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	Mongolia
5	India
6	Indonesia
7	Afghanistan
8	Laos
9	Uzbekistan
10	Bangladesh
11	Brunei

Pool stage

Pool A

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Mongolia	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
Laos	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
	Laos	7
					Indonesia	14
	11 August
					India	24
	Afghanistan	12
	India	17
					Seventh place
					11 August
					Laos	7
					Afghanistan	15

Cup playoffs

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

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