2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts Indonesia (Trophy)
 South Korea
 China
 Sri Lanka
Date31 August – 29 September
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runners-up Hong Kong
Third China
← 2018
2021 →

The 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the eleventh edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Indonesia, served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in South Korea, China, and Sri Lanka.

Teams[edit]

Schedule[edit]

The official schedule for the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was:[1]

2019 Sevens Series schedule
Leg Stadium City Dates Winner
Korea Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon 31 August – 1 September 2019  Japan
China Huizhou Olympic Stadium Huizhou 14–15 September 2019  Hong Kong
Sri Lanka Colombo Racecourse Stadium Colombo 28–29 September 2019  Japan

Trophy[edit]

The men's trophy event was held on 10–11 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia.[2]

Placings[edit]

Place Team Qualification
1  Malaysia Promoted to the main Asia Rugby Sevens Series for 2020
2  Singapore
3  Thailand
4  Mongolia
5  India
6  Indonesia
7  Afghanistan
8  Laos
9  Uzbekistan
10  Bangladesh
11  Brunei

Pool stage[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Mongolia 2 2 0 0 38 12 +26 6 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Indonesia 2 1 0 1 47 24 +23 4 5th–8th bracket
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 5 54 -49 2 9th place
10 August
Uzbekistan 0-19 Mongolia
10 August
Indonesia 12-19 Mongolia
10 August
Indonesia 35-5 Uzbekistan

Pool B[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 48 10 +38 6 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 26 38 -12 4 5th–8th bracket
 Bangladesh 2 0 0 2 15 41 -26 2 10th place
10 August
Bangladesh 10-21 Afghanistan
10 August
Thailand 28-5 Afghanistan
10 August
Thailand 20-5 Bangladesh

Pool C[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 77 12 +65 6 Advance to Cup playoffs
 India 2 1 0 1 45 34 +11 4 5th–8th bracket
 Brunei 2 0 0 2 7 83 -76 2 11th place
10 August
Brunei 7-33 India
10 August
Singapore 27-12 India
10 August
Singapore 50-0 Brunei

Pool D[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Malaysia 2 2 0 0 92 0 +92 6 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Laos 2 0 0 2 0 92 -92 2 5th–8th bracket
10 August
Malaysia 36-0 Laos
10 August
Laos 0-56 Malaysia

Knockout stage[edit]

5th–8th bracket[edit]

 
5th–8th playoffsFifth place
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
 Indonesia26
 
11 August
 
 Laos7
 
 Indonesia14
 
11 August
 
 India24
 
 Afghanistan12
 
 
 India17
 
Seventh place
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Laos7
 
 
 Afghanistan15

Cup playoffs[edit]

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
 Mongolia0
 
11 August
 
 Malaysia26
 
 Malaysia17
 
11 August
 
 Singapore14
 
 Thailand12
 
 
 Singapore14
 
Third place
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Mongolia14
 
 
 Thailand24

Series standings[edit]

Final standings over the three legs of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series:

Pos
Event 
Team
Inch­eon
Hui­zhou
Colom­bo 		Total points Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 12 8 12 32 Entry to 2020 World Challenger Series
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hong Kong 10 12 10 32 Entry to 2020 World Challenger Series
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China 8 10 8 26
4  Sri Lanka 5 7 7 19
5  South Korea 7 5 1 13
6  Philippines 4 2 5 11
7  United Arab Emirates 2 1 4 7
8  Chinese Taipei 1 4 2 7 Relegated to 2021 Asia Sevens Series#Trophy

Incheon[edit]

The Korean leg of the series was held from 31 August to 1 September in Incheon.

Pool stage[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Japan 3 3 0 0 96 24 +72 9 Advance to Cup playoffs
 China 3 2 0 1 53 52 +1 7 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 40 77 –37 5 5th–8th bracket
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 38 74 –36 3 5th–8th bracket
31 August
14:42
Sri Lanka 14–17 China
Incheon Namdong Field
31 August
15:04
Japan 29–7 United Arab Emirates
Incheon Namdong Field
31 August
17:38
China 24–14 United Arab Emirates
Incheon Namdong Field
31 August
18:00
Japan 43–5 Sri Lanka
Incheon Namdong Field
1 September
12:12
Sri Lanka 21–17 United Arab Emirates
Incheon Namdong Field
1 September
12:34
Japan 24–12 China
Incheon Namdong Field

Pool B[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 111 17 +94 9 Advance to Cup playoffs
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 95 55 +40 7 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 66 60 +6 5 5th–8th bracket
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 14 154 –140 3 5th–8th bracket
31 August
13:58
Philippines 19–33 South Korea
Incheon Namdong Field
31 August
14:20
Hong Kong 62–0 Chinese Taipei
Incheon Namdong Field
31 August
16:54
South Korea 50–7 Chinese Taipei
Incheon Namdong Field
31 August
17:16
Hong Kong 20–5 Philippines
Incheon Namdong Field
1 September
11:28
Philippines 42–7 Chinese Taipei
Incheon Namdong Field
1 September
11:50
Hong Kong 29–12 South Korea
Incheon Namdong Field

Knockout stage[edit]

5th–8th bracket[edit]

 
5th–8th playoffsFifth place
 
      
 
1 September – 14:24 – Incheon Namdong
 
 
 Philippines21
 
1 September – 17:12 – Incheon Namdong
 
 United Arab Emirates19
 
 Philippines14
 
1 September – 14:46 – Incheon Namdong
 
 Sri Lanka21
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 
 Sri Lanka42
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 September – 16:50 – Incheon Namdong
 
 
 United Arab Emirates31
 
 
 Chinese Taipei5

Cup playoffs[edit]

 
Semi-finalsCup final
 
      
 
1 September – 15:22 – Incheon Namdong
 
 
 Hong Kong21
 
1 September – 18:40 – Incheon Namdong
 
 China7
 
 Japan21
 
1 September – 15:44 – Incheon Namdong
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 South Korea5
 
 
 Japan43
 
Third place
 
 
1 September – 17:56 – Incheon Namdong
 
 
 China24
 
 
 South Korea19

Source: Asia Rugby [3]

Huizhou[edit]

The China leg of the series was held on 14–15 September in Huizhou.

