For the finals of the Rugby Union World Cup 2011 , which will be held in New Zealand in September and October , the top three of the four preliminary round groups at the 2007 World Cup are automatically eligible to start. After the International Rugby Board had briefly considered limiting the field of participants to 16 teams, it confirmed on November 30, 2007 that 20 teams will continue to participate. This means that eight places in the final round will be played in qualifying tournaments.
Qualified teams
* automatically authorized to start
Africa
Africa has a permanent starting place for the finals. Qualification began with the 2008 African Cup of Nations. 14 teams took part in the tournament. Four teams contested a pre-qualification for two starting places. Then the twelve remaining teams were divided into four groups of three teams. The four semi-finalists met in June 2009. The winner (Namibia) qualified for the World Cup finals, the runner-up (Tunisia) advances to the barrage round.
Round 1
The winners of the pre-qualification took part in the 2008 African Championship.
round 2
Group A
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Namibia Namibia
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2
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0
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0
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48:31
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9
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| 2.
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Senegal Senegal
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0
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0
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1
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10:13
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1
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| 3.
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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
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0
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0
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1
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21:35
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0
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Namibia qualified for the semi-finals.
Group B
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
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2
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0
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0
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53:18
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9
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| 2.
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Morocco Morocco
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1
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0
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1
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38:39
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5
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| 3.
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Zambia Zambia
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0
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0
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2
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27:61
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0
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Ivory Coast qualified for the semi-finals.
Group C
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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2
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0
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0
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60:25
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9
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| 2.
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Kenya Kenya
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1
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0
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1
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91:52
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5
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| 3.
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Cameroon Cameroon
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0
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0
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2
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18:92
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0
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Tunisia qualified for the semi-finals.
Group D
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Uganda Uganda
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2
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0
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0
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59:32
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10
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| 2.
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Madagascar Madagascar
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1
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0
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1
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67:47
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5
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| 3.
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Botswana Botswana
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0
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0
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2
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25:72
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0
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Uganda qualified for the semi-finals.
Round 3
The four winners of the second round played for a place in the final, in which the seeded representative of Africa was determined.
Namibia and Tunisia qualified for the final.
Round 4
The direct qualifier for the World Cup was determined between the two teams. The loser was given another chance to qualify in the barrage round.
Namibia qualified directly for the World Cup.
America
North and South America together had two fixed starting places available for the final round. In addition, there was the possibility for a third team to qualify against a European team via a barrage. The qualification included a tournament with Caribbean and Central American teams in the Cayman Islands . Trinidad and Tobago, the winner of this tournament, faced Brazil, the winner of the South American qualifying group. The winner of this game met Uruguay and Chile in the third round. This was followed by the decisive round against the USA and Canada, with two teams qualifying directly and the third placed as America 3 in the barrage round.
Round 1a
Pre-qualification
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
The final winner Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the next round of qualification and faced Brazil.
Round 1b
Qualifying round 1b was played in Asunción , the capital of Paraguay .
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Brazil Brazil
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4th
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0
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0
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169: 20
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19th
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| 2.
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Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
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3
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0
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1
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181: 25
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15th
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| 3.
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Venezuela Venezuela
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2
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0
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2
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84: 123
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10
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| 4th
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Colombia Colombia
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1
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0
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3
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53: 146
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5
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| 5.
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Peru Peru
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0
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0
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4th
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23: 196
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1
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June 21, 2008
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Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
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71-0
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Peru Peru
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Asunción
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|
|
|
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June 26, 2008
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Brazil Brazil
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59: 0
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Peru Peru
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Asunción
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|
|
|
|
Brazil qualified for the second round with four wins.
round 2
Brazil prevailed with an overall result of 55:20 and qualified for the third round.
Round 3a
In the third round, Brazil met Uruguay and Chile. Uruguay advanced to the next round with two wins.
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Uruguay Uruguay
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2
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0
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0
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117: 12
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10
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| 2.
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Chile Chile
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1
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0
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1
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88:49
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5
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| 3.
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Brazil Brazil
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0
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0
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2
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6: 150
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0
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Round 3b
Canada and the USA played a starting place for the World Cup in July 2009. The loser of this duel met the winner of round 3a.
Canada prevailed with a result of 47:30 and qualified as the first team for the World Cup.
Round 4
In the fourth round, Uruguay (winners of round 3a) and the United States (losers of round 3b) met to play America's second solid starting place. The United States qualified for the World Cup with two wins. Uruguay advanced into the barrage round as America 3 .
Asia
Asia had a fixed starting place for the finals. The winner of the Asian Five Nations 2010 received this . The runner-up in this tournament advanced to the barrage round as Asia 2 .
