2015 Asian Sevens Series

China Thailand Sri Lanka 5 September – 11 October 2015 12 JPN HKG KOR JPN Goto, Teruya JPN Goto, Teruya (22) 2014 2016 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.Asia Sevens – Qindao, China. 9/5/2015 - 9/6/2015, Rugby7.com. 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. http://asiarugby.com/news/2015/09/ars-2015-japan-win-china-7s ARS 2015 Japan win China 7s dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150907080055/https://www.asiarugby.com/news/2015/09/ars-2015-japan-win-china-7s 2015-09-07 2015-10-21 asiarugby.comhttp://www.worldrugby.org/news/89512 Joy and despair for Hong Kong Sevens at China 2015-10-21 worldrugby.org 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.http://asiarugby.com/news/2015/09/japan-triumph-in-thailand-sevens-2015 Japan triumph in Thailand Sevens 2015 2015-10-21 asiarugby.com 2016-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160918204607/http://asiarugby.com/news/2015/09/japan-triumph-in-thailand-sevens-2015 2016-09-18 deadhttp://www.worldrugby.org/news/101819 Japan sevens adds a feel good factor 2015-10-21 worldrugby.org Teams 12 teams competed in the tournament. 20% Japan Hong Kong South Korea Sri Lanka China Malaysia 20% UAE Singapore Thailand Philippines Kazakhstan Taiwan Tour venues + 2015 Venues Leg City Dates Cup Plate Bowl China Qingdao 5–6 September 2015 JPN HK UAE Thailand Bangkok 26–27 September 2015 JPN UAE Philippines Colombo Colombo 10–11 October 2015 JPN South Korea UAE China The China 7s was held in Qingdao from September 5-6. Pool stages Pool A TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostHKG2200PHI2101UAE2002 PHI 20-0 UAE HKG 24-0 UAE HKG 45-0 PHI Pool B TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostSRI2200KAZ2101SIN2002 SIN 7-22 KAZ SRI 24-12 KAZ SRI 43-0 SIN Pool C TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostJPN2200CHN2101TAI2002 CHN 7-21 JPN JPN 50-0 TAI TAI 5-37 CHN Pool D TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostKOR2200MAS2101THA2002 THA 12-26 MAS KOR 27-7 MAS KOR 40-0 THA Knockout stages Bowl UAE 24 TAI 12 SIN 24 THA 19 UAE 15 SIN 7 THA 21 TAI 7 9th-place final 11th Place Plate HKG 29 MAS 0 KAZ 19 PHI 5 HKG 27 KAZ 0 PHI 19 MAS 17 5th-place final 7th Place Cup MAS 0 CHN 21 HKG PHI 17 KOR 19 KAZ 17 SRI 26 JPN 31 KOR 22 SRI 12 JPN 21 5 JPN 5 28 CHN 12 KOR 24 SRI CHN 7 Thailand The Thailand 7s was held in Bangkok September 26-27. Pool stages Pool A TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostJPN2200KAZ2101SIN2002 KAZ 14-9 SIN JPN 33-5 SIN JPN 54-0 KAZ Pool B TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostHKG2200SRI2101TAI2002 HKG 34-0 TAI SRI 36-0 TAI SRI 14-33 HKG Pool C TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostKOR2200UAE2101PHI2002 PHI 7-12 UAE KOR 33-10 UAE KOR 42-7 PHI Pool D TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostCHN2200MAS2101THA2002 MAS 21-15 THA CHN 31-5 THA CHN 42-5 MAS Knockout stages Bowl 24 9th-place final 12 TAI 15 KAZ 19 PHI THA PHI 7 TAI 17 THA 12 KAZ 21 11th Place Plate 27 MAS 14 CHN 26 SIN 7 UAE 26 CHN UAE 5 SIN 21 MAS 19 5th-place final 7th Place Cup 0 MAS 0 JPN 39 UAE SRI 0 14 CHN 7 KOR 17 SIN 33 HKG JPN 45 HKG 19 KOR 27 SRI 0 JPN KOR 7 HKG 33 SRI 7 Cup Final 24 3rd Place2015-09-27 Hong Kong lose gripping semi-final against Japan in Thailand Sevens https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1861887/hong-kong-lose-gripping-semi-final-against-japan-thailand-sevens 2021-11-25 South China Morning Post en2015-09-27 Hong Kong off to a flying start at Thailand Sevens with two easy wins https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1861716/hong-kong-flying-start-thailand-sevens-two-easy-wins 2021-11-25 South China Morning Post en2015-09-24 Hong Kong coach Gareth Baber keeps faith with tried and tested squad for Thailand Sevens https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1861174/hong-kong-coach-gareth-baber-retains-11-out-12-players-thailand 2021-11-25 South China Morning Post en 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 TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostJPN2200TAI2101UAE2002 UAE 14-19 TAI JPN 35-7 TAI JPN 36-7 UAE Pool B TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostSRI2200MAS2101PHI2002 MAS 21-19 PHI SRI 38-7 PHI SRI 40-0 MAS Pool C TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostHKG2200CHN2002 HKG 29-14 CHN CHN 0-24 HKG Pool D TeamsP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostTHA2200KOR2101SIN2002 SIN 0-22 THA KOR 14-21 THA KOR 19-0 SIN Knockout stages Bottom 3 playoff UAE 19-12 PHI PHI 19-21 SIN UAE 29-0 SIN UAE - 9th SIN - 10th PHI - 11th Plate {{Round4-with third||13=17|RD2=5th-place final|20=19|19=THA|18=26|17=CHN|16=|15=10|14=TAI|12=KOR|KOR|11=|10=0|9=THA|8=21|7=TAI|6=|5=5|4=CHN|7|Consol=7th Place }}Cup''' JPN SRI 19 HKG 38 MAS 7 29 JPN HKG 22 SRI 45 MAS 12 Cup Final 26 SRI 5 19 KOR 12 JPN 31 CHN 5 MAS 43 THA 0 HKG 33 TAI 3rd Place Final standings 2015 StandingsPos. Country CHN China THA Thailand SRI Sri Lanka Overall JPN 12 12 12 36 HKG 8 10 11 29 KOR 10 11 8 29 4 SRI 9 9 10 28 5 CHN 11 8 6 25 6 MAS 5 5 9 19 7 UAE 4 7 4 15 8 SIN 3 6 3 12 9 THA 2 4 5 11 10 PHI 6 3 2 11 11 KAZ 7 2 - 9 12 TPE 1 1 7 9 2015-09-04 Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2015 results & standings https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/sevens/article/1855328/asia-rugby-sevens-series-2015-fixtures-results 2021-11-25 South China Morning Post en2015-10-11 Hong Kong men and women build momentum as all-powerful Japan complete Sri Lanka Sevens double https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/1866470/hong-kong-men-and-women-build-momentum-all-powerful-japan 2021-11-25 South China Morning Post en2015-10-11 Hong Kong men's seven cruise into Colombo Cup final clash with Japan https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/1866345/hong-kong-mens-seven-cruise-colombo-cup-final-clash-japan 2021-11-25 South China Morning Post en References Category:2015 rugby sevens competitions Category:2015 in Asian rugby union 2015