Rugby union in Asia is governed by the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU). As of December 2009 there are 28 ARFU member unions, of whom 15 are full members of World Rugby, and six further associate members of World Rugby in Asia. The flagship tournament for promoting the sport in Asia is the Asian Five Nations, which launched in 2008, and which most recently in 2011 saw the national teams of Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the UAE, compete in the main tournament.
Rugby union in China is a growing sport; however, it is still not overly popular. China became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1997 and as of 1 July 2019, its women's XV side was ranked 24th and its men's XV side 80th in the world. Neither the women's team nor the men's team has yet qualified for a Women's Rugby World Cup or a men's Rugby World Cup. However, China has hopes of one day hosting the men's event, and World Rugby has indicated it supports taking the event there.
The most successful teams in women's international rugby union have been England, France, and New Zealand.
The Dubai Women's Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Dubai, UAE. The tournament includes several competitions including, since 1994, an international women's invitational competition. Though most entrants are ad hoc sides composed of club and international players from a variety of countries, some are official national selections - the results of matches between such sides appear below.
The Roma Sevens International Rugby Sevens Tournament is held every years since 2002 in Rome, Italy, at the Stadio dei Marmi.
The Amsterdam Women's Sevens began in 2005. On 4 October 2012, the IRB announced the launch of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, the women's counterpart to the wildly successful IRB Sevens World Series for men. The inaugural 2012–13 season featured four events, with the Amsterdam Sevens as the final event in May 2013. The 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the last series to feature Amsterdam as an event.
In the Asian Region for 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying, Japan took the sole qualification spot, Asia 1 by winning Round 3: 2014 Asian Five Nations, while second placed Hong Kong qualified for the repechage playoff.
The 2013 Sudirman Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 19–26, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 31 teams have confirmed their participation, for the second time, twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title.
The 2015 Asia Rugby Women's Olympic Qualification Series for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over two rounds in Hong Kong and Tokyo from 7–29 November, following a preliminary qualifying round held in Chennai on 7–8 March. Japan won both rounds to gain direct qualification to the 2016 Olympic Sevens women's tournament.
The 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the nineteenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series will be played over three legs in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.
The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the twentieth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series was played over three legs in South Korea, China, and Sri Lanka.
The 2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the third edition of the tournament. It took place between the 22–24 March 2000. It also featured the first official appearance of the New Zealand women's team since the tournament began in 1997.
The 2015 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the 18th edition of the tournament. It took place between 26–27 March 2015. Canada won their third consecutive Hong Kong title. The event also marked the debut of Argentina and Mexico as the 38th and 39th international unions to participate in Hong Kong since 1997.
The 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from June 2022 to February 2025, to determine the fifteen FIBA Asia–Oceania nations who will join the automatically qualified host Saudi Arabia at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
The 2001 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held on 28–30 March. New Zealand won the tournament after defeating the United States 22–10.
The 2007 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the tenth edition of the tournament. The event was held from the 29th to the 30th of March in Hong Kong. Aotearoa Maori New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Australia in the final.
The 2010 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held on the 26th and 27 March. The women's competition was held at the Hong Kong Football Club on 26 March, with the Cup final played at the Hong Kong Stadium on the 27th.
The 2004 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the seventh edition of the tournament. The Aotearoa Maori New Zealand side won the tournament after winning the Cup final against Australia.
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