Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
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Founded2000
Most recent
champion(s)		 Japan (2023)
Most titles Japan (9 titles)

The Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Asia. Initially contested as a single tournament, the championship was expanded into a two-tournament series in 2014. The competition is sanctioned and sponsored by Asia Rugby, which is the rugby union governing body for the region.

The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Asia was held in Hong Kong, played as part of the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens tournament. In 2003, ten international teams competed in a separate tournament for the Asia Champions Cup, with six teams progressing to the Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Since then, the regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Rugby 7s World Cup, or other sevens tournaments.

Background

Rugby sevens – also known as 7-a-side, or 7s – is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first played in 1883. The first (men's) internationals took place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.

However, although the first women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first women's international 7s tournaments were played, when the 1997 Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship competitions. This reached its zenith with 2009's inaugural women's tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens would be included in the Olympics from 2016.

Tournaments

Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Tournaments that have featured as ranking events in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens include:

  • China Women's Sevens
  • Hong Kong Women's Sevens
  • India Women's Sevens
  • Korean Women's Sevens
  • Sri Lanka Women's Sevens
  • Thailand Women's Sevens
  • Dubai Women's Sevens

The continental title was contested in a single tournament from 2000 to 2012 (Asia Rugby Women's Championship). The Asian Women's Sevens Series was introduced in 2013.

Host

Year
 China
China		 Hong Kong
Hong Kong		 India
India		 South Korea
Korea		 Malaysia
Malay­sia		 Singapore
Singa­pore		 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka		 Thailand
Thai­land		 United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emir­ates		 Rank­ing events
2013 Pune Bang Saen 2
2014 Bei­jing Hong Kong 2
  2015 a Qing­dao Col­ombo 2
2016 Hong Kong In­cheon Col­ombo 3
  2017 b In­cheon Col­ombo 2
2018 Hong Kong In­cheon Col­ombo 3
2019 Hui­zhou In­cheon Col­ombo 3
 2020 c Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
 2021 d Hui­zhou In­cheon Col­ombo Dubai 1
2022 In­cheon Bang­kok Dubai 3
2023
Total 33150052221

Notes:

^a A separate Olympic Asian qualification series was held in 2015 with a pre-qualifying stage hosted in Chennai and final stages in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

^b The 2017 Asian Women's Trophy tournament was held in Vientiane, Laos

^c The 2020 series was cancelled before any events were held, due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

^d Incheon, Huizhou and Colombo were originally scheduled as legs of the 2021 series.[1] Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, all three of those events were cancelled and replaced – initially by two events planned for Dubai,[2] but eventually by just one event in Dubai.[3]

Champions

Winners of the Asian Women's Sevens Championship:

Year Venue Winner Refs
2000 [lower-alpha 1] Hong Kong  Kazakhstan
2001 Hong Kong  Kazakhstan
2002 Hong Kong  Kazakhstan
2003 Hong Kong  Kazakhstan
2004 Almaty  Kazakhstan
2005 Singapore  Kazakhstan
2006 Tashkent  China
2007 Doha  Kazakhstan
2008 Hong Kong  Japan
2009 Pattaya  China
2010 Canton  China
Year Venue Winner Refs
2011 Pune  China
2012 Pune  Japan
2013 two rounds  Japan
2014  China
2015  Japan [4]
2016 three rounds  Japan
2017 two rounds  Japan
2018 three rounds  Japan
2019 three rounds  Japan
2020 Not contested
2021 Dubai  Japan
2022 three rounds  China
2023 two rounds  Japan

Notes:

  1. ↑ From 2000 - 2003 the tournaments were played as part of the Hong Kong sevens tournament.

Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy

Year Host Winner Refs
2017  Laos  South Korea [5]
2018  Brunei  Malaysia [6]
2019  Indonesia  Philippines [7]
2021  Qatar  United Arab Emirates
2022  Indonesia  Singapore [8]
2023  Qatar  India [9]

The following are details of all official regional women's international championships played in the Asia since the first tournament in 2000, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known (included are the ARFU Women's Sevens and other official regional championships, e.g. Asian championship classifications within the Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournament).

2007

2007 South East Asia Sevens

Date/Venue: 6 October 2007, Singapore.

