2015 Asian Sevens Series
Hosts
Date5 September – 11 October 2015
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runners-up Hong Kong
Third South Korea
Series details
Top try scorerJapan Goto, Teruya (22)
Top point scorerJapan Goto, Teruya
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The 2015 Asian Sevens Series was the seventh Asian Sevens Series held by Asia Rugby. The winner and runner-up of the competition gaining entry into the World Series qualifying tournament (to become a core team in 2017) at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens.

The first leg of the 2015 Asian Sevens Series was held at the Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao on 5 and 6 September.[1] The biggest surprise of that tournament was that for the first time since 2011 Hong Kong failed to make the finals, losing in the quarterfinals to the Chinese, 21–17. The Chinese were successful in the semi-finals defeating Sri Lanka 22–12 garnering their first cup final appearance against Japan, who defeated South Korea by 21–5 in their semi-final. The Japanese went on to win the Cup final by defeating the Chinese by 28–12.[2][3] In the Plate final Hong Kong defeated Kazakhstan 27–0 and in the Bowl final UAE were successful against Singapore 15–7.

The second leg of the series was held in Thailand on 26 and 27 September. In this leg Japan, and South Korea, successfully made their way through the competition unbeaten. Japan coming from behind to win a tense encounter 24–19, against Hong Kong in the semi-final, scoring a golden try in sudden death extra-time. Japan then repeated their earlier result in Shanghai, easily winning the Cup 45–7 against South Korea. The Plate final was contested between UAE and China, with China securing the Plate with a 26–5 victory, whilst in the Bowl final Thailand defeated the Philippines 24–19.

The last leg was held at the Colombo Racecourse in Sri Lanka on 10 and 11 October. Japan booked their berth in the Cup final with a 31–5 victory over China in the quarter-final and a hard-fought 26–19 win over hosts Sri Lanka in the semi-final. Hong Kong beat Chinese Taipei 33–5 in their quarter-final before hammering Malaysia 38–7 in the semi-finals. Hong Kong’s path to the final was made easier by the shock loss of South Korea to Thailand in the preliminary rounds. Japan secured a clean sweep of the series winning their third Cup by defeating Hong Kong 29–22. South Korea won the Plate final, with a 17–10 victory over Chinese Taipei.

The winner of the 2015 Asian Sevens Series was Japan, who won all three legs, the remaining places on the podium went to Hong Kong and South Korea, with their final position determined by the difference of points.[4][5]

Teams

12 teams competed in the tournament.

Tour venues

2015 Venues
LegCityDatesCupPlateBowl
ChinaQingdao5–6 September 2015 Japan Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
ThailandBangkok26–27 September 2015 Japan United Arab Emirates Philippines
ColomboColombo10–11 October 2015 Japan South Korea United Arab Emirates

China

The China 7s was held in Qingdao from September 5-6.

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams P W D L
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0
 Philippines 2 1 0 1
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2

Pool B

Teams P W D L
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0
 Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1
 Singapore 2 0 0 2

Pool C

Teams P W D L
 Japan 2 2 0 0
 China 2 1 0 1
 Taiwan 2 0 0 2
China 7-21 Japan
Japan 50-0 Taiwan
Taiwan 5-37 China

Pool D

Teams P W D L
 South Korea 2 2 0 0
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1
 Thailand 2 0 0 2

Knockout stages

Bowl

 
Semi-finals9th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United Arab Emirates24
 
 
 
 Taiwan12
 
 United Arab Emirates15
 
 
 
 Singapore7
 
 Singapore24
 
 
 Thailand19
 
11th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Thailand21
 
 
 Taiwan7

Plate

 
Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Hong Kong29
 
 
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Hong Kong27
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Kazakhstan19
 
 
 Philippines5
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Philippines19
 
 
 Malaysia17

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka31
 
 
 
 Malaysia0
 
 China22
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka12
 
 China 21
 
 
 
 Hong Kong17
 
 Japan28
 
 
 
 China12
 
 South Korea19
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan17
 
 Japan21
 
 
 
 South Korea5Third place
 
 Japan26
 
 
 
 Philippines5
 
 South Korea24
 
 
 Sri Lanka7
 

Thailand

The Thailand 7s was held in Bangkok September 26-27.

