2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Host nations	India  UAE  Hong Kong  South Korea  Sri Lanka
Date	3 September - 16 October
Final positions
Champions	Hong Kong
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Third	South Korea
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The 2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the ninth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. It was played over three legs hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. The top two teams besides Japan qualifying for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to win a place as a World Rugby Sevens Series core team.

The size of the series has been reduced from twelve teams in 2015 to eight teams in 2016.^[1] The Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series, held over two legs in India and the United Arab Emirates, served as a qualifier, with the winner qualifying for the main series.

Teams

Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series

•  Bangladesh
•  Chinese Taipei
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  Iran
•  Lebanon
•    Nepal
•  Pakistan
•  Philippines
•  Qatar
•  Syria
•  Thailand
•  United Arab Emirates

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Japan
•  Malaysia
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka

Development Series

Chennai Leg

All matches were held at Nehru Jawaharlal Stadium in Chennai, India^[2]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Semifinal
Teams that advance to Plate Semifinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Philippines	4	4	0	0	164	21	+143	12
United Arab Emirates	4	3	0	1	162	36	+126	10
India	4	2	0	2	102	81	+21	8
Syria	4	1	0	3	32	179	-147	6
Nepal	4	0	0	4	0	143	-143	4

Matches

20 February 2016  India 41-0    Nepal 20 February 2016  Philippines 63-0  Syria 20 February 2016  India 47-0  Syria 20 February 2016  United Arab Emirates 41-0    Nepal 20 February 2016    Nepal 0-27  Syria 20 February 2016  United Arab Emirates 14-24  Philippines 20 February 2016  United Arab Emirates 69-5  Syria 20 February 2016  Philippines 43-7  India 21 February 2016  Philippines 34-0    Nepal 21 February 2016  United Arab Emirates 38-7  India

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	4	4	0	0	94	35	+59	12
Chinese Taipei	4	3	0	1	132	38	+94	10
Lebanon	4	2	0	2	121	43	+78	8
Bangladesh	4	1	0	3	26	137	-113	6
Indonesia	4	0	0	4	0	118	-118	4

Matches

20 February 2016  Lebanon 47-0  Bangladesh 20 February 2016  Chinese Taipei 31-0  Indonesia 20 February 2016  Thailand 22-14  Bangladesh 20 February 2016  Lebanon 41-0  Indonesia 20 February 2016  Bangladesh 12-0  Indonesia 20 February 2016  Thailand 19-7  Chinese Taipei 20 February 2016  Thailand 34-0  Indonesia 20 February 2016  Chinese Taipei 24-19  Lebanon 21 February 2016  Chinese Taipei 70-0  Bangladesh 20 February 2016  Thailand 19-14  Lebanon

Knockout Stage

9th/10th Place Playoff

	Final
	21 February 2016
	Nepal	12
	Indonesia	39

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 February 2016
	India	31
					21 February 2016
	Bangladesh	5
					India	7
	21 February 2016
					Lebanon	19
	Syria	0
	Lebanon	52
					Third place
					21 February 2016
					Bangladesh	26
					Syria	24

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 February 2016
	Philippines	12
					21 February 2016
	Chinese Taipei	31
					Chinese Taipei	36
	21 February 2016
					Thailand	21
	United Arab Emirates	10
	Thailand	22
					Third place
					21 February 2016
					Philippines	38
					United Arab Emirates	21

Al Ain Leg

All matches were held at Al Ain Amblers RFC in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates^[3]

First Round

Legend
Qualified to Pool D for second round
Qualified to Pool E for second round
Qualified to Pool F for second round

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	56	20	+36	6
India	2	1	0	1	38	35	+3	4
Qatar	2	0	0	2	27	66	-39	2

26 February 2016

India	38-7	Qatar

26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei	28-20	Qatar

26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei	28-0	India

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	2	2	0	0	64	14	+50	6
Lebanon	2	1	0	1	31	38	-7	4
Pakistan	2	0	0	2	7	50	-43	2

26 February 2016

Lebanon	17-7	Pakistan

26 February 2016

Thailand	33-0	Pakistan

26 February 2016

Thailand	31-14	Lebanon

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	45	26	+19	6
Philippines	2	1	0	1	47	38	+9	4
Iran	2	0	0	2	19	47	-28	2

