The 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the thirteenth edition of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Indonesia, served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Thailand, South Korea, and UAE.
The Asia Rugby Sevens Series issued an apology after the wrong national anthem was played for the Hong Kong Men's 7's team before the final of the Incheon Sevens.
Teams
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Schedule
The official schedules and venues for the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy & Asia Rugby Sevens Series were:
+ 2022 Sevens Series Trophy scheduleLegStadiumCityDatesWinner Indonesia JGBK Rugby Pitch Jakarta 6–7 August
+ 2022 Sevens Series scheduleLegStadiumCityDatesWinner Thailand Boonyachinda Stadium Bangkok 22–23 October Korea Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon 12–13 November UAE Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club Al Ain 26–27 November
Trophy The Trophy was held from 6 to 7 August at the JGBK Rugby Pitch in Jakarta.
Placings + Source: PlaceTeamQualification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Pool stage Pool A
Team Qualification22001027+956Advance to Cup playoffs21015045+54Advance to Cup playoffs20025105-10029th place play-off
Pool B Team Qualification2200790+796Advance to Cup playoffs21014725+224Advance to Cup playoffs20020101-10129th place play-off
Pool C Team Qualification2200597+526Advance to Cup playoffs21015231+214Advance to Cup playoffs2002073-7329th place play-off
Pool D Team Qualification22005821+376Advance to Cup playoffs21012843-154Advance to Cup playoffs20021941-2229th place play-off
9th place play-off Team Qualification3300565+51932014912+37731022048-2853003060-603
Knockout stage 5th–8th bracket
Cup playoffs
Series standings Final standings over the three legs of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series:
Bangkok Incheon Al Ain Total points Qualification or relegation 12 12 12 36 Entry to 2023 World Challenger Series 8 10 4 22 Entry to 2023 World Challenger Series 7 4 10 21 4 10 2 8 20 5 5 5 7 17 6 4 8 5 17 7 — 7 2 9 8 2 1 1 4 Relegated to 2023 Asia Sevens Trophy
Bangkok The Thailand leg of the series was held from 22 to 23 October at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok. Sri Lanka was suspended from participating in this tournament.
Pool stage
Pool A Team Qualification330011314+999Advance to Cup playoffs32015482-287Advance to Cup playoffs31028078+255th–8th bracket30032699-7335th–8th bracket
Pool B
Team Qualification33006914+559Advance to Cup playoffs32015826+327Advance to Cup playoffs31024169-2755th–8th bracket
Knockout stage Plate bracket
Cup playoffs
Incheon The Korean leg of the series was held from 12 to 13 November in Incheon.
Pool stage
Pool A Team Qualification32107829498Advance to Cup playoffs32014743-267Advance to Cup playoffs3111615746Plate playoffs30034168-273Plate playoffs
Pool B Team Qualification33007931489Advance to Cup playoffs3201362977Advance to Cup playoffs3102555505Plate playoffs30031974-553Plate playoffs
Knockout stage
Plate playoffs
Cup playoffs
Al Ain The Arabian leg of the series was held from 26 to 27 November in Al Ain.
Pool stage
Pool A Team Qualification33009936639Advance to Cup playoffs320164568731024778-315Plate playoffs30035090-403
Pool B Team Qualification3210635589Advance to Cup playoffs320172666731025558-35Plate playoffs30123647-114
Knockout stage
Plate playoffs
Cup playoffs
Incidents A national anthem mix-up incident happened on 13 November. "Glory to Hong Kong" was played instead of "March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem of Hong Kong during the final of the Inchoen Sevens between Hong Kong and South Korea. Asia Rugby apologised and explained that it was down to "simple human error" made by a junior member of staff. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Eric Chan said the Hong Kong government raised "strong objection to the association for its inability" to prevent the mistake from happening. While Chief Executive John Lee said that the "song that was played was closely connected to the 2019 violence and disturbances, and advocacy for Hong Kong's independence," and said that the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau would investigate the matter. For similar incidents, see a list of wrong anthems incidents.
See also 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
References
External links Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy Results (Archived) Table (Archived) Knockout (Archived) Statistics (Archived) Asia Rugby Sevens Series - Thailand 7s Results (Archived) Table (Archived) Knockout) (Archived) Statistics) (Archived)