2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

The 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the tenth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Singapore,^[1] served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.

2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts	Singapore (Trophy) Hong Kong South Korea Sri Lanka
Date	4 August – 14 October
← 2017 2019 →

Japan won all three tournaments of the 2018 series to retain their title as champions of Asia. Hong Kong and Philippines, as the two highest placed teams not already having core status on the Sevens World Series, gained entry to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to qualify as core teams for the following World Series.

United Arab Emirates won the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy, and qualified to the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, replacing the eighth placed team of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Malaysia.

Teams

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy  Bangladesh  Brunei  Indonesia  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Laos    Nepal  Pakistan  Singapore  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan

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

Trophy

The men's trophy was held 4–5 August at Queenstown Stadium in Singapore.^[2] All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate
Advances to Bowl

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	3	3	0	0	104	10	+94	9
Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	61	26	+35	7
Uzbekistan	3	1	0	2	27	83	–56	5
Laos	3	0	0	3	14	87	–73	3

4 August 11:58

Thailand	47–0	Uzbekistan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 12:20

Kazakhstan	22–7	Laos

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 14:43

Thailand	43–0	Laos

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 15:05

Uzbekistan	5–29	Kazakhstan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 17:28

Thailand	14–10	Kazakhstan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 17:50

Uzbekistan	22–7	Laos

Queenstown Stadium

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	129	10	+119	9
Indonesia	3	1	0	1	81	52	+29	7
Jordan	3	1	0	1	26	60	–34	5
Nepal	3	0	0	2	5	119	–114	3

4 August 10:30

United Arab Emirates	48–0	Nepal

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 10:52

Jordan	7–19	Indonesia

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 13:15

United Arab Emirates	45–5	Indonesia

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 13:37

Nepal	5–14	Jordan

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 16:00

Nepal	0–57	Indonesia

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 16:22

United Arab Emirates	36–5	Jordan

Queenstown Stadium

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Singapore	3	3	0	0	144	7	+137	9
Pakistan	3	2	0	1	43	43	0	7
Brunei	3	1	0	2	0	0	–75	5
Bangladesh	3	0	0	3	0	0	–62	3

4 August 11:14

Singapore	52–0	Bangladesh

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 11:36

Pakistan	19–5	Brunei

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 13:59

Singapore	66–0	Brunei

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 14:21

Pakistan	17–12	Bangladesh

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 16:44

Bangladesh	21–26	Brunei

Queenstown Stadium

4 August 17:06

Singapore	26–7	Pakistan

Queenstown Stadium

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Bowl Final
	5 August – 11:00 – Queenstown Stadium
	Bangladesh	26
					5 August – 14:00 – Queenstown Stadium
	Laos	12
					Bangladesh	26
	5 August – 11:22 – Queenstown Stadium
					Brunei	12
	Brunei	22
	Nepal	7
					Eleventh place
					5 August – 14:22 – Queenstown Stadium
					Laos	31
					Nepal	7

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	5 August – 11:44 – Queenstown Stadium
	Pakistan	19
					5 August – 14:44 – Queenstown Stadium
	Jordan	5
					Pakistan	5
	5 August – 12:06 – Queenstown Stadium
					Indonesia	12
	Indonesia	12
	Uzbekistan	10
					Seventh place
					5 August – 15:06 – Queenstown Stadium
					Jordan	28
					Uzbekistan	5

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	5 August – 12:28 – Queenstown Stadium
	United Arab Emirates	26
					5 August – 15:50 – Queenstown Stadium
	Thailand	0
					United Arab Emirates	14
	5 August – 12:50 – Queenstown Stadium
					Singapore	0
	Singapore	33
	Kazakhstan	10
					Third place
					5 August – 15:28 – Queenstown Stadium
					Thailand	17
					Kazakhstan	19

Final standings

Legend
Promoted to the main series for 2019

Rank	Team
1	United Arab Emirates
2	Singapore
3	Kazakhstan
4	Thailand
5	Indonesia
6	Pakistan
7	Jordan
8	Uzbekistan
9	Bangladesh
10	Brunei
11	Laos
12	Nepal

Main Series

Hong Kong

The tournament was held 14–15 September in Hong Kong. All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	81	14	+67	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	64	33	+31	7
Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	2	31	75	–44	5
China	3	0	0	3	29	83	–54	3

14 September 2018 13:58

Sri Lanka	31–0	China

HKFC

14 September 2018 14:20

Japan	27–0	Chinese Taipei

HKFC

14 September 2018 16:54

China	15–19	Chinese Taipei

HKFC

14 September 2018 17:16

Japan	21–0	Sri Lanka

HKFC

15 September 2018 11:28

Japan	33–14	China

HKFC

15 September 2018 11:50

Sri Lanka	33–12	Chinese Taipei

HKFC

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	155	7	+148	9
Philippines	3	2	0	1	45	59	–14	7
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	36	99	–63	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	26	97	–71	3

