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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

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Africa North America/
West Indies 		South America Asia Europa Oceania
 Südafrika
 Uganda 		 Kanada
 Vereinigte Staaten 		 Brasilien  China
 Japan
 Thailand 		 England
 Frankreich
 Italien
 Niederlande
 Russland
 Spanien 		 Australien
 Neuseeland

Africa

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Main article: 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.[1]

Pool Stage

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Südafrika 3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9
 Kenia 3 2 0 1 42 55 –13 7
 Sambia 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
 Tunesien 3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 81 12 +69 7
 Simbabwe 3 1 0 2 24 83 –59 5
 Botswana 3 0 0 3 0 115 –115 3

Playoffs

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 Sambia26
 
21 September 2008
 
Uganda Uganda A10
 
 Sambia38
 
21 September 2008
 
 Simbabwe0
 
 Simbabwe17
 
 
 Botswana0
 
Third place
 
 
21 September 2008
 
 
Uganda Uganda A20
 
 
 Botswana7

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 Südafrika26
 
21 September 2008
 
 Kenia5
 
 Südafrika24
 
21 September 2008
 
 Uganda0
 
 Tunesien0
 
 
 Uganda7
 
Third place
 
 
21 September 2008
 
 
 Kenia15
 
 
 Tunesien14

North America/West Indies

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Main article: 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.[2]

Pool Stage

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Vereinigte Staaten 3 3 0 0 142 0 +142 9
 Trinidad und Tobago 3 2 0 1 41 52 –11 7
 Guyana 3 1 0 2 41 57 –16 5
 Bermuda 3 0 0 3 7 122 –115 3

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kanada 3 3 0 0 139 0 +139 9
 Jamaika 3 2 0 1 87 29 +58 7
 Barbados 3 1 0 2 10 101 –91 5
 Cayman-Inseln 3 0 0 3 5 111 –106 3

Playoffs

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 Cayman-Inseln0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Jamaika34
 
 Jamaika53
 
25 October 2018
 
 Bermuda0
 
 Barbados10
 
 
 Bermuda15
 
Seventh Place
 
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 Cayman-Inseln10
 
 
 Barbados5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 Vereinigte Staaten67
 
25 October 2018
 
 Cayman-Inseln0
 
 Vereinigte Staaten59
 
25 October 2018
 
 Guyana0
 
 Guyana12
 
25 October 2018
 
 Jamaika0
 
 Vereinigte Staaten14
 
25 October 2018
 
 Kanada19
 
 Trinidad und Tobago34
 
25 October 2018
 
 Barbados0
 
 Trinidad und Tobago0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Kanada41 Third place
 
 Bermuda0
 
25 October 2018
 
 Kanada34
 
 Guyana15
 
 
 Trinidad und Tobago5
 

South America

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Main article: 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.[3]

Pool Play

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Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Brasilien 3 3 0 0 119 0 +119 9
 Argentinien 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

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 51 15 +36 9
 Venezuela 3 2 0 3 60 27 +33 7
 Kolumbien 3 1 0 2 42 38 +4 5
 Peru 3 0 0 1 5 78 –73 3

Playoffs

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Chile19
 
19 January 2008
 
 Peru0
 
 Chile7
 
19 January 2008
 
 Kolumbien17
 
 Paraguay0
 
 
 Kolumbien36
 
Seventh Place
 
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Peru15
 
 
 Paraguay10

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Brasilien24
 
19 January 2008
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Brasilien45
 
19 January 2008
 
 Argentinien0
 
 Argentinien10
 
 
 Uruguay7
 
Third place
 
 
19 January 2008
 
 
 Venezuela17
 
 
 Uruguay5

Asia

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Main article: 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.[4]

Pool Stage

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Advances to Cup tournament
Advances to Plate tournament
Ninth Place

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kasachstan 2 2 0 0 30 5 +25 6
 Hongkong 2 1 0 1 17 15 +2 4
 Singapur 2 0 0 2 5 32 –27 2
4 October 2008
Kasachstan 20−0 Singapur
4 October 2008
Hongkong 12−5 Singapur
4 October 2008
Kasachstan 10−5 Hongkong

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 Arabian 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
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf27−17 Sri Lanka
4 October 2008
China 52−7Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian 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
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 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

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Hongkong31
 
5 October 2008
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Hongkong12
 
5 October 2008
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf0
 
 Singapur7
 
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf17
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Chinese Taipei5
 
 
 Singapur29

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Kasachstan0
 
5 October 2008
 
 Japan5
 
 Japan17
 
5 October 2008
 
 Thailand12
 
 China7
 
 
 Thailand14
 
Third Place/Qualifier
 
 
5 October 2008
 
 
 Kasachstan5
 
 
 China17

Europa

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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

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Main article: 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.[6]

First Round

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Australien 4 4 0 0 141 12 +129 12
 Neuseeland 4 3 0 1 124 25 +99 10
 Fidschi 4 2 0 2 89 64 +25 8
 Samoa 4 1 0 3 60 92 –32 6
 Niue 4 0 0 4 0 221 –221 4

Playoff

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Australien29
 
26 July 2008
 
 Samoa0
 
 Australien22
 
26 July 2008
 
 Neuseeland15
 
 Neuseeland35
 
 
 Fidschi10
 
Third place
 
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Samoa7
 
 
 Fidschi24

References

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  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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