2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series normal 16 teams) was spread out over a three-day period. The series' tournaments are identical to 2007–2008 and span the globe: The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was not a part of the 2008-09 series. Unlike the 2005 edition held in Hong Kong, the 2009 edition did not replace one of the 2008-09 series events. The World Cup was held in Dubai from March 5–7, 2009 and won by Wales. Prior to the season, the IRB announced the 12 "core teams" that would receive guaranteed berths in each event in the 2008–09 series: The one new core team was the
History of rugby union matches between France and Scotland (the one-eyed match) because five players between the two sides had lost an eye in World War I. History of rugby union matches between France and Scotland The history of rugby union matches between France and Scotland dates back to 1910 when the two teams played against each other in Edinburgh. Scotland won the match 27 – 0. Since then there have been a total of 92 games played resulting in, 53 wins for France and 36 wins for Scotland and 3 draws, as of February 2018. During rugby union's amateur era the overall history of the fixture was relatively