Asian Sevens Series
Current season, competition or edition: 2014 Asian Sevens Series | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2009 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion(s) | Hong Kong (2014) |
Most titles | Japan (3 titles) |
The Asian Seven Series is an annual series of regional rugby sevens tournaments run by Asian Rugby Football Union featuring national sevens teams. It has been held regularly since 2009 to select the best men's national team in the sport of rugby sevens.
Tournaments
Tournaments that have featured in the Asian Sevens Series include:
- Beijing Sevens
- Borneo Sevens
- Brunei Sevens
- Hong Kong Asian 7s
- India Sevens
- Iran Sevens
- Kuala Lumpur Sevens
- Phillipines Sevens
- Shanghai Sevens
- Singapore Sevens
- Sri Lanka Sevens
- Thailand Sevens
Host union | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Brunei | Brunei | |||||
China | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Beijing | |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |||||
India | Goa | Mumbai | Mumbai | |||
Iran | Kish Island | |||||
Malaysia | Borneo | Borneo | Borneo | Borneo | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur |
Philippines | Subic | |||||
Singapore | Singapore | |||||
Sri Lanka | Colombo | |||||
Thailand | Bangkok | Bang Saen | ||||
No. of Ranking events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Note: Bold denotes tournaments that are ranking events counting towards the annual series championship.
Honours
Year | Winner | Refs |
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2009 | Japan | [1] |
2010 | South Korea | |
2011 | Japan | [2] |
2012 | Hong Kong | [3] |
2013 | Japan | [4] |
2014 | Hong Kong | [5] |
See also
References
- ↑ Japan win Borneo Sevens to top Asian Rugby Sevens Series table for 2009. ARFU. 1 November 2009.
- ↑ Japan crowned Asian Number one after winning Borneo Sevens. Asian 5 Nations. 2011.
- ↑ Hong Kong win Mumbai 7s to take Asian Series. Ultimate Rugby 7s. 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title. Ultimate Rugby 7s. 11 November 2013.
- ↑ Rugby: Hong Kong bag Beijing leg to secure Asian Sevens Series. Sport Asia. 19 October 2014.