2015 Asian Sevens Series

2015 Asian Sevens Series
2015 Asian Sevens Series
Hosts	China; Thailand; Sri Lanka;
Date	5 September – 11 October 2015
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runners-up	Hong Kong
Third	South Korea
Series details
Top try scorer	Goto, Teruya (22)
Top point scorer	Goto, Teruya
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The 2015 Asian Sevens Series was the seventh Asian Sevens Series held by Asia Rugby. The winner and runner-up of the competition gaining entry into the World Series qualifying tournament (to become a core team in 2017) at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens.

The first leg of the 2015 Asian Sevens Series was held at the Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao on 5 and 6 September.^[1] The biggest surprise of that tournament was that for the first time since 2011 Hong Kong failed to make the finals, losing in the quarterfinals to the Chinese, 21–17. The Chinese were successful in the semi-finals defeating Sri Lanka 22–12 garnering their first cup final appearance against Japan, who defeated South Korea by 21–5 in their semi-final. The Japanese went on to win the Cup final by defeating the Chinese by 28–12.^[2]^[3] In the Plate final Hong Kong defeated Kazakhstan 27–0 and in the Bowl final UAE were successful against Singapore 15–7.

The second leg of the series was held in Thailand on 26 and 27 September. In this leg Japan, and South Korea, successfully made their way through the competition unbeaten. Japan coming from behind to win a tense encounter 24–19, against Hong Kong in the semi-final, scoring a golden try in sudden death extra-time. Japan then repeated their earlier result in Shanghai, easily winning the Cup 45–7 against South Korea. The Plate final was contested between UAE and China, with China securing the Plate with a 26–5 victory, whilst in the Bowl final Thailand defeated the Philippines 24–19.

The last leg was held at the Colombo Racecourse in Sri Lanka on 10 and 11 October. Japan booked their berth in the Cup final with a 31–5 victory over China in the quarter-final and a hard-fought 26–19 win over hosts Sri Lanka in the semi-final. Hong Kong beat Chinese Taipei 33–5 in their quarter-final before hammering Malaysia 38–7 in the semi-finals. Hong Kong’s path to the final was made easier by the shock loss of South Korea to Thailand in the preliminary rounds. Japan secured a clean sweep of the series winning their third Cup by defeating Hong Kong 29–22. South Korea won the Plate final, with a 17–10 victory over Chinese Taipei.

The winner of the 2015 Asian Sevens Series was Japan, who won all three legs, the remaining places on the podium went to Hong Kong and South Korea, with their final position determined by the difference of points.^[4]^[5]

Teams

12 teams competed in the tournament.

Tour venues

2015 Venues
Leg	City	Dates	Cup	Plate	Bowl
China	Qingdao	5–6 September 2015	Japan	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Thailand	Bangkok	26–27 September 2015	Japan	United Arab Emirates	Philippines
Colombo	Colombo	10–11 October 2015	Japan	South Korea	United Arab Emirates

China

The China 7s was held in Qingdao from September 5-6.

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams	P	W	L
Hong Kong	2	2	0
Philippines	2	1	1
United Arab Emirates	2	0	2

Philippines	20-0	United Arab Emirates

Hong Kong	24-0	United Arab Emirates

Hong Kong	45-0	Philippines

Pool B

Teams	P	W	L
Sri Lanka	2	2	0
Kazakhstan	2	1	1
Singapore	2	0	2

Singapore	7-22	Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka	24-12	Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka	43-0	Singapore

Pool C

Teams	P	W	L
Japan	2	2	0
China	2	1	1
Taiwan	2	0	2

China	7-21	Japan

Japan	50-0	Taiwan

Taiwan	5-37	China

Pool D

Teams	P	W	L
South Korea	2	2	0
Malaysia	2	1	1
Thailand	2	0	2

Thailand	12-26	Malaysia

South Korea	27-7	Malaysia

South Korea	40-0	Thailand

Knockout stages

Bowl

Semi-finals		9th-place final



United Arab Emirates	24

Taiwan	12
		United Arab Emirates	15

		Singapore	7
Singapore	24

Thailand	19
		11th Place



		Thailand	21

		Taiwan	7

Plate

Semi-finals		5th-place final



Hong Kong	29

Malaysia	0
		Hong Kong	27

		Kazakhstan	0
Kazakhstan	19

Philippines	5
		7th Place



		Philippines	19

		Malaysia	17

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Sri Lanka	31

Malaysia	0
		China	22

		Sri Lanka	12
China	21

Hong Kong	17
				Japan	28

				China	12
South Korea	19

Kazakhstan	17
		Japan	21

		South Korea	5	Third place
Japan	26

Philippines	5
				South Korea	24

				Sri Lanka	7

Thailand

The Thailand 7s was held in Bangkok September 26-27.

