2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | |
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Hosts | Qatar (Trophy) Hong Kong South Korea Sri Lanka |
Date | 17 February - 14 October |
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The 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the ninth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The lower-tier Trophy tournament hosted in Qatar [1] served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.
The top two teams that are not already core teams on the Sevens World Series will earn qualification to the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series.
In addition, the 2017 edition of the Asian series serves as qualification to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the top two teams qualifying. [2]
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy | Asia Rugby Sevens Series |
The men's Trophy was held 3–4 March at Aspire Rugby Football Centre, Doha, Qatar. [3]
Pool A
Legend |
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Advances to Cup quarter-finals |
Advances to 9th-11th place round-robin |
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 6 |
Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 4 |
Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 2 |
Pool B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 5 | +88 | 6 |
Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 4 |
Nepal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | -120 | 2 |
Pool C
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 6 |
India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 64 | -52 | 2 |
Pool D
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | +60 | 6 |
Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 4 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 62 | -57 | 2 |
9th-11th Place
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 12 | +76 | 6 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 4 |
Nepal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | -119 | 2 |
5th-8th Place
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 Mar - 13:22 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 42 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 16:00 | ||||||||||
Iran | 0 | |||||||||
Iran | 17 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 13:44 | ||||||||||
India | 5 | |||||||||
Singapore | 19 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 18:34 | ||||||||||
India | 7 | |||||||||
Iran | 10 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 14:06 | ||||||||||
Qatar | 24 | |||||||||
Qatar | 5 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 16:22 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 24 | |||||||||
Qatar | 21 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 14:28 | ||||||||||
Pakistan | 5 | Seventh Place | ||||||||
Pakistan | 10 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 18:12 | ||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 24 | |||||||||
India | 14 | |||||||||
Pakistan | 12 | |||||||||
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 Mar - 13:22 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 42 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 16:44 | ||||||||||
Iran | 0 | |||||||||
Philippines | 12 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 13:44 | ||||||||||
Singapore | 10 | |||||||||
Singapore | 19 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 19:18 | ||||||||||
India | 7 | |||||||||
Philippines | 41 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 14:06 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 7 | |||||||||
Qatar | 5 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 17:06 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 24 | |||||||||
Thailand | 19 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 14:28 | ||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 17 | Third place | ||||||||
Pakistan | 10 | |||||||||
4 Mar - 18:56 | ||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 24 | |||||||||
Singapore | 14 | |||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 43 | |||||||||
Legend |
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Promoted to the main series for 2017 |
Rank | Team |
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1 | Philippines |
2 | Thailand |
3 | United Arab Emirates |
4 | Singapore |
5 | Qatar |
6 | Iran |
7 | India |
8 | Pakistan |
9 | Jordan |
10 | Bangladesh |
11 | Nepal |
Was held 1–2 September. [4] All matches were held at King's Park Sports Ground. All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Japan | 19–12 | Hong Kong | South Korea China |
Plate | Sri Lanka | 32–19 | Philippines | Malaysia Chinese Taipei |
Pool A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 12 | +83 | 9 |
China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 7 |
Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 5 |
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 118 | −104 | 3 |
Pool B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 15 | +89 | 9 |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 7 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 5 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 133 | −119 | 3 |
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 September 2017 12:00 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 12 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 15:22 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 17 | |||||||||
South Korea | 17 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 12:22 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 22 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 50 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 18:16 | ||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 12 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 12:44 | ||||||||||
Japan | 19 | |||||||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 15:44 | ||||||||||
Japan | 44 | |||||||||
Japan | 40 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 13:06 | ||||||||||
China | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
China | 36 | |||||||||
2 September 2017 17:54 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 12 | |||||||||
South Korea | 14 | |||||||||
China | 7 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 September 2017 14:38 | ||||||
Philippines | 29 | |||||
2 September 2017 17:32 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
Philippines | 19 | |||||
2 September 2017 15:00 | ||||||
Sri Lanka | 32 | |||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||
Sri Lanka | 45 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
2 September 2017 17:10 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 12 | |||||
Malaysia | 33 |
Was held 23–24 September. All matches were held at Namdong Asiad Stadium in Incheon. All times are Korea Standard Time(UTC+9).
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | South Korea | 17−12 | Japan | Hong Kong China |
Plate | Sri Lanka | 41−7 | Malaysia | Philippines Chinese Taipei |
Pool A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 12 | +125 | 9 |
China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 97 | −40 | 6 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 95 | −71 | 3 |
Pool B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 36 | +67 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 36 | +52 | 7 |
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 78 | −44 | 5 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 85 | −75 | 3 |
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
24 September 2017 11:28 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 7 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 15:08 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 31 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 11:50 | ||||||||||
Japan | 19 | |||||||||
Japan | 34 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 18:26 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 5 | |||||||||
Japan | 12 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 12:12 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 17 | |||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 7 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 15:30 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 52 | |||||||||
South Korea | 33 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 12:34 | ||||||||||
China | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
China | 36 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 17:42 | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 10 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 22 | |||||||||
China | 17 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
24 September 2017 14:20 | ||||||
Sri Lanka | 42 | |||||
24 September 2017 16:58 | ||||||
Philippines | 0 | |||||
Sri Lanka | 41 | |||||
24 September 2017 14:42 | ||||||
Malaysia | 7 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 21 | |||||
Malaysia | 26 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
24 September 2017 16:36 | ||||||
Philippines | 47 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 5 |
Will be held 14–15 October. All matches will be held at Racecourse International Rugby Stadium in Colombo. All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time(UTC+5:30).
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Hong Kong | 19–14 | Japan | Sri Lanka South Korea |
Plate | Philippines | 19–17 | Malaysia | China Chinese Taipei |
Pool A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 9 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 7 |
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 5 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 79 | −65 | 3 |
Pool B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 7 |
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 5 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 3 |
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
15 October 2017 − 11:28 | ||||||||||
China | 12 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 15:34 | ||||||||||
Japan | 26 | |||||||||
Japan | 15 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 11:50 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 10 | |||||||||
South Korea | 17 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 18:58 | ||||||||||
Philippines | 12 | |||||||||
Japan | 14 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 12:12 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 19 | |||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 15:56 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 50 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 26 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 12:34 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
Sri Lanka | 22 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 18:14 | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 5 | |||||||||
South Korea | 5 | |||||||||
Sri Lanka | 22 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 October 2017 − 14:20 | ||||||
China | 10 | |||||
15 October 2017 − 17:24 | ||||||
Philippines | 26 | |||||
Philippines | 19 | |||||
15 October 2017 − 14:42 | ||||||
Malaysia | 17 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
Malaysia | 17 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
15 October 2017 − 17:02 | ||||||
China | 27 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 7 |
Legend |
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Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Rank | Team | Hong Kong [5] | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Points |
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1 | Japan | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
2 | Hong Kong | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
3 | South Korea | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
5 | China | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
6 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
7 | Malaysia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
8 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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