2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Host nations	Qatar (Trophy); Hong Kong; South Korea; Sri Lanka
Date	17 February - 14 October
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the tenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The lower-tier Trophy tournament hosted in Qatar^[1] served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.

The top two teams that are not already core teams on the Sevens World Series will earn qualification to the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series.

In addition, the 2017 edition of the Asian series serves as qualification to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the top two teams qualifying.^[2]

Teams

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Trophy

The men's Trophy was held 3–4 March at Aspire Rugby Football Centre, Doha, Qatar.^[3]

Group Stage

Pool A

Legend
Advances to Cup Quarter-Finals
Advances to 9th-11th Place Round-Robin

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Singapore	2	2	0	50	20	+30	6
Pakistan	2	1	1	29	45	-16	4
Jordan	2	0	2	34	48	-14	2

3 Mar
13:30

Pakistan	24-19	Jordan

3 Mar
16:15

Singapore	24-5	Jordan

3 Mar
18:30

Singapore	26-5	Pakistan

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Philippines	2	2	0	93	5	+88	6
Qatar	2	1	1	58	26	+32	4
Nepal	2	0	2	0	120	-120	2

3 Mar
13:52

Qatar	53-0	Nepal

3 Mar
16:37

Philippines	67-0	Nepal

3 Mar
18:52

Philippines	26-5	Qatar

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	64	12	+52	6
India	2	0	0	2	12	64	-52	2

3 Mar
16:59

United Arab Emirates	19-12	India

3 Mar
19:14

United Arab Emirates	45-0	India

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	2	2	0	60	0	+60	6
Iran	2	1	1	33	36	-3	4
Bangladesh	2	0	2	5	62	-57	2

3 Mar
14:14

Iran	33-5	Bangladesh

3 Mar
17:21

Thailand	29-0	Bangladesh

3 Mar
19:36

Thailand	31-0	Iran

Knockout Stage

9th-11th Place

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Jordan	2	2	0	88	12	+76	6
Bangladesh	2	1	1	67	24	+43	4
Nepal	2	0	2	0	119	-119	2

4 Mar
13:00

Jordan	64-0	Nepal

4 Mar
15:38

Nepal	0-55	Bangladesh

4 Mar
17:50

Jordan	24-12	Bangladesh

5th-8th Place

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

4 Mar - 13:22

Philippines	42
		4 Mar - 16:00
Iran	0
		Iran	17
4 Mar - 13:44
		India	5
Singapore	19
				4 Mar - 18:34
India	7
				Iran	10
4 Mar - 14:06
				Qatar	24
Qatar	5
		4 Mar - 16:22
Thailand	24
		Qatar	21
4 Mar - 14:28
		Pakistan	5	Seventh Place
Pakistan	10
				4 Mar - 18:12
United Arab Emirates	24
				India	14

				Pakistan	12

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

4 Mar - 13:22

Philippines	42
		4 Mar - 16:44
Iran	0
		Philippines	12
4 Mar - 13:44
		Singapore	10
Singapore	19
				4 Mar - 19:18
India	7
				Philippines	41
4 Mar - 14:06
				Thailand	7
Qatar	5
		4 Mar - 17:06
Thailand	24
		Thailand	19
4 Mar - 14:28
		United Arab Emirates	17	Third place
Pakistan	10
				4 Mar - 18:56
United Arab Emirates	24
				Singapore	14

				United Arab Emirates	43

Final Standings

Legend
Promoted to the main series for 2017

Rank	Team
1	Philippines
2	Thailand
3	United Arab Emirates
4	Singapore
5	Qatar
6	Iran
7	India
8	Pakistan
9	Jordan
10	Bangladesh
11	Nepal

Main Series

Hong Kong

Was held 1–2 September.^[4] All matches were held at King's Park Sports Ground. All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Japan	19–12	Hong Kong	South Korea China
Plate	Sri Lanka	32–19	Philippines	Malaysia Chinese Taipei

