2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts	Singapore (Trophy); Hong Kong; South Korea; Sri Lanka
Date	4 August – 14 October
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the tenth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Singapore,^[1] served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.

Japan won all three tournaments of the 2018 series to retain their title as champions of Asia. Hong Kong and Philippines, as the two highest placed teams not already having core status on the Sevens World Series, gained entry to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to qualify as core teams for the following World Series.

United Arab Emirates won the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy, and qualified to the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, replacing the eighth placed team of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Malaysia.

Teams[edit]

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Trophy[edit]

The men's trophy was held 4–5 August at Queenstown Stadium in Singapore.^[2] All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool stage[edit]

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate
Advances to Bowl

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	3	3	0	104	10	+94	9
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	61	26	+35	7
Uzbekistan	3	1	2	27	83	–56	5
Laos	3	0	3	14	87	–73	3

4 August
11:58

Thailand	47–0	Uzbekistan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
12:20

Kazakhstan	22–7	Laos

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
14:43

Thailand	43–0	Laos

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
15:05

Uzbekistan	5–29	Kazakhstan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
17:28

Thailand	14–10	Kazakhstan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
17:50

Uzbekistan	22–7	Laos

Queenstown Stadium

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	129	10	+119	9
Indonesia	3	1	1	81	52	+29	7
Jordan	3	1	1	26	60	–34	5
Nepal	3	0	2	5	119	–114	3

4 August
10:30

United Arab Emirates	48–0	Nepal

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
10:52

Jordan	7–19	Indonesia

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
13:15

United Arab Emirates	45–5	Indonesia

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
13:37

Nepal	5–14	Jordan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
16:00

Nepal	0–57	Indonesia

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
16:22

United Arab Emirates	36–5	Jordan

Queenstown Stadium

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Singapore	3	3	0	144	7	+137	9
Pakistan	3	2	1	43	43	0	7
Brunei	3	1	2	0	0	–75	5
Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	0	–62	3

4 August
11:14

Singapore	52–0	Bangladesh

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
11:36

Pakistan	19–5	Brunei

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
13:59

Singapore	66–0	Brunei

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
14:21

Pakistan	17–12	Bangladesh

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
16:44

Bangladesh	21–26	Brunei

Queenstown Stadium

4 August
17:06

Singapore	26–7	Pakistan

Queenstown Stadium

Knockout stage[edit]

Bowl

Semi-finals		Bowl Final

5 August – 11:00 – Queenstown Stadium

Bangladesh	26
		5 August – 14:00 – Queenstown Stadium
Laos	12
		Bangladesh	26
5 August – 11:22 – Queenstown Stadium
		Brunei	12
Brunei	22

Nepal	7
		Eleventh place

		5 August – 14:22 – Queenstown Stadium

		Laos	31

		Nepal	7

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

5 August – 11:44 – Queenstown Stadium

Pakistan	19
		5 August – 14:44 – Queenstown Stadium
Jordan	5
		Pakistan	5
5 August – 12:06 – Queenstown Stadium
		Indonesia	12
Indonesia	12

Uzbekistan	10
		Seventh place

		5 August – 15:06 – Queenstown Stadium

		Jordan	28

		Uzbekistan	5

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

5 August – 12:28 – Queenstown Stadium

United Arab Emirates	26
		5 August – 15:50 – Queenstown Stadium
Thailand	0
		United Arab Emirates	14
5 August – 12:50 – Queenstown Stadium
		Singapore	0
Singapore	33

Kazakhstan	10
		Third place

		5 August – 15:28 – Queenstown Stadium

		Thailand	17

		Kazakhstan	19

Final standings[edit]

Legend
Promoted to the main series for 2019

Rank	Team
1	United Arab Emirates
2	Singapore
3	Kazakhstan
4	Thailand
5	Indonesia
6	Pakistan
7	Jordan
8	Uzbekistan
9	Bangladesh
10	Brunei
11	Laos
12	Nepal

Main Series[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

The tournament was held 14–15 September in Hong Kong. All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool stage[edit]

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	81	14	+67	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	64	33	+31	7
Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	31	75	–44	5
China	3	0	3	29	83	–54	3

14 September 2018
13:58

Sri Lanka	31–0	China

HKFC

14 September 2018
14:20

Japan	27–0	Chinese Taipei

HKFC

14 September 2018
16:54

China	15–19	Chinese Taipei

HKFC

14 September 2018
17:16

Japan	21–0	Sri Lanka

HKFC

15 September 2018
11:28

Japan	33–14	China

HKFC

15 September 2018
11:50

Sri Lanka	33–12	Chinese Taipei

HKFC

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	155	7	+148	9
Philippines	3	2	1	45	59	–14	7
Malaysia	3	1	2	36	99	–63	5
South Korea	3	0	3	26	97	–71	3

14 September 2018
14:42

South Korea	7–12	Philippines

HKFC

14 September 2018
15:04

Hong Kong	54–0	Malaysia

HKFC

14 September 2018
17:38

Hong Kong	59–0	South Korea

HKFC

14 September 2018
18:00

Philippines	26–10	Malaysia

HKFC

15 September 2018
12:12

Hong Kong	42–7	Philippines

HKFC

15 September 2018
12:34

South Korea	19–26	Malaysia

HKFC

Knockout stage[edit]

