2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women

none 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 AfricaNorth America/West IndiesSouth AmericaAsiaEuropeOceaniaRSAUGACANUSABRACHNJPNTHAENGFRAITANEDRUSESPAUSNZL Africa 2008 CAR Women's Sevens 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.http://www.irb.com:80/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2026920.html#south+africa+uganda+reach+world+cup South Africa and Uganda reach World Cup irb.com 22 September 2008 2 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924113820/http://www.irb.com/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2026920.html#south+africa+uganda+reach+world+cup 24 September 2008 dead Pool Stage Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|RSA |3||3||0||0||110||5||+105||9 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|KEN |3||2||0||1||42||55||–13||7 |- |align=left|ZAM |3||1||0||2||50||51||–1||5 |- |align=left|UGA Uganda A |3||0||0||3||0||91||–91||3 |} Matches 20 September 2008 RSA 43−0 UGA Uganda A 20 September 2008 KEN 20−19 ZAM 20 September 2008 RSA 31−0 ZAM 20 September 2008 KEN 17−0 UGA Uganda A 20 September 2008 ZAM 31−0 UGA Uganda A 20 September 2008 RSA 36−5 KEN Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|TUN |3||3||0||0||110||5||+105||9 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|UGA |3||2||0||1||81||12||+69||7 |- |align=left|ZIM |3||1||0||2||24||83||–59||5 |- |align=left|BOT |3||0||0||3||0||115||–115||3 |} Matches 20 September 2008 UGA 30−0 ZIM 20 September 2008 TUN 45−0 BOT 20 September 2008 UGA 46−0 BOT 20 September 2008 TUN 53−0 ZIM 20 September 2008 ZIM 24−0 BOT 20 September 2008 TUN 12−5 UGA Playoffs Plate 7th Place 21 September 2008 ZAM 26 UGA Uganda A 10 21 September 2008 ZIM 17 BOT 0 21 September 2008 ZAM 38 ZIM 0 21 September 2008 UGA Uganda A 20 BOT 7 Cup 21 September 2008 RSA 26 KEN 5 21 September 2008 TUN 0 UGA 7 21 September 2008 RSA 24 UGA 0 21 September 2008 KEN 15 TUN 14 North America/West Indies 2008 NAWIRA Women's Sevens 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.http://www.irb.com:80/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2027375.html#usa+canada+qualify+world+cup+sevens USA & Canada qualify for the World Cup Sevens irb.com 27 October 2008 2 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20081030015551/http://www.irb.com/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2027375.html#usa+canada+qualify+world+cup+sevens 2008-10-30 dead Pool Stage Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="180"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left|USA |3||3||0||0||142||0||+142||9 |- |align=left|TTO |3||2||0||1||41||52||–11||7 |- |align=left|GUY |3||1||0||2||41||57||–16||5 |- |align=left|BER |3||0||0||3||7||122||–115||3 |} Matches 24 October 2008 USA 45−0 BER 24 October 2008 GUY 0−5 TTO 24 October 2008 GUY 41−7 BER 24 October 2008 USA 52−0 TTO 24 October 2008 USA 45−0 GUY 24 October 2008 TTO 36−0 BER Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="180"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left|CAN |3||3||0||0||139||0||+139||9 |- |align=left|JAM |3||2||0||1||87||29||+58||7 |- |align=left|BAR |3||1||0||2||10||101||–91||5 |- |align=left|CAY |3||0||0||3||5||111||–106||3 |} Matches 24 October 2008 JAM 39−0 BAR 24 October 2008 CAN 53−0 CAY 24 October 2008 JAM 48−0 CAY 24 October 2008 CAN 57−0 BAR 24 October 2008 CAN 29−0 JAM 24 October 2008 BAR 10−5 CAY Playoffs Plate Seventh Place 25 October 2018 CAY 0 JAM 34 25 October 2018 BAR 10 BER 15 25 October 2018 JAM 53 BER 0 25 October 2018 CAY 10 BAR 5 Cup 25 October 2018 USA 67 CAY 0 25 October 2018 GUY 12 JAM 0 25 October 2018 TTO 34 BAR 0 25 October 2018 BER 0 CAN 34 25 October 2018 USA 59 GUY 0 25 October 2018 TTO 0 CAN 41 25 October 2018 USA 14 CAN 19 25 October 2018 GUY 15 TTO 5 South America 2008 CONSUR Women's Sevens 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.http://www.irb.com:80/irbsevens/news/newsid=2021828.html Uruguay and Brazil qualify for RWC Sevens irb.com 20 January 2008 2 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20080610111232/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/news/newsid=2021828.html 10 June 2008 dead Pool Play Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|BRA |3||3||0||0||119||0||+119||9 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|ARG |3||1||1||1||37||24||+13||6 |- |align=left|CHI |3||1||1||1||24||43||–19||6 |- |align=left|PAR |3||0||0||3||0||113||–113||3 |} Matches 18 January 2008 BRA 38−0 CHI 18 January 2008 ARG 32−0 PAR 18 January 2008 BRA 62−0 PAR 18 January 2008 ARG 