2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Hosts	South Korea; China; Sri Lanka
Date	31 August – 29 September 2019
Nations	China; Hong Kong; Japan; Kazakhstan; Malaysia; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand;
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runners-up	China
Third	Kazakhstan
	← 2018 2021 →

The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the twentieth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series was played over three legs in South Korea, China, and Sri Lanka.

The top three teams earned qualification to the 2020–21 World Series Qualifier for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series.

Teams

The eight "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for 2019 are:

Malaysia was promoted to core team status after winning the 2018 SevensTrophy in Singapore,^[1] replacing South Korea who were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed core team in 2018.

Tour venues

The official schedule for the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is:^[2]

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

Final standings

Legend
Qualified to World Series Qualifiers
Relegated for 2020 Series

Rank	Team	South Korea	China	Sri Lanka	Points
	Japan	12	12	12	36
	China	10	10	8	28
	Kazakhstan	7	8	7	22
4	Thailand	4	4	10	18
5	Hong Kong	8	7	4	19
6	Sri Lanka	3	1	2	6
7	Malaysia	2	3	1	6
8	Singapore	1	2	3	6

Tournaments

South Korea

The tournament was held 31 August – 1 September in South Korea. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	120	12	+108	9
Hong Kong	3	2	1	73	46	+27	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	52	74	–22	5
Malaysia	3	0	3	7	120	–113	3

31 August 2019
13:14

Hong Kong	33–10	Sri Lanka

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

31 August 2019
13:36

Japan	50–0	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

31 August 2019
16:10

Sri Lanka	35–7	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

31 August 2019
16:32

Japan	36–5	Hong Kong

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

1 September 2019
10:44

Hong Kong	35–0	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

1 September 2019
11:06

Japan	34–7	Sri Lanka

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	104	15	+89	9
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	53	19	+34	7
Thailand	3	1	2	41	36	+5	5
Singapore	3	0	3	0	128	–128	3

31 August 2019
12:30

Kazakhstan	12–0	Thailand

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

31 August 2019
12:52

China	61–0	Singapore

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

31 August 2019
15:26

Thailand	41–0	Singapore

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

31 August 2019
15:48

China	21–14	Kazakhstan

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

1 September 2019
10:00

Kazakhstan	26–0	Singapore

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

1 September 2019
10:22

China	24–0	Thailand

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

Knockout stage

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

15 September – 12:56 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

Thailand	36
		15 September – 16:28 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
Malaysia	10
		Thailand	32
15 September – 13:18 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
		Sri Lanka	5
Singapore	5

Sri Lanka	26
		Seventh place

		15 September – 16:06 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

		Malaysia	7

		Singapore	0

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

15 September – 13:40 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

China	19
		15 September – 18:18 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
Hong Kong	7
		China	5
15 September – 14:02 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
		Japan	19
Kazakhstan	5

Japan	22
		Third place

		15 September – 17:34 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

		Hong Kong	17

		Kazakhstan	10

^[3]

China

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

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	93	19	+74	7
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	71	24	+47	7
Thailand	3	2	1	45	32	+13	7
Singapore	3	0	3	0	134	–134	3

14 September 2019
13:14

Kazakhstan	5–12	Thailand

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

14 September 2019
13:36

Japan	54–0	Singapore

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

14 September 2019
16:10

Thailand	33–0	Singapore

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

14 September 2019
16:32

Japan	12–19	Kazakhstan

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

15 September 2019
10:44

Kazakhstan	47–0	Singapore

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

15 September 2019
11:06

Japan	27–0	Thailand

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	147	0	+147	9
Hong Kong	3	2	1	53	52	+1	7
Malaysia	3	1	2	20	92	–72	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	12	88	–76	3

14 September 2019
12:30

Hong Kong	22–7	Sri Lanka

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

14 September 2019
12:52

China	56–0	Malaysia

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

14 September 2019
15:26

Sri Lanka	5–20	Malaysia

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

14 September 2019
15:48

China	45–0	Hong Kong

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

15 September 2019
10:00

Hong Kong	31–0	Malaysia

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

15 September 2019
10:22

China	46–0	Sri Lanka

Huizhou Olympic Stadium

Knockout stage

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

30 September – 12:56 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium

Malaysia	19
		30 September – 16:28 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
Singapore	5
		Malaysia	0
30 September – 13:18 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
		Thailand	36
Thailand	31

