2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

8th edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament

2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Hosts|  India
UAE
Hong Kong
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Date| 3 September - 16 October
Final positions
Champions|  Hong Kong
Runners-up|  Sri Lanka
Third|  South Korea

← 2015

2017 →

The 2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the eighth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. It was played over three legs hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. The top two teams besides Japan qualifying for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to win a place as a World Rugby Sevens Series core team.

The size of the series has been reduced from twelve teams in 2015 to eight teams in 2016.[1] The Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series, held over two legs in India and the United Arab Emirates, served as a qualifier, with the winner qualifying for the main series.

## Teams

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Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series

* Bangladesh
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Lebanon
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Syria
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka

## Development series

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### Chennai leg

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All matches were held at Nehru Jawaharlal Stadium in Chennai, India[2]

Key to colours in group tables

Teams that advance to Cup Semifinal
Teams that advance to Plate Semifinal

Pool A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Philippines | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 21 | +143 | 12
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 36 | +126 | 10
India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 81 | +21 | 8
Syria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 179 | -147 | 6
Nepal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 143 | -143 | 4
Matches

| 20 February 2016

India| 41-0|  Nepal

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20 February 2016

Philippines| 63-0|  Syria

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20 February 2016

India| 47-0|  Syria

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20 February 2016

United Arab Emirates| 41-0|  Nepal

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20 February 2016

Nepal| 0-27|  Syria

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20 February 2016

United Arab Emirates| 14-24|  Philippines

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20 February 2016

United Arab Emirates| 69-5|  Syria

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20 February 2016

Philippines| 43-7|  India

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21 February 2016

Philippines| 34-0|  Nepal

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21 February 2016

United Arab Emirates| 38-7|  India

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Pool B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Thailand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 35 | +59 | 12
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 38 | +94 | 10
Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 43 | +78 | 8
Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 137 | -113 | 6
Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 118 | -118 | 4
Matches

| 20 February 2016

Lebanon| 47-0|  Bangladesh

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20 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 31-0|  Indonesia

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20 February 2016

Thailand| 22-14|  Bangladesh

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20 February 2016

Lebanon| 41-0|  Indonesia

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20 February 2016

Bangladesh| 12-0|  Indonesia

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20 February 2016

Thailand| 19-7|  Chinese Taipei

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20 February 2016

Thailand| 34-0|  Indonesia

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20 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 24-19|  Lebanon

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21 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 70-0|  Bangladesh

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20 February 2016

Thailand| 19-14|  Lebanon

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Knockout Stage

9th/10th Place Playoff

| Final

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| 21 February 2016

|  Nepal |  12

|  Indonesia |  39

Plate

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 February 2016 | |

|  India |  31

| 21 February 2016

|  Bangladesh |  5 |

|  India |  7

| 21 February 2016

| |  Lebanon |  19

|  Syria |  0

|  Lebanon |  52 |

| Third place

| 21 February 2016

|  Bangladesh |  26

|  Syria |  24

Cup

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 February 2016 | |

|  Philippines |  12

| 21 February 2016

|  Chinese Taipei |  31 |

|  Chinese Taipei |  36

| 21 February 2016

| |  Thailand |  21

|  United Arab Emirates |  10

|  Thailand |  22 |

| Third place

| 21 February 2016

|  Philippines |  38

|  United Arab Emirates |  21

### Al Ain leg

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All matches were held at Al Ain Amblers RFC in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates[3]

First Round

Legend

Qualified to Pool D for second round
Qualified to Pool E for second round
Qualified to Pool F for second round

Pool A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 6
India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 4
Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 66 | -39 | 2

26 February 2016

India| 38-7|  Qatar

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26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 28-20|  Qatar

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26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 28-0|  India

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Pool B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14 | +50 | 6
Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 4
Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 50 | -43 | 2

26 February 2016

Lebanon| 17-7|  Pakistan

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26 February 2016

Thailand| 33-0|  Pakistan

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26 February 2016

Thailand| 31-14|  Lebanon

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Pool C

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 6
Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 4
Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 2

26 February 2016

United Arab Emirates| 19-7|  Iran

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26 February 2016

Philippines| 28-12|  Iran

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26 February 2016

Philippines| 19-26|  United Arab Emirates

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Second Round

Legend

Qualified to Cup Semifinals
Qualified to Plate Round-Robin
Qualified to Bowl Round-Robin

Pool D

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 4
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 4
Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 4

26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 19-5|  United Arab Emirates

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26 February 2016

Chinese Taipei| 17-21|  Thailand

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27 February 2016

Thailand| 12-24|  United Arab Emirates

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Pool E

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 10 | +84 | 6
India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 66 | -52 | 4
Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 54 | -32 | 2

26 February 2016

India| 0-54|  Philippines

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26 February 2016

India| 14-12|  Lebanon

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27 February 2016

Lebanon| 10-40|  Philippines

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Pool F

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 6
Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 4
Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 52 | -42 | 2

26 February 2016

Qatar| 17-20|  Iran

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26 February 2016

Qatar| 28-5|  Pakistan

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27 February 2016

Pakistan| 5-24|  Iran

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Final Round

Bowl

27 February 2016

Qatar| 24-7|  Pakistan

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27 February 2016

Qatar| 26-5|  Pakistan

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Plate

27 February 2016

India| 24-15|  Iran

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27 February 2016

Lebanon| 17-29|  Iran

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27 February 2016

India| 19-14|  Lebanon

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Cup

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 27 February 2016 | |

|  Chinese Taipei |  17

| 27 February 2016

|  Philippines |  12 |

|  Chinese Taipei |  24

| 27 February 2016

| |  United Arab Emirates |  22

|  United Arab Emirates |  38

|  Thailand |  7 |

| Third place

| 27 February 2016

|  Philippines |  19

|  Thailand |  15

### Final standings

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Legend

Promoted to the main series for 2016
Rank  | Team  | Chennai  | