The 2023 World 9s is open to teams from Melbourne’s multicultural communities.
There are two simple criteria for player eligibility – that a player was born in the country/community or has a parent or grandparent born in the country/community which he or she is representing.
Teams that have competed at the World 9s in Melbourne are listed below.
- Australia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Italy
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Malta
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Wales
- United Nations