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 |
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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 Africa3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9 Kenya3 2 0 1 42 55 –13 7 Zambia3 1 0 2 50 51 –1 5 Uganda A3 0 0 3 0 91 –91 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Tunisia3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9 Uganda3 2 0 1 81 12 +69 7 Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 24 83 –59 5 Botswana3 0 0 3 0 115 –115 3
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Playoffs
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
21 September 2008 | ||||||
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21 September 2008 | ||||||
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21 September 2008 | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
21 September 2008 | ||||||
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Cup
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
21 September 2008 | ||||||
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21 September 2008 | ||||||
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21 September 2008 | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
21 September 2008 | ||||||
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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 States3 3 0 0 142 0 +142 9 Trinidad and Tobago3 2 0 1 41 52 –11 7 Guyana3 1 0 2 41 57 –16 5 Bermuda3 0 0 3 7 122 –115 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Canada3 3 0 0 139 0 +139 9 Jamaica3 2 0 1 87 29 +58 7 Barbados3 1 0 2 10 101 –91 5 Cayman Islands3 0 0 3 5 111 –106 3
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Playoffs
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 October 2018 | ||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||
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Seventh Place | ||||||
25 October 2018 | ||||||
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Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
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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 Brazil3 3 0 0 119 0 +119 9 Argentina3 1 1 1 37 24 +13 6 Chile3 1 1 1 24 43 –19 6 Paraguay3 0 0 3 0 113 –113 3
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Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Uruguay3 3 0 0 51 15 +36 9 Venezuela3 2 0 3 60 27 +33 7 Colombia3 1 0 2 42 38 +4 5 Peru3 0 0 1 5 78 –73 3
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Playoffs
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 January 2008 | ||||||
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19 January 2008 | ||||||
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19 January 2008 | ||||||
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Seventh Place | ||||||
19 January 2008 | ||||||
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Cup
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 January 2008 | ||||||
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19 January 2008 | ||||||
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19 January 2008 | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
19 January 2008 | ||||||
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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 |
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Advances to Cup tournament |
Advances to Plate tournament |
Ninth Place |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Kazakhstan2 2 0 0 30 5 +25 6 Hong Kong2 1 0 1 17 15 +2 4 Singapore2 0 0 2 5 32 –27 2
Pool B
Pool C
Playoff
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
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5 October 2008 | ||||||
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5 October 2008 | ||||||
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Seventh Place | ||||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
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Cup
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
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5 October 2008 | ||||||
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5 October 2008 | ||||||
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Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
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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 Australia4 4 0 0 141 12 +129 12 New Zealand4 3 0 1 124 25 +99 10 Fiji4 2 0 2 89 64 +25 8 Samoa4 1 0 3 60 92 –32 6 Niue4 0 0 4 0 221 –221 4
Matches |
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Playoff
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
26 July 2008 | ||||||
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26 July 2008 | ||||||
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26 July 2008 | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
26 July 2008 | ||||||
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References
- "South Africa and Uganda reach World Cup". irb.com. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "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.