2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

The 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the eighteenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. The lower tier Trophy, which serves as a qualifier for the series, was held in Laos.[2] The Series will be played over two legs hosted in South Korea and Sri Lanka. The 2017 edition of the series serves as qualification to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the top two qualifying.[3]

2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Hosts	Laos (Trophy)  South Korea  Sri Lanka
Date	23 September - 15 October[1]
← 2016 2018 →

Teams

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy  India  Laos  Malaysia    Nepal  Pakistan  Philippines  South Korea

Asia Rugby Sevens Series  China  Hong Kong  Japan  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Thailand  South Korea  Kazakhstan

Trophy

The women's Trophy was 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

Series

South Korea

Will be held 23–24 September All matches will be held at Namdong Asiad Stadium in Incheon. All times are Korea Standard Time(UTC+9).

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Japan	19−14	China	Kazakhstan  Hong Kong
Plate	Sri Lanka	24−12	Thailand	Singapore  South Korea

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	96	20	+76	9
Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	74	29	+45	7
Thailand	3	1	0	2	36	70	−34	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	12	99	−87	3

Matches
23 September 2017 12:12 Japan  45−0  Singapore 23 September 2017 12:34 Thailand  5−31  Kazakhstan 23 September 2017 15:08 Japan  17−15  Kazakhstan 23 September 2017 15:30 Thailand  26−5  Singapore 23 September 2017 18:04 Japan  34−5  Thailand 23 September 2017 18:26 Singapore  7−28  Kazakhstan

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	97	12	+85	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	66	22	+44	7
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	29	71	−42	5
South Korea	3	0	0	3	7	94	−87	3

Matches
23 September 2017 11:28 China  36−12  Sri Lanka 23 September 2017 11:50 Hong Kong  38−0  South Korea 23 September 2017 14:24 China  39−0  South Korea 23 September 2017 14:46 Hong Kong  28−0  Sri Lanka 23 September 2017 17:20 Sri Lanka  17−7  South Korea 23 September 2017 17:42 China  22−0  Hong Kong

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 September 2017 10:00
	Thailand	15
					24 September 2017 13:36
	Hong Kong	19
					Hong Kong	0
	24 September 2017 10:22
					Japan	28
	Japan	53
									24 September 2017 18:04
	South Korea	0
									Japan	19
	24 September 2017 10:44
									China	14
	Singapore	0
					24 September 2017 13:58
	China	31
					China	17
	24 September 2017 11:06
					Kazakhstan	14			Third place
	Kazakhstan	27
									24 September 2017 17:20
	Sri Lanka	7
									Hong Kong	7
									Kazakhstan	24

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 September 2017 12:52
	Thailand	26
					24 September 2017 16:14
	South Korea	7
					Thailand	12
	24 September 2017 13:14
					Sri Lanka	24
	Singapore	15
	Sri Lanka	19
					Seventh Place
					24 September 2017 15:52
					South Korea	12
					Singapore	17

Sri Lanka

Will be held 14–15 October. All matches will be held at Racecourse International Rugby Stadium in Colombo. All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time(UTC+5:30).

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Japan	10−5	China	Kazakhstan  Thailand
Plate	Hong Kong	12−5	Sri Lanka	Singapore  South Korea

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	79	12	+67	9
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	53	22	+31	6
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	41	29	+12	2
South Korea	3	0	0	3	0	110	−110	3

Matches
14 October 2017 11:58 Japan  19−7  Sri Lanka 14 October 2017 12:20 Hong Kong  38−0  South Korea 14 October 2017 14:54 Japan  43−0  South Korea 14 October 2017 15:16 Hong Kong  10−5  Sri Lanka 14 October 2017 17:56 Sri Lanka  29−0  South Korea 14 October 2017 18:18 Japan  17−5  Hong Kong

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	73	19	+54	9
Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	68	26	+42	7
Thailand	3	1	0	2	50	60	−10	5
Singapore	3	0	0	3	5	91	−86	3

Matches
14 October 2017 12:42 China  28−14  Thailand 14 October 2017 13:04 Kazakhstan  36−0  Singapore 14 October 2017 15:38 China  24−0  Singapore 14 October 2017 16:00 Kazakhstan  27−5  Thailand 14 October 2017 18:40 China  21−5  Kazakhstan 14 October 2017 19:02 Thailand  31−5  Singapore

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	15 October 2017 − 10:00
	Sri Lanka	0
					15 October 2017 − 13:36
	Kazakhstan	12
					Kazakhstan	10
	15 October 2017 − 10:22
					Japan	12
	Japan	27
									15 October 2017 − 18:36
	Singapore	0
									Japan	10
	15 October 2017 − 10:44
									China	5
	South Korea	0
					15 October 2017 − 13:58
	China	34
					China	15
	15 October 2017 − 11:06
					Thailand	12			Third place
	Hong Kong	7
									15 October 2017 − 17:46
	Thailand	12
									Kazakhstan	22
									Thailand	5

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 October 2017 − 12:52
	Sri Lanka	34
					15 October 2017 − 16:40
	Singapore	5
					Sri Lanka	5
	15 October 2017 − 13:14
					Hong Kong	12
	South Korea	0
	Hong Kong	29
					Seventh Place
					15 October 2017 − 16:18
					Singapore	15
					South Korea	0

Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Team	Korea[5]	Sri Lanka[6]	Points
1	Japan	12	12	24
2	China	10	10	20
3	Kazakhstan	8	8	16
4	Hong Kong	7	5	12
5	Thailand	4	7	11
6	Sri Lanka	5	4	9
7	Singapore	2	2	4
8	South Korea	1	1	2

See also

• 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women
• 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series (men)

References

1. https://www.asiarugby.com/fixtures-results/calendar/
2. https://www.asiarugby.com/2017/02/03/sevens-trophy-kick-off-2017-asia-rugby-season/
3. http://www.rwcsevens.com/qualification
4. https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-womens-sevens-trophy/asia-rugby-womens-sevens-t/
5. https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-womens-seven-series/arw7s-korea2017/
6. https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-womens-seven-series/arw7s-sri-lanka2017/