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

Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Development series

Chennai leg

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 440016421+14312
 United Arab Emirates 430116236+12610
 India 420210281+218
 Syria 410332179-1476
   Nepal 40040143-1434

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Thailand 44009435+5912
 Chinese Taipei 430113238+9410
 Lebanon 420212143+788
 Bangladesh 410326137-1136
 Indonesia 40040118-1184

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

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 22005620+366
 India 21013835+34
 Qatar 20022766-392
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 22006414+506
 Lebanon 21013138-74
 Pakistan 2002750-432
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 22004526+196
 Philippines 21014738+94
 Iran 20021947-282
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 21013626+104
 United Arab Emirates 21012931-24
 Thailand 21013341-84
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 22009410+846
 India 21011466-524
 Lebanon 20022254-322
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 22004422+226
 Qatar 21014525+204
 Pakistan 20021052-422
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
Legend
Promoted to the main series for 2016
Rank Team Chennai Al Ain Overall
1 Chinese Taipei10919
2 Philippines8715
2 Thailand9615
2 United Arab Emirates7815
5 India5510
6 Lebanon639
7 Bangladesh4-4
7 Iran-44
9 Syria3-3
10 Indonesia2-2
10 Qatar-22
12   Nepal1-1
13 Pakistan-11

Main series

Hong Kong
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 33006027+339
 South Korea 32018224+587
 Japan 31026031+295
 Singapore 30030120-1203

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Hong Kong 33001050+1059
 Sri Lanka 32018355287
 Malaysia 31023583-485
 Chinese Taipei 300319104-853

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
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 330010938+719
 Hong Kong 320112533+927
 Chinese Taipei 310231104-735
 Japan 300317107-903

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 China 33009821+779
 Sri Lanka 32018936+537
 Malaysia 31021777-605
 Singapore 30031282-703

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
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 32017146+257
 South Korea 32018954+357
 Japan 31024390-475
 Malaysia 31024760-135

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 China 33008619+679
 Sri Lanka 320110631+757
 Singapore 310212100-885
 Chinese Taipei 3003761-543

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
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 Kong12121236
2 Sri Lanka1010727
3 South Korea881026
4 China77822
5 Japan52411
6 Malaysia15511
7 Chinese Taipei2428
8 Singapore4116

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