2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

The 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was hosted as two tournament events in the United Arab Emirates in late November 2021.[1] Following the cancellation of the 2020 series due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the twelfth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The first leg of the main series acted as a qualifier for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. Hong Kong and South Korea qualified for the World Cup.[2]

2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Hosts Lebanon (Trophy)
 Uzbekistan (Trophy)
 Thailand (Trophy)
 UAE
Date10 September – 26 November
← 2019
2022 →

The lower-tier Trophy tournaments, hosted in Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Thailand served as qualifiers, with the winners eligible to compete in the main series.

Teams

8 teams competed in the main series.

Schedule

Incheon, Huizhou and Colombo were originally scheduled as legs of the 2021 series,[3] but all were eventually cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by two events in the United Arab Emirates.[1][4] The official schedule for the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is:[5]

2021 Sevens Series schedule
LegStadiumCityDatesWinnerRunner-up
UAEDubaiDubai19–20 November 2021 Hong Kong South Korea
UAEDubaiDubai25–26 November 2021

Standings
Legend
Qualified to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Relegated for 2022 Series
Rank Team Dubai Dubai Points
 Hong Kong 12 12
 South Korea 10 10
 Japan 8 8
4  China 7 7
5  United Arab Emirates 4 4
6  Sri Lanka 3 3
7  Malaysia 2 2
8  Philippines 1 1

Tournaments

Dubai

The Tournament was held from the 19 to 20 November in Dubai.

Pool Stage
Legend
Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate
Pool A
TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
 Hong Kong33009712859
 South Korea32019321727
 Philippines31021987-685
 Malaysia300324113-893
19 Nov
South Korea  7 - 14  Hong Kong

19 Nov
Philippines  19 - 12  Malaysia

19 Nov
South Korea  46 - 0  Philippines

19 Nov
Hong Kong  54 - 5  Malaysia

19 Nov
South Korea  40 - 7  Malaysia

19 Nov
Hong Kong  29 - 0  Philippines

Pool B
TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
 Japan33008433519
 China32016143187
 United Arab Emirates3102656325
 Sri Lanka30032192-713
19 Nov
Japan  31 - 14  Sri Lanka

19 Nov
China  29 - 17  United Arab Emirates

19 Nov
Japan  26 - 0  China

19 Nov
Sri Lanka  7 - 29  United Arab Emirates

19 Nov
Japan  27 - 19  United Arab Emirates

19 Nov
Sri Lanka  0 - 32  China

Knockout Stage

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
20 Nov
 
 
 Philippines26
 
20 Nov
 
 Sri Lanka28
 
 Sri Lanka10
 
20 Nov
 
 United Arab Emirates29
 
 Malaysia14
 
 
 United Arab Emirates31
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 Nov
 
 
 Philippines19
 
 
 Malaysia28

Cup

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
20 Nov
 
 
 Hong Kong24
 
20 Nov
 
 China0
 
 Hong Kong33
 
20 Nov
 
 South Korea7
 
 South Korea21
 
 
 Japan14
 
Third place
 
 
20 Nov
 
 
 Japan26
 
 
 China19

[6]

Trophy

The men's trophy event was held in Doha, Qatar.[7][8][9][10]

Round-robin
Team W D L PF PA PD PtsPts
 United Arab Emirates 431013332+10110
 Qatar 431011729+8810
 Iran 431011852+6610
 Lebanon 413094102−86
 Palestine 40400247−2474
Round 1
8 October
Palestine  0–58  Qatar
Doha
8 October
United Arab Emirates  26–0  Iran
Doha
Round 2
8 October
Palestine  0–68  Lebanon
Doha
8 October
Qatar  25–5  United Arab Emirates
Doha
Round 3
8 October
Palestine  0–59  Iran
Doha
8 October
Qatar  22–5  Lebanon
Doha
Round 4
9 October
Palestine  0–62  United Arab Emirates
Doha
9 October
Iran  40–14  Lebanon
Doha
Round 5
9 October
United Arab Emirates  40–7  Lebanon
Doha
9 October
Qatar  12–19  Iran
Doha

Playoffs
 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
9 October
 
 
 United Arab Emirates64
 
9 October
 
 Lebanon7
 
 United Arab Emirates38
 
9 October
 
 Iran14
 
 Iran24
 
 
 Qatar22
 
Third place
 
 
9 October
 
 
 Lebanon10
 
 
 Qatar36
Semifinals
9 October
United Arab Emirates  64–7  Lebanon
Doha
9 October
Iran  24–22  Qatar
Doha
3rd place match
9 October
Lebanon  10–36  Qatar
Doha
Final
9 October
United Arab Emirates  38–14  Iran
Doha

See also

References
  1. "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2021 Update". 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.
  2. "Four Asian teams book their berths at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town". Asia Rugby. 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. "Asia Rugby Competitions 2021". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. "Asia Rugby Competitions 2021". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Asia Rugby Competitions 2021". Asia Rugby. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. "Dialog Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series 2021". asiarugby.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "Asia Rugby Sevens Men's Trophy 2021 – Qatar Men's 7s". Asia Rugby. 9 October 2021.
  8. "UAE gets double victory at the restart of Asia Rugby Sevens Series". PlanetSevens. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. "2021 Asia Rugby West Asia 7s Trophy Mens - Results". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. "2021 Asia Rugby West Asia 7s Trophy - Statistics". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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