# 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

Of the twenty-four nations involved in 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens, nineteen were invited and five had to go through pre-tournament 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying. Four of the qualification places were won by Namibia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Spain who booked their places by reaching the semi-finals of one qualifying event in Sicily. Latvia won their place by beating Russia in the final of a mini-tournament staged in Moscow to decide who would replace the USSR, which had broken up since its invite to the world cup.
The invited participants were Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Tonga, South Africa, South Korea, USA, Wales and Western Samoa.

## Sicily (1992)

Seventeen nations came to Catania, Sicily, in May 1992 (from 29th to 31st) to battle for four qualifying spots in the finals in 1993. They were divided into three groups, five in one and six in the other two. Taiwan, Namibia, Spain and Hong Kong were the successful qualifiers after three group stages and three knockout rounds. The affair was complicated and confused. The group stages produced a situation where, by the transition from the second to the third groups, the lower ranked teams were better off losing to one another in order to face weaker opposition in stage 3. Also, the two teams with the best records leading into the quarter-finals, Namibia (played 8 won 8) and Zimbabwe (played 9 won 7, drawn 1, lost 1) ended up playing each other. Meanwhile, a Czechoslovakian side that had won just one match made it to the quarterfinals at the expense of Tunisia that had won 5 of 9.
Determination of Pool Winners: All matches in the tournament carry the following points A Win 3 points, A Draw 2 points, A Loss 1 point. The team with the greatest number of points at the end of preliminary rounds would declared the winner. if teams at this stage are level on points then the winner shall be: (a) the winner of the match in which tied teams played. (b) the team that scored the most tries throughout the Round . (c) the team which has conceded the fewest tries throughout the Round. (d) the total points scored by each team in all matches in the Round shall be divided by total points scored against each team and the team with the higher quotient shall be the winner. Teams eliminated on either group stage participated in the Etna Cup mini-tournament alongside an invitational Sicily side.
The original groups were as follows:

### Group stage 1

* Legend
* Advances to Group Stages 2 and 3
* Eliminated to Etna Cup round 1
Pool A
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Namibia 44001226+11612  Sweden 43015458−410  Portugal 42024352−98  Poland 41031955−366 Arabian Gulf 40042289−674
Matches :
29 May 1992Namibia 18−0 Poland
29 May 1992Portugal 10−16 Sweden
29 May 1992Poland 13−6 Arabian Gulf
29 May 1992Namibia 24−6 Portugal
29 May 1992Sweden 16−10 Arabian Gulf
29 May 1992Poland 6−9 Portugal
29 May 1992Namibia 38−0 Sweden
29 May 1992Portugal 18−6 Arabian Gulf
29 May 1992Poland 0−22 Sweden
29 May 1992Namibia 42−0 Arabian Gulf :
Pool B
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Hong Kong 541012044+7614  Zimbabwe 541011032+7814  Belgium 53026678−1211  Czechoslovakia 51135588−338  Sri Lanka 510440103−637  Morocco 50144086−466
Matches :
29 May 1992Zimbabwe 10−10 Hong Kong
29 May 1992Belgium 10−0 Morocco
29 May 1992Sri Lanka 10−17 Czechoslovakia
29 May 1992Zimbabwe 38−0 Belgium
29 May 1992Hong Kong 30−4 Sri Lanka
29 May 1992Morocco 12−12 Czechoslovakia
29 May 1992Belgium 28−6 Sri Lanka
29 May 1992Zimbabwe 16−6 Morocco
29 May 1992Hong Kong 20−8 Czechoslovakia
29 May 1992Morocco 6−16 Sri Lanka
29 May 1992Hong Kong 28−6 Belgium
29 May 1992Zimbabwe 24−12 Czechoslovakia
29 May 1992Hong Kong 32−16 Morocco
29 May 1992Zimbabwe 22−4 Sri Lanka
29 May 1992Belgium 22−6 Czechoslovakia :
Pool C
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Taiwan 541011234+7814  Spain 54017846+3213  Tunisia 53118036+4412  Germany 52035660−49  Malaysia 501438100−626  Kenya 501424112−886
Matches :
29 May 1992Spain 10−8 Tunisia
29 May 1992Taiwan 12−6 Germany
29 May 1992Malaysia 12−12 Kenya
29 May 1992Spain 12−22 Taiwan
29 May 1992Tunisia 22−0 Malaysia
29 May 1992Germany 22−6 Kenya
29 May 1992Taiwan 32−4 Malaysia
29 May 1992Spain 14−0 Germany
29 May 1992Tunisia 22−0 Kenya
29 May 1992Germany 14−12 Malaysia
29 May 1992Tunisia 12−12 Taiwan
29 May 1992Spain 22−6 Kenya
29 May 1992Tunisia 16−14 Germany
29 May 1992Spain 20−10 Malaysia
29 May 1992Taiwan 34−0 Kenya :

