 26 September 2004 Nigeria  28−0  Senegal Tunis 26 September 2004 Tunisia  41−0  Morocco Tunis 26 September 2004 Cameroon  34−0  Senegal Tunis

South

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	0	65	5	+60	9
Uganda	3	2	0	1	50	43	+7	7
Zambia	3	1	0	2	52	38	+14	5
Eswatini	3	0	0	3	7	88	−81	3

Matches
25 September 2004 Kenya  17−0  Eswatini Lusaka 25 September 2004 Zambia  12−14  Uganda Lusaka 25 September 2004 Kenya  17−0  Zambia Lusaka 25 September 2004 Uganda  31−0  Eswatini Lusaka 25 September 2004 Kenya  31−5  Uganda Lusaka 25 September 2004 Zambia  40−7  Eswatini Lusaka

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Namibia	3	3	0	0	60	34	+26	9
Zimbabwe	3	1	1	1	55	24	+31	6
Madagascar	3	1	1	1	40	24	+16	6
Botswana	3	0	0	3	19	92	−73	3

Matches
25 September 2004 Namibia  33−12  Botswana Lusaka 25 September 2004 Zimbabwe  7−7  Madagascar Lusaka 25 September 2004 Namibia  10−7  Madagascar Lusaka 25 September 2004 Zimbabwe  33−0  Botswana Lusaka 25 September 2004 Namibia  17−15  Zimbabwe Lusaka 25 September 2004 Madagascar  26−7  Botswana Lusaka

Finals

	Semi-finals				South Qualifier Final
	26 September 2004
	Kenya	33
					26 September 2004
	Zimbabwe	7
					Kenya	33
	26 September 2004
					Namibia	14
	Uganda	5
	Namibia	19
					Third place
					26 September 2004
					Uganda	24
					Zimbabwe	19

North America and the West Indies

Ten teams competed in the 2004 NAWIRA Sevens for a spot in the World Cup.[3]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United States	4	4	0	0	169	7	+162	12
Jamaica	4	2	1	1	70	36	+34	9
Barbados	4	2	1	1	48	44	+4	9
Bahamas	4	1	0	3	12	86	−74	6
Cayman Islands	4	0	0	4	10	136	−126	4

Matches

United States  47−0  Bahamas Cayman Islands Jamaica  5−5  Barbados Cayman Islands Cayman Islands  5−12  Bahamas Cayman Islands United States  34−0  Barbados Cayman Islands Jamaica  36−0  Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Barbados  12−0  Bahamas Cayman Islands United States  57−0  Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Jamaica  22−0  Bahamas Cayman Islands Cayman Islands  5−31  Barbados Cayman Islands United States  31−7  Jamaica Cayman Islands

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	4	3	1	0	99	14	+85	11
Bermuda	4	3	1	0	119	35	+84	11
Guyana	4	2	0	2	87	36	+51	8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	1	0	3	29	142	−113	6
Saint Lucia	4	0	0	4	26	133	−107	4

Matches

Trinidad and Tobago  40−0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cayman Islands Bermuda  43−7  Saint Lucia Cayman Islands Guyana  40−5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cayman Islands Trinidad and Tobago  40−7  Saint Lucia Cayman Islands Bermuda  19−14  Guyana Cayman Islands Saint Lucia  12−17  Saint Lucia Cayman Islands Trinidad and Tobago  12−0  Guyana Cayman Islands Bermuda  −  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cayman Islands Guyana  33−0  Saint Lucia Cayman Islands Trinidad and Tobago  7−7  Bermuda Cayman Islands

Shield

	Final
	Cayman Islands	21
	Saint Lucia	12

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate
	Barbados	27
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7
					Barbados	15
					Guyana	29
	Bahamas	7
	Guyana	22
					Bowl
					Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7
					Bahamas	21

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup/Qualifier Final
	United States	31
	Trinidad and Tobago	0
					United States	61
					Bermuda	0
	Jamaica	7
	Bermuda	17
					Third place
					Trinidad and Tobago	14
					Jamaica	12

South America

On 24–25 January 2004, seven nations took part in the CONSUR Sevens tournament to determine the one spot for the World Cup.[4]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	65	14	+51	9
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	77	52	+25	6
Peru	3	1	1	1	50	55	−5	6
Colombia	3	0	0	3	14	85	−71	3

Matches
24 January 2004 Brazil  24−0  Colombia Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Brazil  22−7  Peru Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Paraguay  44−7  Colombia Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Brazil  19−7  Paraguay Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Paraguay  26−26  Peru Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Peru  17−7  Colombia Viña del Mar

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	55	5	+50	6
Chile	2	1	0	1	48	17	+31	4
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	0	81	−81	2

Matches
24 January 2004 Uruguay  38−0  Venezuela Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Uruguay  17−5  Chile Viña del Mar 24 January 2004 Chile  43−0  Venezuela Viña del Mar

Knockout round

Fifth Place

	Final
	25 January 2004
	Peru	12
	Venezuela	26

Plate

	Semi-finals				Qualifier Final
	25 January 2004
	Brazil	14
					25 January 2004
	Chile	22
					Chile	7
	25 January 2004
					Uruguay	22
	Paraguay	0
	Uruguay	17

Asia

Main article: 2004 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's

From 10 to 11 September 2004, twelve teams competed in Sri Lanka for three spots in the World Cup.[5]

Europe

Main article: 2004 European Sevens Championship

From 16 to 17 July 2004, sixteen teams participated in the FIRA-AER European Sevens, where seven of the top placing teams qualified.[6]

Oceania

In the 6–7 February Wellington Sevens of the 2003–04 World Sevens Series, Cook Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea and Tonga contested the one remaining Oceania qualifying slot by placing the highest of the four. Tonga won by placing in the Plate Final.[7]

References

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