Group stage

  • Cambodia 0–15 South Korea
  • Singapore 48–0 Laos
  • Cambodia Select 0–50 Thailand
  • Cambodia 7–7 Laos
  • Thailand 26–0 Singapore
  • Cambodia Select 0–10 South Korea
  • Cambodia 0–32 Singapore
  • Thailand 62–0 South Korea
  • Cambodia Select 0–15 Laos
  • Cambodia 0–59 Thailand
  • Cambodia Select 0–38 Singapore
  • South Korea 15–10 Laos
  • Cambodia 17–0 Cambodia Select
  • Singapore 53–0 South Korea
  • Thailand 48–0 Laos

Bowl Final

  • Cambodia 25–10 Cambodia Select

Plate Final

  • Laos 12–10 South Korea

Cup Final

  • Thailand 22–0 Singapore

2008

2008 Development Tournament

Was due to be played in Laos, 26 to 29 November 2008. It was believed to be a training forum with a tournament on the final day. Likely participants were Laos, Iran, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand. No scores were published.

2009

2009 Asian Championship

Venue/Date: May 30, 2009. Bangkok, Thailand. Japan withdrew due to concerns about H1N1. Korea withdrew due to "lack of preparation".

Pool Stages

Division 1 Pool A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Thailand 4 0 0 125 10
Kazakhstan 3 0 1 99 28
Arabian Gulf 2 0 2 52 71
Chinese Taipei 1 0 3 33 92
Iran 0 0 4 19 127
  • Arabian Gulf 17 - 5 Chinese Taipei
  • Thailand 41 - 0 Iran
  • Kazakhstan 22 - 7 Chinese Taipei
  • Kazakhstan 30 - 0 Iran
  • Thailand 34 - 0 Chinese Taipei
  • Arabian Gulf 0 - 37 Kazakhstan
  • Iran 19 - 21 Chinese Taipei
  • Thailand 29 - 0 Arabian Gulf
  • Thailand 21 - 10 Kazakhstan
  • Iran 0 - 35 Arabian Gulf

Division 1 Pool B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
China 4 0 0 132 10
Uzbekistan 3 0 1 64 26
Guam 1 1 2 40 51
Hong Kong 1 1 2 34 91
Singapore 0 0 4 20 112
  • Hong Kong 12 - 12 Guam
  • Singapore 0 - 17 Uzbekistan
  • China 29 - 0 Guam
  • Hong Kong 0 - 32 Uzbekistan
  • China 19 - 5 Uzbekistan
  • Hong Kong 22 - 15 Singapore
  • Guam 7 - 10 Uzbekistan
  • Singapore 5 - 52 China
  • China 32 - 0 Hong Kong
  • Singapore 0 - 21 Guam

Division 2

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Laos 3 0 0 36 22
Malaysia 2 0 1 43 22
Cambodia 1 0 2 17 29
India 0 0 3 20 43
  • Laos 17 - 10 India
  • Cambodia 5 - 17 Malaysia
  • Laos 12 - 7 Malaysia
  • Cambodia 7 - 5 India
  • Malaysia 19 - 5 India
  • Laos 7 - 5 Cambodia

Classification stages

The top four in the two pools in Division 1 played quarter finals. The 5th place teams formed two further three team leagues with the teams from Division 2.

9th to 14th

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Iran 2 0 0 41 7
Malaysia 1 0 1 29 19
Cambodia 0 0 2 0 44
  • Iran 22-0 Cambodia
  • Malaysia 22-0 Cambodia
  • Iran 19-7 Malaysia
Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Singapore 2 0 0 75 0
Laos 1 0 1 10 25
India 0 0 2 0 60
  • Singapore 50-0 India
  • Laos 10-0 India
  • Singapore 25-0 Laos

Cup Quarter Finals

  • Thailand 25-0 Hong Kong
  • China 31-5 Chinese Taipei
  • Kazakhstan 21-5 Guam
  • Uzbekistan 10-0 Arabian Gulf

