The top draw of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series 2019 commences this weekend, on August 31st in South Korea. This is the first of three rounds of the 2019 7s Series. Both the women’s and men’s national 7s teams will be in action for two days.
This premier sevens rugby tournament in Asia provides a pathway to the HSBC World Rugby’s Men and Women’s Series qualifications as well as the Olympic Games. The top eight teams in Asia in both competitions (men’s and women’s) will be competing.
The other two rounds will be contested in China (14-15 September 2019) and Sri Lanka (28-29 September 2019).
Asia Rugby Sevens Series – Men
Japan are favourites for the Men’s 7s Series, after competing in the main HSBC World Series last season and being relegated, they will look to bounce back as soon as possible. They also have automatic qualification for the Olympics 2020 as the host nation.
Men’s Teams Pools
Pool A
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
- China
- UAE
Pool B
- Hong Kong
- Philippines
- South Korea
- Chinese Taipei
Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series
The Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series will see Japan as possible favourites after winning the Series last year. However, China (recently relegated from the core HSBC Women’s Sevens Series) and Hong Kong will be keen to topple the Japanese from the women’s summit with a number of other nations just behind.
Women’s Teams Pools
Pool C
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Sri Lanka
- Malaysia
Pool D
- China
- Kazakhstan
- Thailand
- Singapore
You can follow the results on Macoocoo and Asia Rugby. There should be a FB live stream of the 7s rugby from Asia Rugby.
Round #1
- Venue: Incheon, South Korea
- Date: 31 August – 1 September 2019
You can read more about the HSBC World Sevens Series 2020 and HK 7s dates which have also been confirmed for 2020.
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