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	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 A	3	0	0	3	0	91	–91	3

Matches
20 September 2008 South Africa  43−0 Uganda A 20 September 2008 Kenya  20−19  Zambia 20 September 2008 South Africa  31−0  Zambia 20 September 2008 Kenya  17−0 Uganda A 20 September 2008 Zambia  31−0 Uganda A 20 September 2008 South Africa  36−5  Kenya

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

Matches
20 September 2008 Uganda  30−0  Zimbabwe 20 September 2008 Tunisia  45−0  Botswana 20 September 2008 Uganda  46−0  Botswana 20 September 2008 Tunisia  53−0  Zimbabwe 20 September 2008 Zimbabwe  24−0  Botswana 20 September 2008 Tunisia  12−5  Uganda

Playoffs

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 September 2008
	Zambia	26
					21 September 2008
	Uganda A	10
					Zambia	38
	21 September 2008
					Zimbabwe	0
	Zimbabwe	17
	Botswana	0
					Third place
					21 September 2008
					[[Uganda women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|Uganda A]]	20
					Botswana	7

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 September 2008
	South Africa	26
					21 September 2008
	Kenya	5
					South Africa	24
	21 September 2008
					Uganda	0
	Tunisia	0
	Uganda	7
					Third place
					21 September 2008
					Kenya	15
					Tunisia	14

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	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

Matches
24 October 2008 United States  45−0  Bermuda 24 October 2008 Guyana  0−5  Trinidad and Tobago 24 October 2008 Guyana  41−7  Bermuda 24 October 2008 United States  52−0  Trinidad and Tobago 24 October 2008 United States  45−0  Guyana 24 October 2008 Trinidad and Tobago  36−0  Bermuda

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

Matches
24 October 2008 Jamaica  39−0  Barbados 24 October 2008 Canada  53−0  Cayman Islands 24 October 2008 Jamaica  48−0  Cayman Islands 24 October 2008 Canada  57−0  Barbados 24 October 2008 Canada  29−0  Jamaica 24 October 2008 Barbados  10−5  Cayman Islands

Playoffs

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 October 2018
	Cayman Islands	0
					25 October 2018
	Jamaica	34
					Jamaica	53
	25 October 2018
					Bermuda	0
	Barbados	10
	Bermuda	15
					Seventh Place
					25 October 2018
					Cayman Islands	10
					Barbados	5

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	25 October 2018
	United States	67
					25 October 2018
	Cayman Islands	0
					United States	59
	25 October 2018
					Guyana	0
	Guyana	12
									25 October 2018
	Jamaica	0
									United States	14
	25 October 2018
									Canada	19
	Trinidad and Tobago	34
					25 October 2018
	Barbados	0
					Trinidad and Tobago	0
	25 October 2018
					Canada	41			Third place
	Bermuda	0
									25 October 2018
	Canada	34
									Guyana	15
									Trinidad and Tobago	5

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	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

Matches
18 January 2008 Brazil  38−0  Chile 18 January 2008 Argentina  32−0  Paraguay 18 January 2008 Brazil  62−0  Paraguay 18 January 2008 Argentina  5−5  Chile 18 January 2008 Paraguay  19−0  Chile 18 January 2008 Brazil  19−0  Argentina

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

Matches
18 January 2008 Uruguay  12−10  Colombia 18 January 2008 Venezuela  34−0  Peru 18 January 2008 Colombia  22−0  Peru 18 January 2008 Uruguay  17−0  Venezuela 18 January 2008 Uruguay  22−5  Peru 18 January 2008 Colombia  10−26  Venezuela

Playoffs

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 January 2008
	Chile	19
					19 January 2008
	Peru	0
					Chile	7
	19 January 2008
					Colombia	17
	Paraguay	0
	Colombia	36
					Seventh Place
					19 January 2008
					Peru	15
					Paraguay	10

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 January 2008
	Brazil	24
					19 January 2008
	Venezuela	0
					Brazil	45
	19 January 2008
					Argentina	0
	Argentina	10
	Uruguay	7
					Third place
					19 January 2008
					Venezuela	17
					Uruguay	5

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	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

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4 October 2008

Hong Kong	12−5	Singapore

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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
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

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4 October 2008

Arabian Gulf	27−17	Sri Lanka

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4 October 2008

China	52−7	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

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4 October 2008

Thailand	24−5	Chinese Taipei

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4 October 2008

Japan	10−12	Thailand

Playoff

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 October 2008
	Hong Kong	31
					5 October 2008
	Chinese Taipei	0
					Hong Kong	12
	5 October 2008
					Arabian Gulf	0
	Singapore	7
	[[Arabian Gulf women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|Arabian Gulf]]	17
					Seventh Place
					5 October 2008
					Chinese Taipei	5
					Singapore	29

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 October 2008
	Kazakhstan	0
					5 October 2008
	Japan	5
					Japan	17
	5 October 2008
					Thailand	12
	China	7
	Thailand	14
					Third Place/Qualifier
					5 October 2008
					Kazakhstan	5
					China	17

Europe

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	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

Matches
25 July 2008 New Zealand  29−0  Samoa 25 July 2008 Fiji  55−0  Niue 25 July 2008 Australia  21−7  Fiji 25 July 2008 Samoa  48−0  Niue 25 July 2008 New Zealand  59−0  Niue 25 July 2008 Australia  46−0  Samoa 25 July 2008 New Zealand  31−10  Fiji 25 July 2008 Australia  59−0  Niue 25 July 2008 Fiji  17−12  Samoa 25 July 2008 Australia  15−5  New Zealand

Playoff

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 July 2008
	Australia	29
					26 July 2008
	Samoa	0
					Australia	22
	26 July 2008
					New Zealand	15
	New Zealand	35
	Fiji	10
					Third place
					26 July 2008
					Samoa	7
					Fiji	24

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.