2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts	Indonesia (Trophy)  South Korea  China  Sri Lanka
Date	31 August – 29 September
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runners-up	Hong Kong
Third	China
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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
5	India
6	Indonesia
7	Afghanistan
8
9	Uzbekistan
10	Bangladesh
11	Brunei

Pool stage[]

Pool A[]

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
	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

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

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

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
	2	0	0	2	0	92	-92	2	5th–8th bracket

Knockout stage[]

5th–8th bracket[]

	5th–8th playoffs				Fifth place
	11 August
	Indonesia	26
					11 August
		7
					Indonesia	14
	11 August
					India	24
	Afghanistan	12
	India	17
					Seventh place
					11 August
						7
					Afghanistan	15

Cup playoffs[]

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	11 August
		0
					11 August
	Malaysia	26
					Malaysia	17
	11 August
					Singapore	14
	Thailand	12
	Singapore	14
					Third place
					11 August
						14
					Thailand	24

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
	Japan	12	8	12	32	Entry to 2020 World Challenger Series
	Hong Kong	10	12	10	32	Entry to 2020 World Challenger Series
	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|2021 Asia Sevens 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

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

Knockout stage[]

5th–8th bracket[]

	5th–8th playoffs				Fifth place
	1 September – 14:24 – Incheon Namdong
	Philippines	21
					1 September – 17:12 – Incheon Namdong
	United Arab Emirates	19
					Philippines	14
	1 September – 14:46 – Incheon Namdong
					Sri Lanka	21
	Chinese Taipei	0
	Sri Lanka	42
					Seventh place
					1 September – 16:50 – Incheon Namdong
					United Arab Emirates	31
					Chinese Taipei	5

Cup playoffs[]

	Semi-finals				Cup final
	1 September – 15:22 – Incheon Namdong
	Hong Kong	21
					1 September – 18:40 – Incheon Namdong
	China	7
					Japan	21
	1 September – 15:44 – Incheon Namdong
					Hong Kong	12
	South Korea	5
	Japan	43
					Third place
					1 September – 17:56 – Incheon Namdong
					China	24
					South Korea	19

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

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

Knockout stage[]

5th–8th bracket[]

	5th–8th playoffs				Fifth place
	15 September – 14:24 – Huizhou Olympic
	United Arab Emirates	19
					15 September – 17:12 – Huizhou Olympic
	Chinese Taipei	24
					Chinese Taipei	0
	15 September – 14:46 – Huizhou Olympic
					South Korea	17
	South Korea	19
	Philippines	7
					Seventh place
					15 September – 16:50 – Huizhou Olympic
					United Arab Emirates	5
					Philippines	26

Cup playoffs[]

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	1 September – 15:22 – Huizhou Olympic
	Hong Kong	55
					1 September – 18:40 – Huizhou Olympic
	Sri Lanka	0
					Hong Kong	14
	1 September – 15:44 – Huizhou Olympic
					China	7
	Japan	7
	China	14
					Third place
					1 September – 17:56 – Huizhou Olympic
					Sri Lanka	0
					Japan	40

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

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

Knockout stage[]

5th–8th bracket[]

	5th–8th playoffs				Fifth place
	29 September – 14:24 – Racecourse Stadium
	South Korea	12
					29 September – 17:12 – Racecourse Stadium
	Philippines	22
					Philippines	19
	29 September – 14:46 – Racecourse Stadium
					United Arab Emirates	14
	Chinese Taipei	0
	United Arab Emirates	38
					Seventh place
					29 September – 16:50 – Racecourse Stadium
					South Korea	12
					Chinese Taipei	19

Cup playoffs[]

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	29 September – 15:22 – Racecourse Stadium
	Sri Lanka	0
					29 September – 18:40 – Racecourse Stadium
	Japan	45
					Japan	17
	29 September – 15:44 – Racecourse Stadium
					Hong Kong	12
	China	19
	Hong Kong	24
					Third place
					29 September – 17:56 – Racecourse Stadium
					Sri Lanka	12
					China	27

Source: Asia Rugby ^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

References[]