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2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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.

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
← 2015
2017 →

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 edit

Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Development series edit

Chennai leg edit

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

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

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Hong Kong edit

Main article: 2016 Hong Kong Asian Sevens

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

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

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 edit

Main article: 2016 Korean Sevens

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

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

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 edit

Main article: 2016 Colombo Sevens

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

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

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 edit

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 edit

  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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