| RWC Sevens men's qualified teams | |
| Fiji | Automatic qualifier |
| New Zealand | Automatic qualifier |
| England | Automatic qualifier |
| South Africa | Automatic qualifier |
| Australia | Automatic qualifier |
| France | Automatic qualifier |
| Scotland | Automatic qualifier |
| Argentina | Automatic qualifier |
| Arabian Gulf | Host Union |
| Uruguay | South America qualifier |
| Portugal | Europe qualifier |
| Wales | Europe qualifier |
| Georgia | Europe qualifier |
| Ireland | Europe qualifier |
| Italy | Europe qualifier |
| Samoa | Oceania qualifier |
| Tonga | Oceania qualifier |
| RWC Sevens women's qualified teams | |
| Brazil | South America qualifier |
| England | Europe qualifier |
| Netherlands | Europe qualifier |
| Russia | Europe qualifier |
| France | Europe qualifier |
| Spain | Europe qualifier |
| Italy | Europe qualifier |
| Australia | Oceania qualifier |
| New Zealand | Oceania qualifier |
HOST UNION
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
| RWC Sevens qualifying tournaments | |
| Africa (women) | Uganda, 20-21 SEP |
| Asia (men/women) | Hong Kong, 4-5 OCT |
| North America (men/women) | Bahamas, 25-26 OCT |
| Africa (men) | Tunisia, 31 OCT - 1 NOV |
| 30 June 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(1) |  | RSA | |
| 2(2) |  | NZL | |
| 3(4) |  |  | AUS |
| 4(3) |  |  | ARG |
| 5(5) |  | ENG | |
| 6(6) |  | WAL | |
| 7(7) |  | FRA | |
| 8(8) |  | IRE | |
| 9(9) |  | SCO | |
| 10(10) |  | FJI | |
