2008 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship

Last updated

2008 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Venue Taldykorgan
Date3–7 June
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
No. of nations6
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Fourth placeFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
2007
2010

The 2008 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship was the third edition of the tournament. It was hosted by defending champions Kazakhstan in Taldykorgan from the 3rd to the 7th of June. The tournament saw the addition of two other teams to the typical four competing teams. Kazakhstan were crowned champions again after beating Japan 39–3 in the final.

Contents

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPD
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 22001036+97
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21012049–29
3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 21011170–5
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 21014817–31
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2101558+47
6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2002087–87

Bracket

First roundSemifinalsFinal
5 June
3 JuneFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 64
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 37 June
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 39
5 JuneFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
3 JuneFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 17
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 10
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 38

Results

First round

Semi-finals

2008-06-05
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg64–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
2008-06-05
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg17–10Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

5th–6th

2008-06-07
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg49–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

3rd–4th

2008-06-07
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–15Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

Final

2008-06-07
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg39–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan national football team</span> National association football team

The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005–06 UEFA Cup</span> 35th season of Europes secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

The 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the 35th edition of the UEFA Cup, was won by Sevilla, beating Middlesbrough in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was refereed by Herbert Fandel. Middlesbrough sealed their place in the final on the back of two dramatic comebacks. In the quarter-finals they beat FC Basel of Switzerland 4–3 on aggregate, this put them into the semi–final to face Steaua București. The first leg finished 1–0 to Steaua, and the second leg finished 4–2. Sevilla went on to defend the trophy the following year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004–05 UEFA Champions League</span> 50th season of the UEFA club football tournament

The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won by Liverpool, who beat Milan on penalties in the final, having come back from 3–0 down at half-time. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was named as UEFA's Footballer of the Year for his key role in the final and throughout the Champions League season. The final, played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, is often regarded as one of the best in the history of the tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sport in Kazakhstan</span>

Kazakhstan's President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has challenged sports organizers to engage 30 percent of the country's population in sports. The state has numerous sports clubs where people participate in various types of sports; sport facilities are available to the general public. Kazakhstan currently hosts major international tournaments; Astana and Almaty hosted the VII Asian Winter Games 2011, which drew teams from 27 countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timur Kapadze</span> Uzbekistani footballer

Timur Kapadze is an Uzbekistani former professional football midfielder of Ahiska-Turkish descent.

The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has been played biennially. From 2021, the tournament was rebranded from the AFC Futsal Championship to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. It is also the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guam national rugby union team</span>

The Guam national rugby union team represents the United States territory of Guam in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though they have attempted to qualify for the World Cup.

Football in Kazakhstan is governed by the national body the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The FFK organises the men's, women's and futsal national teams. Football is the most popular sport in the country, followed by ice hockey.

The ECO Cup was a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organization. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up in 1985. In 1992, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan joined ECO.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament</span>

The women's water polo tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested between August 16 and August 26 at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. Eight teams qualified for the Games, with Italy defeating the host nation Greece for the gold medal. The United States won the bronze medal.

For divisional competitions, see: 2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

The 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 33rd edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany. After ARAG discontinued sponsorship for the event and organizers failed to find a new sponsor, the 2011 edition of the tournament was cancelled. However a new sponsor was found in January 2011, and so the 2011 edition of the Cup took place between May 15–21.

The 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 18th edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an international volleyball club tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (VFRK). It was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan from 25 to 31 May 2017. The tournament will serve as the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with the champion qualifying for the world championship.

The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Italy in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 IIHF World Championship</span> 2023 edition of the IIHF World Championship

The 2023 IIHF World Championship was co-hosted by Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. The tournament was held from 12 to 28 May 2023, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kazakhstan at the 2018 Asian Games</span> Sporting event delegation

Kazakhstan participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

The qualification for the 2020 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to twelve teams: the hosts, the World champion, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2021. It was held on indoor hard courts at three venues in Innsbruck, Austria, Madrid, Spain and Turin, Italy. The 2020 edition was originally scheduled to take place from 23 until 29 November 2020. However, on 26 June 2020, ITF announced that 2020 Finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic and be named 2021 Davis Cup Finals. On 18 January 2021, ITF announced that the Finals would be expanded over 11 days, from 25 November to 5 December 2021. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles. Spain were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage. The Russian Tennis Federation won the title, defeating Croatia in the final. Andrey Rublev was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after going 6–1 in both singles and doubles.

The 2021 Kazakhstan Super Cup is the 14th edition of the Kazakhstan Super Cup, an annual football competition for clubs in the Kazakh football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

The 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships was held at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, from 15 to 20 February 2022. This championships was organised by the Badminton Asia with Badminton Association of Malaysia as the host organiser. It was sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. It served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup in Thailand. Indonesia, the three-time champions, and Japan were the defending champions of the men's and women's category respectively.

References