Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series


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

— 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 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

Tournaments that have featured as ranking events in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens include:
The continental title was contested in a single tournament from 2000 to 2012. The Asian Women's Sevens Series was introduced in 2013.



Malaysia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand		Ranking events
2013PuneBang Saen2
2014BeijingHong Kong2
2015 QingdaoColombo2
2016Hong KongIncheonColombo3
2017IncheonColombo 2
2018Hong KongIncheonColombo3
2019HuizhouIncheonColombo3

Notes:

A separate Olympic Asian qualification series was held in 2015 with a pre-qualifying stage hosted in Chennai and final stage in Hong Kong.
The 2017 Asian Women's Trophy tournament was held in Vientiane, Laos

Champions

Winners of the Asian Women's Sevens Championship:

2000s

2010s

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..

2000

Played as part of the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

2001

Played as part of the 2001 Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

2002

Played as part of the 2002 Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

2003

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, 27 March 2003
The women's sevens teams from Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan made their international debut at this tournament.
The top two teams from each pool progressed to the Hong Kong Sevens 2003 - Kazakhstan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Arabian Gulf

Group stage


POOL A
Nation
Kazakhstan40017658
Thailand30165586
Singapore20256704
Hong Kong Barbarians10315872
Kyrgyzstan004171090

  • Hong Kong Barbarians 10-0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Singapore 17-10 Kyrgyzstan
  • Singapore 22-0 Hong Kong Barbarians
  • Kazakhstan 29-5 Thailand
  • Thailand 22-17 Singapore
  • Kazakhstan 56-0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Thailand 12-5 Hong Kong Barbarians
  • Kazakhstan 38-0 Singapore
  • Thailand 26-7 Kyrgyzstan
  • Kazakhstan 53-0 Hong Kong Barbarians


POOL B
Nation
Hong Kong400139108
Arabian Gulf301106226
China20227564
Sri Lanka10324992
Uzbekistan00451140

  • Arabian Gulf 28-0 Uzbekistan
  • Hong Kong 43-0 Sri Lanka
  • China 22-0 Uzbekistan
  • Hong Kong 22-5 Arabian Gulf
  • Sri Lanka 24-0 Uzbekistan
  • Arabian Gulf 22-0 China
  • China 5-0 Sri Lanka
  • Hong Kong 40-5 Uzbekistan
  • Arabian Gulf 51-0 Sri Lanka
  • Hong Kong 34-0 China

Classification stage

The teams in 3rd, 4th and 5th split into two groups. The placings in these groups then played off in three finals, for 9th, 7th and 5th, the latter referred to as the Asia D Cup. Additionally the best two to progress to Hong Kong also played off for the Asia C Cup.

Group A
NationWonLostForAgainst
Singapore20740
Hong Kong Barbarians112224
Uzbekistan02072

  • Singapore 50-0 Uzbekistan
  • Hong Kong Barbarians 22-0 Uzbekistan
  • Singapore 24-0 Hong Kong Barbarians


Group B
NationWonLostForAgainst
Kyrgyzstan20425
China111020
Sri Lanka021037

  • China 0-15 Kyrgyzstan
  • Sri Lanka 5-27 Kyrgyzstan
  • China 10-5 Sri Lanka

9th place
7th place
5th place AD Cup
AC Cup
Venue/Date: Almaty, Kazakhstan 15–16 May 2004

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan300870
Singapore2014265
Taiwan1025054
Uzbekistan0033390

  • Kazakhstan 15-0 Taiwan
  • Singapore 21-12 Uzbekistan '
  • Kazakhstan 36-0 Uzbekistan
  • Singapore 21-17 Taiwan
  • Kazakhstan 36-0 Singapore
  • Taiwan 33-21 Uzbekistan
Plate semi-finals
  • Taiwan 12-5 Kazakhstan-2
  • Uzbekistan 15-10 Kyrgyzstan
7th place
  • Kazakhstan-2 29-22 Kyrgyzstan
5th place
  • Uzbekistan 10-19 Taiwan


Pool B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Arabian Gulf2013437
Hong Kong2014624
Kyrgyzstan1023547
Kazakhstan-21024658

  • Hong Kong 15-5 Kyrgyzstan
  • Arabian Gulf 12-22 Kazakhstan-2
  • Hong Kong 26-12 Kazakhstan-2
  • Arabian Gulf 17-10 Kyrgyzstan
  • Hong Kong 5-7 Arabian Gulf
  • Kazakhstan-2 12-20 Kyrgyzstan
Semi-finals
  • Kazakhstan 20-5 Hong Kong
  • Arabian Gulf 7-26 Singapore
3rd place
  • Hong Kong 36-19 Arabian Gulf
Final
  • Kazakhstan 45-5 Singapore '

2005

Venue/Date: Singapore, 15–16 April 2005 Summarised

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan4001230
Japan3017057
China2025746
Thailand1034549
Arabian Gulf00412155