5−5 CHI 18 January 2008 PAR 19−0 CHI 18 January 2008 BRA 19−0 ARG Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|URU |3||3||0||0||51||15||+36||9 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|VEN |3||2||0||3||60||27||+33||7 |- |align=left|COL |3||1||0||2||42||38||+4||5 |- |align=left|PER |3||0||0||1||5||78||–73||3 |} Matches 18 January 2008 URU 12−10 COL 18 January 2008 VEN 34−0 PER 18 January 2008 COL 22−0 PER 18 January 2008 URU 17−0 VEN 18 January 2008 URU 22−5 PER 18 January 2008 COL 10−26 VEN Playoffs Plate Seventh Place 19 January 2008 CHI 19 PER 0 19 January 2008 PAR 0 COL 36 19 January 2008 CHI 7 COL 17 19 January 2008 PER 15 PAR 10 Cup 19 January 2008 BRA 24 VEN 0 19 January 2008 ARG 10 URU 7 19 January 2008 BRA 45 ARG 0 19 January 2008 VEN 17 URU 5 Asia 2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship 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.http://www.irb.com:80/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2027110.html#japan+leads+asia+world+cup+sevens Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens irb.com 5 October 2008 2 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009031822/http://www.irb.com/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2027110.html#japan+leads+asia+world+cup+sevens 9 October 2008 dead Pool Stage Legend Advances to Cup tournament Advances to Plate tournament Ninth Place Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|KAZ |2||2||0||0||30||5||+25||6 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|HKG |2||1||0||1||17||15||+2||4 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|SGP |2||0||0||2||5||32||–27||2 |} 4 October 2008 KAZ 20−0 SGP 4 October 2008 HKG 12−5 SGP 4 October 2008 KAZ 10−5 HKG Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|CHN |2||2||0||0||92||7||+85||6 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|GCC Arabian Gulf |2||1||0||1||34||69||–35||4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc |align=left|SRI |2||0||0||2||17||67||–50||2 |} 4 October 2008 CHN 40−0 SRI 4 October 2008 Arabian Gulf GCC 27−17 SRI 4 October 2008 CHN 52−7 GCC Arabian Gulf Pool C {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|THA |2||2||0||0||36||15||+21||6 |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|JPN |2||1||0||1||37||12||+25||4 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|TPE |2||0||0||2||5||51||–46||2 |} 4 October 2008 JPN 27−0 TPE 4 October 2008 THA 24−5 TPE 4 October 2008 JPN 10−12 THA Playoff Plate Seventh Place 5 October 2008 HKG 31 TPE 0 5 October 2008 SGP 7 GCC Arabian Gulf 17 5 October 2008 HKG 12 GCC Arabian Gulf 0 5 October 2008 TPE 5 SGP 29 Cup Third Place/Qualifier 5 October 2008 KAZ 0 JPN 5 5 October 2008 CHN 7 THA 14 5 October 2008 JPN 17 THA 12 5 October 2008 KAZ 5 CHN 17 Europe 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.http://www.rwcsevens.com/women/news/newsid=2025155.html#england+cruise+rugby+world+cup+sevens England cruise to Rugby World Cup Sevens rwcsevens.com 15 June 2008 2 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527200856/http://www.rwcsevens.com/women/news/newsid=2025155.html#england+cruise+rugby+world+cup+sevens 27 May 2011 Oceania 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 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.http://www.irb.com:80/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2026419.html#four+secure+passage+dubai+2009 Four secure passage to Dubai 2009 irb.com 27 July 2008 2 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20080803223310/http://www.irb.com/rwcsevens/news/newsid=2026419.html#four+secure+passage+dubai+2009 3 August 2008 dead First Round {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="160"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|AUS |4||4||0||0||141||12||+129||12 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|NZL |4||3||0||1||124||25||+99||10 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|FIJ |4||2||0||2||89||64||+25||8 |-bgcolor=ccccff |align=left|SAM |4||1||0||3||60||92||–32||6 |- |align=left|NIU |4||0||0||4||0||221||–221||4 |} Matches 25 July 2008 NZL 29−0 SAM 25 July 2008 FIJ 55−0 NIU 25 July 2008 AUS 21−7 FIJ 25 July 2008 SAM 48−0 NIU 25 July 2008 NZL 59−0 NIU 25 July 2008 AUS 46−0 SAM 25 July 2008 NZL 31−10 FIJ 25 July 2008 AUS 59−0 NIU 25 July 2008 FIJ 17−12 SAM 25 July 2008 AUS 15−5 NZL Playoff 26 July 2008 AUS 29 SAM 0 26 July 2008 NZL 35 FIJ 10 26 July 2008 AUS 22 NZL 15 26 July 2008 SAM 7 FIJ 24 References Category:Rugby World Cup Sevens qualification Qualifying Category:2008 in women's rugby union Category:2008 rugby sevens competitions