14 September 2018 14:42

South Korea	7–12	Philippines

HKFC

14 September 2018 15:04

Hong Kong	54–0	Malaysia

HKFC

14 September 2018 17:38

Hong Kong	59–0	South Korea

HKFC

14 September 2018 18:00

Philippines	26–10	Malaysia

HKFC

15 September 2018 12:12

Hong Kong	42–7	Philippines

HKFC

15 September 2018 12:34

South Korea	19–26	Malaysia

HKFC

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	15 September – 14:24 – HKFC
	China	28
					15 September – 17:02 – HKFC
	Malaysia	24
					China	15
	15 September – 14:46 – HKFC
					Chinese Taipei	7
	Chinese Taipei	40
	South Korea	5
					Seventh place
					15 September – 16:40 – HKFC
					Malaysia	14
					South Korea	28

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	15 September – 15:12 – HKFC
	Japan	36
					15 September – 18:30 – HKFC
	Philippines	5
					Japan	12
	15 September – 15:34 – HKFC
					Hong Kong	0
	Sri Lanka	0
	Hong Kong	31
					Third place
					15 September – 17:46 – HKFC
					Philippines	12
					Sri Lanka	40

^[3]

South Korea

The men's trophy was held 29–30 September in Incheon. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	105	19	+86	9
China	3	2	0	1	57	45	+12	7
Philippines	3	1	0	2	31	60	–29	5
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	22	91	–69	3

29 September 2018 13:58

Sri Lanka	31–0	China

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 14:20

Japan	27–0	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 16:54

China	15–19	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 17:16

Japan	21–0	Sri Lanka

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 11:28

Japan	33–14	China

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 11:50

Sri Lanka	33–12	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	119	26	+93	9
South Korea	3	2	0	1	77	41	+36	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	61	65	–4	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	24	149	–125	3

29 September 2018 14:42

South Korea	7–12	Philippines

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 15:04

Hong Kong	54–0	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 17:38

Hong Kong	59–0	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018 18:00

Philippines	26–10	Malaysia

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 12:12

Hong Kong	73–0	Chinese Taipei

Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018 12:34

Sri Lanka	14–22	South Korea

Namdong Asiad

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	30 September – 14:24 – Namdong Asiad
	Malaysia	12
					30 September – 17:12 – Namdong Asiad
	Sri Lanka	17
					Sri Lanka	17
	30 September – 14:46 – Namdong Asiad
					Philippines	19
	Philippines	40
	Chinese Taipei	5
					Seventh place
					30 September – 16:50 – Namdong Asiad
					Malaysia	24
					Chinese Taipei	29

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	30 September – 15:22 – Namdong Asiad
	Japan	33
					30 September – 18:40 – Namdong Asiad
	South Korea	24
					Japan	28
	30 September – 15:44 – Namdong Asiad
					Hong Kong	19
	China	0
	Hong Kong	47
					Third place
					30 September – 17:56 – Namdong Asiad
					South Korea	12
					China	31

^[4]

Sri Lanka

The tournament was held 13–14 October in Colombo. All times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	122	12	+110	9
Philippines	3	2	0	1	70	45	+25	7
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	43	95	−52	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	15	98	−83	3

13 October 2018 14:58

South Korea	5−34	Philippines

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 15:20

Japan	61−0	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 18:16

Philippines	24−19	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 18:38

Japan	40−0	South Korea

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 11:28

Japan	21−12	Philippines

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 11:50

South Korea	10−24	Malaysia

Racecourse Stadium

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	139	24	+115	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	74	33	+41	7
China	3	1	0	2	59	73	−14	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	12	154	−142	3

13 October 2018 15:42

China	12−19	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 16:04

Hong Kong	71−5	Chinese Taipei

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 19:00

Hong Kong	47−7	China

Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018 19:22

Sri Lanka	43−0	Chinese Taipei

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 12:12

Hong Kong	21−12	Sri Lanka

Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018 12:34

China	40−7	Chinese Taipei

Racecourse Stadium

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	14 October – 14:24 – Racecourse Stadium
	South Korea	7
					14 October – 17:12 – Racecourse Stadium
	China	39
					China	24
	14 October – 14:46 – Racecourse Stadium
					Malaysia	21
	Malaysia	19
	Chinese Taipei	12
					Seventh place
					14 October – 16:50 – Racecourse Stadium
					South Korea	15
					Chinese Taipei	12

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	14 October – 15:22 – Racecourse Stadium
	Japan	34
					14 October – 18:50 – Racecourse Stadium
	Sri Lanka	17
					Japan	19
	14 October – 15:44 – Racecourse Stadium
					Hong Kong	5
	Philippines	12
	Hong Kong	19
					Third place
					14 October – 17:56 – Racecourse Stadium
					Sri Lanka	7
					Philippines	19

^[5]

Final standings

Legend
Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
Already in World Sevens Series
Relegated for 2019 Series

Rank	Team	Hong Kong	South Korea	Sri Lanka	Points
1	Japan	12	12	12	36
2	Hong Kong	10	10	10	30
3	Philippines	7	4	8	19
4	Sri Lanka	8	3	7	18
5	China	4	8	4	16
6	South Korea	2	7	2	11
7	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	6
8	Malaysia	1	1	3	5

See also

• 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series