2013 RWC Sevens Qualification

[usausa]

I'll start by posting a live stream link for the NACRA Championships/Americas qualifier. Top 2 qualify, starts today August 25:
http://www.livestream.com/nacrarugby


2013 RWC Sevens Tournament:
1. Russia *Host
2. Wales *champions from 2009 RWC 7s
3. Argentina *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
4. Samoa *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
5. Kenya *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
6. New Zealand *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
7. South Africa *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
8. England *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
9. Fiji *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
10. Portugal *FIRA 1
11. Spain *FIRA 2
12. France *FIRA 3
13. Georgia *FIRA 4
14. Scotland *FIRA 5
15. Australia *FORU 1
16. Tonga *FORU 2
17. Canada *NACRA 1
18. USA *NACRA 2
19. Zimbabwe *CAR 1
20. Tunisia *CAR 2
21. Japan *ARFU 1
22. Hong Kong *ARFU 2
23. Philippines *ARFU 3
24.

2009 RWC Sevens:
1. Wales *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
2. Argentina *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
3. Samoa *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
4. Kenya *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
5. New Zealand *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
6. South Africa *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
7. England *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
8. Fiji *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
9. Scotland
10. Argentina
11. Tonga
12. Portugal
13. France
14. Canada
15. USA
16. Tunisia
17. Zimbabwe
18. Ireland
19. Hong Kong
20. Uruguay
21. Japan
22. Italy
23. Georgia
24. Arabian Gulf

FINAL FIRA RANKING: - Played 20/21 July 2012, Algarve, Portugal
1. Portugal *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
2. Spain *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
3. France *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
4. Georgia *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
5. Scotland *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
6. Italy
7. Ukraine
8. Germany
9. Romania *Qualifed to FIRA 7s final tournament via 1st place in Division A tournament played 19 & 20 May 2012
10. Lithuania *Qualifed to FIRA 7s final tournament via 3rd place in Division A tournament played 19 & 20 May 2012
11. Belgium *Qualifed to FIRA 7s final tournament via 2nd place in Division A tournament played 19 & 20 May 2012
12. Netherlands
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(Division 1 Tournament, remaining 9 teams, played 19/20 May 2012, Warsaw, Poland)
13. Cyprus
14. Sweden
15. Poland
16. Israel
17. Czech Republic
18. Denmark
19. Serbia
20. Andorra
21. Malta

FINAL FORU RANKING: - Played 25/26 August 2012, Sydney, Australia
1. Australia *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
2. Samoa *Already pre-qualified for 2013 RWC 7s based on Top 8 position in 2009 RWC 7s
3. Tonga *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
4. Cook Islands
5. Papua New Guinea
6. American Samoa
7. Solomon Islands
8. Tahiti

FINAL NACRA RANKING: - Played 25/26 August 2012, Ottawa, Canada
1. Canada *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
2. USA *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
3. Mexico
4. Jamaica
5. Guyana
6. Trinidad & Tobago
7. Barbados
8. Bahamas
9. Cayman Islands
10. Bermuda
11. St. Vincent & the Grenadines

FINAL CAR RANKING: - Played 29/30 September 2012, Rabat, Morocco
1. Zimbabwe *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
2. Tunisia *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
3. Nigeria
4. Madagascar
5. Namibia
6. Ivory Coast
7. Morocco
8. Zambia

FINAL ARFU RANKING: - Played 2/3 November 2012, Singapore 7s (Singapore)
1. Japan *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
2. Hong Kong *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
3. Philippines *Qualified for 2013 RWC 7s
4. South Korea
5. Sri Lanka
6. China
7. Malaysia
8. Singapore
9. Thailand
10. Kazakhstan
11. Guam
12. Indonesia

CONSUR - To be played

 

[dudeabides]

I read that this is the USA squad that will try to catch the Jamaicaans and tackle St. Vincents:

1. Zach Test 2. Colin Hawley 3. Mike Palefau 4. Shalom Suniula 5. Tai Enosa 6. Luke Hume 7. Maka Unufe

Subs: Mauer, Mokate, Tiberio, Halalilo, Isles

They also give predictions and what have you;

http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/

 

[LittleGuy]

Canada did great on their first day with both the women's and men's teams winning all their games on the first day of the NACRA 7's.

 

[usausa]

Canada defeated USA in final 26-19. Both teams advance to RWC 7s 2013 in Moscow. Canada will be NACRA #1, USA is NACRA #2.

