2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

The qualification process of men's teams for the 2005 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

Africa North America and the West Indies South America Asia Europe Oceania
Automatic qualification
 South Africa  Canada  Argentina  Hong Kong (hosts)  England  Australia
 Fiji
 New Zealand
 Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
 Kenya
 Tunisia
 United States  Uruguay  Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 South Korea
 France
 Georgia
 Ireland
 Italy
 Portugal
 Russia
 Scotland
 Tonga

[1]

Africa

From 25 to 26 September 2004, there were two tournaments for the North and South zones, with the champions of each qualifying.[2]

North

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Tunisia 5 5 0 0 173 5 +168 15
 Cameroon 5 4 0 1 102 53 +49 13
 Morocco 5 3 0 2 94 65 +29 11
 Nigeria 5 2 0 3 90 74 +16 9
 Ivory Coast 5 1 0 4 48 154 −106 7
 Senegal 5 0 0 5 5 161 −156 5
Matches
25 September 2004
Morocco 35−0 Senegal
Tunis

25 September 2004
Ivory Coast 5−45 Nigeria
Tunis

25 September 2004
Tunisia 29−0 Cameroon
Tunis

25 September 2004
Morocco 31−0 Nigeria
Tunis

25 September 2004
Ivory Coast 5−42 Cameroon
Tunis

25 September 2004
Tunisia 38−0 Senegal
Tunis

25 September 2004
Morocco 7−12 Cameroon
Tunis

25 September 2004
Ivory Coast 26−5 Senegal
Tunis

25 September 2004
Tunisia 24−5 Nigeria
Tunis

26 September 2004
Tunisia 41−0 Ivory Coast
Tunis

26 September 2004
Cameroon 14−12 Nigeria
Tunis

26 September 2004
Morocco 21−12 Ivory Coast
Tunis

26 September 2004
Nigeria 28−0 Senegal
Tunis

26 September 2004
Tunisia 41−0 Morocco
Tunis

26 September 2004
Cameroon 34−0 Senegal
Tunis

South

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 65 5 +60 9
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 50 43 +7 7
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 52 38 +14 5
 Eswatini 3 0 0 3 7 88 −81 3
Matches
25 September 2004
Kenya 17−0 Eswatini
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Zambia 12−14 Uganda
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Kenya 17−0 Zambia
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Uganda 31−0 Eswatini
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Kenya 31−5 Uganda
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Zambia 40−7 Eswatini
Lusaka

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Namibia 3 3 0 0 60 34 +26 9
 Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 55 24 +31 6
 Madagascar 3 1 1 1 40 24 +16 6
 Botswana 3 0 0 3 19 92 −73 3
Matches
25 September 2004
Namibia 33−12 Botswana
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Zimbabwe 7−7 Madagascar
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Namibia 10−7 Madagascar
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Zimbabwe 33−0 Botswana
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Namibia 17−15 Zimbabwe
Lusaka

25 September 2004
Madagascar 26−7 Botswana
Lusaka

Finals

 
Semi-finalsSouth Qualifier Final
 
      
 
26 September 2004
 
 
 Kenya33
 
26 September 2004
 
 Zimbabwe7
 
 Kenya33
 
26 September 2004
 
 Namibia14
 
 Uganda5
 
 
 Namibia19
 
Third place
 
 
26 September 2004
 
 
 Uganda24
 
 
 Zimbabwe19

North America and the West Indies

Ten teams competed in the 2004 NAWIRA Sevens for a spot in the World Cup.[3]

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 United States 4 4 0 0 169 7 +162 12
 Jamaica 4 2 1 1 70 36 +34 9
 Barbados 4 2 1 1 48 44 +4 9
 Bahamas 4 1 0 3 12 86 −74 6
 Cayman Islands 4 0 0 4 10 136 −126 4
Matches
United States 47−0 Bahamas
Cayman Islands

Jamaica 5−5 Barbados
Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 5−12 Bahamas
Cayman Islands

United States 34−0 Barbados
Cayman Islands

Jamaica 36−0 Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands

Barbados 12−0 Bahamas
Cayman Islands

United States 57−0 Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands

Jamaica 22−0 Bahamas
Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 5−31 Barbados
Cayman Islands

United States 31−7 Jamaica
Cayman Islands

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 3 1 0 99 14 +85 11
 Bermuda 4 3 1 0 119 35 +84 11
 Guyana 4 2 0 2 87 36 +51 8
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1 0 3 29 142 −113 6
 Saint Lucia 4 0 0 4 26 133 −107 4
Matches
Trinidad and Tobago 40−0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cayman Islands

Bermuda 43−7 Saint Lucia
Cayman Islands

Guyana 40−5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago 40−7 Saint Lucia
Cayman Islands

Bermuda 19−14 Guyana
Cayman Islands

Saint Lucia 12−17 Saint Lucia
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago 12−0 Guyana
Cayman Islands

Bermuda  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cayman Islands

Guyana 33−0 Saint Lucia
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago 7−7 Bermuda
Cayman Islands

Shield

 
Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Cayman Islands21
 
 
 Saint Lucia12
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Barbados27
 
 
 
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7
 
 Barbados15
 
 
 
 Guyana29
 
 Bahamas7
 
 
 Guyana22
 
Bowl
 
 
 
 
 
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7
 
 
 Bahamas21

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup/Qualifier Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United States31
 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 United States61
 
 
 
 Bermuda0
 
 Jamaica7
 
 
 Bermuda17
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago14
 
 
 Jamaica12

South America

On 24–25 January 2004, seven nations took part in the CONSUR Sevens tournament to determine the one spot for the World Cup.[4]

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 65 14 +51 9
 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 77 52 +25 6
 Peru 3 1 1 1 50 55 −5 6
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 14 85 −71 3
Matches
24 January 2004
Brazil 24−0 Colombia
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Brazil 22−7 Peru
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Paraguay 44−7 Colombia
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Brazil 19−7 Paraguay
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Paraguay 26−26 Peru
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Peru 17−7 Colombia
Viña del Mar

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 55 5 +50 6
 Chile 2 1 0 1 48 17 +31 4
 Venezuela 2 0 0 2 0 81 −81 2
Matches
24 January 2004
Uruguay 38−0 Venezuela
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Uruguay 17−5 Chile
Viña del Mar

24 January 2004
Chile 43−0 Venezuela
Viña del Mar

Knockout round

Fifth Place

 
Final
 
  
 
25 January 2004
 
 
 Peru12
 
 
 Venezuela26
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsQualifier Final
 
      
 
25 January 2004
 
 
 Brazil14
 
25 January 2004
 
 Chile22
 
 Chile7
 
25 January 2004
 
 Uruguay22
 
 Paraguay0
 
 
 Uruguay17
 

Asia

From 10 to 11 September 2004, twelve teams competed in Sri Lanka for three spots in the World Cup.[5]

Europe

From 16 to 17 July 2004, sixteen teams participated in the FIRA-AER European Sevens, where seven of the top placing teams qualified.[6]

Oceania

In the 6–7 February Wellington Sevens of the 2003–04 World Sevens Series, Cook Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea and Tonga contested the one remaining Oceania qualifying slot by placing the highest of the four. Tonga won by placing in the Plate Final.[7]

References

  1. ^ "RWC Sevens Qualifying". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Kenya and Tunisia through". 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "NAWIRA: US Eagles Fly". 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ^ "South America: Uruguayan Teros Shine". 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Japan head cast of three". 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 3 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Europe: Morais' revolution propels Portugal". 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Oceania: Tonga shine in Wellington". 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.