Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Rugby sevens – also known as 7-a-side, or 7s – is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first played in 1883. The first (men's) internationals took place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.

However, although the first women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first women's international 7s tournaments were played, when the 1997 Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship competitions. This reached its zenith with 2009's inaugural women's tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens would be included in the Olympics from 2016.

Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Tournaments that have featured as ranking events in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens include:

The continental title was contested in a single tournament from 2000 to 2012 (Asia Rugby Women's Championship). The Asian Women's Sevens Series was introduced in 2013.

Host Year	China	Hong Kong	India	Korea	Malaysia	Singapore	Sri Lanka	Thailand	United Arab Emirates	Ranking events
2013			Pune					Bang Saen		2
2014	Beijing	Hong Kong								2
2015 a	Qingdao						Colombo			2
2016		Hong Kong		Incheon			Colombo			3
2017 b				Incheon			Colombo			2
2018		Hong Kong		Incheon			Colombo			3
2019	Huizhou			Incheon			Colombo			3
2020 c	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 d	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic								Dubai	1
2022				Incheon				Bangkok	Dubai	3
2023				Incheon				Bangkok		2
2024	TBC
Total	3	3	1	6	0	0	5	3	2	23

Notes:

Champions

Winners of the Asian Women's Sevens Championship:

Year	Venue	Winner	Refs
2000 [a]	Hong Kong	Kazakhstan
2001	Hong Kong	Kazakhstan
2002	Hong Kong	Kazakhstan
2003	Hong Kong	Kazakhstan
2004	Almaty	Kazakhstan
2005	Singapore	Kazakhstan
2006	Tashkent	China
2007	Doha	Kazakhstan
2008	Hong Kong	Japan
2009	Pattaya	China
2010	Canton	China

Year	Venue	Winner	Refs
2011	Pune	China
2012	Pune	Japan
2013	two rounds	Japan
2014		China
2015		Japan	[4]
2016	three rounds	Japan
2017	two rounds	Japan
2018	three rounds	Japan
2019	three rounds	Japan
2020	Not contested
2021	Dubai	Japan
2022	three rounds	China
2023	two rounds	Japan
2024	TBD

Notes:

Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy

Year	Host	Winner	Refs
2017	Laos	South Korea	[5]
2018	Brunei	Malaysia	[6]
2019	Indonesia	Philippines	[7]
2021	Qatar	United Arab Emirates
2022	Indonesia	Singapore	[8]
2023	Qatar	United Arab Emirates	[9]

Asia Pacific Women’s Sevens Championship

Year	Host	Winner
2010	Malaysia	Kazakhstan
2011	Malaysia	Papua New Guinea
2012	Malaysia	Australia
2013	China	China
2015	Malaysia	Japan

The 2007 South East Asia Sevens was held on 6 October 2007 in Singapore.

Group Stage

Teams	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Thailand	5	5	0	0	245	0	+245	Qualify for Cup final
Singapore	5	4	0	1	171	26	+145
South Korea	5	3	0	2	40	125	–85	Qualify for Plate final
Laos	5	1	1	3	32	118	–86
Cambodia	5	1	1	3	24	113	–89	Qualify for Bowl final
Cambodia Select	5	0	0	5	0	130	–130

Cambodia	0–15	South Korea

Singapore	48–0	Laos

Cambodia Select	0–50	Thailand

Cambodia	7–7	Laos

Thailand	26–0	Singapore

Cambodia Select	0–10	South Korea

Cambodia	0–32	Singapore

Thailand	62–0	South Korea

Cambodia Select	0–15	Laos

Cambodia	0–59	Thailand

Cambodia Select	0–38	Singapore

South Korea	15–10	Laos

Cambodia	17–0	Cambodia Select

Singapore	53–0	South Korea

Thailand	48–0	Laos

Classification Stage

Bowl Final

Cambodia	25–10	Cambodia Select

Plate Final

Laos	12–10	South Korea

Cup Final

Thailand	22–0	Singapore

• Asia Rugby Sevens Series (for men)