2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men

The qualification process of men's teams for the 2009 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		Argentina	Arabian Gulf (host)	England  France  Scotland	Australia  Fiji  New Zealand
Regional Qualifiers
Kenya  Tunisia  Zimbabwe	Canada  United States	Uruguay	Hong Kong  Japan	Georgia  Ireland  Italy  Portugal  Wales	Samoa  Tonga

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Qualifying

Africa

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals
Teams that were eliminated from the Plate Semi-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	0	88	33	+55	9
Namibia	3	2	0	1	67	55	+12	7
Uganda	3	1	0	2	57	58	-1	5
Senegal	3	0	0	3	24	90	-66	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-31	Uganda	38-0	Senegal
2008-10-31	Kenya	31-14	Namibia
2008-10-31	Namibia	26-5	Senegal
2008-10-31	Kenya	31-0	Uganda
2008-11-01	Uganda	19-27	Namibia
2008-11-01	Kenya	26-19	Senegal

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Zimbabwe	4	4	0	0	86	19	+67	12
Tunisia	4	3	0	1	71	36	+35	10
Zambia	4	2	0	2	50	39	+11	8
Madagascar	4	0	1	3	51	71	-20	5
Botswana	4	0	1	3	31	97	-66	5

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-31	Tunisia	26-0	Botswana
2008-10-31	Zimbabwe	14-0	Zambia
2008-10-31	Tunisia	19-0	Madagascar
2008-10-31	Zimbabwe	28-7	Botswana
2008-10-31	Madagascar	20-21	Zambia
2008-10-31	Tunisia	0-31	Zimbabwe
2008-11-01	Zambia	24-5	Botswana
2008-11-01	Zimbabwe	13-12	Madagascar
2008-11-01	Tunisia	26-5	Zambia
2008-11-01	Madagascar	19-19	Botswana

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	November 1, 2008
	Madagascar	26
					November 1, 2008
	Uganda	12
					Madagascar	17
	November 1, 2008
					Zambia	7
	Zambia	17
	Senegal	0
					Plate 3rd-Place final
					November 1, 2008
					Uganda	19
					Senegal	12

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	November 1, 2008
	Kenya	22
					November 1, 2008
	Tunisia	12
					Kenya	26
	November 1, 2008
					Zimbabwe	14
	Zimbabwe	29
	Namibia	10
					Cup 3rd-Place final
					November 1, 2008
					Tunisia	26
					Namibia	12

North America And West Indies

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Group stage
Teams that progressed to the Plate Final

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
United States	2	2	0	0	83	0	+83	6
Bermuda	2	1	0	1	10	36	-26	4
Mexico	2	0	0	2	5	62	-57	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-26	Bermuda	10 – 5	Mexico
2008-10-26	United States	52 – 0	Mexico
2008-10-26	United States	31 – 0	Bermuda

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Canada	2	2	0	0	74	0	+74	6
Trinidad and Tobago	2	1	0	1	12	26	-14	4
Bahamas	2	0	0	2	0	60	-60	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-26	Trinidad and Tobago	12 - 0	Bahamas
2008-10-26	Canada	48 - 0	Bahamas
2008-10-26	Canada	26 - 0	Trinidad and Tobago

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Guyana	2	2	0	0	44	0	+44	6
Cayman Islands	2	1	0	1	27	10	-17	4
Barbados	2	0	0	2	0	61	-61	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-26	Cayman Islands	27 - 0	Barbados
2008-10-26	Guyana	34 - 0	Barbados
2008-10-26	Guyana	10 - 0	Cayman Islands

Plate

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Bahamas	2	2	0	0	36	10	+26	6
Mexico	2	1	0	1	10	17	-7	4
Barbados	2	0	0	2	5	24	-19	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-27	Bahamas	17 - 5	Mexico
2008-10-27	Mexico	5 - 0	Barbados
2008-10-27	Bahamas	19 - 5	Barbados

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that were eliminated from the Cup Semi-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
United States	2	2	0	0	76	7	+69	6
Guyana	2	1	0	1	12	41	–9	4
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	2	10	40	–60	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-27	Guyana	35 - 10	Trinidad and Tobago
2008-10-27	United States	35 - 0	Trinidad and Tobago
2008-10-27	United States	41 - 7	Guyana

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Canada	2	2	0	0	86	0	+88	6
Bermuda	2	1	0	1	17	47	-30	4
Cayman Islands	2	0	0	2	0	58	-58	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-27	Canada	41 - 0	Cayman Islands
2008-10-27	Bermuda	17 - 0	Cayman Islands
2008-10-27	Canada	47 - 0	Bermuda

Cup Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	January 19, 2008
	United States	55
					January 19, 2008
	Bermuda	0
					United States	21
	January 19, 2008
					Canada	12
	Canada	42
	Guyana	0
					Caribbean Championships Final
					January 19, 2008
					Guyana	42
					Bermuda	0

South America

Key to colours in group tables
Teams granted automatic qualification for RWC Sevens 2009
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that were eliminated from the Cup Semi-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	130	0	+130	9
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	57	34	+23	7
Brazil	3	1	0	2	50	73	-23	5
Venezuela	3	0	0	3	12	142	-130	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-01-18	Argentina	45 - 0	Brazil
2008-01-18	Uruguay	36 - 5	Venezuela
2008-01-18	Argentina	68 - 0	Venezuela
2008-01-18	Uruguay	21 - 12	Brazil
2008-01-18	Brazil	38 - 7	Venezuela
2008-01-18	Argentina	17 - 0	Uruguay

