2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | |
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Hosts | Laos (Trophy) South Korea Sri Lanka |
Date | 23 September - 15 October [1] |
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The 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the eighteenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. The lower tier Trophy, which serves as a qualifier for the series, was held in Laos. [2] The Series will be played over two legs hosted in South Korea and Sri Lanka. The 2017 edition of the series serves as qualification to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the top two qualifying. [3]
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy | Asia Rugby Sevens Series |
The women's Trophy was a single round robin held over 17–18 February at Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos. [4]
Legend |
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Advances to Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series |
Table
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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South Korea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 10 | +168 | 18 |
India | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 53 | +55 | 16 |
Malaysia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 46 | +96 | 14 |
Philippines | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 56 | +60 | 12 |
Laos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 119 | -15 | 10 |
Pakistan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 179 | -157 | 8 |
Nepal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 204 | -197 | 6 |
Matches |
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Will be held 23–24 September All matches will be 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 | Japan | 19−14 | China | Kazakhstan Hong Kong |
Plate | Sri Lanka | 24−12 | Thailand | Singapore South Korea |
Pool A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 20 | +76 | 9 |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 7 |
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 5 |
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 99 | −87 | 3 |
Matches |
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Pool B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 12 | +85 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 7 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 5 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 94 | −87 | 3 |
Matches |
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Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
24 September 2017 10:00 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 15 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 13:36 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 19 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 10:22 | ||||||||||
Japan | 28 | |||||||||
Japan | 53 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 18:04 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 19 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 10:44 | ||||||||||
China | 14 | |||||||||
Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 13:58 | ||||||||||
China | 31 | |||||||||
China | 17 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 11:06 | ||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 14 | Third place | ||||||||
Kazakhstan | 27 | |||||||||
24 September 2017 17:20 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 7 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | 24 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
24 September 2017 12:52 | ||||||
Thailand | 26 | |||||
24 September 2017 16:14 | ||||||
South Korea | 7 | |||||
Thailand | 12 | |||||
24 September 2017 13:14 | ||||||
Sri Lanka | 24 | |||||
Singapore | 15 | |||||
Sri Lanka | 19 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
24 September 2017 15:52 | ||||||
South Korea | 12 | |||||
Singapore | 17 |
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 | Japan | 10−5 | China | Kazakhstan Thailand |
Plate | Hong Kong | 12−5 | Sri Lanka | Singapore South Korea |
Pool A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 | +67 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 2 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 110 | −110 | 3 |
Matches |
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Pool B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 9 |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 7 |
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 5 |
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 91 | −86 | 3 |
Matches |
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Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
15 October 2017 − 10:00 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 13:36 | ||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 12 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | 10 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 10:22 | ||||||||||
Japan | 12 | |||||||||
Japan | 27 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 18:36 | ||||||||||
Singapore | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 10 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 10:44 | ||||||||||
China | 5 | |||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 13:58 | ||||||||||
China | 34 | |||||||||
China | 15 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 11:06 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
15 October 2017 − 17:46 | ||||||||||
Thailand | 12 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | 22 | |||||||||
Thailand | 5 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 October 2017 − 12:52 | ||||||
Sri Lanka | 34 | |||||
15 October 2017 − 16:40 | ||||||
Singapore | 5 | |||||
Sri Lanka | 5 | |||||
15 October 2017 − 13:14 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 12 | |||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
Hong Kong | 29 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
15 October 2017 − 16:18 | ||||||
Singapore | 15 | |||||
South Korea | 0 |
Legend |
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Qualified to 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Rank | Team | Korea [5] | Sri Lanka [6] | Points |
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1 | Japan | 12 | 12 | 24 |
2 | China | 10 | 10 | 20 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 8 | 16 |
4 | Hong Kong | 7 | 5 | 12 |
5 | Thailand | 4 | 7 | 11 |
6 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 9 |
7 | Singapore | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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