2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts India
 UAE
 Hong Kong
 South Korea
 Sri Lanka
Date3 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 eighth 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

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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
 India41-0   Nepal
20 February 2016
 Philippines63-0 Syria
20 February 2016
 India47-0 Syria
20 February 2016
 United Arab Emirates41-0   Nepal
20 February 2016
   Nepal0-27 Syria
20 February 2016
 United Arab Emirates14-24 Philippines
20 February 2016
 United Arab Emirates69-5 Syria
20 February 2016
 Philippines43-7 India
21 February 2016
 Philippines34-0   Nepal
21 February 2016
 United Arab Emirates38-7 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
 Lebanon47-0 Bangladesh
20 February 2016
 Chinese Taipei31-0 Indonesia
20 February 2016
 Thailand22-14 Bangladesh
20 February 2016
 Lebanon41-0 Indonesia
20 February 2016
 Bangladesh12-0 Indonesia
20 February 2016
 Thailand19-7 Chinese Taipei
20 February 2016
 Thailand34-0 Indonesia
20 February 2016
 Chinese Taipei24-19 Lebanon
21 February 2016
 Chinese Taipei70-0 Bangladesh
20 February 2016
 Thailand19-14 Lebanon

Knockout Stage

9th/10th Place Playoff

 
Final
 
  
 
21 February 2016
 
 
    Nepal 12
 
 
  Indonesia 39
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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
 India38-7 Qatar
26 February 2016
 Chinese Taipei28-20 Qatar
26 February 2016
 Chinese Taipei28-0 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
 Lebanon17-7 Pakistan
26 February 2016
 Thailand33-0 Pakistan
26 February 2016
 Thailand31-14 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 Emirates19-7 Iran
26 February 2016
 Philippines28-12 Iran
26 February 2016
 Philippines19-26 United Arab Emirates

Second Round

Legend
Qualified to Cup Semifinals
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 Taipei19-5 United Arab Emirates
26 February 2016
 Chinese Taipei17-21 Thailand
27 February 2016
 Thailand12-24 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
 India0-54 Philippines
26 February 2016
 India14-12 Lebanon
27 February 2016
 Lebanon10-40 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
 Qatar17-20 Iran
26 February 2016
 Qatar28-5 Pakistan
27 February 2016
 Pakistan5-24 Iran

Final Round

Bowl

27 February 2016
 Qatar24-7 Pakistan
27 February 2016
 Qatar26-5 Pakistan

Plate

27 February 2016
 India24-15 Iran
27 February 2016
 Lebanon17-29 Iran
27 February 2016
 India19-14 Lebanon

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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

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 Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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 Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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

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 Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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 Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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

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 Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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 Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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
 
 
  China 22

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

References

  1. ^ "Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ^ "CHENNAI Sevens | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ^ "AL AIN Sevens | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Rugby Union". 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong 7s | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  6. ^ "2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Korea 7s (Men)".
  7. ^ "Hong Kong Men claim cup; Women finish third in". 12 November 2021.
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