Day 1 Results NACRA

Pool A
USA 33 - 0 Jamaica
USA 57 - 0 SVG
Jamaica 50 - 5 SVG

Pool B
Canada 41 - 0 Bermuda
Mexico 14 - 0 Bahamas
Canada 33 - 5 Bahamas
Mexico 19 - 0 Bermuda
Canada 43 - 0 Mexico
Bahamas 17 - 12 Bermuda

Pool C
Guyana 10 - 0 T & T
Barbados 19 - 12 Cayman Is
Barbados 19 - 12 Guyana
T & T 24 - 21 Cayman Is
Guyana 15 -12 Cayman Is
T & T 17 - 0 Barbados

Day 2 Results:
9-11th Ranking Matches
Bermuda 29 - 0 SVG
Cayman Is 43 - 0 SVG
Cayman Is 31 - 7 Bermuda

Cup Quarters
USA 47 - 0 Bahamas
Mexico 17 - 14 Guyana
Canada 45 - 7 Barbados
Jamaica 19 - 5 T & T


Plate Semis:
Guyana 26 - 10 Bahamas
T & T 19 - 14 Barbados

Cup Semis:
USA 33 - 7 Mexico
Canada 31 - 0 Jamaica

7th: Barbados 29 - 0 Bahamas
5th/Plate Final : Guyana 27 - 0 T & T
3rd: Mexico v Jamaica 17-12
Cup Final: Canada v USA 26-19

FINAL RANKING:
1. Canada
2. USA
3. Mexico
4. Jamaica
5. Guyana
6. Trinidad & Tobago
7. Barbados
8. Bahamas
9. Cayman Islands
10. Bermuda
11. St. Vincent & the Grenadines

 

[usausa]

Here is rugbymag's article on the final:
http://www.rugbymag.com/usa-sevens-men/5628-canada-1-usa-2-in-nacra.html

 

[dudeabides]

Thank you for all the results, the two advancers will have to step it up for sure but best of luck to both. I wish all those North American nations could take each other on in a yearly 15's tourney too.

 

[BZHopenside]

I think top three make it. If that is the case, good job Mexico. Would be cool to see more competition in North America.

 

[usausa]

I think top three make it. If that is the case, good job Mexico. Would be cool to see more competition in North America.

Just two.
http://www.rwcsevens.com/men/qualifiedteams/index.html

 

[usausa]

In Oceania qualifier this past weekend same time as NACRA, Australia and Tonga qualified. Australia defeated Samoa in the final (Samoa had already qualified based on their standing from previous RWC 7s).

Day 1 Results (PDF):
http://www.oceaniarugby.com/verve/_...mens_Mens_Championship_Statistics_-_Day_1.pdf

Day 2 Results (PDF):
http://www.oceaniarugby.com/verve/_resources/Day2_Oceania_Mens_Sevens.pdf

FINAL RANKING:
1. Australia
2. Samoa
3. Tonga
4. Cook Islands
5. Papua New Guinea
6. American Samoa
7. Solomon Islands
8. Tahiti (outscored 0-331 in 6 games, -331 point difference, average score: 0-55)

 

[usausa]

FIRA (European tournament):
Final tournament results:
http://algarvesevens.com/Results

FINAL RANKING:
1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. France
4. Georgia
5. Scotland
6. Italy
7. Ukraine
8. Germany
9. Romania
10. Lithuania
11. Belgium
12. Netherlands

 

[usausa]

Original post has been updated with rankings and qualifiers.

 

[dudeabides]

That final tourney is going to be awesome, lucky Russians I'd go to that in a heartbeat.

 

[usausa]

Sorry haven't updated this in a little bit...
Currently going on the is Asian qualifier...after day 1, 4 teams are left to qualify for three spots. Hong Kong vs. South Korea and Japan vs. Philippines in the Cup semis. Philippines are only nation out of 4 that have never qualified for RWC 7s. The Philippines have called on 8 pro players for this final Asian 7s event although 3 big names playing in Japan were not able to get a release from their club. Nonetheless, it basically is going to come down to Korea vs. Philippines for the last spot and based on for, gotta go Philippines (beat them in Mumbai 7s). Here are the Day 1 results and Day 2 schedule from the Singapore 7s (ARFU qualifier). Credit goes to Quentin from FIRA forums for putting the results together and nice formatting, ARFU does a crap job with results.
DAY 1 RESULTS from Singapore. Philippines dumped China out...

Pool A Hong Kong 48 - 7 Guam
Pool B South Korea 49 - 7 Singapore
Pool C China 26 - 14 Kazakhstan
Pool D Japan 57 - 0 Indonesia
Pool A Philippines 33 - 0 Guam
Pool B Thailand 14 - 22 Singapore
Pool C Malaysia 27 - 19 Kazakhstan
Pool D Sri Lanka 52 - 0 Indonesia
Pool A Hong Kong 29 - 12 Philippines
Pool B South Korea 26 - 12 Thailand
Pool C China 22 - 19 Malaysia
Pool D Japan 35 - 0 Sri Lanka

Bowl - Semi Final Guam 21 - 35 Thailand
Bowl - Semi Final Kazakhstan 38 - 0 Indonesia

