2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

The 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the twenty secondth edition of the tournament. The series was played over three legs in Thailand, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.^[1]

2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Hosts	Thailand  South Korea  United Arab Emirates
Date	22 October – 27 November 2022
Nations	8
Final positions
Champions	China
Runners-up	Japan
Third	Thailand
← 2021 2023 →

China won the series after winning the Bangkok and Al Ain tournaments, Japan won the Incheon leg.^[2][3]

Teams

•   China
•   Hong Kong
•   Japan
•   Kazakhstan
•   Malaysia
•   Philippines
•   Sri Lanka
•   Thailand

Tour Venues

The official schedule for the 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is:

Leg	City	Dates	Winner
Thailand	Bangkok	22–23 October 2022	China
South Korea	Incheon	12–13 November 2022	Japan
United Arab Emirates	Al Ain	26–27 November 2022	China

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Thailand	South Korea	UAE	Points
	China	12	10	12	34
	Japan	10	12	10	32
	Thailand	8	8	8	24
4	Hong Kong	7	5	7	19
5	Kazakhstan	5	7	5	17
6	Philippines	2	2	4	8
7	Malaysia	4	1	2	7
8	Sri Lanka	—	4	—	4

Tournaments

Thailand

The tournament was held 22–23 October in Thailand. All times in Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).^[4]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	105	21	+84	9	Advances to Cup
Thailand	3	2	0	1	99	19	+80	7
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	19	77	–58	5	Advances to Plate
Philippines	3	0	0	3	10	116	–106	3

	22 October 2022	Kazakhstan	0–34	Thailand
	11:40

	22 October 2022	Japan	53–0	Philippines
	12:05

	22 October 2022	Kazakhstan	12–10	Philippines
	15:00

	22 October 2022	Japan	19–14	Thailand
	15:25

	22 October 2022	Thailand	51–0	Philippines
	18:20

	22 October 2022	Japan	33–7	Kazakhstan
	18:45

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	97	12	+85	9	Advances to Cup
Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	68	24	+44	7
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	20	89	–69	5	Advances to Plate
BYE ^[a]	3	0	0	3	0	60	–60	0

	22 October 2022	China	53–0	Malaysia
	12:30

	22 October 2022	Hong Kong	20–0	BYE
	12:55

	22 October 2022	Hong Kong	36–0	Malaysia
	15:50

	22 October 2022	China	20–0	BYE
	16:15

	22 October 2022	China	24–12	Hong Kong
	19:10

	22 October 2022	Malaysia	20–0	BYE
	19:35

Knockout Stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	23 October, 13:10
	Kazakhstan	0
					23 October, 16:05
	BYE	0
					Kazakhstan	32
	23 October, 13:35
					Malaysia	0
	Philippines	12
	Malaysia	22
					7th Place
					23 October, 15:40
					Philippines	0
					BYE	0

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	23 October, 14:00
	Japan	14
					23 October, 17:45
	Hong Kong	7
					China	21
	23 October, 14:25
					Japan	14
	Thailand	5
	China	33
					3rd Place
					23 October, 16:55
					Thailand	10
					Hong Kong	0

South Korea

The tournament was held 12–13 November in South Korea. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).^[5]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	117	7	+110	9	Advances to Cup
Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	68	36	+32	7
Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	54	48	+6	5	Advances to Plate
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	0	148	–148	3

	12 November 2022	Hong Kong	7–15	Kazakhstan
	11:40

	12 November 2022	China	55–0	Sri Lanka
	12:05

	12 November 2022	Hong Kong	47–0	Sri Lanka
	15:25

	12 November 2022	China	29–7	Kazakhstan
	15:50

	12 November 2022	Kazakhstan	46–0	Sri Lanka
	18:45

	12 November 2022	China	33–0	Hong Kong
	19:10

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	92	5	+87	9	Advances to Cup
Thailand	3	2	0	1	67	12	+55	7
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	5	86	–81	5	Advances to Plate
Philippines	3	0	0	3	10	71	–61	3

	12 November 2022	Japan	39–5	Philippines
	12:30

	12 November 2022	Thailand	40–0	Malaysia
	12:55

	12 November 2022	Thailand	27–5	Philippines
	16:15

	12 November 2022	Japan	46–0	Malaysia
	16:40

	12 November 2022	Japan	7–0	Thailand
	19:35

	12 November 2022	Malaysia	5–0	Philippines
	20:00

Knockout Stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	13 November 2022, 13:10
	Hong Kong	12
					13 November 2022, 16:05
	Philippines	5
					Hong Kong	43
	13 November 2022, 13:35
					Sri Lanka	7
	Sri Lanka	17
	Malaysia	14
					7th Place
					13 November 2022, 15:40
					Philippines	19
					Malaysia	0

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	13 November 2022, 14:00
	China	29
					13 November 2022, 17:45
	Thailand	0
					Japan	19
	13 November 2022, 14:25
					China	14
	Kazakhstan	0
	Japan	43
					3rd Place
					13 November 2022, 16:55
					Thailand	26
					Kazakhstan	5

United Arab Emirates

The tournament was held 26–27 November in the United Arab Emirates. All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00).^[6]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	121	21	+100	9	Advances to Cup
Hong Kong	3	1	1	1	83	45	+38	6
Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1	60	48	+12	6	Advances to Plate
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	5	155	–150	3

	26 November 2022	Kazakhstan	12–12	Hong Kong
	11:40

	26 November 2022	Japan	57–0	Malaysia
	12:05

	26 November 2022	Kazakhstan	41–5	Malaysia
	15:00

	26 November 2022	Japan	33–14	Hong Kong
	15:25

	26 November 2022	Hong Kong	57–0	Malaysia
	18:20

	26 November 2022	Japan	31–7	Kazakhstan
	18:45

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	103	0	+103	9	Advances to Cup
Thailand	3	2	0	1	54	26	+28	7
Philippines	3	1	0	2	20	91	–71	5	Advances to Plate
Sri Lanka ^[b]	3	0	0	3	0	60	–60	0

	26 November 2022	Thailand	20–0	Sri Lanka
	12:30

	26 November 2022	China	57–0	Philippines
	12:55

	26 November 2022	Thailand	34–0	Philippines
	15:50

	26 November 2022	China	20–0	Sri Lanka
	16:15

	26 November 2022	Philippines	20–0	Sri Lanka
	19:10

	26 November 2022	China	26–0	Thailand
	19:35

Knockout Stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	27 November 2022
	Kazakhstan	0
					27 November 2022, 16:05
	BYE	0
					Kazakhstan	17
	27 November 2022, 13:35
					Philippines	0
	Malaysia	7
	Philippines	17
					7th Place
					27 November 2022
					Malaysia	0
					BYE	0

Cup

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	27 November 2022, 14:00
	Japan	19
					27 November 2022, 17:45
	Thailand	14
					China	21
	27 November 2022, 14:25
					Japan	14
	Hong Kong	0
	China	31
					3rd Place
					27 November 2022, 16:55
					Thailand	24
					Hong Kong	10

Notes

1. Teams on BYE were awarded 20 points.
2. Sri Lanka withdrew from the competition, teams on BYE were awarded 20 points.

References

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