| Rugby sevens at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Cangqian Athletics Field |
| Dates | 24–26 September 2023 |
| Competitors | 240 from 15 nations |
Rugby sevens at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Cangqian Campus Field, China over three days from 24 to 26 September 2023. [1]
| P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 24th Sun | 25th Mon | 26th Tue | ||
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| Men | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Women | P | P | ½ | F | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The draw for the competition was done virtually on 22 August 2023. [2] [3]
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series.
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* In September 2023, the allocation of the men's groups were reorganized following the late entry of the Sri Lanka national team as the 
Independent Athletes. The Sri Lanka team competed under the OCA flag just in rugby sevens due to their national rugby federation's suspension. The OCA team replaced Malaysia in Pool B as a 2nd ranked team and Malaysia instead Nepal in Pool A as a 3rd ranked team. Subsequently, Nepal moved to Pool D as a 4th ranked team. [4]
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Hong Kong | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 |  South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 |  Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  China | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Singapore | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Philippines | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Independent Athletes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Thailand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Afghanistan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |  Nepal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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