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
2009–10 KNVB Cup KNVB District Cups. The draw for this round was conducted on 7 July 2009. The matches were played on 29 August 2009. The clubs from both the Eredivisie 2009-10 and the Eerste Divisie 2009-10 entered in this round, as well as two youth teams. They joined the 24 winners from Round 1. Participants: The draw for this round was conducted on 7 July 2009. The matches were played between 22–24 September 2009. Round 3 featured the 32 winning teams from round 2. The draw was on 24 September 2009. The matches were played on October 27–29, 2009. Participants: Round 4