2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Hosts	Hong Kong  South Korea  Sri Lanka
Date	14 September – 14 October
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runners-up	China
Third	Kazakhstan
← 2017 2019 (I) →

The 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the nineteenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series will be played over three legs in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.

The top two teams that are not already core teams on the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series will earn qualification to the 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series.

Teams

•  China
•  Hong Kong
•  Japan
•  Kazakhstan
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

Hong Kong

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

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	110	7	+103	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	63	38	+25	7
Thailand	3	1	0	2	31	65	–34	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	12	106	–94	3

14 September 2018 13:14

Hong Kong	22–7	Thailand

HKFC

14 September 2018 13:36

Japan	48–0	South Korea

HKFC

14 September 2018 16:10

Thailand	24–12	South Korea

HKFC

14 September 2018 16:32

Japan	31–7	Hong Kong

HKFC

15 September 2018 10:44

Japan	31–0	Thailand

HKFC

15 September 2018 11:06

Hong Kong	34–0	South Korea

HKFC

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	88	14	+74	9
Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	74	31	+43	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	17	77	–60	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	15	72	–57	3

14 September 2018 12:30

Kazakhstan	36–0	Sri Lanka

HKFC

14 September 2018 12:52

China	31–0	Singapore

HKFC

14 September 2018 15:26

Sri Lanka	17–5	Singapore

HKFC

14 September 2018 15:48

China	21–14	Kazakhstan

HKFC

15 September 2018 10:00

China	36–0	Sri Lanka

HKFC

15 September 2018 10:22

Kazakhstan	24–10	Singapore

HKFC

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	15 September – 12:56 – HKFC
	South Korea	15
					15 September – 16:18 – HKFC
	Sri Lanka	21
					Sri Lanka	22
	15 September – 13:18 – HKFC
					Thailand	10
	Thailand	19
	Singapore	5
					Seventh place
					15 September – 15:56 – HKFC
					South Korea	0
					Singapore	27

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	15 September – 13:40 – HKFC
	Japan	21
					15 September – 18:08 – HKFC
	Kazakhstan	15
					Japan	12
	15 September – 14:02 – HKFC
					China	7
	Hong Kong	14
	China	19
					Third place
					15 September – 17:24 – HKFC
					Kazakhstan	14
					Hong Kong	5

[1]

South Korea

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

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	113	12	+101	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	68	34	+34	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	22	87	–65	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	15	85	–70	3

29 September 2018 12:14

Hong Kong	41–0	Sri Lanka

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 12:36

Japan	48–0	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 15:34

Sri Lanka	22–5	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 15:56

Japan	24–12	Hong Kong

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 10:44

Japan	41–0	Sri Lanka

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 11:06

Hong Kong	15–10	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Kazakhstan	3	3	0	0	92	5	+87	9
China	3	2	0	1	67	27	+40	7
Thailand	3	1	0	2	36	43	–7	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	7	127	–120	3

29 September 2018 11:30

Kazakhstan	17–0	Thailand

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 11:52

China	43–0	Singapore

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 14:50

Thailand	36–7	Singapore

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 15:12

China	5–27	Kazakhstan

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 10:00

China	19–0	Thailand

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 10:22

Kazakhstan	48–0	Singapore

Namdong Asiad

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	30 September – 12:56 – Namdong Asiad
	South Korea	12
					30 September – 16:28 – Namdong Asiad
	Thailand	20
					Thailand	5
	30 September – 13:18 – Namdong Asiad
					Sri Lanka	22
	Sri Lanka	15
	Singapore	10
					Seventh place
					30 September – 16:06 – Namdong Asiad
					South Korea	7
					Singapore	19

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	30 September – 13:40 – Namdong Asiad
	Japan	10
					30 September – 18:18 – Namdong Asiad
	China	5
					Japan	17
	30 September – 14:02 – Namdong Asiad
					Kazakhstan	12
	Hong Kong	14
	Kazakhstan	26
					Third place
					30 September – 17:34 – Namdong Asiad
					China	31
					Hong Kong	10

[2]

Sri Lanka

The tournament will be held 13–14 October 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	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	106	7	+99	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	63	31	+32	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	26	68	−42	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	10	99	−89	3

13 October 2018 14:14

Hong Kong	29−0	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 14:36

Japan	46−0	South Korea

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 17:20

Sri Lanka	26−10	South Korea

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 17:42

Japan	31−7	Hong Kong

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 10:44

Japan	29−0	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 11:06

Hong Kong	27−0	South Korea

Racecourse Stadium

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	2	1	0	87	0	+87	8
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	77	5	+72	8
Thailand	3	1	0	1	19	71	−52	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	0	107	−107	3

13 October 2018 13:30

China	35−0	Thailand

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 13:52

Kazakhstan	41−0	Singapore

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 16:36

Thailand	14−0	Singapore

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 16:58

Kazakhstan	0−0	China

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 10:00

Kazakhstan	36−5	Thailand

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 10:22

China	52−0	Singapore

Racecourse Stadium

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	14 October – 12:56 – Racecourse Stadium
	South Korea	10
					14 October – 16:28 – Racecourse Stadium
	Thailand	26
					Thailand	5
	14 October – 13:18 – Racecourse Stadium
					Sri Lanka	7
	Sri Lanka	40
	Singapore	0
					Seventh place
					14 October – 16:06 – Racecourse Stadium
					South Korea	19
					Singapore	15

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	14 October – 13:40 – Racecourse Stadium
	Japan	26
					14 October – 18:28 – Racecourse Stadium
	Kazakhstan	12
					Japan	31
	14 October – 14:02 – Racecourse Stadium
					Hong Kong	0
	Hong Kong	17
	China	7
					Third place
					14 October – 17:34 – Racecourse Stadium
					Kazakhstan	12
					China	17

[3]

Final standings

Legend
Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Already in Women's Sevens Series
Relegated for 2019 Series

Rank	Team	Hong Kong	South Korea	Sri Lanka	Points
1	Japan	12	12	12	36
2	China	10	8	8	26
3	Kazakhstan	8	10	7	25
4	Hong Kong	7	7	10	24
5	Sri Lanka	4	4	4	12
6	Thailand	3	3	3	9
7	Singapore	2	2	1	5
8	South Korea	1	1	2	4

See also

• 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
• 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

References

1. "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Hong Kong 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
2. "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Korea 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
3. "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series: Sri Lanka 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.