  • Kazakhstan 31-0 Japan
  • Japan 10-7 Thailand
  • China 31-0 Arabian Gulf
  • China 14-7 Thailand
  • Thailand 31-5 Arabian Gulf
  • Kazakhstan 17-0 China
  • Japan 38-7 Arabian Gulf
  • Kazakhstan 20-0 Thailand
  • Japan 22-12 China
  • Kazakhstan 55-0 Arabian Gulf
Cup Semi Finals
  • Japan 21-5 Singapore
  • Kazakhstan 39-0 Hong Kong
Cup Final
  • Kazakhstan 24-5 Japan


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Singapore3004310
Hong Kong2014235
Sri Lanka1024517
Uzbekistan003775

  • Sri Lanka 33-0 Uzbekistan
  • Singapore 21-5 Hong Kong
  • Singapore 7-5 Sri Lanka
  • Hong Kong 27-7 Uzbekistan
  • Hong Kong 10-7 Sri Lanka
  • Singapore 15-0 Uzbekistan
Plate Semi Finals
  • Thailand 24-0 Sri Lanka
  • China 45-0 Uzbekistan
Second Round
  • Sri Lanka 24-0 Uzbekistan
  • Sri Lanka 21-19 Arabian Gulf
  • Arabian Gulf 28-0 Uzbekistan
Plate Final
  • China 26-5 Thailand

2006

Venue/Date: Taskent, Uzbekistan 15–16 May 2006

Pool A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan200800
Singapore101????
Kyrgyzstan002????

  • Kazakhstan 37-0 Singapore
  • Singapore beat Kyrgyzstan
  • Kazakhstan 43-0 Kyrgyzstan
Pool B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Hong Kong2002620
Uzbekistan1011719
Japan0021519

  • Hong Kong 12-10 Japan
  • Uzbekistan 7-5 Japan
  • Hong Kong 14-10 Uzbekistan
Pool C
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China200550
Thailand101????
Arabian Gulf002????

  • China 24-0 Thailand
  • Thailand beat Arabian Gulf
  • China 31-0 Arabian Gulf
Plate competition
  • Japan 14-14 Thailand
  • Singapore ?-? Arabian Gulf
  • Japan 40-0 Arabian Gulf
  • Thailand ?-? Singapore
  • Japan 26-5 Singapore
  • Thailand ?-? Arabian Gulf
Plate final
  • Japan 19-7 Thailand


Pool D
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China200480
Hong Kong1011526
Singapore0021451

  • China 36-0 Singapore
  • Hong Kong 15-14 Singapore
  • China 12-0 Hong Kong
Pool E
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan200790
Uzbekistan101????
Thailand002????

  • Kazakhstan 48-0 Thailand
  • Uzbekistan ?-? Thailand
  • Uzbekistan 0-31 Kazakhstan
Pool F
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan200600
Arabian Gulf101????
Kyrgyzstan002????

  • Japan 29-0 Arabian Gulf
  • Arabian Gulf ?-? Kyrgyzstan
  • Japan 31-0 Kyrgyzstan
Semi-finals
  • Hong Kong 0-38 Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan 0-34 China
3rd place
  • Hong Kong 5-0 Uzbekistan
Final
  • China 22-12 Kazakhstan

2007 tournaments

2007 Asian Sevens

Date/Venue: 27–28 April 2007, Doha. '
Participants:''' Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, defending champions China, three-time winners Kazakhstan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and the Arabian Gulf.
Group stages presumably happened but it would appear from the classification games that China withdrew.

Classification Stages

Shield Final
Bowl Final
Plate Final
Cup Final
Date/Venue: 6 October 2007, Singapore.
Group stage
Bowl Final
Plate Final
Cup Final

2008 Asian Championship/World Cup Qualifiers

Venue/Date: Hong Kong, 4–5 October 2008.
The winners, runners up and 3rd place all progressed to Dubai.

Group stage

Pool A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan200305
Hong Kong1011715
Singapore002532

Pool B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China200927
Arabian Gulf1013469
Sri Lanka0021767

Pool C
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Thailand2003615
Japan1013712
Taiwan002551

Extra games for 9th place team
5th to 8th
7th Place
5th Place
Semi finals
3rd place
Final
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 tournaments

Asian Championship 2009

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
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Thailand40012510
Kazakhstan3019928
Arabian Gulf2025271
Chinese Taipei1033392
Iran00419127

  • 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
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China40013210
Uzbekistan3016426
Guam1124051
Hong Kong1123491
Singapore00420112

  • 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
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Laos3003622
Malaysia2014322
Cambodia1021729
India0032043

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

NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Iran200417
Malaysia1012919
Cambodia002044

  • Iran 22-0 Cambodia
  • Malaysia 22-0 Cambodia
  • Iran 19-7 Malaysia


NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Singapore200750
Laos1011025
India002060

  • Singapore 50-0 India
  • Laos 10-0 India
  • Singapore 25-0 Laos

Cup Quarter Finals
Plate Semi Finals
Cup Semi Finals
Bowl Final
Plate Final
Cup Final

Asian Championship 2010

24–25 July 2010 at Guangzhou, China
Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China200757
Hong Kong1013839
Philippines0023867

Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Thailand200730
Chinese Taipei1015226
Korea002099

Group C
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan200700
Singapore1014334
India002079