Plate Semi Finals

  • Arabian Gulf 34-0 Hong Kong
  • Guam 15-5 Chinese Taipeii

Cup Semi Finals

  • Thailand 22-10 Uzbekistan
  • China 17-0 Kazakhstan

Bowl Final

  • Singapore 10-7 Iran

Plate Final

  • Arabian Gulf 12-7 Guam

Cup Final

  • China 24-14 Thailand

2010

2010 Asian Championship

24–25 July 2010 at Guangzhou, China

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
China 2 0 0 75 7
Hong Kong 1 0 1 38 39
Philippines 0 0 2 38 67
  • China 39-7 Hong Kong
  • China 36-0 Philippines
  • Hong Kong 31-0 Philippines

Group B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Thailand 2 0 0 73 0
Chinese Taipei 1 0 1 52 26
Korea 0 0 2 0 99
  • Thailand 26-0 Chinese Taipei
  • Thailand 47-0 Korea
  • Chinese Taipei 52-0 Korea

Group C

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Kazakhstan 2 0 0 70 0
Singapore 1 0 1 43 34
India 0 0 2 0 79
  • Kazakhstan 34-0 Singapore
  • Kazakhstan 36-0 India
  • Singapore 43-0 India

Group D

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Japan 3 0 0 123 12
Uzbekistan 2 0 1 53 27
Malaysia 1 0 2 19 87
Laos 0 0 3 5 74
  • Uzbekistan 7-5 Laos
  • Malaysia 0-53 Japan
  • Uzbekistan 34-0 Malaysia
  • Laos 0-48 Japan
  • Laos 0-19 Malaysia
  • Uzbekistan 12-22 Japan

Group E: - placing 9-13

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Philippines 2 0 0  ??  ??
India 1 0 1  ??  ??
Korea (13th) 0 0 2 7 29
  • Philippines 31-0 Korea
  • Korea 7-22 India
  • Philippines 17-0 India

Bowl (9th-12th) semi-finals

  • Malaysia 17-7 India
  • Laos 0-40 Philippines

Placing 11/12th

  • India 19 v Laos 5

Bowl final(9th/10th)

  • Malaysia 0 v 20 Philippines

Quarter-finals

  • China 24-0 Uzbekistan
  • Japan 24-0 Hong Kong
  • Kazakhstan 36-0 Chinese Taipei
  • Thailand 45-10 Singapore

Plate semi-finals (5th-8th)

  • Uzbekistan 5-14 Hong Kong
  • Chinese Taipei 10-19 Singapore

Placing 7th/8th

  • Uzbekistan 7-22 Chinese Taipei

Plate final (5th/6th)

  • Hong Kong 24-12 Singapore

Championship semi-finals

  • China 19-7 Japan
  • Kazakhstan 25-10 Thailand

Bronze medal match

  • Japan 0-19 Thailand

Gold medal match

  • China 26-10 Kazakhstan

2010 Asia-Pacific Championship

29–31 October 2010 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Kazakhstan 2 0 0 53 0
Tonga 1 0 1 25 24
Cook Islands 0 0 2 0 54
  • Kazakhstan 29 Cook Island 0
  • Kazakhstan 24 Tonga 0
  • Tonga 25 Cook Island 0

Group B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 74 10
Samoa 1 0 2 56 19
Singapore 1 0 2 14 39
India 1 0 2 10 86
  • Singapore 0 Papua New Guinea 24
  • India 0 Samoa 41
  • Singapore 7 Samoa 5
  • India 0 Papua New Guinea 38
  • Singapore 7 India 10
  • Samoa 10 Papua New Guinea 12

Quarter finals

  • Kazakhstan 50 India 5
  • Cook Islands 12 Samoa 10
  • Papua New Guinea bye
  • Singapore 12 Tonga 5

Plate semifinals

  • Samoa 12 India 0
  • Tonga bye

7th place

  • India

Plate final (5th place)

  • Samoa 14 Tonga 7

Cup semifinals

  • Kazakhstan 19 Cook Islands 0
  • Papua New Guinea 54 Singapore 0

3rd place

  • Cook Islands 10 Singapore 5

Final

  • Kazakhstan 22 Papua New Guinea 15

2011

2011 Asian Championship

1–2 October 2011 at Pune, India

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
China 3 0 0 100 0
Singapore 2 0 1 46 38
Iran 1 0 2 17 67
Malaysia 0 0 3 7 79
  • China 24-0 Malaysia
  • Iran 0-12 Singapore
  • Singapore 0-38 China
  • Malaysia 7-17 Iran
  • China 38-0 Iran
  • Malaysia 0-34 Singapore