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Chile	3	3	0	0	128	24	+104	9
Colombia	3	2	0	1	36	89	-53	7
Peru	3	1	0	2	41	62	-21	5
Paraguay	3	0	0	3	32	62	-30	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-01-18	Chile	38 - 12	Peru
2008-01-18	Colombia	17 - 15	Paraguay
2008-01-18	Chile	57 - 0	Colombia
2008-01-18	Peru	12 - 5	Paraguay
2008-01-18	Peru	17 - 19	Colombia
2008-01-18	Chile	33 - 12	Paraguay

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	January 19, 2008
	Uruguay	29
					January 19, 2008
	Colombia	14
					Uruguay	31
	January 19, 2008
					Chile	19
	Chile	21
	Brazil	12
					Cup 3rd-Place final
					January 19, 2008
					Colombia	5
					Brazil	12

Asia

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Bowl Semi-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Japan	2	2	0	0	72	0	+72	6
Thailand	2	1	0	1	24	41	-17	4
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	0	55	-55	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-04	Japan	41 – 0	Thailand
2008-10-04	Kazakhstan	0 – 24	Thailand
2008-10-04	Japan	31 – 0	Kazakhstan

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	59	12	+47	6
South Korea	2	1	0	1	38	28	+10	4
Singapore	2	0	0	2	12	71	-59	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-04	South Korea	33 – 7	Singapore
2008-10-04	Chinese Taipei	38 – 5	Singapore
2008-10-04	South Korea	7 – 21	Chinese Taipei

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	83	7	+76	6
Sri Lanka	2	1	0	1	54	36	+18	4
India	2	0	0	2	7	101	-94	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-04	Hong Kong	52 – 0	India
2008-10-04	Sri Lanka	49 – 7	India
2008-10-04	Hong Kong	31 – 7	Sri Lanka

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
China	2	2	0	0	52	19	+33	6
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	50	24	+26	4
Guam	2	0	0	2	12	71	-59	2

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-10-04	China	33 – 7	Guam
2008-10-04	Malaysia	38 – 5	Guam
2008-10-04	China	19 – 12	Malaysia

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	October 5, 2008
	Kazakhstan	0
					October 5, 2008
	Guam	29
					Guam	17
	October 5, 2008
					Singapore	7
	Singapore	36
	India	0
					Bowl 3rd-Place final
					October 5, 2008
					Kazakhstan	40
					India	19

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	October 5, 2008
	Thailand	0
					October 5, 2008
	Malaysia	36
					South Korea	28
	October 5, 2008
					Malaysia	12
	South Korea	28
	Sri Lanka	19
					Plate 3rd-Place final
					October 5, 2008
					Thailand	29
					Sri Lanka	22

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	October 5, 2008
	Japan	24
					October 5, 2008
	China	0
					Japan	12
	October 5, 2008
					Hong Kong	10
	Chinese Taipei	0
	Hong Kong	26
					Cup 3rd-Place final
					October 5, 2008
					China	38
					Chinese Taipei	5

Europe

The tournament held in Hannover, Germany on 12 and 13 July 2008, as well as being the European Sevens championship, functioned as a qualifying tournament for the world cup. The five best nations out of the twelve participating ones qualified for the Dubai tournament. Teams finished in the following order:[2]

Portugal  Wales  Georgia  Ireland  Italy  Spain  Germany  Ukraine  Russia  Romania  Poland  Belgium

Oceania

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	152	12	+140	9
Niue	3	2	0	1	41	69	-28	7
Papua New Guinea	3	1	0	2	50	62	-12	5
Solomon Islands	3	0	0	3	17	117	-100	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-07-25	Samoa	47 - 5	Niue
2008-07-25	Papua New Guinea	31 - 7	Solomon Islands
2008-07-25	Samoa	67 - 0	Solomon Islands
2008-07-25	Papua New Guinea	12 - 17	Niue
2008-07-25	Samoa	38 - 7	Papua New Guinea
2008-07-25	Niue	19 - 10	Solomon Islands

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Tonga	3	3	0	0	87	12	+75	9
Cook Islands	3	2	0	1	81	34	+47	7
Vanuatu	3	1	0	2	32	84	-52	5
Tahiti	3	0	0	3	19	89	-70	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2008-07-25	Tonga	39 - 0	Vanuatu
2008-07-25	Cook Islands	43 - 0	Tahiti
2008-07-25	Tonga	26 - 7	Tahiti
2008-07-25	Cook Islands	33 - 12	Vanuatu
2008-07-25	Tahiti	12 - 20	Vanuatu
2008-07-25	Tonga	22 - 5	Cook Islands

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 26, 2008
	Papua New Guinea	31
					July 26, 2008
	Tahiti	7
					Papua New Guinea	19
	July 26, 2008
					Solomon Islands	12
	Solomon Islands	22
	Vanuatu	14
					Plate 3rd-Place final
					July 26, 2008
					Tahiti	0
					Vanuatu	24

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 26, 2008
	Samoa	34
					July 26, 2008
	Cook Islands	0
					Samoa	52
	July 26, 2008
					Tonga	0
	Tonga	27
	Niue	5
					Cup 3rd-Place final
					July 26, 2008
					Cook Islands	33
					Niue	15

References

1. "Road to the Rugby World Cup Sevens: Men". Ultimate Rugby Sevens. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
2. Die Endplatzierungen Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 25 January 2009