| Rugby sevens at the 2010 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Guangzhou University Town Stadium |
| Dates | 21–23 November |
| Competitors | 201 from 11 nations |
Rugby sevens was one of the 42 sports at the 16th Asian Games 2010 at Guangzhou, China. It was held at the Guangzhou University Town Stadium.
| P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 21st Sun | 22nd Mon | 23rd Tue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Women | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 October 2010 at Guangzhou. [1] [2]
The teams were seeded according to their position at the 2006 Asian Games.
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2010 Asian Women's Sevens Championship.
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* Withdrew.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 |  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 |  | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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