2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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

Schedule

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

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

Placings

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

Pool A

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

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

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

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

5th–8th bracket

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

Cup playoffs

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

Series standings

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

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

Pool stage

Pool A

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

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

5th–8th bracket

 
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

 
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

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

Pool stage

Pool A

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

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

5th–8th bracket

 
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

 
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

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

Pool stage

Pool A

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

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

5th–8th bracket

 
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

 
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

References

  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.