2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women

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

Africa North America and the West Indies South America Asia Europe Oceania
Automatic qualification
 South Africa  United States  Russia (host)  Australia
 New Zealand
Regional Qualifiers
 Tunisia  Canada  Brazil  China
 Japan 		 England
 France
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Spain 		 Fiji

Africa

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 77 5 +72 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 73 7 +66 7
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 5 72 –67 5
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 0 71 –71 3
Matches
29 September 2012
Tunisia 36–0 Zambia
Rabat
29 September 2012
Kenya 34–0 Morocco
Rabat
29 September 2012
Kenya 36–0 Zambia
Rabat
29 September 2012
Tunisia 32–0 Morocco
Rabat
29 September 2012
Morocco 0–5 Zambia
Rabat
29 September 2012
Tunisia 5–7 Kenya
Rabat

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
 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 10 19 -9 2
Matches
29 September 2012
Senegal 7–5 Zimbabwe
Rabat
29 September 2012
Uganda 12–5 Zimbabwe
Rabat
29 September 2012
Uganda 22–0 Senegal
Rabat

Knockout round

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Morocco0
 
30 September 2012
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Zimbabwe14
 
30 September 2012
 
 Zambia10
 
 ZambiaBye
 
 
 
 

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup/Qualifier Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Kenya7
 
30 September 2012
 
 Senegal0
 
 Kenya10
 
30 September 2012
 
 Tunisia14
 
 Tunisia19
 
 
 Uganda5
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012
 
 
 Senegal5
 
 
 Uganda12

North America/Caribbean

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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Canada 4 4 0 0 196 0 +196 12
 Jamaica 4 3 0 1 60 52 +8 10
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 0 2 68 70 –2 8
 Mexico 4 1 0 3 46 111 –65 6
 Cayman Islands 4 0 0 4 0 137 –137 4
Matches
25 August 2012
Canada 62–0 Mexico
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Jamaica 17–0 Cayman Islands
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Canada 50–0 Cayman Islands
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Jamaica 19–7 Trinidad and Tobago
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Canada 45–0 Jamaica
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Trinidad and Tobago 25–12 Mexico
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Canada 39–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Mexico 35–0 Cayman Islands
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Jamaica 24–0 Mexico
Ottawa
25 August 2012
Trinidad and Tobago 36–0 Cayman Islands
Ottawa

Knockout round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August 2012
 
 
 Canada42
 
26 August 2012
 
 Mexico0
 
 Canada46
 
26 August 2012
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 Jamaica5
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago22
 

South America

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

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 103 12 +91
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 83 36 +47
 Chile 3 1 0 2 50 53 –3
 Peru 3 0 0 3 10 145 –135
Matches
23 February 2013
Brazil 55−0 Peru
23 February 2013
Argentina 19−12 Chile
23 February 2013
Brazil 24−12 Argentina
23 February 2013
Chile 38−10 Peru
23 February 2013
Brazil 24−0 Chile
23 February 2013
Argentina 52−0 Peru

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
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 32 25 +7 6
 Paraguay 3 0 0 3 0 81 –81 3
Matches
23 February 2013
Colombia 22−0 Paraguay
23 February 2013
Uruguay 19−5 Venezuela
23 February 2013
Colombia 10−10 Venezuela
23 February 2013
Uruguay 30−0 Paraguay
23 February 2013
Uruguay 15−0 Colombia
23 February 2013
Venezuela 29−0 Paraguay

Playoffs

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Chile31
 
24 February 2013
 
 Paraguay0
 
 Chile5
 
24 February 2013
 
 Colombia19
 
 Peru0
 
 
 Colombia19
 
Seventh Place
 
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Paraguay12
 
 
 Peru15

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal/Qualifier
 
      
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Brazil34
 
24 February 2013
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Brazil27
 
24 February 2013
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina17
 
 
 Uruguay7
 
Third place
 
 
24 February 2013
 
 
 Venezuela5
 
 
 Uruguay17

Asia

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 68 5 +63 6
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 41 19 +22 4
 India 2 0 0 2 0 85 –85 2
Matches
6 October 2012
Hong Kong 36–0 India
Pune
6 October 2012
Japan 49–0 India
Pune
6 October 2012
Japan 19–5 Hong Kong
Pune

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Fiji 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
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 138 –138 3
Matches
6 October 2012
Chinese Taipei 45–0 South Korea
Pune
6 October 2012
Fiji 44–7 Sri Lanka
Pune
6 October 2012
Chinese Taipei 26–7 Sri Lanka
Pune
6 October 2012
Fiji 50–0 South Korea
Pune
6 October 2012
South Korea 0–43 Sri Lanka
Pune
6 October 2012
Fiji 36–7 Chinese Taipei
Pune

