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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

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Africa North America and the West Indies South America Asia Europa Oceania
Automatic qualification
 Südafrika  Vereinigte Staaten  Russland (host)  Australien
 Neuseeland
Regional Qualifiers
 Tunesien  Kanada  Brasilien  China
 Japan 		 England
 Frankreich
 Irland
 Niederlande
 Spanien 		 Fidschi

Africa

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Main article: 2012 CAR Women's Sevens

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

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Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kenia 3 3 0 0 77 5 +72 9
 Tunesien 3 2 0 1 73 7 +66 7
 Sambia 3 1 0 2 5 72 –67 5
 Marokko 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
 Senegal 2 1 0 1 7 27 -20 4
 Simbabwe 2 0 0 2 10 19 -9 2

Knockout round

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Marokko0
 
30 September 2012
 
 Simbabwe5
 
 Simbabwe14
 
30 September 2012
 
 Sambia10
 
 SambiaBye
 
 
 
 

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup/Qualifier Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Kenia7
 
30 September 2012
 
 Senegal0
 
 Kenia10
 
30 September 2012
 
 Tunesien14
 
 Tunesien19
 
 
 Uganda5
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Senegal5
 
 
 Uganda12

North America/Caribbean

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Main article: 2012 NACRA Women's Sevens

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

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kanada 4 4 0 0 196 0 +196 12
 Jamaika 4 3 0 1 60 52 +8 10
 Trinidad und Tobago 4 2 0 2 68 70 –2 8
 Mexiko 4 1 0 3 46 111 –65 6
 Cayman-Inseln 4 0 0 4 0 137 –137 4

Knockout round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August 2012
 
 
 Kanada42
 
26 August 2012
 
 Mexiko0
 
 Kanada46
 
26 August 2012
 
 Trinidad und Tobago0
 
 Jamaika5
 
 
 Trinidad und Tobago22
 

South America

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Main article: 2013 CONSUR Women's Sevens

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

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Pool A

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

Pool B

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

Playoffs

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Chile31
 
24 February 2013
 
 Paraguay0
 
 Chile5
 
24 February 2013
 
 Kolumbien19
 
 Peru0
 
 
 Kolumbien19
 
Seventh Place
 
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Paraguay12
 
 
 Peru15

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal/Qualifier
 
      
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Brasilien34
 
24 February 2013
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Brasilien27
 
24 February 2013
 
 Argentinien14
 
 Argentinien17
 
 
 Uruguay7
 
Third place
 
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Venezuela5
 
 
 Uruguay17

Asia

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Main article: 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship

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

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Pool A

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

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Fidschi 3 3 0 0 130 14 +116 9
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 78 43 +35 7
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 57 70 –13 5
 Südkorea 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
 Philippinen 3 1 0 2 47 67 –20 5
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 7 134 –127 3

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kasachstan 3 3 0 0 108 0 +108 9
 Singapur 3 2 0 1 39 46 –7 7
 Iran 3 1 0 2 10 61 –51 5
 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 3 0 0 3 20 70 –50 3

Knockout round

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Shield

 
Semi-finalsShield
 
      
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Malaysia12
 
7 October 2012
 
 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate17
 
 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate24
 
7 October 2012
 
 Südkorea0
 
 SüdkoreaBYE
 
 
 
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsBowlFinal
 
          
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Indien5
 
7 October 2012
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Indien0
 
7 October 2012
 
 Sri Lanka33
 
 Sri Lanka20
 
7 October 2012
 
 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate10
 
 Sri Lanka7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Philippinen22
 
 PhilippinenBYE
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 
 Philippinen24
 
7 October 2012
 
 Iran5 Eleventh Place
 
 Iran29
 
7 October 2012
 
 Südkorea7
 
 Indien12
 
 
 Iran17
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Thailand17
 
7 October 2012
 
 Singapur12
 
 Thailand7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hongkong19
 
 Hongkong27
 
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Singapur12
 
 
 Chinese Taipei5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Japan12
 
7 October 2012
 
 Thailand5
 
 Japan7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hongkong31
 
 Fidschi47
 
7 October 2012
 
 Singapur0
 
 Fidschi15
 
7 October 2012
 
 China0
 
 China31
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hongkong0
 
 China17
 
7 October 2012
 
 Kasachstan12 Third Place/Qualifier
 
 Kasachstan34
 
7 October 2012
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan17
 
 
 Kasachstan7
 

Europa

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Main article: 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens 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)  Spanien
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russland
4  Frankreich
5  Niederlande
6  Irland
7  Ukraine
8  Deutschland
9  Portugal
10  Scotland
11  Wales
12  Italien
13  Schweden
14  Moldawien
15   Schweiz
16  Kroatien

Oceania

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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

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Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Australien 3 3 0 0 113 7 +106 9
 Papua-Neuguinea 3 2 0 1 62 39 +23 7
 Samoa 3 1 0 2 46 51 –5 5
 Salomonen 3 0 0 3 24 87 –63 3

Pool B

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

Knockout round

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Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Cook Inseln5
 
4 August 2012
 
 Samoa17
 
 Samoa17
 
4 August 2012
 
 Tonga12
 
 Tonga40
 
 
 Salomonen5
 
7th Place
 
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Cook Inseln41
 
 
 Salomonen0

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Australien22
 
4 August 2012
 
 Cook Inseln0
 
 Australien26
 
4 August 2012
 
 Fidschi5
 
 Samoa0
 
4 August 2012
 
 Fidschi15
 
 Australien24
 
4 August 2012
 
 Neuseeland35
 
 Papua-Neuguinea24
 
4 August 2012
 
 Tonga19
 
 Neuseeland36
 
4 August 2012
 
 Papua-Neuguinea0 Qualifier vs. Asia 3
 
 Salomonen0
 
4 August 2012
 
 Neuseeland52
 
 Fidschi26
 
 
 Papua-Neuguinea14
 

References

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  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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