Cup - Quarter Final Hong Kong 33 - 0 Malaysia
Cup - Quarter Final South Korea 19 - 12 Sri Lanka
Cup - Quarter Final China 7 - 14 Philippines
Cup - Quarter Final Japan 47 - 0 Singapore
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DAY 2 SCHEDULE

19 Plate - Semi Final - Malaysia v Sri Lanka
20 Plate - Semi Final - China v Singapore

21 Cup - Semi Final - Hong Kong v South Korea
22 Cup - Semi Final - Philippines v Japan

23 11/12th Playoff - Final Guam v Indonesia
24 7/8th Playoff - Final Loser 19 v Loser 20
25 Bowl - Final Thailand v Kazakhstan
26 Plate - Final Winner 19 v Winner 20
27 3/4th Bronze Medal - Final Loser 21 v Loser 22
28 Cup - Final Winner 21 v Winner 22

 

[usausa]

Here are the full African results:

Pool A: Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Zambia
Pool B: Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Namibia, Ivory Coast

Pool matches - 29 September
Morocco 0-10 Zambia
Zimbabwe 26-7 Ivory Coast
Madagascar 15-12 Nigeria
Tunisia 17-0 Namibia
Madagascar 45-12 Zambia
Tunisia 38-0 Ivory Coast
Morocco 7-19 Nigeria
Zimbabwe 26-7 Namibia
Nigeria 17-5 Zambia
Namibia 10-19 Ivory Coast
Morocco 10-14 Madagascar
Zimbabwe 10-0 Tunisia

Knockout matches - 30 September
23 - Bowl SF: Zambia 10-22 Namibia
24 - Bowl SF: Ivory Coast 12-7 Morocco
27 - Cup SF: Madagascar 0-7 Tunisia
28 - Cup SF: Zimbabwe 19-14 Nigeria
29 - Seventh place play-off: Zambia 5-14 Morocco
31 - Bowl Final: Namibia 24-7 Ivory Coast
33 - Plate Final: Madagascar 12-19 Nigeria
35 - Cup Final: Tunisia 12-33 Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe and Tunisia qualified.

 

[usausa]

Day 2 Results from ARFU Qualifiers at Singapore 7s:

19 Plate - Semi Final - Malaysia 14-21 Sri Lanka
20 Plate - Semi Final - China 19-5 Singapore
21 Cup - Semi Final - Hong Kong 45-0 South Korea
22 Cup - Semi Final - Philippines 7-17 Japan
23 11/12th Playoff - Guam 40-5 Indonesia
24 7/8th Playoff - Malaysia 40-12 Singapore
25 Bowl - Thailand 26-15 Kazakhstan
26 Plate - Sri Lanka 26-5 China
27 3/4th Bronze Medal - South Korea 19-22 Philippines
28 Cup - Hong Kong 12-14 Japan

Final Ranking from tournament:
1. Japan *qualify for 2013 RWC7s
2. Hong Kong *qualify for 2013 RWC7s
3. Philippines *qualify for 2013 RWC7s
4. South Korea
5. Sri Lanka
6. China
7. Malaysia
8. Singapore
9. Thailand
10. Kazakhstan
11. Guam
12. Indonesia

 

[BZHopenside]

To reiterate, the teams will be:
Europe:
England, Wales, Scotland, Russia, France, Portugal, Spain, and Georgia.
Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Tunisa
Asia: Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines
North America: USA, Canada
South America: Argentina
Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.

South American qualifier happens in February. Uruguay are probably the favorites, but Chile and Brazil could challenge.

 

[Feicarsinn]

I love the Irish attitude towards 7's. it's not the winning that matters, or the taking part. It's all about just how apathetic you can be towards this mini game.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I don't understand why Ireland don't put out a team - if the likes of Tunisia and the Phillipines can afford to field a side then surely Ireland, with the much bigger Union, can afford to?
Is it because they're worried they'd be the whipping boys, being new to the circuit against sides that have been there for years?

 

[Feicarsinn]

It's genuinely disinterest. No one in Ireland cares about 7's. Why bother with it when you can play the 15 man game? we already have 4 provinces to develop our players so it's not needed in that regard and the lack of interest means that there's no point putting a team out.

 

[usausa]

2013 RWC Sevens Tournament:
1. Russia *Host
2. Wales *champions from 2009 RWC 7s
3. Argentina *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
4. Samoa *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
5. Kenya *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
6. New Zealand *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
7. South Africa *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
8. England *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
9. Fiji *Top 8 from 2009 RWC 7s
10. Portugal *FIRA 1
11. Spain *FIRA 2
12. France *FIRA 3
13. Georgia *FIRA 4
14. Scotland *FIRA 5
15. Australia *FORU 1
16. Tonga *FORU 2
17. Canada *NACRA 1
18. USA *NACRA 2
19. Zimbabwe *CAR 1
20. Tunisia *CAR 2
21. Japan *ARFU 1
22. Hong Kong *ARFU 2
23. Philippines *ARFU 3
24. To be determined*CONSUR 1