Group D
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan30012312
Uzbekistan2015327
Malaysia1021987
Laos003574

Group E: - placing 9-13
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Philippines200????
India101????
Korea 002729

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Asia-Pacific Championship 2010

29–31 October 2010 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan200530
Tonga1012524
Cook Islands002054

Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Papua New Guinea3007410
Samoa1025619
Singapore1021439
India1021086

Quarter finals
Plate semifinals
7th place
Plate final
Cup semifinals
3rd place
Final

Asian Championship 2011

1–2 October 2011 at Pune, India
Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China3001000
Singapore2014638
Iran1021767
Malaysia003779

Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan300897
Hong Kong2016515
India1023552
South Korea0030115

Group C
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Thailand3006010
Japan2018229
Taipei1025339
Laos0020123

Bowl semifinals


Quarterfinals
11th/12th place
Bowl final
Plate semifinals
7th/8th Place
Plate final
Cup semifinals
3rd/4th place
Cup final
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Asia-Pacific Championship 2011

23–25 October 2011 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Samoa3005725
Hong Kong2016227
Cook Islands1024962
Singapore0032074

Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China3006225
Papua New Guinea2016222
Tonga1025036
Malaysia0030100

Quarter finals
Plate semifinals
7th/8th place
Plate final
Cup semifinals
3rd place
Final

Asia-Pacific Championship 2012

31 August - 1 September 2012 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Pool Stages

Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Papua New Guinea3109955
Hong Kong3018945
China21110438
Thailand1036081
Korea0040133

Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan40010722
Australia30113114
Kazakhstan2027333
Taiwan10317117
Singapore0045137

Bowl final
7th/8th place
Plate semifinals
Plate final
Cup semifinals
3rd place
Final
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Asian Championship/World Cup Qualifier

Venue/Date: Pune, India 6–7 October 2012
Pool A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan200685
Hong Kong1014119
India002085

Pool B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Fiji30013014
China-Taipei2017743
Sri Lanka1025770
Korea0030138

Pool C
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China3001190
Thailand201767
Philippines001029
Malaysia002094

Pool D
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan3001080
Singapore2013946
Iran1021061
UAE0032070

Bowl/shield quarterfinals
Shield semifinals
15th place
Shield final
Bowl semifinals
11th/12th place
Bowl final
Cup/plate quarterfinals
Plate semifinals
7th/8th place
Plate final
Cup semifinals
3rd/4th place '
  • Japan 17-7 Kazakhstan
Cup final'''

Thailand

20–21 September 2013 at IPE Stadium, Baeng Sen, Thailand
Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China200760
Philippines1013237
Laos005776

Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan200680
Chinese Taipei1011746
South Korea002544

Group C
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan200820
Singapore1011554
Guam0021255

Group D
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Hong Kong110355
Sri Lanka1011025
Thailand0111015

Bowl semi-finals
11th/12th Place
9th/10th Place
Plate semi-finals
7th/8th Place
Plate final
Cup quarter-finals
Cup semi-finals
3rd/4th place
Cup final
9–10 November 2013 at Pune, India
Group A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China40012220
Kazakhstan30110126
Thailand2024853
Sri Lanka1034659
India0040152

9th/10th
7th/8th
5th/6th
3rd/4th
Group B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan50014529
Hong Kong40116847
United Arab Emirates3027874
Singapore2036375
Iran10438151
Philippines00514156

Final
JAPAN declared overall series champions

2014 Asian Championship

Hong Kong

22–23 August 2014 at Shek Kip Mei Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Pool W
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan3001055
Kazakhstan201825
Singapore1021972
Philippines003096

Pool X
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China20010412
Hong Kong1114643
Thailand1113647
Sri Lanka003084

Plate
Semi Finals
7th place
Final
Cup
Semi-finals
3rd/4th place
Cup final
18–19 October 2014 at Beijing, China
Pool W
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan300897
China2019112
Thailand1023668
Philippines0030129

Pool X
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan3008512
Hong Kong2016026
Sri Lanka1022260
Singapore0031483

Plate
Semifinals
7th place
Final
Cup
Semifinals
3rd/4th place
Cup final
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Final positions:
1. China, 2. Japan, 3. Hong Kong, 4. Kazakhstan, 5. Thailand, 6. Sri Lanka, 7. Singapore, 8. Philippines

2015 Asian Championship

China

5-6 September 2015 at Qingdao, China
Pool W
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Hong Kong3009915
China2019324
Singapore10219112
Sri Lanka0031777

Pool X
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kazakhstan3007924
Japan20111119
Thailand1024084
Uzbekistan0030103

Playoffs
Quarter-finals
Plate
Semi Finals
7th place
Final
Cup
Semi-finals
3rd/4th place
Cup final
10-11 October 2015 at Colombo, China
Pool W
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Japan3007422
Thailand2012943
Hong Kong1026222
Uzbekistan0031795

Pool X
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
China2101077
Kazakhstan2106724
Sri Lanka1023872
Singapore00317126

Playoffs
Quarter-finals
Plate
Semi Finals
7th place
Final
Cup
Semi-finals
3rd/4th place
Cup final

2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series