2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women

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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
  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
  3 1 0 2 24 83 –59 5
  3 0 0 3 0 115 –115 3

Playoffs[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 26
 
21 September 2008
 
Uganda Uganda A10
 
 38
 
21 September 2008
 
 0
 
 17
 
 
 0
 
Third place
 
 
21 September 2008
 
 
Uganda [[Uganda women's national rugby sevens team|Uganda A]]20
 
 
 7

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 3 3 0 0 142 0 +142 9
  3 2 0 1 41 52 –11 7
  3 1 0 2 41 57 –16 5
  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
  3 2 0 1 87 29 +58 7
  3 1 0 2 10 101 –91 5
  3 0 0 3 5 111 –106 3

Playoffs[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 0
 
25 October 2018
 
 34
 
 53
 
25 October 2018
 
 0
 
 10
 
 
 15
 
Seventh Place
 
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 10
 
 
 5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 United States67
 
25 October 2018
 
 0
 
 United States59
 
25 October 2018
 
 0
 
 12
 
25 October 2018
 
 0
 
 United States14
 
25 October 2018
 
 Canada19
 
 34
 
25 October 2018
 
 0
 
 0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Canada41 Third place
 
 0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Canada34
 
 15
 
 
 5
 

South America[]

2008 Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifier
Host nation Uruguay
Date18−19 January, 2008
Cup
Champion Brazil
Runner-up Argentina
Third Venezuela
Tournament details
Matches played20
← 2007
2009 →

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
  3 1 1 1 24 43 –19 6
  3 0 0 3 0 113 –113 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  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
  3 0 0 1 5 78 –73 3

Playoffs[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 19
 
19 January 2008
 
 0
 
 7
 
19 January 2008
 
 Colombia17
 
 0
 
 
 Colombia36
 
Seventh Place
 
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 15
 
 
 10

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Brazil24
 
19 January 2008
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Brazil45
 
19 January 2008
 
 Argentina0
 
 Argentina10
 
 
 7
 
Third place
 
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Venezuela17
 
 
 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

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 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
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf 27−17  Sri Lanka

4 October 2008
China  52−7 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the 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
  2 0 0 2 5 51 –46 2
4 October 2008
Japan  27−0  

4 October 2008
Thailand  24−5  

4 October 2008
Japan  10−12  Thailand

Playoff[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Hong Kong31
 
5 October 2008
 
 0
 
 Hong Kong12
 
5 October 2008
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf 0
 
 Singapore7
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf 17
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 5
 
 
 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 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
  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.
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