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2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Trophy

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2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Trophy
Host nation Qatar
Date8–9 October 2021
Cup
Champion United Arab Emirates
Runner-up Iran
Third Qatar
Tournament details
Matches played14
Most points Boris Finck (45 points)
Most tries Ali Yaghoti (7 tries)

The 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Trophy also known as the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series qualification or the 2021 West Asia Sevens was the qualification tournament for the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, the winner of which would qualify for the event as the eighth team. The 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the first Asian Sevens event to be held since 2019. And was itself a qualification event for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

The tournament was played between five teams (Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Lebanon and debutants Palestine).[1] The event was held in Doha, Qatar over two days (8, 9 October).[2] The winners of the tournament were the United Arab Emirates.[2][3]

Pool stage

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All the tournament results were tallied via Asia Rugby:[4]

Round-robin

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 133 32 +101 10 Advance to Semi-finals
 Qatar 4 3 0 1 117 29 +88 10
 Iran 4 3 0 1 118 52 +66 10
 Lebanon 4 1 0 3 94 102 –8 6
 Palestine 4 0 0 4 0 247 –247 4

Round 1

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8 October
16:40 AST (UTC+3)
Palestine 0–58 Qatar
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Doha

8 October
17:00 AST (UTC+3)
United Arab Emirates 26–0 Iran
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Doha

Round 2

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8 October
18:00 AST (UTC+3)
Palestine 0–68 Lebanon
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Doha

8 October
18:20 AST (UTC+3)
Qatar 25–5 United Arab Emirates
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Doha

Round 3

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8 October
19:20 AST (UTC+3)
Palestine 0–59 Iran
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Doha

8 October
19:40 AST (UTC+3)
Qatar 22–5 Lebanon
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Doha

Round 4

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9 October
16:00 AST (UTC+3)
Palestine 0–62 United Arab Emirates
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Doha

9 October
16:20 AST (UTC+3)
Iran 40–14 Lebanon
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Doha

Round 5

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9 October
17:20 AST (UTC+3)
United Arab Emirates 40–7 Lebanon
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Doha

9 October
17:40 AST (UTC+3)
Qatar 12–19 Iran
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Doha

Knockout stage

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Playoffs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 October – Doha
 
 
 United Arab Emirates64
 
9 October – Doha
 
 Lebanon7
 
 United Arab Emirates38
 
9 October – Doha
 
 Iran14
 
 Qatar22
 
 
 Iran24
 
Third place
 
 
9 October – Doha
 
 
 Lebanon10
 
 
 Qatar36

References

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  1. ^ "Asia Rugby announces schedule for West Asia 7s, Qatar 2021". Asia Rugby. 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "UAE clinch double gold at the West Asia 7s trophy". Asia Rugby. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "UAE gets double victory at the restart of Asia Rugby Sevens Series". PlanetSevens. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Tournament Results". Asia Rugby. 9 October 2021.