Round 1
Semifinals
final
Thailand advanced to the second round with the final victory over Malaysia and met the three other representatives of the first division of the Asian Cup.
Round 2a
The four best teams of the top division of the Asian Five Nations 2009 advanced to the next round, the fifth placed team was eliminated.
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Table
points
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| 1.
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Japan Japan
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4th
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4th
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0
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0
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271: 40
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+ 231
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24
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| 2.
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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
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4th
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3
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0
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1
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87: 139
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- 52
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15th
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| 3.
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Korea South South Korea
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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137: 144
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- 7th
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13
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| 4th
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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110: 126
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- 16
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8th
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| 5.
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Singapore Singapore
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4th
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0
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0
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4th
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40: 196
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- 156
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1
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May 16, 2009
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Japan Japan
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80: 9
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Korea South South Korea
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Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka
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|
|
|
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May 16, 2009
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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64: 6
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Singapore Singapore
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Hong Kong FC Stadium, Hong Kong
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|
|
|
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May 23, 2009
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Singapore Singapore
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15:45
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Japan Japan
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Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Ang Mo Kio
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|
|
|
|
Round 2b
The winner of Division 1 of the Asian Five Nations 2009 met the four best-placed teams in the top division in round 3.
Semifinals
final
Arabia qualified for the third round.
Round 3
The third round was also the final round of the qualification process in Asia. Japan took part in the World Cup as Asia 1 as the winner of the Asian Five Nations 2010 , while the runner-up Kazakhstan advanced into the barrage round.
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Bonus
points
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Table
points
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| 1.
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Japan Japan
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4th
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4th
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0
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0
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326: 30
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+ 296
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4th
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24
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| 2.
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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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94: 173
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- 76
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3
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13
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| 3.
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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65: 133
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- 68
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2
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12
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| 4th
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 Arabia
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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70: 128
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- 58
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0
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10
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| 5.
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Korea South South Korea
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4th
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0
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0
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4th
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65: 156
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- 91
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3
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3
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May 15, 2010
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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
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7: 101
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Japan Japan
|
Prince Chichibu Rugby Stadium, Tokyo *
|
|
|
|
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May 22, 2010
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Japan Japan
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94: 5
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Prince Chichibu Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
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|
|
|
|
* The match between Kazakhstan and Japan has been moved from Almaty to Tokyo.
Europe
Europe had two fixed starting places for the finals, while a third team advanced to the barrage round. The qualification process included divisions 1 to 3C of the European Nations Cup 2008-2010 as well as playoff games.
Round 1
In the first round, the winners of division 3C (Israel) and 3B (Slovenia) met in a playoff game. The winner advanced to the second round of qualification.
Division 3C
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country
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Games
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Game
points
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Diff.
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Table
points
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| 1.
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Israel Israel
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4th
|
4th
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0
|
0
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136: 26
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+ 110
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12
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| 2.
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Greece Greece
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4th
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3
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0
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1
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80:67
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+ 13
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10
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| 3.
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Bulgaria Bulgaria
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4th
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2
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0
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2
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73:72
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+ 1
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8th
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| 4th
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Luxembourg Luxembourg
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4th
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1
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0
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3
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51:84
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- 33
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6th
|
| 5.
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Finland Finland
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4th
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0
|
0
|
4th
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47: 138
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- 91
|
4th
|
Division 3B
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Slovenia Slovenia
|
4th
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
89:64
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+ 25
|
12
|
| 2.
|
Hungary Hungary
|
4th
|
3
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0
|
1
|
116: 71
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+ 45
|
10
|
| 3.
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Denmark Denmark
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4th
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2
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0
|
2
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78:88
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- 10
|
8th
|
| 4th
|
Norway Norway
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
54:63
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- 9
|
6th
|
| 5.
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Austria Austria
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
4th
|
31:81
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- 50
|
4th
|
Playoff
Israel advanced into the second round.
round 2
In the second round, the winner of the first round met the winner of Division 3A. The winner of this playoff advanced one round.
Division 3A
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|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Lithuania Lithuania
|
4th
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
133: 38
|
+ 95
|
12
|
| 2.
|
Armenia Armenia
|
4th
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
105: 75
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+ 30
|
8th
|
| 3.
|
Serbia Serbia
|
4th
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
53: 104
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- 51
|
8th
|
| 4th
|
Switzerland Switzerland
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
53:89
|
- 46
|
6th
|
| 5.
|
Andorra Andorra
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
62: 100
|
- 38
|
6th
|
Playoff
Lithuania qualified for the third round.
Round 3
In the third round, the winner of round 2 met the winner of Division 2B, with the winner of this playoff game moving on to the fourth round.
