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.
| Africa | North America/ West Indies | South America | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa  Uganda |  Canada  United States |  Brazil |  China  Japan  Thailand |  England  France  Italy  Netherlands  Russia  Spain |  Australia  New Zealand |
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 A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 | +105 | 9 |
 Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 55 | –13 | 7 |
 Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 51 | –1 | 5 |
| Uganda A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | –91 | 3 |
| Matches |
|---|
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 | +105 | 9 |
| Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 12 | +69 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 83 | –59 | 5 |
 Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | –115 | 3 |
| Matches |
|---|
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Zambia | 26 | |||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Uganda A | 10 | |||||
| Zambia | 38 | |||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Uganda A | 20 | |||||
| Botswana | 7 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 September 2008 | ||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||
| Tunisia | 14 | |||||
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 A
| 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 |
| Matches |
|---|
Pool B
| 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 |
| Matches |
|---|
Plate
| 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 | |||||
Cup
| 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 | |||||||||
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 A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | +119 | 9 |
 Argentina | 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 |
| Matches |
|---|
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 |
 Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 5 |
 Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 78 | –73 | 3 |
| Matches |
|---|
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Chile | 19 | |||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||
| Chile | 7 | |||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Colombia | 17 | |||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||
| Colombia | 36 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Peru | 15 | |||||
| Paraguay | 10 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Brazil | 24 | |||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 45 | |||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 10 | |||||
| Uruguay | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 January 2008 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 17 | |||||
| Uruguay | 5 | |||||
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]
| Legend |
|---|
| Advances to Cup tournament |
| Advances to Plate tournament |
| Ninth Place |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 6 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 4 |
 Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 32 | –27 | 2 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | +85 | 6 |
 Arabian Gulf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 69 | –35 | 4 |
 Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 67 | –50 | 2 |
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 |
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 31 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
| Singapore | 7 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 17 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
| Singapore | 29 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Thailand | 12 | |||||
| China | 7 | |||||
| Thailand | 14 | |||||
| Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 5 | |||||
| China | 17 | |||||
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 12 | +129 | 12 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 25 | +99 | 10 |
 Fiji | 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 |
| Matches |
|---|
Playoff
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 July 2008 | ||||||
| Australia | 29 | |||||
| 26 July 2008 | ||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||
| 26 July 2008 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||
| New Zealand | 35 | |||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 July 2008 | ||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||
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