Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Background

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.

Tournaments

Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

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

• China Women's Sevens
• Hong Kong Women's Sevens
• India Women's Sevens
• Korean Women's Sevens
• Sri Lanka Women's Sevens
• Thailand Women's Sevens
• Dubai Women's Sevens

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.

Notes:

A separate Olympic Asian qualification series was held in 2015 with a pre-qualifying stage hosted in Chennai and final stages in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

The 2017 Asian Women's Trophy tournament was held in Vientiane, Laos

The 2020 series was cancelled before any events were held, due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Incheon, Huizhou and Colombo were originally scheduled as legs of the 2021 series. Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, all three of those events were cancelled and replaced – initially by two events planned for Dubai, but eventually by just one event in Dubai.

Champions

Winners of the Asian Women's Sevens Championship:

Notes:

Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy

Asia Pacific Women’s Sevens Championship

2007 South East Asia Sevens

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

Group Stage

Classification Stage

Bowl Final

Plate Final

Cup Final

References

References

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5. (2018-10-17). "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2018".
6. (2019-01-01). "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2019".
7. (2022-07-17). "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2022".
8. (2023-10-12). "Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy 2023".
9. (2023-10-12). "Asia Rugby Emirates Women's Sevens Trophy 2024".