2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women

The qualification process for the inaugural women's tournament of the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. There are no automatic qualifiers, so all national teams qualified by way of regional tournaments. Unlike the men's tournament, the Arabian Gulf did not prequalify as hosts. The qualification process allocated two slots for Africa, two for North America/West Indies, one for South America, three for Asia, six for Europe and two for Oceania.

Qualified Teams

Africa North America/
West Indies 		South America Asia Europe Oceania
 South Africa
 Uganda 		 Canada
 United States 		 Brazil  China
 Japan
 Thailand 		 England
 France
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Spain 		 Australia
 New Zealand

Africa

Main article: 2008 CAR Women's Sevens

On 20−21 September, seven national teams plus an invitational team met in Kampala for two world cup slots, which has been won by finalists South Africa and Uganda, the former of which winning the tournament.[1]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 42 55 –13 7
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 50 51 –1 5
Uganda Uganda A 3 0 0 3 0 91 –91 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Tunisia 3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 81 12 +69 7
 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 24 83 –59 5
 Botswana 3 0 0 3 0 115 –115 3

Playoffs

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 Zambia26
 
21 September 2008
 
Uganda Uganda A10
 
 Zambia38
 
21 September 2008
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 Zimbabwe17
 
 
 Botswana0
 
Third place
 
 
21 September 2008
 
 
Uganda Uganda A20
 
 
 Botswana7

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 South Africa26
 
21 September 2008
 
 Kenya5
 
 South Africa24
 
21 September 2008
 
 Uganda0
 
 Tunisia0
 
 
 Uganda7
 
Third place
 
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 Kenya15
 
 
 Tunisia14

North America/West Indies

Main article: 2008 NAWIRA Women's Sevens

From 24–26 October, eight women's teams met in Nassau, Bahamas for the NAWIRA Sevens. Champion Canada and runner-up United States ended up qualifying based on the allotted slots.[2]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 142 0 +142 9
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 41 52 –11 7
 Guyana 3 1 0 2 41 57 –16 5
 Bermuda 3 0 0 3 7 122 –115 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 139 0 +139 9
 Jamaica 3 2 0 1 87 29 +58 7
 Barbados 3 1 0 2 10 101 –91 5
 Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 5 111 –106 3

Playoffs

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 Cayman Islands0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Jamaica34
 
 Jamaica53
 
25 October 2018
 
 Bermuda0
 
 Barbados10
 
 
 Bermuda15
 
Seventh Place
 
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 Cayman Islands10
 
 
 Barbados5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 United States67
 
25 October 2018
 
 Cayman Islands0
 
 United States59
 
25 October 2018
 
 Guyana0
 
 Guyana12
 
25 October 2018
 
 Jamaica0
 
 United States14
 
25 October 2018
 
 Canada19
 
 Trinidad and Tobago34
 
25 October 2018
 
 Barbados0
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Canada41 Third place
 
 Bermuda0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Canada34
 
 Guyana15
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago5
 

South America

Main article: 2008 CONSUR Women's Sevens

The South American qualifier was held in Punta del Este on 18−19 January, with Brazil claiming the continent's sole women's World Cup spot.[3]

Pool Play

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 119 0 +119 9
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 37 24 +13 6
 Chile 3 1 1 1 24 43 –19 6
 Paraguay 3 0 0 3 0 113 –113 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 51 15 +36 9
 Venezuela 3 2 0 3 60 27 +33 7
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 42 38 +4 5
 Peru 3 0 0 1 5 78 –73 3

Playoffs

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Chile19
 
19 January 2008
 
 Peru0
 
 Chile7
 
19 January 2008
 
 Colombia17
 
 Paraguay0
 
 
 Colombia36
 
Seventh Place
 
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Peru15
 
 
 Paraguay10

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Brazil24
 
19 January 2008
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Brazil45
 
19 January 2008
 
 Argentina0
 
 Argentina10
 
 
 Uruguay7
 
Third place
 
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Venezuela17
 
 
 Uruguay5

Asia

Main article: 2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship

Nine women's national teams competed alongside the men's teams in Hong Kong on 4−5 October, contesting the three allotted World Cup slots. Finalists Japan and Thailand were joined by third-place China.[4]

Pool Stage

Legend
Advances to Cup tournament
Advances to Plate tournament
Ninth Place

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 30 5 +25 6
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 17 15 +2 4
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 5 32 –27 2
4 October 2008
Kazakhstan 20−0 Singapore
4 October 2008
Hong Kong 12−5 Singapore
4 October 2008
Kazakhstan 10−5 Hong Kong

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 China 2 2 0 0 92 7 +85 6
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 2 1 0 1 34 69 –35 4
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 17 67 –50 2
4 October 2008
China 40−0 Sri Lanka
4 October 2008
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf27−17 Sri Lanka
4 October 2008
China 52−7Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 36 15 +21 6
 Japan 2 1 0 1 37 12 +25 4
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 5 51 –46 2
4 October 2008
Japan 27−0 Chinese Taipei
4 October 2008
Thailand 24−5 Chinese Taipei
4 October 2008
Japan 10−12 Thailand

Playoff

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Hong Kong31
 
5 October 2008
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Hong Kong12
 
5 October 2008
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf0
 
 Singapore7
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf17
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Chinese Taipei5
 
 
 Singapore29

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
5 October 2008
 
 Japan5
 
 Japan17
 
5 October 2008
 
 Thailand12
 
 China7
 
 
 Thailand14
 
Third Place/Qualifier
 
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Kazakhstan5
 
 
 China17

Europe

Main article: 2008 European Women Sevens Championship

Europe had a sixteen-team tournament in Limoges, France on 14–15 June to determine the six teams eligible for the World Cup. The six top placing teams were England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia and Spain.[5]

Oceania

Main article: 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

Apia, Samoa played host to the qualifying tournament played concurrently with the men's tournament. The women's tournament started with a five-team round robin before the top four teams advance to the playoff, from which finalists Australia and New Zealand qualified for the World Cup.[6]

First Round

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 141 12 +129 12
 New Zealand 4 3 0 1 124 25 +99 10
 Fiji 4 2 0 2 89 64 +25 8
 Samoa 4 1 0 3 60 92 –32 6
 Niue 4 0 0 4 0 221 –221 4

Playoff

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Australia29
 
26 July 2008
 
 Samoa0
 
 Australia22
 
26 July 2008
 
 New Zealand15
 
 New Zealand35
 
 
 Fiji10
 
Third place
 
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Samoa7
 
 
 Fiji24

References

  1. ^ "South Africa and Uganda reach World Cup". irb.com. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ "USA & Canada qualify for the World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Uruguay and Brazil qualify for RWC Sevens". irb.com. 20 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "England cruise to Rugby World Cup Sevens". rwcsevens.com. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Four secure passage to Dubai 2009". irb.com. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.