2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship

2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
Host nation	Qatar
Date	4−5 October 2008
Cup
Champion	Japan
Runner-up	Thailand
Third	China
Tournament details
Matches played	17
	← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments ninth edition and was held in Hong Kong on 4−5 October.^[1]^[2] The tournament also served as a regional qualifier for the first-ever Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009.^[1]^[3]^[4] Nine teams competed for the three allotted World Cup spots, finalists Japan and Thailand were joined by third-place China.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Tournament

Pool Stage

Legend
Advances to Cup tournament
Advances to Plate tournament
Ninth Place

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	30	5	+25	6
Hong Kong	2	1	1	17	15	+2	4
Singapore	2	0	2	5	32	–27	2

4 October 2008

Kazakhstan	20−0	Singapore

4 October 2008

Hong Kong	12−5	Singapore

4 October 2008

Kazakhstan	10−5	Hong Kong

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	2	2	0	92	7	+85	6
Arabian Gulf	2	1	1	34	69	–35	4
Sri Lanka	2	0	2	17	67	–50	2

4 October 2008

China	40−0	Sri Lanka

4 October 2008

Arabian Gulf	27−17	Sri Lanka

4 October 2008

China	52−7	Arabian Gulf

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Thailand	2	2	0	36	15	+21	6
Japan	2	1	1	37	12	+25	4
Chinese Taipei	2	0	2	5	51	–46	2

4 October 2008

Japan	27−0	Chinese Taipei

4 October 2008

Thailand	24−5	Chinese Taipei

4 October 2008

Japan	10−12	Thailand

Playoff

Plate

Semi-finals		Final

5 October 2008

Hong Kong	31
		5 October 2008
Chinese Taipei	0
		Hong Kong	12
5 October 2008
		Arabian Gulf	0
Singapore	7

Arabian Gulf	17
		Seventh Place

		5 October 2008

		Chinese Taipei	5

		Singapore	29

Cup

Semi-finals		Final

5 October 2008

Kazakhstan	0
		5 October 2008
Japan	5
		Japan	17
5 October 2008
		Thailand	12
China	7

Thailand	14
		Third Place/Qualifier

		5 October 2008

		Kazakhstan	5

		China	17

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Samoa and Australia join RWC Sevens". PlanetRugby. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ ^a ^b "IRB news - confirmation of dates and teams". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
^ ^a ^b "Japan and Hong Kong book passage to RWC Sevens". ESPN.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[:0-1] "Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[2] "Samoa and Australia join RWC Sevens". PlanetRugby. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[:1-3] "IRB news - confirmation of dates and teams". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-09.

[:2-4] "Japan and Hong Kong book passage to RWC Sevens". ESPN.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

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