2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
The 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the ninth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Indonesia, served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in South Korea, China, and Sri Lanka.
2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | |
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Hosts | |
Date | 31 August – 29 September |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third | |
← 2018 2020 → |
Schedule
The official schedule for the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was:[1]
Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
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Korea | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon | 31 August – 1 September 2019 | |
China | Huizhou Olympic Stadium | Huizhou | 14–15 September 2019 | |
Sri Lanka | Colombo Racecourse Stadium | Colombo | 28–29 September 2019 |
Series standings
Final standings over the three legs of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series:
Pos | Event Team |
Incheon |
Huizhou |
Colombo |
Total points | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | Entry to 2020 World Challenger Series | ||
10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | Entry to 2020 World Challenger Series | ||
8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | |||
4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | ||
5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | ||
6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Relegated to 2020 Asia Sevens Trophy |
Incheon
The Korean leg of the series was held from 31 August to 1 September in Incheon.
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24 | +72 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 77 | –37 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 74 | –36 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
Pool B
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 17 | +94 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 55 | +40 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 154 | –140 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
Knockout stage
5th–8th bracket
5th–8th playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
1 September – 14:24 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
21 | ||||||
1 September – 17:12 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
19 | ||||||
14 | ||||||
1 September – 14:46 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
21 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
42 | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
1 September – 16:50 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
31 | ||||||
5 |
Cup playoffs
Semi-finals | Cup final | |||||
1 September – 15:22 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
21 | ||||||
1 September – 18:40 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
7 | ||||||
21 | ||||||
1 September – 15:44 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
12 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
43 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
1 September – 17:56 – Incheon Namdong | ||||||
24 | ||||||
19 |
Source: Asia Rugby [2]
Huizhou
The China leg of the series was held on 14–15 September in Huizhou.
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | +116 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 73 | -56 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 79 | -55 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
Pool B
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14 | +74 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 75 | -47 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 89 | -57 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
Knockout stage
5th–8th bracket
5th–8th playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
15 September – 14:24 – Huizhou Olympic | ||||||
19 | ||||||
15 September – 17:12 – Huizhou Olympic | ||||||
24 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
15 September – 14:46 – Huizhou Olympic | ||||||
17 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
15 September – 16:50 – Huizhou Olympic | ||||||
5 | ||||||
26 |
Colombo
The Sri Lanka leg of the series was held on 28–29 September in Colombo.
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | +113 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 86 | -52 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 93 | -66 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
Pool B
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5 | +106 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 124 | -117 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
Knockout stage
5th–8th bracket
5th–8th playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
29 September – 14:24 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
12 | ||||||
29 September – 17:12 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
22 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
29 September – 14:46 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
14 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
38 | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
29 September – 16:50 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
12 | ||||||
19 |
Cup playoffs
Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
29 September – 15:22 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
0 | ||||||
29 September – 18:40 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
45 | ||||||
17 | ||||||
29 September – 15:44 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
12 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
24 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
29 September – 17:56 – Racecourse Stadium | ||||||
12 | ||||||
27 |
Source: Asia Rugby
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
The men's trophy event was held on 10–11 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3]
Placings
Place | Team | Qualification |
---|---|---|
1 | Promoted to the main Asia Rugby Sevens Series for 2020 | |
2 | ||
3 | ||
4 | ||
5 | ||
6 | ||
7 | ||
8 | ||
9 | ||
10 | ||
11 |
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 4 | 5th–8th bracket | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 54 | -49 | 2 | 9th place |
Pool B
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | +38 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 4 | 5th–8th bracket | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 2 | 10th place |
Pool C
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 12 | +65 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 4 | 5th–8th bracket | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 83 | -76 | 2 | 11th place |
Pool D
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | +92 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 92 | -92 | 2 | 5th–8th bracket |
Knockout stage
5th–8th bracket
5th–8th playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
11 August | ||||||
26 | ||||||
11 August | ||||||
7 | ||||||
14 | ||||||
11 August | ||||||
24 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
17 | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
11 August | ||||||
7 | ||||||
15 |
Cup playoffs
Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
11 August | ||||||
0 | ||||||
11 August | ||||||
26 | ||||||
17 | ||||||
11 August | ||||||
14 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
14 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
11 August | ||||||
14 | ||||||
24 |
References
- "Asian Rugby 7s National Tournaments 2019". Rugby Asia 24/7. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Korea 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- "2019 Trophy Fixtures". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 9 August 2019.