2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Hosts	South Korea  Thailand
Date	26 August–15 October 2023
Nations	8
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runners-up	China
Third	Hong Kong
← 2022 2023 (II) →

The 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the twenty third edition of the series. It was played over two legs in South Korea and Thailand.[1][2]

Japan won the series in a clean sweep and were undefeated in both rounds of competition.[3][4]

Teams

Eight teams featured in the series: [1][2]

•  China
•  Hong Kong
•  Japan
•  Kazakhstan
•  Malaysia
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Thailand

Tour Venues

The official schedule for the 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is:

Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Winner
South Korea	Asiad Namdong Stadium	Incheon	26–27 August 2023	Japan
Thailand	Royal Thai Police Stadium	Bangkok	14–15 October 2023	Japan

Final Standings

Rank	Team	South Korea	Thailand	Points
	Japan	12	12	24
	China	10	8	18
	Hong Kong	7	10	17
4	Thailand	8	7	15
5	Kazakhstan	5	5	10
6	Singapore	4	2	6
7	Malaysia	1	4	5
8	Philippines	2	1	3

Tournaments

South Korea

The tournament was held 26–27 August in South Korea. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[5][1]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	89	12	+77	9	Advances to Cup
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	63	24	+39	7
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	20	34	–14	5	Advances to Plate
Singapore	3	0	0	3	0	102	–102	3

	26 August 2023	Hong Kong	17–0	Kazakhstan	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	11:40

	26 August 2023	China	48–0	Singapore	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	12:05

	26 August 2023	Hong Kong	39–0	Singapore	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	15:00

	26 August 2023	China	17–5	Kazakhstan	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	15:25

	26 August 2023	Kazakhstan	15–0	Singapore	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	18:20

	26 August 2023	China	24–7	Hong Kong	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	18:45

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	135	19	+116	9	Advances to Cup
Thailand	3	2	0	1	94	55	+39	7
Philippines	3	1	0	2	41	94	–53	5	Advances to Plate
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	27	129	–102	3

	26 August 2023	Thailand	36–12	Philippines	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	12:30

	26 August 2023	Japan	61–0	Malaysia	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	12:55

	26 August 2023	Thailand	46–10	Malaysia	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	15:50

	26 August 2023	Japan	41–7	Philippines	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	16:15

	26 August 2023	Philippines	22–17	Malaysia	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	19:10

	26 August 2023	Japan	33–12	Thailand	Asiad Namdong Stadium
	19:35

Knockout Stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	27 August, 10:00
	Kazakhstan	39
					27 August, 13:45
	Malaysia	0
					Kazakhstan	32
	27 August, 10:25
					Singapore	5
	Singapore	10
	Philippines	5
					7th Place
					27 August, 13:20
					Philippines	26
					Malaysia	10

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	27 August, 10:50
	China	12
					27 August, 15:50
	Thailand	0
					Japan	14
	27 August, 11:15
					China	12
	Hong Kong	7
	Japan	27
					3rd Place
					27 August, 15:00
					Thailand	22
					Hong Kong	14

Thailand

The tournament was held 14–15 October in Thailand. All times in Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).[6][2]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	79	14	+65	9	Advances to Cup
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	77	32	+45	7
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	29	57	–28	5	Advances to Plate
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	10	92	–82	3

	14 October 2023	Hong Kong	31–5	Kazakhstan	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	11:40

	14 October 2023	Japan	36–0	Malaysia	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	12:05

	14 October 2023	Hong Kong	39–10	Malaysia	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	15:40

	14 October 2023	Japan	26–7	Kazakhstan	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	16:05

	14 October 2023	Kazakhstan	17–0	Malaysia	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	19:00

	14 October 2023	Japan	17–7	Hong Kong	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	19:25

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	2	1	0	112	12	+100	8	Advances to Cup
Thailand	3	2	1	0	87	12	+75	8
Singapore	3	1	0	2	24	105	–81	5	Advances to Plate
Philippines	3	0	0	3	5	99	–94	3

	14 October 2023	Thailand	43–0	Singapore	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	12:30

	14 October 2023	China	43–0	Philippines	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	12:55

	14 October 2023	Thailand	32–0	Philippines	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	16:30

	14 October 2023	China	57–0	Singapore	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	16:55

	14 October 2023	Singapore	24–5	Philippines	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	19:50

	14 October 2023	China	12–12	Thailand	Royal Thai Police Stadium
	20:15

Knockout Stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	15 October, 10:00
	Kazakhstan	34
					15 October, 13:45
	Philippines	0
					Kazakhstan	26
	15 October, 10:25
					Malaysia	19
	Malaysia	24
	Singapore	15
					7th Place
					15 October, 13:20
					Singapore	10
					Philippines	5

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	15 October, 10:50
	Japan	14
					15 October, 15:50
	Thailand	5
					Japan	29
	15 October, 11:15
					Hong Kong	5
	Hong Kong	17
	China	14
					3rd Place
					15 October, 15:00
					China	19
					Thailand	0

References

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