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

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 33001105+1059
 Kenya 32014255–137
 Zambia 31025051–15
Uganda A 3003091–913

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Tunisia 33001105+1059
 Uganda 32018112+697
 Zimbabwe 31022483–595
 Botswana 30030115–1153

Playoffs

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 Zambia26
 
21 September 2008
 
 Uganda A10
 
 Zambia38
 
21 September 2008
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 Zimbabwe17
 
 
 Botswana0
 
Third place
 
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 [[Uganda women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|Uganda A]]20
 
 
 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

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 33001420+1429
 Trinidad and Tobago 32014152–117
 Guyana 31024157–165
 Bermuda 30037122–1153

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Canada 33001390+1399
 Jamaica 32018729+587
 Barbados 310210101–915
 Cayman Islands 30035111–1063

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

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 33001190+1199
 Argentina 31113724+136
 Chile 31112443–196
 Paraguay 30030113–1133

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Uruguay 33005115+369
 Venezuela 32036027+337
 Colombia 31024238+45
 Peru 3001578–733

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

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 2200305+256
 Hong Kong 21011715+24
 Singapore 2002532–272
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 2200927+856
Arabian Gulf 21013469–354
 Sri Lanka 20021767–502
4 October 2008
China  40−0  Sri Lanka

4 October 2008
Arabian Gulf 27−17  Sri Lanka

4 October 2008
China  52−7 Arabian Gulf

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Thailand 22003615+216
 Japan 21013712+254
 Chinese Taipei 2002551–462
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
 
 Arabian Gulf0
 
 Singapore7
 
 
 [[Arabian Gulf women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|Arabian Gulf]]17
 
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

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 440014112+12912
 New Zealand 430112425+9910
 Fiji 42028964+258
 Samoa 41036092–326
 Niue 40040221–2214

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
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  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.
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