Group B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Kazakhstan 3 0 0 89 7
Hong Kong 2 0 1 65 15
India 1 0 2 35 52
South Korea 0 0 3 0 115
  • Kazakhstan 37-0 India
  • Hong Kong 43-0 South Korea
  • Hong Kong 15-0 India
  • Kazakhstan 37-0 South Korea
  • South Korea 0-35 India
  • Kazakhstan 15-7 Hong Kong

Group C

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Thailand 3 0 0 60 10
Japan 2 0 1 82 29
Taipei 1 0 2 53 39
Laos 0 0 2 0 123
  • Thailand 10-7 Taipei
  • Japan 46-0 Laos
  • Thailand 43-0 Laos
  • Japan 29-12 Taipei
  • Thailand 17-7 Japan
  • Laos 0-34 Taipei

Bowl semifinals (9th/12th)

  • South Korea 17-12 Laos
  • Iran 12-0 Malaysia

Quarterfinals

  • China 41-0 India
  • Hong Kong 5-17 Japan
  • Thailand 24-0 Singapore
  • Kazakhstan 29-0 Taipei

11th/12th place

  • Laos 7-0 Malaysia

Bowl final

  • South Korea 5-7 Iran

Plate semifinals (5th-8th)

  • India 0-34 Hong Kong;
  • Taipei 21-0 Singapore

7th/8th Place

  • India 5-29 Singapore

Plate final

  • Hong Kong 24-10 Chinese Taipei

Cup semifinals (1st-4th)

  • China 26-0 Japan
  • Kazakhstan 21-12 Thailand

3rd/4th place

  • Japan 17-7 Thailand

Cup final

  • China 31-12 Kazakhstan

2011 Asia-Pacific Championship

23–25 October 2011 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Samoa 3 0 0 57 25
Hong Kong 2 0 1 62 27
Cook Islands 1 0 2 49 62
Singapore 0 0 3 20 74
  • Singapore 5 Cook 34
  • Hong Kong 10 Samoa 12
  • Singapore 10 Samoa 12
  • Hong Kong 24 Cook 10
  • Singapore 5 Hong Kong 28
  • Cook 5 Samoa 33

Group B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
China 3 0 0 62 25
Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 62 22
Tonga 1 0 2 50 36
Malaysia 0 0 3 0 100
  • China 21 Tonga 15
  • Malaysia 0 PNG 46
  • China 12 PNG 10
  • Malaysia 0 Tonga 25
  • China 29 Malaysia 0
  • Tonga 10 PNG 17

Quarter finals

  • Samoa 46 Malaysia 0
  • Papua New Guinea 24 Cook Islands 5
  • Hong Kong 15 Tonga 0
  • China 29 Singapore 5

Plate semifinals

  • Malaysia 0 Cook Islands 34
  • Tonga 7 Singapore 12

7th/8th place

  • Malaysia 0 Tonga 42

Plate final (5th place)

  • Cook Islands 5 Singapore 7

Cup semifinals

  • Samoa 17 Papua New Guinea 22
  • Hong Kong 12 China 22

3rd place

  • Samoa 17 Hong Kong 5

Final

  • Papua New Guinea 24 China 10

2012

2012 Asia-Pacific Championship

31 August - 1 September 2012 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Pool Stages

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 99 55
Hong Kong 3 0 1 89 45
China 2 1 1 104 38
Thailand 1 0 3 60 81
Korea 0 0 4 0 133
  • China 44-0 Korea
  • Papua New Guinea 35-24 Hong Kong
  • China 5-12 Hong Kong
  • Papua New Guinea 26-12 Thailand
  • China 36-7 Thailand
  • Papua New Guinea 19-0 Korea
  • Hong Kong 34-0 Korea
  • Thailand 36-0 Korea
  • Thailand 5-19 Hong Kong
  • China 19-19 Papua New Guinea

