2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men
The qualification process of men's teams for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens . Automatic qualification was extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup . The remaining spots were contested in each of the six regions' respective tournaments.
Qualified teams
[ 1]
Qualifying
Africa
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals
Teams that were eliminated from the Plate Semi-finals
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Kenya
3
3
0
0
88
33
+55
9
Namibia
3
2
0
1
67
55
+12
7
Uganda
3
1
0
2
57
58
-1
5
Senegal
3
0
0
3
24
90
-66
3
Group B
Plate
Cup
North America And West Indies
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Group stage
Teams that progressed to the Plate Final
Group A
Group B
Group C
Plate
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Bahamas
2
2
0
0
36
10
+26
6
Mexico
2
1
0
1
10
17
-7
4
Barbados
2
0
0
2
5
24
-19
2
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that were eliminated from the Cup Semi-finals
Cup Group stage
Group A
Group B
Cup Knockout stage
South America
Key to colours in group tables
Teams granted automatic qualification for RWC Sevens 2009
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that were eliminated from the Cup Semi-finals
Group A
Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
Chile
3
3
0
0
128
24
+104
9
Colombia
3
2
0
1
36
89
-53
7
Peru
3
1
0
2
41
62
-21
5
Paraguay
3
0
0
3
32
62
-30
3
Cup
Asia
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Bowl Semi-finals
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
China
2
2
0
0
52
19
+33
6
Malaysia
2
1
0
1
50
24
+26
4
Guam
2
0
0
2
12
71
-59
2
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Europe
The tournament held in Hannover , Germany on 12 and 13 July 2008, as well as being the European Sevens championship, functioned as a qualifying tournament for the world cup. The five best nations out of the twelve participating ones qualified for the Dubai tournament. Teams finished in the following order:[ 2]
Oceania
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals
Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals
Group A
Group B
Plate
Cup
References
Editions Qualifying Squads See also
Tournaments
Olympic Qualifiers World Cup Qualifiers