2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women

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The qualification process of women's teams for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the four semifinalists of the previous cup's tournament. 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  United States  Russia (host)  Australia
 New Zealand
Regional Qualifiers
 Tunisia  Canada  Brazil  China
 Japan 		 England
 France
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Spain 		 Fiji

Africa[]

Seven teams competed in Rabat on 29-30 September for an open spot in the World Cup, since South Africa was already automatically qualified from their semifinal placement in the 2009 World Cup Sevens. Tunisia edged out Kenya at the final to reach eligibility.[1]

Pool Stage[]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 77 5 +72 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 73 7 +66 7
  3 1 0 2 5 72 –67 5
  3 0 0 3 0 71 –71 3

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Uganda 2 2 0 0 34 5 +29 6
  2 1 0 1 7 27 -20 4
  2 0 0 2 10 19 -9 2

Knockout Round[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 0
 
30 September 2012
 
 5
 
 14
 
30 September 2012
 
 10
 
 Bye
 
 
 
 

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup/Qualifier Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Kenya7
 
30 September 2012
 
 0
 
 Kenya10
 
30 September 2012
 
 Tunisia14
 
 Tunisia19
 
 
 Uganda5
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 5
 
 
 Uganda12

North America/Caribbean[]

On 25–26 August 2012, there was a tournament held in Twin Elm Rugby Park in Ottawa amongst five teams for one qualification bid, with the United States already qualified by making the semifinals of the 2009 Rugby World Cup women's tournament. It consisted of a round-robin tournament, with a playoff among the four highest-finishing teams, from which hosts Canada emerged winners.[2]

Pool Stage[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Canada 4 4 0 0 196 0 +196 12
  4 3 0 1 60 52 +8 10
  4 2 0 2 68 70 –2 8
 Mexico 4 1 0 3 46 111 –65 6
  4 0 0 4 0 137 –137 4

Knockout round[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August 2012
 
 
 Canada42
 
26 August 2012
 
 Mexico0
 
 Canada46
 
26 August 2012
 
 0
 
 5
 
 
 22
 

South America[]

2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifier
Host nation Brazil
Date23−24 February
Cup
Champion Brazil
Runner-up Argentina
Third Uruguay
Tournament details
Matches played20
← 2012
2014 →

The last qualifying tournament was held on 23−24 February 2013 in Rio de Janeiro for the sole remaining World Cup slot. Eight teams participated, with Brazil winning the tournament to qualify for the second time.[3]

Pool Play[]

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 103 12 +91
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 83 36 +47
  3 1 0 2 50 53 –3
  3 0 0 3 10 145 –135

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  3 3 0 0 64 5 +59 9
 Venezuela 3 1 1 1 44 29 +15 6
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 32 25 +7 6
  3 0 0 3 0 81 –81 3

Playoffs[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 31
 
24 February 2013
 
 0
 
 5
 
24 February 2013
 
 Colombia19
 
 0
 
 
 Colombia19
 
Seventh Place
 
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 12
 
 
 15

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal/Qualifier
 
      
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Brazil34
 
24 February 2013
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Brazil27
 
24 February 2013
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina17
 
 
 7
 
Third place
 
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Venezuela5
 
 
 17

Asia[]

On 6–7 October 2012, ten Asian teams and Oceania third place team Fiji met in Pune, India for a qualification tournament with three bids at stake. Fiji qualified to the World Cup as champions, with China and Japan also rounding out the remainder of the bids.[4]

Pool Stage[]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 68 5 +63 6
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 41 19 +22 4
 India 2 0 0 2 0 85 –85 2

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 130 14 +116 9
  3 2 0 1 78 43 +35 7
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 57 70 –13 5
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 138 –138 3

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 119 0 +119 9
 Thailand 3 2 0 1 76 48 +28 7
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 47 67 –20 5
  3 0 0 3 7 134 –127 3

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 108 0 +108 9
 Singapore 3 2 0 1 39 46 –7 7
 Iran 3 1 0 2 10 61 –51 5
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 20 70 –50 3