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams P W D L
 Japan 2 2 0 0
 Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1
 Singapore 2 0 0 2

Pool B

Teams P W D L
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0
 Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1
 Taiwan 2 0 0 2

Pool C

Teams P W D L
 South Korea 2 2 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1
 Philippines 2 0 0 2

Pool D

Teams P W D L
 China 2 2 0 0
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1
 Thailand 2 0 0 2

Knockout stages

Bowl

 
Semi-finals9th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Philippines21
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan12
 
 Thailand24
 
 
 
 Philippines19
 
 Thailand17
 
 
 Taiwan7
 
11th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan15
 
 
 Taiwan12

Plate

 
Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United Arab Emirates27
 
 
 
 Malaysia14
 
 China26
 
 
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
 China26
 
 
 Singapore7
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Singapore21
 
 
 Malaysia19

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Hong Kong33
 
 
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Japan24
 
 
 
 Hong Kong19
 
 Japan39
 
 
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 Japan45
 
 
 
 South Korea7
 
 Sri Lanka14
 
 
 
 China7
 
 South Korea27
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka03rd Place
 
 South Korea17
 
 
 
 Singapore0
 
 Hong Kong33
 
 
 Sri Lanka7
 

[6][7][8]

Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka 7s was held in Colombo from October 10-11. Kazakhstan withdrew from the tournament leaving only Hong Kong and China in pool C.

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams P W D L
 Japan 2 2 0 0
 Taiwan 2 1 0 1
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2
Japan 35-7 Taiwan

Pool B

Teams P W D L
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1
 Philippines 2 0 0 2

Pool C

Teams P W D L
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0
 China 2 0 0 2

Pool D

Teams P W D L
 Thailand 2 2 0 0
 South Korea 2 1 0 1
 Singapore 2 0 0 2

Knockout stages

Bottom 3 playoff

Plate

 
Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Korea7
 
 
 
 China5
 
 South Korea17
 
 
 
 Taiwan10
 
 Taiwan21
 
 
 Thailand0
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 China26
 
 
 Thailand19

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka19
 
 
 
 South Korea12
 
 Japan26
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka19
 
 Japan31
 
 
 
 China5
 
 Japan29
 
 
 
 Hong Kong22
 
 Malaysia43
 
 
 
 Thailand0
 
 Hong Kong38
 
 
 
 Malaysia73rd Place
 
 Hong Kong33
 
 
 
 Taiwan5
 
 Sri Lanka45
 
 
 Malaysia12
 

Final standings

2015 Standings
Pos.CountryChina ChinaThailand ThailandSri Lanka Sri LankaOverall
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan12121236
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hong Kong8101129
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Korea1011829
4 Sri Lanka991028
5 China118625
6 Malaysia55919
7 United Arab Emirates47415
8 Singapore36312
9 Thailand24511
10 Philippines63211
11 Kazakhstan72-9
12 Chinese Taipei1179

[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com.
  2. ↑ "ARS 2015 Japan win China 7s". asiarugby.com. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Joy and despair for Hong Kong Sevens at China". worldrugby.org. 2015-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Japan triumph in Thailand Sevens 2015". asiarugby.com. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Japan sevens adds a feel good factor". worldrugby.org. 2015-10-21.
  6. ↑ "Hong Kong lose gripping semi-final against Japan in Thailand Sevens". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  7. ↑ "Hong Kong off to a flying start at Thailand Sevens with two easy wins". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  8. ↑ "Hong Kong coach Gareth Baber keeps faith with tried and tested squad for Thailand Sevens". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  9. ↑ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2015 results & standings". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  10. ↑ "Hong Kong men and women build momentum as all-powerful Japan complete Sri Lanka Sevens double". South China Morning Post. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  11. ↑ "Hong Kong men's seven cruise into Colombo Cup final clash with Japan". South China Morning Post. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
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