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
[edit]Africa | North America and the West Indies | South America | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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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 |
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Knockout round
[edit]Plate
Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Morocco | 0 | |||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||
Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Zambia | 10 | |||||
Zambia | Bye | |||||
Cup
Semi-finals | Cup/Qualifier Final | |||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Kenya | 7 | |||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Senegal | 0 | |||||
Kenya | 10 | |||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Tunisia | 14 | |||||
Tunisia | 19 | |||||
Uganda | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
30 September 2012 | ||||||
Senegal | 5 | |||||
Uganda | 12 |
North America/Caribbean
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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Knockout round
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
26 August 2012 | ||||||
Canada | 42 | |||||
26 August 2012 | ||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
Canada | 46 | |||||
26 August 2012 | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
Jamaica | 5 | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | |||||
South America
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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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 |
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Playoffs
[edit]Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Chile | 31 | |||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Paraguay | 0 | |||||
Chile | 5 | |||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Colombia | 19 | |||||
Peru | 0 | |||||
Colombia | 19 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Paraguay | 12 | |||||
Peru | 15 |
Cup
Semi-finals | Final/Qualifier | |||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Brazil | 34 | |||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Venezuela | 0 | |||||
Brazil | 27 | |||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Argentina | 14 | |||||
Argentina | 17 | |||||
Uruguay | 7 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
24 February 2013 | ||||||
Venezuela | 5 | |||||
Uruguay | 17 |
Asia
[edit]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
[edit]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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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Knockout round
[edit]Shield
Semi-finals | Shield | |||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
Malaysia | 12 | |||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | 17 | |||||
United Arab Emirates | 24 | |||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
South Korea | BYE | |||||
Bowl
Quarter-finals | Bowl | Final | ||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
India | 5 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
India | 0 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 33 | |||||||||
Sri Lanka | 20 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 10 | |||||||||
Sri Lanka | 7 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 22 | |||||||||
Philippines | BYE | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 24 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Iran | 5 | Eleventh Place | ||||||||
Iran | 29 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
India | 12 | |||||||||
Iran | 17 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | Plate | |||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
Thailand | 17 | |||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
Singapore | 12 | |||||
Thailand | 7 | |||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 19 | |||||
Hong Kong | 27 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||
Singapore | 12 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 5 |
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Japan | 12 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 5 | |||||||||
Japan | 7 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 31 | |||||||||
Fiji | 47 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
Fiji | 15 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
China | 0 | |||||||||
China | 31 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
China | 17 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 12 | Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||||
Kazakhstan | 34 | |||||||||
7 October 2012 | ||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 17 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||||||
Europe
[edit]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 |
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Qualified to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Already qualified |
Rank | Team |
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England | |
Spain | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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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 |
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Knockout round
[edit]Plate
Semi-finals | Plate | |||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||
Cook Islands | 5 | |||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||
Samoa | 17 | |||||
Samoa | 17 | |||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||
Tonga | 12 | |||||
Tonga | 40 | |||||
Solomon Islands | 5 | |||||
7th Place | ||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||
Cook Islands | 41 | |||||
Solomon Islands | 0 |
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
Australia | 22 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Australia | 26 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
Fiji | 15 | |||||||||
Australia | 24 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 35 | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 24 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 0 | Qualifier vs. Asia 3 | ||||||||
Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||||||
4 August 2012 | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 52 | |||||||||
Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 14 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tunisia women qualify for RWC Sevens 2013". rwcsevens.com. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.