Knockout Round[]

Shield

 
Semi-finalsShield
 
      
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 12
 
7 October 2012
 
 United Arab Emirates17
 
 United Arab Emirates24
 
7 October 2012
 
 South Korea0
 
 South KoreaBYE
 
 
 
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsBowlFinal
 
          
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 India5
 
7 October 2012
 
 0
 
 India0
 
7 October 2012
 
 Sri Lanka33
 
 Sri Lanka20
 
7 October 2012
 
 United Arab Emirates10
 
 Sri Lanka7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Philippines22
 
 PhilippinesBYE
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 
 Philippines24
 
7 October 2012
 
 Iran5 Eleventh Place
 
 Iran29
 
7 October 2012
 
 South Korea7
 
 India12
 
 
 Iran17
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Thailand17
 
7 October 2012
 
 Singapore12
 
 Thailand7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hong Kong19
 
 Hong Kong27
 
 
 0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Singapore12
 
 
 5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Japan12
 
7 October 2012
 
 Thailand5
 
 Japan7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hong Kong31
 
 Fiji47
 
7 October 2012
 
 Singapore0
 
 Fiji15
 
7 October 2012
 
 China0
 
 China31
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 China17
 
7 October 2012
 
 Kazakhstan12 Third Place/Qualifier
 
 Kazakhstan34
 
7 October 2012
 
 0
 
 Japan17
 
 
 Kazakhstan7
 

Europe[]

Main article: 2012 Sevens Women Grand Prix Series

From 30 June – 1 July, the second leg of the Women's Sevens Grand Prix was held in Moscow among the twelve Grand Prix national teams in addition to the top four teams from prior lower-division tournaments. With Russia being host and therefore automatically eligible for the World Cup, five open bids were contested. [5]

Legend
Qualified to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified


Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  France
5  Netherlands
6  Ireland
7  Ukraine
8  Germany
9  Portugal
10  Scotland
11  Wales
12  Italy
13  Sweden
14  Moldova
15   Switzerland
16  Croatia

Oceania[]

8 women's teams met in Lautoka, Fiji for a 3–4 August tournament. With Australia and New Zealand already qualified for the World Cup, the other highest placing country gets to compete in 2012's Asian championship to contest the bid against a prospective Asia 3. With Fiji beating Papua New Guinea for the third place spot, they were invited to the Asian qualification tournament in Pune, India.[6]

Pool Stage[]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 113 7 +106 9
 Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 62 39 +23 7
 Samoa 3 1 0 2 46 51 –5 5
 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 24 87 –63 3

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 100 7 +93 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 88 26 +62 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 15 99 –84 5
 Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 7 78 –71 3

Knockout Round[]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Cook Islands5
 
4 August 2012
 
 Samoa17
 
 Samoa17
 
4 August 2012
 
 Tonga12
 
 Tonga40
 
 
 Solomon Islands5
 
7th Place
 
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Cook Islands41
 
 
 Solomon Islands0

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Australia22
 
4 August 2012
 
 Cook Islands0
 
 Australia26
 
4 August 2012
 
 Fiji5
 
 Samoa0
 
4 August 2012
 
 Fiji15
 
 Australia24
 
4 August 2012
 
 New Zealand35
 
 Papua New Guinea24
 
4 August 2012
 
 Tonga19
 
 New Zealand36
 
4 August 2012
 
 Papua New Guinea0 Qualifier vs. Asia 3
 
 Solomon Islands0
 
4 August 2012
 
 New Zealand52
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 

References[]

  1. ^ "Tunisia women qualify for RWC Sevens 2013". rwcsevens.com. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Canada's women book place at RWC Sevens". rwcsevens.com. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Brazil women claim final place at RWC Sevens". rwcsevens.com. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Fiji, China and Japan qualify for RWC Sevens". rwcsevens.com. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013". irb.com. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Fiji march on as NZ women flex muscles". rwcsevens.com. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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