26 February 2016

United Arab Emirates	19-7	Iran

26 February 2016

Philippines	28-12	Iran

26 February 2016

Philippines	19-26	United Arab Emirates

Second Round

Legend
Qualified to Cup Semi-Finals
Qualified to Plate Round-Robin
Qualified to Bowl Round-Robin

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	1	36	26	+10	4
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	29	31	-2	4
Thailand	2	1	0	1	33	41	-8	4

26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei	19-5	United Arab Emirates

26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei	17-21	Thailand

27 February 2016

Thailand	12-24	United Arab Emirates

Pool E

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Philippines	2	2	0	0	94	10	+84	6
India	2	1	0	1	14	66	-52	4
Lebanon	2	0	0	2	22	54	-32	2

26 February 2016

India	0-54	Philippines

26 February 2016

India	14-12	Lebanon

27 February 2016

Lebanon	10-40	Philippines

Pool F

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	44	22	+22	6
Qatar	2	1	0	1	45	25	+20	4
Pakistan	2	0	0	2	10	52	-42	2

26 February 2016

Qatar	17-20	Iran

26 February 2016

Qatar	28-5	Pakistan

27 February 2016

Pakistan	5-24	Iran

Final Round

Bowl

27 February 2016

Qatar	24-7	Pakistan

27 February 2016

Qatar	26-5	Pakistan

Plate

27 February 2016

India	24-15	Iran

27 February 2016

Lebanon	17-29	Iran

27 February 2016

India	19-14	Lebanon

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 February 2016
	Chinese Taipei	17
					27 February 2016
	Philippines	12
					Chinese Taipei	24
	27 February 2016
					United Arab Emirates	22
	United Arab Emirates	38
	Thailand	7
					Third place
					27 February 2016
					Philippines	19
					Thailand	15

Final Standings

Legend
Promoted to the main series for 2016

Rank	Team	Chennai	Al Ain	Overall
1	Chinese Taipei	10	9	19
2	Philippines	8	7	15
2	Thailand	9	6	15
2	United Arab Emirates	7	8	15
5	India	5	5	10
6	Lebanon	6	3	9
7	Bangladesh	4	-	4
7	Iran	-	4	4
9	Syria	3	-	3
10	Indonesia	2	-	2
10	Qatar	-	2	2
12	Nepal	1	-	1
13	Pakistan	-	1	1

Main Series

Hong Kong

Main article: 2016 Hong Kong Asian Sevens

All matches will be held at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium.^[4] All times are Hong Kong Time(UTC+8)^[5]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Hong Kong	22–17	Sri Lanka	South Korea,  China
Plate	Japan	7–0	Singapore	Chinese Taipei,  Malaysia

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	60	27	+33	9
South Korea	3	2	0	1	82	24	+58	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	60	31	+29	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	0	120	-120	3

Matches
2 September 2016 13:28 Japan  10-12  China 2 September 2016 13:50 South Korea  46-0  Singapore 2 September 2016 16:24 Japan  45-0  Singapore 2 September 2016 16:46 South Korea  17-19  China 2 September 2016 19:20 China  29-0  Singapore 2 September 2016 19:42 Japan  5-19  South Korea

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	105	0	+105	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	83	55	28	7
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	35	83	-48	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	19	104	-85	3

Matches
2 September 2016 14:12 Hong Kong  36-0  Malaysia 2 September 2016 14:34 Sri Lanka  43-12  Chinese Taipei 2 September 2016 17:08 Hong Kong  47-0  Chinese Taipei 2 September 2016 17:30 Sri Lanka  40-21  Malaysia 2 September 2016 20:04 Hong Kong  22-0  Sri Lanka 2 September 2016 20:26 Malaysia  14-7  Chinese Taipei

Plate Semi-Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 September 2016 - 12:28
	Japan	10
					3 September 2016 - 15:24
	Chinese Taipei	5
					Japan	7
	3 September 2016 - 12:50
					Singapore	0
	Singapore	14
	Malaysia	12
					Third place
					3 September 2016 - 15:02
					Chinese Taipei	22
					Malaysia	7

Cup Semi-Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 September 2016 - 13:12
	China	17
					3 September 2016 - 16:30
	Sri Lanka	29
					Sri Lanka	17
	3 September 2016 - 13:34
					Hong Kong	22
	South Korea	14
	Hong Kong	28
					Third place
					3 September - 15:46
					China	14
					South Korea	33

