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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	110	5	+105	9
Kenya	3	2	1	42	55	–13	7
Zambia	3	1	2	50	51	–1	5
Uganda A	3	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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Tunisia	3	3	0	110	5	+105	9
Uganda	3	2	1	81	12	+69	7
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	24	83	–59	5
Botswana	3	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[edit]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United States	3	3	0	142	0	+142	9
Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	41	52	–11	7
Guyana	3	1	2	41	57	–16	5
Bermuda	3	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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	139	0	+139	9
Jamaica	3	2	1	87	29	+58	7
Barbados	3	1	2	10	101	–91	5
Cayman Islands	3	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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Uruguay	3	3	0	51	15	+36	9
Venezuela	3	2	3	60	27	+33	7
Colombia	3	1	2	42	38	+4	5
Peru	3	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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Legend
Advances to Cup tournament
Advances to Plate tournament
Ninth Place

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	30	5	+25	6
Hong Kong	2	1	1	17	15	+2	4
Singapore	2	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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	2	2	0	92	7	+85	6
Arabian Gulf	2	1	1	34	69	–35	4
Sri Lanka	2	0	2	17	67	–50	2

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	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	2	2	0	36	15	+21	6
Japan	2	1	1	37	12	+25	4
Chinese Taipei	2	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[edit]

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	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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^ "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.
^ "Uruguay and Brazil qualify for RWC Sevens". irb.com. 20 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "England cruise to Rugby World Cup Sevens". rwcsevens.com. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "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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[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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See also	1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament Melrose Cup