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
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 47 67 –20 5
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 7 134 –127 3
Matches
6 October 2012
Thailand 45–0 Malaysia
Pune
6 October 2012
China 29–0 Philippines
Pune
6 October 2012
Thailand 31–7 Philippines
Pune
6 October 2012
China 49–0 Malaysia
Pune
6 October 2012
Malaysia 7–40 Philippines
Pune
6 October 2012
China 41–0 Thailand
Pune

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 108 0 +108 9
 Singapore 3 2 0 1 39 46 –7 7
 Iran 3 1 0 2 10 61 –51 5
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 20 70 –50 3
Matches
6 October 2012
Singapore 20–0 Iran
Pune
6 October 2012
Kazakhstan 41–0 United Arab Emirates
Pune
6 October 2012
Singapore 19–15 United Arab Emirates
Pune
6 October 2012
Kazakhstan 36–0 Iran
Pune
6 October 2012
Iran 10–5 United Arab Emirates
Pune
6 October 2012
Kazakhstan 31–0 Singapore
Pune

Knockout round

Shield

 
Semi-finalsShield
 
      
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Malaysia12
 
7 October 2012
 
 United Arab Emirates17
 
 United Arab Emirates24
 
7 October 2012
 
 South Korea0
 
 South KoreaBYE
 
 
 
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsBowlFinal
 
          
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 India5
 
7 October 2012
 
 Malaysia0
 
 India0
 
7 October 2012
 
 Sri Lanka33
 
 Sri Lanka20
 
7 October 2012
 
 United Arab Emirates10
 
 Sri Lanka7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Philippines22
 
 PhilippinesBYE
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 
 Philippines24
 
7 October 2012
 
 Iran5 Eleventh Place
 
 Iran29
 
7 October 2012
 
 South Korea7
 
 India12
 
 
 Iran17
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Thailand17
 
7 October 2012
 
 Singapore12
 
 Thailand7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hong Kong19
 
 Hong Kong27
 
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Singapore12
 
 
 Chinese Taipei5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 October 2012
 
 
 Japan12
 
7 October 2012
 
 Thailand5
 
 Japan7
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hong Kong31
 
 Fiji47
 
7 October 2012
 
 Singapore0
 
 Fiji15
 
7 October 2012
 
 China0
 
 China31
 
7 October 2012
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 China17
 
7 October 2012
 
 Kazakhstan12 Third Place/Qualifier
 
 Kazakhstan34
 
7 October 2012
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan17
 
 
 Kazakhstan7
 

Europe

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)  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  France
5  Netherlands
6  Ireland
7  Ukraine
8  Germany
9  Portugal
10  Scotland
11  Wales
12  Italy
13  Sweden
14  Moldova
15   Switzerland
16  Croatia

Oceania

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 113 7 +106 9
 Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 62 39 +23 7
 Samoa 3 1 0 2 46 51 –5 5
 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 24 87 –63 3
Matches
3 August 2012
Samoa 10–17 Papua New Guinea
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Australia 50–0 Solomon Islands
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Samoa 36–0 Solomon Islands
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Australia 29–7 Papua New Guinea
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Papua New Guinea 38–0 Solomon Islands
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Australia 34–0 Samoa
Lautoka

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 100 7 +93 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 88 26 +62 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 15 99 –84 5
 Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 7 78 –71 3
Matches
3 August 2012
Fiji 36–7 Cook Islands
Lautoka
3 August 2012
New Zealand 54–0 Tonga
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Fiji 45–0 Tonga
Lautoka
3 August 2012
New Zealand 27–0 Cook Islands
Lautoka
3 August 2012
Cook Islands 0–15 Tonga
Lautoka
3 August 2012
New Zealand 19–7 Fiji
Lautoka

Knockout round

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Cook Islands5
 
4 August 2012
 
 Samoa17
 
 Samoa17
 
4 August 2012
 
 Tonga12
 
 Tonga40
 
 
 Solomon Islands5
 
7th Place
 
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Cook Islands41
 
 
 Solomon Islands0

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 August 2012
 
 
 Australia22
 
4 August 2012
 
 Cook Islands0
 
 Australia26
 
4 August 2012
 
 Fiji5
 
 Samoa0
 
4 August 2012
 
 Fiji15
 
 Australia24
 
4 August 2012
 
 New Zealand35
 
 Papua New Guinea24
 
4 August 2012
 
 Tonga19
 
 New Zealand36
 
4 August 2012
 
 Papua New Guinea0 Qualifier vs. Asia 3
 
 Solomon Islands0
 
4 August 2012
 
 New Zealand52
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 

References

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  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.
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