Sri Lanka	5
		Seventh place

		30 September – 16:06 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium

		Singapore	15

		Sri Lanka	10

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

30 September – 13:40 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium

China	21
		30 September – 18:18 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
Kazakhstan	10
		China	17
30 September – 14:02 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
		Japan	22
Japan	33

Hong Kong	12
		Third place

		30 September – 17:34 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium

		Kazakhstan	19

		Hong Kong	17

^[4]

Sri Lanka

The tournament was held 28–29 September in Colombo. All times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	89	0	+89	9
Thailand	3	2	1	58	41	+17	7
Hong Kong	3	1	2	27	56	−29	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	15	92	−77	3

28 September 2019
14:14

Hong Kong	5−22	Thailand

Racecourse Stadium

28 September 2019
14:36

Japan	34−0	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

28 September 2019
17:20

Thailand	36−5	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

28 September 2019
17:42

Japan	24−0	Hong Kong

Racecourse Stadium

29 September 2019
10:44

Hong Kong	22−10	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

29 September 2019
11:06

Japan	31−0	Thailand

Racecourse Stadium

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Kazakhstan	3	3	0	119	17	+102	9
China	3	2	1	121	19	+102	7
Singapore	3	1	2	10	114	−104	5
Malaysia	3	0	3	5	105	−100	3

28 September 2019
13:30

Kazakhstan	52−0	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

28 September 2019
13:52

China	61−0	Singapore

Racecourse Stadium

28 September 2019
16:36

Malaysia	5−10	Singapore

Racecourse Stadium

28 September 2019
16:58

China	17−19	Kazakhstan

Racecourse Stadium

29 September 2019
10:00

Kazakhstan	48−0	Singapore

Racecourse Stadium

29 September 2019
10:22

China	43−0	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

Knockout stage

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate Final

14 October – 12:56 – Racecourse Stadium

Sri Lanka	0
		14 October – 16:28 – Racecourse Stadium
Singapore	29
		Singapore	5
14 October – 13:18 – Racecourse Stadium
		Hong Kong	22
Malaysia	10

Hong Kong	22
		Seventh place

		14 October – 16:06 – Racecourse Stadium

		Sri Lanka	17

		Malaysia	7

Cup

Semi-finals		Cup Final

14 October – 13:40 – Racecourse Stadium

Thailand	12
		14 October – 18:28 – Racecourse Stadium
Kazakhstan	7
		Thailand	5
14 October – 14:02 – Racecourse Stadium
		Japan	26
China	14

Japan	22
		Third place

		14 October – 17:34 – Racecourse Stadium

		Kazakhstan	0

		China	31

^[5]

Sevens Trophy

The Sevens Trophy tournament acts as a qualifier for the 2020 main series.

Teams

The nine teams participating in the 2019 tournament are:

South Korea were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed team in 2018 main series, replacing the 2018 Sevens Trophy winners Malaysia.

Venue

2019 Sevens Series Venues
Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Winner
Indonesia	GBK Sports Complex	Jakarta	10–11 August 2019	Philippines

Final standings

Legend
Promoted to the 2020 main series

Rank	Team
	Philippines
	India
	Indonesia
4	South Korea
5	Guam
6	Laos
7	Qatar
8	Chinese Taipei
9	Bangladesh

References

^ "Women's team qualify for next year's Asa Rugby Sevens". New Straits Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "Asian Rugby 7s National Tournaments 2019". Rugby Asia 24/7. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Korea Women's 7s 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: China Women's 7s 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Sri Lanka Women's 7s 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[1] "Women's team qualify for next year's Asa Rugby Sevens". New Straits Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[2] "Asian Rugby 7s National Tournaments 2019". Rugby Asia 24/7. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[3] "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Korea Women's 7s 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[4] "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: China Women's 7s 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[5] "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Sri Lanka Women's 7s 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

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Teams

Tour venues

Final standings

Tournaments

South Korea

Pool stage

Knockout stage

China

Pool stage

Knockout stage

Sri Lanka

Pool stage

Knockout stage

Sevens Trophy

Teams

Venue

Final standings

See also

References