Korea

Main article: 2016 Korean Sevens

All Matches will be held at Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium.^[6] All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Hong Kong	36–0	Sri Lanka	South Korea  China
Plate	Malaysia	21–17	Chinese Taipei	Japan  Singapore

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	0	109	38	+71	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	125	33	+92	7
Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	2	31	104	-73	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	17	107	-90	3

Matches
24 September 2016 13:12 Hong Kong  47-5  Chinese Taipei 24 September 2016 13:34 South Korea  36-5  Japan 24 September 2016 16:08 Hong Kong  57-0  Japan 24 September 2016 16:30 South Korea  45-12  Chinese Taipei 24 September 2016 19:04 Hong Kong  21-28  South Korea 24 September 2016 19:26 Japan  12-14  Chinese Taipei

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	98	21	+77	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	89	36	+53	7
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	17	77	-60	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	12	82	-70	3

Matches
24 September 2016 12:28 Sri Lanka  29-5  Singapore 24 September 2016 12:50 China  29-0  Malaysia 24 September 2016 15:24 Sri Lanka  41-5  Malaysia 24 September 2016 15:46 China  43-0  Singapore 24 September 2016 18:20 Singapore  7-12  Malaysia 24 September 2016 18:42 Sri Lanka  21-26  China

Plate Semi-Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 September 2016 - 12:13
	Chinese Taipei	41
					25 September 2016 - 15:17
	Singapore	17
					Chinese Taipei	17
	25 September 2016 - 12:35
					Malaysia	21
	Japan	10
	Malaysia	20
					Third place
					25 September 2016 - 14:55
					Singapore	21
					Japan	24

Cup Semi-Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 September 2016 - 13:05
	South Korea	10
					25 September 2016 - 16:23
	Sri Lanka	26
					Sri Lanka	0
	25 September 2016 - 13:27
					Hong Kong	36
	China	0
	Hong Kong	29
					Third place
					25 September - 15:39
					South Korea	29
					China	12

Colombo

Main article: 2016 Colombo Sevens

All matches will be held at Race Course International Rugby Stadium. All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Hong Kong	24 – 19	South Korea	China  Sri Lanka
Plate	Malaysia	19 – 14	Japan	Chinese Taipei  Singapore

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	71	46	+25	7
South Korea	3	2	0	1	89	54	+35	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	43	90	-47	5
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	47	60	-13	5

Matches
15 October 2016 12:28 Hong Kong  31-12  Japan 15 October 2016 12:50 South Korea  29-14  Malaysia 15 October 2016 15:24 Hong Kong  14-19  Malaysia 15 October 2016 15:46 South Korea  45-14  Japan 15 October 2016 18:20 Malaysia  14-17  Japan 15 October 2016 18:42 Hong Kong  26-15  South Korea

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	86	19	+67	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	106	31	+75	7
Singapore	3	1	0	2	12	100	-88	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	7	61	-54	3

Matches
15 October 2016 13:12 Sri Lanka  26-7  Chinese Taipei 15 October 2016 13:34 China  34-5  Singapore 15 October 2016 16:08 Sri Lanka  66-0  Singapore 15 October 2016 16:30 China  28-0  Chinese Taipei 15 October 2016 19:04 Sri Lanka  14-24  China 15 October 2016 19:26 Chinese Taipei  0-7  Singapore

Plate Semi-Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 October 2016 - 14:13
	Japan	26
					16 October 2016 - 17:17
	Chinese Taipei	5
					Japan	14
	16 October 2016 - 14:35
					Malaysia	19
	Malaysia	24
	Singapore	12
					Third place
					25 September 2016 - 16:55
					Chinese Taipei	22
					Singapore	17

Cup Semi-Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 October 2016 - 15:05
	Hong Kong	19
					16 October 2016 - 17:39
	Sri Lanka	7
					Hong Kong	24
	16 October 2016 - 15:27
					South Korea	19
	South Korea	19
	China	14
					Third place
					16 October 2016 - 18:23
					Sri Lanka	21
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Final Standings

Legend
Winner and qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Relegated for 2017 Series

Rank	Team	Hong Kong[7]	Korea	Sri Lanka	Points
1	Hong Kong	12	12	12	36
2	Sri Lanka	10	10	7	27
3	South Korea	8	8	10	26
4	China	7	7	8	22
5	Japan	5	2	4	11
6	Malaysia	1	5	5	11
7	Chinese Taipei	2	4	2	8
8	Singapore	4	1	1	6

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