2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens
كأس العالم للرجبي 2009 السبعات | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
Dates | March 5 – March 7 |
No. of nations |
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Final positions | |
Champions | Wales (men) Australia (women) |
Runner-up | Argentina (men) New Zealand (women) |
Tournament statistics | |
Attendance | 78,000[1] |
← 2005 2013 → |
The 2009 Rugby sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the
The men's teams of Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, who entered the semi-finals in the two previous editions, failed to do so in 2009: the former were defeated by quarter-finals Kenya and Wales respectively, whereas Australia lost two of the three matches in the pool stage and did not advance to quarter-finals.
Wales, which had never reached quarter-finals in the previous editions of the World Cup, beat Samoa in semi-finals and Argentina in the final to win the tournament. Kenya had never reached the Cup or Plate stages before, but shared 3rd place in 2009.
Bids
A record seven countries originally expressed interest in hosting the tournament however, only five officially submitted bids for hosting rights after
Qualification
Men
24 Teams took part in this tournament
Africa | North America/ Caribbean |
South America | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Automatic qualification | |||||
South Africa | Argentina | Arabian Gulf (host) | England France Scotland |
Australia Fiji (holders) New Zealand | |
Regional qualifiers | |||||
Kenya Tunisia Zimbabwe |
United States
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Uruguay | Hong Kong Japan |
Georgia Ireland Italy Portugal Wales |
Samoa Tonga |
Women
16 Teams took part in this tournament
Africa | North America/ Caribbean |
South America | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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South Africa Uganda |
Canada United States |
Brazil | China Japan Thailand |
England France Italy Netherlands Russia Spain |
Australia New Zealand |
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Trophy Overview
Men's | Women's | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | |
Cup | Wales | Argentina | Australia | New Zealand |
Plate | Scotland | Australia | England | Canada |
Bowl | Zimbabwe | Ireland | China | Brazil |
See also
- Women's Rugby World Cup
- IRB Sevens World Series
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- Rugby World Cup
References
- ^ "Rugby parties in Dubai's Sevens heaven". CNN. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "IRB news - confirmation of host". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "IRB news - confirmation of dates and teams". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "Rugby sevens: Plenty of interest in hosting rights". The New Zealand Herald. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "IRB news - voting breakdown". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2008-12-09.