Division 2B
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|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Netherlands Netherlands
|
4th
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
110: 55
|
+ 55
|
12
|
| 2.
|
Croatia Croatia
|
4th
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
76:60
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+ 16
|
10
|
| 3.
|
Malta Malta
|
4th
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
66:70
|
- 4th
|
8th
|
| 4th
|
Sweden Sweden
|
4th
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
64:73
|
- 9
|
6th
|
| 5.
|
Latvia Latvia
|
4th
|
0
|
0
|
4th
|
47: 103
|
- 56
|
4th
|
November 1, 2008
|
Sweden Sweden
|
6: 9
|
Malta Malta
|
Vanersborg
|
|
|
|
|
Playoff
Round 4
In the fourth round, the winner of round 3 and the winner of Division 2A met and played for a place in the sixth round.
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country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
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Ukraine Ukraine
|
8th
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
140: 109
|
+ 31
|
18th
|
| 2.
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Belgium Belgium
|
8th
|
4th
|
1
|
3
|
108: 97
|
+ 11
|
17th
|
| 3.
|
Czech Republic Czech Republic
|
8th
|
3
|
1
|
4th
|
135: 142
|
- 7th
|
15th
|
| 4th
|
Poland Poland
|
7th
|
3
|
0
|
4th
|
94: 118
|
- 24
|
13
|
| 5.
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
7th
|
3
|
0
|
4th
|
133: 144
|
- 11
|
13
|
May 16, 2009
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
28:30
|
Poland Poland
|
Chișinău
|
|
|
|
|
October 31, 2009
|
Belgium Belgium
|
14: 3
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
Brussels
|
|
|
|
|
April 10, 2010
|
Moldova Republic Moldova
|
28:19
|
Ukraine Ukraine
|
Chișinău
|
|
|
|
|
Playoff
Round 5
The fifth round comprised the first division of the European Nations Cup 2008-2010 . The two winners automatically qualified for the World Cup. The third in the table advanced to the sixth round and met the winner of round 4.
Division 1
|
|
country
|
Games
|
Victories
|
Unent.
|
Ndlg.
|
Game
points
|
Diff.
|
Table
points
|
| 1.
|
Georgia Georgia
|
10
|
8th
|
1
|
1
|
326: 132
|
+ 194
|
27
|
| 2.
|
Russia Russia
|
10
|
7th
|
1
|
2
|
291: 175
|
+ 116
|
25th
|
| 3.
|
Romania Romania
|
10
|
6th
|
1
|
3
|
282: 136
|
+ 146
|
23
|
| 4th
|
Portugal Portugal
|
10
|
5
|
1
|
4th
|
255: 149
|
+ 106
|
21st
|
| 5.
|
Spain Spain
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
8th
|
145: 304
|
- 159
|
14th
|
| 6th
|
Germany Germany
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
58: 461
|
- 403
|
10
|
February 6, 2010
|
Romania Romania
|
45: 27
|
Spain Spain
|
Bucharest
|
|
|
|
|
February 13, 2010
|
Spain Spain
|
20:38
|
Russia Russia
|
Madrid
|
|
|
|
|
Round 6
In the sixth round, the third of Division 1 met the winner of the fourth round. The winner of this duel advanced to the barrage lap.
Playoff
Romania advanced further into the barrage round as Europe 3 .
Oceania
Oceania was given a place for the World Cup finals, which Samoa and the winner of the Oceania Cup 2009 decided among themselves.
Round 1
The winners of the west and east groups of the Oceania Cup 2009 played a place in the second round.
Semifinals
final
Papua New Guinea moved into the second round.
round 2
Papua New Guinea, winner of the first round, faced Samoa in the second and decisive round.
Samoa qualified for the World Cup with two wins and an overall result of 188: 19.
Barrage round
In the barrage round, Tunisia (Africa 2) , Uruguay (America 3) , Kazakhstan (Asia 2) and Romania (Europe 3) met to play off the last place in the World Cup finals. First, the European representative played against the African and the American representative against Asia in the semifinals. The team with the higher position in the IRB world rankings received the home right . The winners of the semi-finals met each other in the final on a two-legged basis.
Semifinals
final
Romania qualified for the World Cup with one win and an overall result of 60:33.
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ The game between Zimbabwe and Senegal was canceled due to security concerns.
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↑ a b The game was played on neutral ground due to the Caucasus conflict.
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Botswana
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Namibia
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Zambia
Kenya
Madagascar
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Cayman Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
Jamaica
Bahamas
Bermuda
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Venezuela
Chile
United States
Canada
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Pakistan
Thailand
India
Hong Kong
Singapore
Arabia
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
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Vanuatu
Cook Islands
Niue
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