| 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 |
| Japan | Asia qualifier |
| Hong Kong | Asia qualifier |
| USA | N America qualifier |
| Canada | N America qualifier |
| Kenya | Africa qualifier |
| Zimbabwe | Africa qualifier |
| Tunisia | Africa 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 |
| South Africa | Africa qualifier |
| Uganda | Africa qualifier |
| Japan | Asia qualifier |
| Thailand | Asia qualifier |
| China | Asia qualifier |
| Canada | N America qualifier |
| USA | N America qualifier |
| 17 November 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(1) |  | NZL | |
| 2(2) |  | RSA | |
| 3(3) |  | AUS | |
| 4(5) |  |  | ARG |
| 5(4) |  |  | ENG |
| 6(6) |  | FRA | |
| 7(7) |  | WAL | |
| 8(8) |  | IRE | |
| 9(9) |  | SCO | |
| 10(11) | |  | FJI |