Group B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Japan 4 0 0 107 22
Australia 3 0 1 131 14
Kazakhstan 2 0 2 73 33
Taiwan 1 0 3 17 117
Singapore 0 0 4 5 137
  • Kazakhstan 41-0 Singapore
  • Australia 59-0 Taiwan
  • Kazakhstan 27-0 Taiwan
  • Australia 10-14 Japan
  • Kazakhstan 5-21 Japan
  • Australia 50-0 Singapore
  • Taiwan 10-5 Singapore
  • Japan 36-0 Singapore
  • Japan 36-7 Taiwan
  • Kazakhstan 0-12 Australia

Bowl final (9th place)

  • Singapore 29-0 Korea

7th/8th place

  • Taiwan 24-12 Thailand

Plate semifinals

  • China 24-0 Taiwan
  • Kazakhstan 22-0 Thailand

Plate final (5th place)

  • China 14-29 Kazakhstan

Cup semifinals

  • Papua New Guinea 7-12 Australia
  • Japan 37-0 Hong Kong

3rd place

  • Hong Kong 17-26 Papua New Guinea

Final

  • Japan 17-36 Australia

2012 Asian Championship/World Cup Qualifier

Venue/Date: Pune, India 6–7 October 2012

Pool A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Japan 2 0 0 68 5
Hong Kong 1 0 1 41 19
India 0 0 2 0 85
  • Uzbekistan (Pool A) withdrew before the tournament.
  • Hong Kong 36-0 India
  • Japan 49-0 India
  • Japan 19-5 Hong Kong

Pool B

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Fiji 3 0 0 130 14
China-Taipei 2 0 1 77 43
Sri Lanka 1 0 2 57 70
Korea 0 0 3 0 138
  • Chinese-Taipei 45-0 Korea
  • Fiji 44-7 Sri Lanka
  • Chinese-Taipei 26-7 Sri Lanka
  • Fiji 50-0 Korea
  • Korea 0-43 Sri Lanka
  • Fiji 36-7 Chinese-Taipei

Pool C

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
China 3 0 0 119 0
Thailand 2 0 1 76 7
Philippines 0 0 1 0 29
Malaysia 0 0 2 0 94
  • Thailand 45-0 Malaysia
  • China 29-0 Philippines
  • Thailand 31-7 Philippines
  • China 49-0 Malaysia
  • Malaysia 7-40 Philippines
  • China 41-0 Thailand

Pool D

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Kazakhstan 3 0 0 108 0
Singapore 2 0 1 39 46
Iran 1 0 2 10 61
UAE 0 0 3 20 70
  • Singapore 20-0 Iran
  • Kazakhstan 41-0 UAE
  • Singapore 19-15 UAE
  • Kazakhstan 36-0 Iran
  • Iran 10-5 UAE
  • Kazakhstan 31-0 Singapore

Bowl/shield quarterfinals

  • India 5-0 Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka 20-10 UAE
  • Philippines v bye
  • Iran 29-7 Korea

Shield semifinals

  • Malaysia 12-17 UAE
  • Korea Bye

15th place

  • Malaysia

Shield final (13th/14th)

  • UAE 24-0 Korea

Bowl semifinals

  • India 0-33 Sri Lanka
  • Philippines 24-5 Iran

11th/12th place

  • India 12-17 Iran

Bowl final (9th/10th)

  • Sri Lanka 7-22 Philippines

Cup/plate quarterfinals

  • Japan 12-5 Thailand
  • Fiji 47-0 Singapore
  • China 31-0 Hong Kong
  • Kazakhstan 34-0 Taipei

Plate semifinals

  • Thailand 17-12 Singapore
  • Hong Kong 27-0 Taipei

7th/8th place

  • Singapore 12-5 Taipei

Plate final (5th/6th)

  • Thailand 7-19 Hong Kong

Cup semifinals

  • Japan 7-31 Fiji
  • China 17-12 Kazakhstan

3rd/4th place (winner qualified for World Cup)

  • Japan 17-7 Kazakhstan

Cup final

  • Fiji 15-0 China

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2021 Update". 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Your Guide to the Asia Rugby 2021 Competitions". Rugby Asia 24/7. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Asia rugby sevens series 2015". South China Morning Post. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2017 - Laos 7s". Asia Rugby. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2018". Asia Rugby. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2019". Asia Rugby. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2022". Asia Rugby. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2023". Asia Rugby. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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