The 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was hosted as two tournament events in the United Arab Emirates in late November 2021.[1] Following the cancellation of the 2020 series due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the twelfth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The first leg of the tournament was a qualifier for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. Japan and China qualified for the World Cup.[2]
| 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Lebanon (Trophy)  Uzbekistan (Trophy)  Thailand (Trophy) UAE |
| Date | 10 September – 26 November |
2022 → | |
The lower-tier Trophy tournaments, hosted in Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Thailand served as qualifiers, with the winners eligible to compete in the main series.
Teams
edit8 teams competed in the main series.
Schedule
editIncheon, Huizhou and Colombo were originally scheduled as legs of the 2021 series,[3] but all were eventually cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by two events in the United Arab Emirates.[1][4] The official schedule for the 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is:[5]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE | Dubai | Dubai | 19–20 November 2021 |  Japan |
 China
|
Standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Relegated for 2022 Series |
| Rank | Team | Dubai | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Japan |
12 | 12 |
 |
China |
10 | 10 |
 |
 Hong Kong |
8 | 8 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
7 | 7 |
| 5 | Thailand |
4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Malaysia |
2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Philippines |
1 | 1 |
Tournaments
editDubai
editThe Tournament was held from the 19 to 20 November in Dubai.
Pool stage
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Advances to Cup |
| Advances to Plate |
| Pool A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts | |
| Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 12 | 87 | 9 | |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 26 | 34 | 6 | |
| Thailand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 6 | |
| Philippines |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 144 | -139 | 3 | |
| Pool B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts | |
| China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 15 | 99 | 9 | |
| Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 32 | 65 | 7 | |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 95 | -78 | 5 | |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 111 | -86 | 3 | |
Knockout stage
editPlate
| Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Thailand | 22 | |||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Thailand | 45 | |||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||
| Philippines | 15 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 19 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Malaysia | 12 | |||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Japan | 29 | |||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| China | 12 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 19 | |||||
| China | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 Nov | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 10 | |||||
Trophy
editThe women's trophy events were supposed to be held in three places. The Trophy events scheduled for Central and South Asia, and, East and South East Asia appear to have been cancelled.[7]
Trophy West Asia
edit| Leg | City | Date | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Doha | 8-9 October 2021 | United Arab Emirates |
 Qatar |
 Iran |
[8][9][10][11] |
Round-robin
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 19 | +112 | 11 |
| Qatar
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 41 | +44 | 10 |
 Syria
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 8 |
| Iran
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 7 |
 Iraq
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 176 | −169 | 4 |
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Round 4
- Round 5
See also
edit- 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series (for men)
References
edit- ^ a b "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2021 Update". 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Four Asian teams book their berths at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town". Asia Rugby. 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Competitions 2021". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Competitions 2021". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Competitions 2021". Asia Rugby. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Dialog Asia Rugby Women's Seven Series 2021". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Your Guide to the Asia Rugby 2021 Competitions". RugbyAsia247. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "UAE gets double victory at the restart of Asia Rugby Sevens Series". PlanetSevnes. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asia Rugby West Asia 7s Trophy Womens - Results". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asia Rugby West Asia 7s Trophy Womens - Table". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asia Rugby West Asia 7s Trophy Womens - Statistics". Asia Rugby.