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

15 September – 14:24 – HKFC

China	28
		15 September – 17:02 – HKFC
Malaysia	24
		China	15
15 September – 14:46 – HKFC
		Chinese Taipei	7
Chinese Taipei	40

South Korea	5
		Seventh place

		15 September – 16:40 – HKFC

		Malaysia	14

		South Korea	28

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

15 September – 15:12 – HKFC

Japan	36
		15 September – 18:30 – HKFC
Philippines	5
		Japan	12
15 September – 15:34 – HKFC
		Hong Kong	0
Sri Lanka	0

Hong Kong	31
		Third place

		15 September – 17:46 – HKFC

		Philippines	12

		Sri Lanka	40

^[3]

South Korea[edit]

The men's trophy was held 29–30 September in Incheon. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Pool stage[edit]

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	105	19	+86	9
China	3	2	1	57	45	+12	7
Philippines	3	1	2	31	60	–29	5
Malaysia	3	0	3	22	91	–69	3

29 September 2018
13:58

Sri Lanka	31–0	China

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
14:20

Japan	27–0	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
16:54

China	15–19	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
17:16

Japan	21–0	Sri Lanka

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
11:28

Japan	33–14	China

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
11:50

Sri Lanka	33–12	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	119	26	+93	9
South Korea	3	2	1	77	41	+36	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	61	65	–4	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	24	149	–125	3

29 September 2018
14:42

South Korea	7–12	Philippines

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
15:04

Hong Kong	54–0	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
17:38

Hong Kong	59–0	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
18:00

Philippines	26–10	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
12:12

Hong Kong	73–0	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
12:34

Sri Lanka	14–22	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

Knockout stage[edit]

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

30 September – 14:24 – Namdong Asiad

Malaysia	12
		30 September – 17:12 – Namdong Asiad
Sri Lanka	17
		Sri Lanka	17
30 September – 14:46 – Namdong Asiad
		Philippines	19
Philippines	40

Chinese Taipei	5
		Seventh place

		30 September – 16:50 – Namdong Asiad

		Malaysia	24

		Chinese Taipei	29

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

30 September – 15:22 – Namdong Asiad

Japan	33
		30 September – 18:40 – Namdong Asiad
South Korea	24
		Japan	28
30 September – 15:44 – Namdong Asiad
		Hong Kong	19
China	0

Hong Kong	47
		Third place

		30 September – 17:56 – Namdong Asiad

		South Korea	12

		China	31

^[4]

Sri Lanka[edit]

The tournament was held 13–14 October in Colombo. All times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

Pool stage[edit]

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	122	12	+110	9
Philippines	3	2	1	70	45	+25	7
Malaysia	3	1	2	43	95	−52	5
South Korea	3	0	3	15	98	−83	3

13 October 2018
14:58

South Korea	5−34	Philippines

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
15:20

Japan	61−0	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
18:16

Philippines	24−19	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
18:38

Japan	40−0	South Korea

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
11:28

Japan	21−12	Philippines

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
11:50

South Korea	10−24	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	139	24	+115	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	74	33	+41	7
China	3	1	2	59	73	−14	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	12	154	−142	3

13 October 2018
15:42

China	12−19	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
16:04

Hong Kong	71−5	Chinese Taipei

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
19:00

Hong Kong	47−7	China

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
19:22

Sri Lanka	43−0	Chinese Taipei

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
12:12

Hong Kong	21−12	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
12:34

China	40−7	Chinese Taipei

Racecourse Stadium

Knockout stage[edit]

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

14 October – 14:24 – Racecourse Stadium

South Korea	7
		14 October – 17:12 – Racecourse Stadium
China	39
		China	24
14 October – 14:46 – Racecourse Stadium
		Malaysia	21
Malaysia	19

Chinese Taipei	12
		Seventh place

		14 October – 16:50 – Racecourse Stadium

		South Korea	15

		Chinese Taipei	12

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

14 October – 15:22 – Racecourse Stadium

Japan	34
		14 October – 18:50 – Racecourse Stadium
Sri Lanka	17
		Japan	19
14 October – 15:44 – Racecourse Stadium
		Hong Kong	5
Philippines	12

Hong Kong	19
		Third place

		14 October – 17:56 – Racecourse Stadium

		Sri Lanka	7

		Philippines	19

^[5]

Final standings[edit]

Legend
Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
Already in World Sevens Series
Relegated for 2019 Series

Rank	Team	Hong Kong	South Korea	Sri Lanka	Points
1	Japan	12	12	12	36
2	Hong Kong	10	10	10	30
3	Philippines	7	4	8	19
4	Sri Lanka	8	3	7	18
5	China	4	8	4	16
6	South Korea	2	7	2	11
7	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	6
8	Malaysia	1	1	3	5

References[edit]

^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 Kicks off Asia's 7's season #ARST". Asia Rugby. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "2018 Trophy Fixtures". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Hong Kong 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Korea 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Sri Lanka 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[1] "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 Kicks off Asia's 7's season #ARST". Asia Rugby. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[2] "2018 Trophy Fixtures". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[3] "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Hong Kong 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[4] "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Korea 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[5] "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Sri Lanka 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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Teams[edit]

Trophy[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Main Series[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

South Korea[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

Sri Lanka[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

Final standings[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]