| 2008 NAWIRA Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Bahamas |
| Date | 9–10 November |
| Nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third |  Guyana |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 NAWIRA Women's Sevens was a regional qualifying tournament for the inaugural 2009 Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens and was held from 24 to 26 October at the Winton Rugby Club in Nassau, Bahamas. [1] [2] [3] Champions, Canada, and runner-up, the United States, qualified for the World Cup. [1] [4]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | +142 | 9 |
 Trinidad and 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 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | +139 | 9 |
 Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 29 | +58 | 7 |
 Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 101 | –91 | 5 |
 Cayman Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 111 | –106 | 3 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | 0 | |||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||
| Jamaica | 34 | |||||
| Jamaica | 53 | |||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||
| Bermuda | 0 | |||||
| Barbados | 10 | |||||
| Bermuda | 15 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | 10 | |||||
| Barbados | 5 | |||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| United States | 67 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 59 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Guyana | 0 | |||||||||
| Guyana | 12 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 34 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Barbados | 0 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 41 | Third place | ||||||||
| Bermuda | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2018 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 34 | |||||||||
| Guyana | 15 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | |||||||||
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