2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

The 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the ninth 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.

2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts	Qatar (Trophy) Hong Kong South Korea Sri Lanka
Date	17 February - 14 October
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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  Bangladesh  India  Iran  Jordan    Nepal  Pakistan  Philippines  Qatar  Singapore  Thailand  United Arab Emirates

Asia Rugby Sevens Series  China  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Japan  Malaysia  South Korea  Sri Lanka  Philippines

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	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Singapore	2	2	0	0	50	20	+30	6
Pakistan	2	1	0	1	29	45	-16	4
Jordan	2	0	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	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Philippines	2	2	0	0	93	5	+88	6
Qatar	2	1	0	1	58	26	+32	4
Nepal	2	0	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	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	2	2	0	0	60	0	+60	6
Iran	2	1	0	1	33	36	-3	4
Bangladesh	2	0	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	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Jordan	2	2	0	0	88	12	+76	6
Bangladesh	2	1	0	1	67	24	+43	4
Nepal	2	0	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	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	95	12	+83	9
China	3	2	0	1	83	45	+38	7
Philippines	3	1	0	2	43	60	−17	5
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	14	118	−104	3

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

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
	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

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

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

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

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
					China	27
					Chinese Taipei	7

Final standings

Legend
Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Team	Hong Kong[5]	South 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

See also

• 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men
• 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series