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams	P	W	L
Japan	2	2	0
Kazakhstan	2	1	1
Singapore	2	0	2

Kazakhstan	14-9	Singapore

Japan	33-5	Singapore

Japan	54-0	Kazakhstan

Pool B

Teams	P	W	L
Hong Kong	2	2	0
Sri Lanka	2	1	1
Taiwan	2	0	2

Hong Kong	34-0	Taiwan

Sri Lanka	36-0	Taiwan

Sri Lanka	14-33	Hong Kong

Pool C

Teams	P	W	L
South Korea	2	2	0
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1
Philippines	2	0	2

Philippines	7-12	United Arab Emirates

South Korea	33-10	United Arab Emirates

South Korea	42-7	Philippines

Pool D

Teams	P	W	L
China	2	2	0
Malaysia	2	1	1
Thailand	2	0	2

Malaysia	21-15	Thailand

China	31-5	Thailand

China	42-5	Malaysia

Knockout stages

Bowl

Semi-finals		9th-place final



Philippines	21

Kazakhstan	12
		Thailand	24

		Philippines	19
Thailand	17

Taiwan	7
		11th Place



		Kazakhstan	15

		Taiwan	12

Plate

Semi-finals		5th-place final



United Arab Emirates	27

Malaysia	14
		China	26

		United Arab Emirates	5
China	26

Singapore	7
		7th Place



		Singapore	21

		Malaysia	19

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Cup Final



Hong Kong	33

Malaysia	0
		Japan	24

		Hong Kong	19
Japan	39

United Arab Emirates	0
				Japan	45

				South Korea	7
Sri Lanka	14

China	7
		South Korea	27

		Sri Lanka	0	3rd Place
South Korea	17

Singapore	0
				Hong Kong	33

				Sri Lanka	7

^[6]^[7]^[8]

Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka 7s was held in Colombo from October 10-11. Kazakhstan withdrew from the tournament leaving only Hong Kong and China in pool C.

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams	P	W	L
Japan	2	2	0
Taiwan	2	1	1
United Arab Emirates	2	0	2

United Arab Emirates	14-19	Taiwan

Japan	35-7	Taiwan

Japan	36-7	United Arab Emirates

Pool B

Teams	P	W	L
Sri Lanka	2	2	0
Malaysia	2	1	1
Philippines	2	0	2

Malaysia	21-19	Philippines

Sri Lanka	38-7	Philippines

Sri Lanka	40-0	Malaysia

Pool C

Teams	P	W	D	L
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0
China	2	0	0	2

Hong Kong	29-14	China

China	0-24	Hong Kong

Pool D

Teams	P	W	L
Thailand	2	2	0
South Korea	2	1	1
Singapore	2	0	2

Singapore	0-22	Thailand

South Korea	14-21	Thailand

South Korea	19-0	Singapore

Knockout stages

Bottom 3 playoff

United Arab Emirates	19-12	Philippines

Philippines	19-21	Singapore

United Arab Emirates	29-0	Singapore

Plate

Semi-finals		5th-place final



South Korea	7

China	5
		South Korea	17

		Taiwan	10
Taiwan	21

Thailand	0
		7th Place



		China	26

		Thailand	19

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Cup Final



Sri Lanka	19

South Korea	12
		Japan	26

		Sri Lanka	19
Japan	31

China	5
				Japan	29

				Hong Kong	22
Malaysia	43

Thailand	0
		Hong Kong	38

		Malaysia	7	3rd Place
Hong Kong	33

Taiwan	5
				Sri Lanka	45

				Malaysia	12

Final standings

2015 Standings
Pos.	Country	China	Thailand	Sri Lanka	Overall
	Japan	12	12	12	36
	Hong Kong	8	10	11	29
	South Korea	10	11	8	29
4	Sri Lanka	9	9	10	28
5	China	11	8	6	25
6	Malaysia	5	5	9	19
7	United Arab Emirates	4	7	4	15
8	Singapore	3	6	3	12
9	Thailand	2	4	5	11
10	Philippines	6	3	2	11
11	Kazakhstan	7	2	-	9
12	Chinese Taipei	1	1	7	9

^[9]^[10]^[11]

References

^ Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com.
^ "ARS 2015 Japan win China 7s". asiarugby.com. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07.
^ "Joy and despair for Hong Kong Sevens at China". worldrugby.org. 2015-10-21.
^ "Japan triumph in Thailand Sevens 2015". asiarugby.com. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
^ "Japan sevens adds a feel good factor". worldrugby.org. 2015-10-21.
^ "Hong Kong lose gripping semi-final against Japan in Thailand Sevens". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ "Hong Kong off to a flying start at Thailand Sevens with two easy wins". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ "Hong Kong coach Gareth Baber keeps faith with tried and tested squad for Thailand Sevens". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2015 results & standings". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ "Hong Kong men and women build momentum as all-powerful Japan complete Sri Lanka Sevens double". South China Morning Post. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
^ "Hong Kong men's seven cruise into Colombo Cup final clash with Japan". South China Morning Post. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[1] Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com.

[2] "ARS 2015 Japan win China 7s". asiarugby.com. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07.

[3] "Joy and despair for Hong Kong Sevens at China". worldrugby.org. 2015-10-21.

[4] "Japan triumph in Thailand Sevens 2015". asiarugby.com. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-04-24.

[5] "Japan sevens adds a feel good factor". worldrugby.org. 2015-10-21.

[6] "Hong Kong lose gripping semi-final against Japan in Thailand Sevens". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[7] "Hong Kong off to a flying start at Thailand Sevens with two easy wins". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[8] "Hong Kong coach Gareth Baber keeps faith with tried and tested squad for Thailand Sevens". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[9] "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2015 results & standings". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[10] "Hong Kong men and women build momentum as all-powerful Japan complete Sri Lanka Sevens double". South China Morning Post. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[11] "Hong Kong men's seven cruise into Colombo Cup final clash with Japan". South China Morning Post. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

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