2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

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2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
HostsFlag of Laos.svg  Laos (Trophy)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Date23 September - 15 October [1]
2016
2018

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]

Contents

Teams

Trophy

The women's Trophy was a single round robin held over 17–18 February at Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos. [4]

Legend
Advances to Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Table

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 660017810+16818
Flag of India.svg  India 650110853+5516
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 640214246+9614
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 630311656+6012
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 6204104119-1510
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 610522179-1578
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 60067204-1976

Series

South Korea

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).

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
CupFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 19−14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
PlateFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24−12Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 33009620+769
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 32017429+457
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 31023670−345
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30031299−873

Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 33009712+859
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 32016622+447
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 31022971−425
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3003794−873

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 September 2017 10:00
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 15
 
24 September 2017 13:36
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 19
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
 
24 September 2017 10:22
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 53
 
24 September 2017 18:04
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19
 
24 September 2017 10:44
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0
 
24 September 2017 13:58
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 17
 
24 September 2017 11:06
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 14 Third place
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27
 
24 September 2017 17:20
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 7
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 24
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 September 2017 12:52
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 26
 
24 September 2017 16:14
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12
 
24 September 2017 13:14
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 15
 
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 19
 
Seventh Place
 
 
24 September 2017 15:52
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 12
 
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 17

Sri Lanka

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).

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
CupFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 10−5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
PlateFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 12−5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 33007912+679
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 32015322+316
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 31024129+122
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 30030110−1103

Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 33007319+549
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 32016826+427
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 31025060−105
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3003591−863

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 October 2017 − 10:00
 
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0
 
15 October 2017 − 13:36
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 12
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 10
 
15 October 2017 − 10:22
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 27
 
15 October 2017 − 18:36
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10
 
15 October 2017 − 10:44
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
15 October 2017 − 13:58
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 34
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15
 
15 October 2017 − 11:06
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12 Third place
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 7
 
15 October 2017 − 17:46
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 22
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 October 2017 − 12:52
 
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 34
 
15 October 2017 − 16:40
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5
 
15 October 2017 − 13:14
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 12
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 29
 
Seventh Place
 
 
15 October 2017 − 16:18
 
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 15
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0

Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
RankTeamKorea [5] Sri Lanka [6] Points
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 121224
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 101020
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8816
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 7512
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4711
6Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 549
7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 224
8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 112

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