# 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 |

## Africa

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

### North

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Tunisia 55001735+16815  Cameroon 540110253+4913  Morocco 53029465+2911  Nigeria 52039074+169  Ivory Coast 510448154−1067  Senegal 50055161−1565
Matches :
25 September 2004Morocco 35−0 SenegalTunis
25 September 2004Ivory Coast 5−45 NigeriaTunis
25 September 2004Tunisia 29−0 CameroonTunis
25 September 2004Morocco 31−0 NigeriaTunis
25 September 2004Ivory Coast 5−42 CameroonTunis
25 September 2004Tunisia 38−0 SenegalTunis
25 September 2004Morocco 7−12 CameroonTunis
25 September 2004Ivory Coast 26−5 SenegalTunis
25 September 2004Tunisia 24−5 NigeriaTunis
26 September 2004Tunisia 41−0 Ivory CoastTunis
26 September 2004Cameroon 14−12 NigeriaTunis
26 September 2004Morocco 21−12 Ivory CoastTunis
26 September 2004Nigeria 28−0 SenegalTunis
26 September 2004Tunisia 41−0 MoroccoTunis
26 September 2004Cameroon 34−0 SenegalTunis :

### South
#### Pool A

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Kenya 3300655+609  Uganda 32015043+77  Zambia 31025238+145  Eswatini 3003788−813
Matches :
25 September 2004Kenya 17−0 EswatiniLusaka
25 September 2004Zambia 12−14 UgandaLusaka
25 September 2004Kenya 17−0 ZambiaLusaka
25 September 2004Uganda 31−0 EswatiniLusaka
25 September 2004Kenya 31−5 UgandaLusaka
25 September 2004Zambia 40−7 EswatiniLusaka :

#### Pool B

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Namibia 33006034+269  Zimbabwe 31115524+316  Madagascar 31114024+166  Botswana 30031992−733
Matches :
25 September 2004Namibia 33−12 BotswanaLusaka
25 September 2004Zimbabwe 7−7 MadagascarLusaka
25 September 2004Namibia 10−7 MadagascarLusaka
25 September 2004Zimbabwe 33−0 BotswanaLusaka
25 September 2004Namibia 17−15 ZimbabweLusaka
25 September 2004Madagascar 26−7 BotswanaLusaka :

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | South Qualifier Final | South Qualifier Final |
| 26 September 2004 | 26 September 2004 |
| Kenya | 33 |
| Kenya | 33 | 26 September 2004 | 26 September 2004 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 26 September 2004 | 26 September 2004 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | Kenya | 33 |
| 26 September 2004 | 26 September 2004 | | Kenya | 33 |
| 26 September 2004 | 26 September 2004 | Namibia | 14 |
| Uganda | 5 | Namibia | 14 |
| Namibia | 19 | | |
| Namibia | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 September 2004 | 26 September 2004 |
| | | Uganda | 24 |
| | | Zimbabwe | 19 |

## North America and the West Indies

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

### Pool A

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  United States 44001697+16212  Jamaica 42117036+349  Barbados 42114844+49  Bahamas 41031286−746  Cayman Islands 400410136−1264
Matches :
United States 47−0 BahamasCayman Islands
Jamaica 5−5 BarbadosCayman Islands
Cayman Islands 5−12 BahamasCayman Islands
United States 34−0 BarbadosCayman Islands
Jamaica 36−0 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands
Barbados 12−0 BahamasCayman Islands
United States 57−0 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands
Jamaica 22−0 BahamasCayman Islands
Cayman Islands 5−31 BarbadosCayman Islands
United States 31−7 JamaicaCayman Islands :

### Pool B

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Trinidad and Tobago 43109914+8511  Bermuda 431011935+8411  Guyana 42028736+518  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 410329142−1136  Saint Lucia 400426133−1074
Matches :
Trinidad and Tobago 40−0 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCayman Islands
Bermuda 43−7 Saint LuciaCayman Islands
Guyana 40−5 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCayman Islands
Trinidad and Tobago 40−7 Saint LuciaCayman Islands
Bermuda 19−14 GuyanaCayman Islands
Saint Lucia 12−17 Saint LuciaCayman Islands
Trinidad and Tobago 12−0 GuyanaCayman Islands
Bermuda − Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCayman Islands
Guyana 33−0 Saint LuciaCayman Islands
Trinidad and Tobago 7−7 BermudaCayman Islands :

#### Shield

| Final | Final |
| Cayman Islands | 21 |
| Saint Lucia | 12 |

#### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Plate | Plate |
| Barbados | 27 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | Barbados | 15 |
| | | Guyana | 29 |
| Bahamas | 7 | Guyana | 29 |
| Guyana | 22 | | |
| Guyana | 22 | Bowl | Bowl |
| | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 |
| | | Bahamas | 21 |

#### Cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Cup/Qualifier Final | Cup/Qualifier Final |
| United States | 31 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | United States | 61 |
| | | Bermuda | 0 |
| Jamaica | 7 | Bermuda | 0 |
| Bermuda | 17 | | |
| Bermuda | 17 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 |
| | | Jamaica | 12 |

## 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.

### Pool A

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Brazil 33006514+519  Paraguay 31117752+256  Peru 31115055−56  Colombia 30031485−713
Matches :
24 January 2004Brazil 24−0 ColombiaViña del Mar
24 January 2004Brazil 22−7 PeruViña del Mar
24 January 2004Paraguay 44−7 ColombiaViña del Mar
24 January 2004Brazil 19−7 ParaguayViña del Mar
24 January 2004Paraguay 26−26 PeruViña del Mar
24 January 2004Peru 17−7 ColombiaViña del Mar :

### Pool B

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Uruguay 2200555+506  Chile 21014817+314  Venezuela 2002081−812
Matches :
24 January 2004Uruguay 38−0 VenezuelaViña del Mar
24 January 2004Uruguay 17−5 ChileViña del Mar
24 January 2004Chile 43−0 VenezuelaViña del Mar :

### Knockout round
#### Fifth Place

| Final | Final |
| 25 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 |
| Peru | 12 |
| Venezuela | 26 |

#### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Qualifier Final | Qualifier Final |
| 25 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 |
| Brazil | 14 |
| Brazil | 14 | 25 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 |
| Chile | 22 | 25 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 |
| Chile | 22 | Chile | 7 |
| 25 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | | Chile | 7 |
| 25 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | Uruguay | 22 |
| Paraguay | 0 | Uruguay | 22 |
| Uruguay | 17 | | |

## Asia

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

## Europe

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

## 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.