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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

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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

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Main article: 2012 CAR Women's Sevens

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

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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

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

Knockout round

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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

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Main article: 2012 NACRA Women's Sevens

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

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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

Knockout round

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

South America

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Main article: 2013 CONSUR Women's Sevens

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

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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

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

Playoffs

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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

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Main article: 2012 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship

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

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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

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

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

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

Knockout round

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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

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Main article: 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

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
    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

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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

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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

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

Knockout round

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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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  1. ^ "Tunisia women qualify for RWC Sevens 2013". rwcsevens.com. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  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.
  6. ^ "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.
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