### Group stage 2

Pool D
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Namibia 22005214+386  Hong Kong 21012240−184  Taiwan 20022242−202
* 30 May 1992
| Namibia | 24−10 | Taiwan |
* 30 May 1992
| Namibia | 28−4 | Hong Kong |
* 30 May 1992
| Hong Kong | 18−12 | Taiwan |
Pool E
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Zimbabwe 22003820+186  Spain 21014018+224  Sweden 2002444−402
* 30 May 1992
| Sweden | 0−24 | Spain |
* 30 May 1992
| Sweden | 4−20 | Zimbabwe |
* 30 May 1992
| Zimbabwe | 18−16 | Spain |
Pool F
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Tunisia 22003620+166  Portugal 21012824+44  Belgium 20021636−202
* 30 May 1992
| Portugal | 10−18 | Tunisia |
* 30 May 1992
| Portugal | 18−6 | Belgium |
* 30 May 1992
| Belgium | 10−18 | Tunisia |
Pool G
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Germany 22004216+266  Czechoslovakia 20112842−143  Poland 20111224−123
* 30 May 1992
| Poland | 0−12 | Germany |
* 30 May 1992
| Poland | 12−12 | Czechoslovakia |
* 30 May 1992
| Czechoslovakia | 16−30 | Germany |

### Group stage 3

No team was eliminated from stage 2, just rearranged on new seedings that went into Pools H, I, L and M. These four pools of three teams each meant that each team had to play a further two matches and this process resulted in eight teams given a new seeding for the quarterfinals, with four teams eliminated, to play in the Etna Cup.
* Legend
* Advances to Knockout Round (semifinalists eligible for World Cup)
* Eliminated to Etna Cup Playoffs
Pool H
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Namibia 2200464+426  Portugal 21011630−144  Poland 2002634−282
* 30 May 1992
| Namibia | 22−0 | Poland |
* 30 May 1992
| Portugal | 12−6 | Poland |
* 30 May 1992
| Namibia | 24−4 | Portugal |
Pool I
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Taiwan 22004916+336  Czechoslovakia 20112040−203  Tunisia 20111629−133
* 30 May 1992
| Taiwan | 30−10 | Czechoslovakia |
* 30 May 1992
| Tunisia | 10−10 | Czechoslovakia |
* 30 May 1992
| Taiwan | 19−6 | Tunisia |
Pool L
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Hong Kong 2200560+566  Sweden 21011442−284  Germany 20021438−282
* 30 May 1992
| Hong Kong | 24−0 | Germany |
* 30 May 1992
| Sweden | 14−10 | Germany |
* 30 May 1992
| Hong Kong | 32−0 | Sweden |
Pool M
    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Spain 22004012+286  Zimbabwe 21013020+104  Belgium 2002442−382
* 30 May 1992
| Zimbabwe | 18−4 | Belgium |
* 30 May 1992
| Spain | 22−0 | Belgium |
* 30 May 1992
| Zimbabwe | 12−18 | Spain |

### Knockout round

(31 May 1992)
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | | |
| Namibia | 16 | | | |
| Namibia | 16 | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | Namibia | 24 | |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | Namibia | 24 | |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | Taiwan | 06 | |
| Taiwan | 20 | Taiwan | 06 | |
| Taiwan | 20 | | | | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily |
| Sweden | 12 | | | | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily |
| Sweden | 12 | | | | Namibia | 26 |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | | | | Namibia | 26 |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | | | Hong Kong | 10 |
| Hong Kong | 26 | | | | Hong Kong | 10 |
| Hong Kong | 26 | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 06 | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 06 | Hong Kong | 14 | | | |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | | Hong Kong | 14 | | | |
| 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | 31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily | Spain | 12 | |
| Spain | 10 | Spain | 12 | |
| Portugal | 06 | | | |

### Etna Cup

| Hosts  Sicily | Stage 1 Eliminated Teams Arabian Gulf  Morocco  Sri Lanka  Malaysia  Kenya | Stage 2 Eliminated Teams  Poland  Tunisia  Germany  Belgium |
Round 1 Etna Cup (30 May 1992)
| Pool A  Morocco  Malaysia Arabian Gulf Results Arabian Gulf 12 - 20 Malaysia  Morocco 24 - 12 Malaysia Arabian Gulf 18 - 06 Morocco Classification  Morocco 4 points  Malaysia 4 points Arabian Gulf 4 points | Pool B  Sicily  Kenya  Sri Lanka Results  Sicily 12 - 12 Kenya  Sri Lanka 00 - 24 Kenya  Sicily 34 - 00 Sri Lanka Classification  Sicily 5 points  Kenya 5 points  Sri Lanka 2 points |
Round 2 Etna Cup (31 May 1992)
Quarter-finals
Kenya won Poland lost
Tunisia won Morocco lost
Sicily won Germany lost
Malaysia 10 - 10 Belgium (extra time 14–10)
Semi-finals
Sicily won Malaysia lost
Tunisia won Kenya lost
Final
Sicily won Tunisia lost
The Sicilian team were completely fresh and faced opponents who in some cases had played nine draining games. Sicily entered Sunday having played a total of two games. The final was contested by Sicily and Tunisia. Although Tunisia led by 2 points when normal time expired, the Italian referee allowed play to continue until, in the fourteenth minute of the second half, the Sicilians scored.

## Former USSR representative

Although the Soviet Union had originally been an invited team, it had subsequently collapsed and the former constituent nations, demanded their own qualifying event. This was held in Moscow where the Latvia team, in their first ever sporting event, overcame Ukraine and Kazakhstan to reach the final where they beat Russia to claim the last place in Edinburgh.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Latvia | 20 |
| Georgia | 5 | | |
| Georgia | 5 | Latvia | 12 |
| | | Russia | 10 |
| Russia | 15 | Russia | 10 |
| Lithuania | 0 | | |
| Lithuania | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Georgia | 19 |
| | | Lithuania | 0 |