2013 Women’s 7s Rugby World Cup Qualified Teams [Qualification Process Explained as well]

The Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow will host the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013, and is also the venue for the European direct qualifier.

With one year to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 kicks off in Moscow, a major milestone in the delivery of the showcase event will be passed this weekend with the first of a series of regional competitions around the world from which teams will qualify directly.

Men’s and women’s teams representing more than 90 nations will compete across the eight-month global qualification process. The reward for qualification is a place at the men’s (24 teams) and women’s (16 teams) events that will be hosted at the iconic Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow from June 28-30.

In total 15 places will be available via the men’s qualification process and 11 places via women’s qualification. In the men’s competition 2009 champions Wales, Argentina, New Zealand, Samoa, England, Fiji, Kenya and South Africa are the automatic qualifiers based on their performance at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009. In the women’s competition champions Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and USA are automatic qualifiers. Russia gain automatic qualification in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

More from the IRB here.

Want a quick summary of how the 2013 RWC 7s Qualification process works? Check out John’s blog here.

Qualified Teams