2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Host nations	Laos  Qatar  Hong Kong  South Korea  Sri Lanka
Date	17 February - 14 October
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The 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the tenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Qatar for men's teams and Laos^[1] for women's will serve as a qualifier, with the top teams in each qualifying for the main series hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.

The top two men's 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. The top two teams in both the men's in women's series who have not yet earned qualification will qualify to the World Cup.^[2]

Teams

Trophy

Men's

The men's Trophy will be 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

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

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

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

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

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			Third place
	4 Mar - 14:28
					Pakistan	5			4 Mar - 18:12
	Pakistan	10
									India	14
	United Arab Emirates	24
									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			Third place
	4 Mar - 14:28
					United Arab Emirates	17			4 Mar - 18:56
	Pakistan	10
									Singapore	14
	United Arab Emirates	24
									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

Women's

The women's Trophy will be a single round robin held over 17–18 February at Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos.^[4]

Legend
Advances to Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Table

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Korea	6	6	0	0	178	10	+168	18
India	6	5	0	1	108	53	+55	16
Malaysia	6	4	0	2	142	46	+96	14
Philippines	6	3	0	3	116	56	+60	12
Laos	6	2	0	4	104	119	-15	10
Pakistan	6	1	0	5	22	179	-157	8
Nepal	6	0	0	6	7	204	-197	6

Matches

17 Feb 10:30  South Korea 48-0  Pakistan 17 Feb 10:52  Laos 7-20  India 17 Feb 11:14  Malaysia 10-5  Philippines 17 Feb 13:04  South Korea 34-0    Nepal 17 Feb 13:26  Laos 36-5  Pakistan 17 Feb 13:48  Philippines 5-12  India 17 Feb 15:38  South Korea 10-0  Malaysia 17 Feb 16:00  India 43-0    Nepal 17 Feb 16:22  Philippines 31-22  Laos 17 Feb 18:12  South Korea 22-5  Philippines 17 Feb 18:34  India 24-12  Malaysia 17 Feb 18:56  Pakistan 17-7    Nepal 18 Feb 11:24  Pakistan 0-5  India 18 Feb 11:46    Nepal 0-27  Philippines 18 Feb 12:08  Laos 5-26  Malaysia 18 Feb 13:52  Philippines 43-0  Pakistan 18 Feb 14:14  South Korea 35-5  Laos 18 Feb 14:36  Malaysia 54-0    Nepal 18 Feb 16:26  Pakistan 0-40  Malaysia 18 Feb 16:48    Nepal 0-29  Laos 18 Feb 17:10  South Korea 29-0  India

Main Series

Hong Kong

Men

Will be held 1–2 September^[5]

Women

Will be held 1–2 September

South Korea

Men

Will be held 23–24 September

Women

Will be held 23–24 September

Sri Lanka

Men

Will be held 13–14 October

Women

Will be held 13–14 October

See Also

• 2018 Men's Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
• 2018 Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying

References