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	95	12	+83	9
China	3	2	1	83	45	+38	7
Philippines	3	1	2	43	60	−17	5
Malaysia	3	0	3	14	118	−104	3

Matches

1 September 2017
14:14

Hong Kong	31–0	Malaysia

1 September 2017
14:36

China	22–5	Philippines

1 September 2017
16:44

Hong Kong	38–5	Philippines

1 September 2017
17:06

China	54–14	Malaysia

1 September 2017
19:14

Hong Kong	26–7	China

1 September 2017
19:36

Malaysia	0–33	Philippines

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	104	15	+89	9
South Korea	3	2	1	77	54	+23	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	71	64	+7	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	14	133	−119	3

Matches

1 September 2017
13:30

Sri Lanka	5–33	Japan

1 September 2017
13:52

South Korea	43–7	Chinese Taipei

1 September 2017
16:00

Sri Lanka	52–7	Chinese Taipei

1 September 2017
16:22

South Korea	10–33	Japan

1 September 2017
18:30

Japan	38–0	Chinese Taipei

1 September 2017
18:52

Sri Lanka	14–24	South Korea

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

2 September 2017 12:00

Philippines	12
		2 September 2017 15:22
South Korea	17
		South Korea	17
2 September 2017 12:22
		Hong Kong	22
Hong Kong	50
				2 September 2017 18:16
Chinese Taipei	0
				Hong Kong	12
2 September 2017 12:44
				Japan	19
Malaysia	0
		2 September 2017 15:44
Japan	44
		Japan	40
2 September 2017 13:06
		China	5	Third place
[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg\|23x15px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] China	36
				2 September 2017 17:54
Sri Lanka	12
				South Korea	14

				China	7

Plate

Semi-finals		Final

2 September 2017 14:38

Philippines	29
		2 September 2017 17:32
Chinese Taipei	5
		Philippines	19
2 September 2017 15:00
		Sri Lanka	32
Malaysia	0

Sri Lanka	45
		Seventh Place

		2 September 2017 17:10

		Chinese Taipei	12

		Malaysia	33

South Korea

Was held 23–24 September. All matches were held at Namdong Asiad Stadium in Incheon. All times are Korea Standard Time(UTC+9).

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	South Korea	17−12	Japan	Hong Kong China
Plate	Sri Lanka	41−7	Malaysia	Philippines Chinese Taipei

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	137	12	+125	9
China	3	1	1	1	57	71	−14	6
Sri Lanka	3	1	1	1	57	97	−40	6
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	24	95	−71	3

Matches

23 September 2017
10:44

Japan	47−5	Sri Lanka

23 September 2017
11:06

China	24−0	Chinese Taipei

23 September 2017
13:40

Japan	45−0	Chinese Taipei

23 September 2017
14:02

China	26−26	Sri Lanka

23 September 2017
16:36

Japan	45−7	China

23 September 2017
16:58

Sri Lanka	26−24	Chinese Taipei

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	103	36	+67	9
Hong Kong	3	2	1	88	36	+52	7
Malaysia	3	1	2	34	78	−44	5
Philippines	3	0	3	10	85	−75	3

Matches

23 September 2017
10:00

Hong Kong	36−0	Philippines

23 September 2017
10:22

South Korea	40−12	Malaysia

23 September 2017
12:56

Hong Kong	28−5	Malaysia

23 September 2017
13:18

South Korea	32−0	Philippines

23 September 2017
15:52

Philippines	10−17	Malaysia

23 September 2017
16:14

Hong Kong	24−31	South Korea

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

24 September 2017 11:28

Sri Lanka	7
		24 September 2017 15:08
Hong Kong	31
		Hong Kong	7
24 September 2017 11:50
		Japan	19
Japan	34
				24 September 2017 18:26
Philippines	5
				Japan	12
24 September 2017 12:12
				South Korea	17
Chinese Taipei	7
		24 September 2017 15:30
South Korea	52
		South Korea	33
24 September 2017 12:34
		China	12	Third place
[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg\|23x15px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] China	36
				24 September 2017 17:42
Malaysia	10
				Hong Kong	22

