2009 World Games – Rugby union
Host	Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...
Dates	July 24–25, 2009
Teams	8
Podium
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place

Rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

, specifically in the sevens format

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

, was introduced as a World Games

World Games

The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...

 sport for men at the 2001 World Games

World Games 2001

The sixth World Games were held in 2001 in Akita, Japan.-Sports:Official sports-Medal count:...

 in Akita

Akita, Akita

is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of...

. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji did not fail to clinch gold for the 3rd time in front of a crowd of 39,000. The Fijian win preserves Fiji as the only nation to ever capture gold at the games. Represented were South Africa (the reigning IRB Sevens World Series Champions), Portugal (the reigning European Sevens Champions), Argentina (the reigning USA Sevens Champions), Fiji (the reigning World Games Gold Medalists), and Chinese Taipei (the host nation). The USA was the biggest disappointment of Day 1 going 0–3 having been expected to compete for a medal. The biggest surprise of the event was Portugal finding their way into the Gold Medal Match and coming away with the Silver Medal.

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament
Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei national rugby union team (sevens)

The Chinese Taipei national rugby union sevens is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens, saying that their team had two Chi-Mings, a Yen-Ching, and...

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-
	3	3	0	0	62	12	50
	3	2	0	1	46	19	27
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei national rugby union team (sevens) The Chinese Taipei national rugby union sevens is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens, saying that their team had two Chi-Mings, a Yen-Ching, and...	3	1	0	2	27	65	−38
	3	0	0	3	31	70	−39

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-
	3	3	0	0	63	12	51
	3	2	0	1	52	37	15
	3	1	0	2	35	39	−4
	3	0	0	3	15	77	−62

Pool A

• South Africa 29–0 Chinese Taipei
• Portugal 22–7 USA
• South Africa 7–5 Portugal
• Chinese Taipei 22–17 USA
• South Africa 26–7 USA
• Portugal 19–5 Chinese Taipei

Pool B

• Fiji 26–10 Hong Kong
• Argentina 15–5 Japan
• Fiji 19–10 Japan
• Argentina 31–0 Hong Kong
• Argentina 17–7 Fiji
• Japan 20–5 Hong Kong

Quarter Finals

• Argentina 19–12 USA
• Portugal 17–0 Japan
• Fiji 28–5 Chinese Taipei
• South Africa 39–0 Hong Kong