Pool stage[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Japan 3 3 0 0 116 0 +116 9 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 54 59 -5 7 Advance to Cup playoffs
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 17 73 -56 5 5th–8th bracket
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 24 79 -55 3 5th–8th bracket
14 September
14:42
South Korea 5–28 Sri Lanka
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
14 September
15:04
Japan 41–0 Chinese Taipei
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
14 September
17:38
Sri Lanka 26–17 Chinese Taipei
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
14 September
18:00
Japan 38–0 South Korea
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
15 September
12:12
South Korea 12–7 Chinese Taipei
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
15 September
12:34
Japan 37–0 Sri Lanka
Huizhou Olympic Stadium

Pool B[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 88 14 +74 9 Advance to Cup playoffs
 China 3 2 0 1 64 34 +30 7 Advance to Cup playoffs
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 28 75 -47 5 5th–8th bracket
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 32 89 -57 3 5th–8th bracket
14 September
13:58
China 21–15 Philippines
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
14 September
14:20
Hong Kong 22–7 United Arab Emirates
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
14 September
16:54
Philippines 17–21 United Arab Emirates
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
14 September
17:16
Hong Kong 19–7 China
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
15 September
11:28
China 36–0 United Arab Emirates
Huizhou Olympic Stadium
15 September
11:50
Hong Kong 47–0 Philippines
Huizhou Olympic Stadium

Knockout stage[edit]

5th–8th bracket[edit]

 
5th–8th playoffsFifth place
 
      
 
15 September – 14:24 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 
 United Arab Emirates19
 
15 September – 17:12 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 Chinese Taipei24
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
15 September – 14:46 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 South Korea17
 
 South Korea19
 
 
 Philippines7
 
Seventh place
 
 
15 September – 16:50 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
 
 Philippines26

Cup playoffs[edit]

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
1 September – 15:22 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 
 Hong Kong55
 
1 September – 18:40 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
 Hong Kong14
 
1 September – 15:44 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 China7
 
 Japan7
 
 
 China14
 
Third place
 
 
1 September – 17:56 – Huizhou Olympic
 
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
 
 Japan40

Source: Asia Rugby [citation needed]

Colombo[edit]

The Sri Lanka leg of the series was held on 28–29 September in Colombo.

Pool stage[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 113 0 +113 9 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 59 54 +5 7 Advance to Cup playoffs
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 34 86 -52 5 5th–8th bracket
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 27 93 -66 3 5th–8th bracket
28 September
15:42
Sri Lanka 24–10 South Korea
Racecourse Stadium
28 September
16:04
Hong Kong 34–0 United Arab Emirates
Racecourse Stadium
28 September
19:00
South Korea 17–24 United Arab Emirates
Racecourse Stadium
28 September
19:22
Hong Kong 34–0 Sri Lanka
Racecourse Stadium
29 September
12:12
Sri Lanka 35–10 United Arab Emirates
Racecourse Stadium
29 September
12:34
Hong Kong 45–0 South Korea
Racecourse Stadium

Pool B[edit]

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Japan 3 3 0 0 111 5 +106 9 Advance to Cup playoffs
 China 3 2 0 1 59 50 +9 7 Advance to Cup playoffs
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 63 61 +2 5 5th–8th bracket
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 7 124 -117 3 5th–8th bracket
28 September
14:58
Japan 43–0 Chinese Taipei
Racecourse Stadium
28 September
15:20
China 19–17 Philippines
Racecourse Stadium
28 September
18:16
Chinese Taipei 7–41 Philippines
Racecourse Stadium
28 September
18:38
China 0–33 Japan
Racecourse Stadium
29 September
11:28
Japan 35–5 Philippines
Racecourse Stadium
29 September
11:50
China 40–0 Chinese Taipei
Racecourse Stadium

Knockout stage[edit]

5th–8th bracket[edit]

 
5th–8th playoffsFifth place
 
      
 
29 September – 14:24 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 
 South Korea12
 
29 September – 17:12 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 Philippines22
 
 Philippines19
 
29 September – 14:46 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 United Arab Emirates14
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 
 United Arab Emirates38
 
Seventh place
 
 
29 September – 16:50 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 
 South Korea12
 
 
 Chinese Taipei19

Cup playoffs[edit]

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
29 September – 15:22 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
29 September – 18:40 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 Japan45
 
 Japan17
 
29 September – 15:44 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 China19
 
 
 Hong Kong24
 
Third place
 
 
29 September – 17:56 – Racecourse Stadium
 
 
 Sri Lanka12
 
 
 China27

Source: Asia Rugby [citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Asian Rugby 7s National Tournaments 2019". Rugby Asia 24/7. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Trophy Fixtures". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Korea 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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