				China	17

Plate

Semi-finals		Final

24 September 2017 14:20

Sri Lanka	42
		24 September 2017 16:58
Philippines	0
		Sri Lanka	41
24 September 2017 14:42
		Malaysia	7
Chinese Taipei	21

Malaysia	26
		Seventh Place

		24 September 2017 16:36

		Philippines	47

		Chinese Taipei	5

Sri Lanka

Will be held 14–15 October. All matches will be held at Racecourse International Rugby Stadium in Colombo. All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time(UTC+5:30).

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Hong Kong	19–14	Japan	Sri Lanka South Korea
Plate	Philippines	19–17	Malaysia	China Chinese Taipei

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	66	38	+28	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	82	35	+47	7
China	3	1	2	37	47	−10	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	14	79	−65	3

Matches

14 October 2017
11:14

South Korea	28−21	Sri Lanka

14 October 2017
11:36

China	20−7	Chinese Taipei

14 October 2017
14:10

South Korea	26−7	Chinese Taipei

14 October 2017
14:36

China	7−28	Sri Lanka

14 October 2017
17:06

South Korea	12−10	China

14 October 2017
17:28

Sri Lanka	33−0	Chinese Taipei

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	72	29	+43	9
Japan	3	2	1	64	31	+33	7
Malaysia	3	1	2	31	77	−46	5
Philippines	3	0	3	39	69	−30	3

Matches

14 October 2017
10:30

Japan	28−7	Malaysia

14 October 2017
10:52

Hong Kong	21−17	Philippines

14 October 2017
13:26

Japan	29−5	Philippines

14 October 2017
13:48

Hong Kong	32−5	Malaysia

14 October 2017
16:22

Malaysia	19−17	Philippines

14 October 2017
16:44

Japan	7−19	Hong Kong

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

15 October 2017 − 11:28

China	12
		15 October 2017 − 15:34
Japan	26
		Japan	15
15 October 2017 − 11:50
		South Korea	10
South Korea	17
				15 October 2017 − 18:58
Philippines	12
				Japan	14
15 October 2017 − 12:12
				Hong Kong	19
Chinese Taipei	0
		15 October 2017 − 15:56
Hong Kong	50
		Hong Kong	26
15 October 2017 − 12:34
		Sri Lanka	12	Third place
Sri Lanka	22
				15 October 2017 − 18:14
Malaysia	5
				South Korea	5

				Sri Lanka	22

Plate

Semi-finals		Final

15 October 2017 − 14:20

China	10
		15 October 2017 − 17:24
Philippines	26
		Philippines	19
15 October 2017 − 14:42
		Malaysia	17
Chinese Taipei	0

Malaysia	17
		Seventh Place

		15 October 2017 − 17:02

		[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg\|23x15px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] China	27

		Chinese Taipei	7

Final Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Relegated for 2018 Series

Rank	Team	Hong Kong^[5]	Korea	Sri Lanka	Points
1	Japan	12	10	10	32
2	Hong Kong	10	8	12	30
3	South Korea	8	12	7	27
4	Sri Lanka	5	5	8	18
5	China	7	7	2	16
6	Philippines	4	2	5	11
7	Malaysia	2	4	4	10
8	Chinese Taipei	1	1	1	3

References

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[1] ttps://www.asiarugby.com/2017/02/03/sevens-trophy-kick-off-2017-asia-rugby-season/

[2] ttp://www.rwcsevens.com/qualification

[3] ttps://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-sevens-trophey/asia-rugby-sevens-trophy-2017-leg-2/

[4] ttps://www.asiarugby.com/fixtures-results/calendar/

[5] ttps://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-sevens-series/ar7s2017-hong-kong/

2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Host nations	Qatar (Trophy) Hong Kong South Korea Sri Lanka
Date	17 February - 14 October
← 2016 2018 →

2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Teams

Trophy

Main Series

Hong Kong

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Final Standings

See also

References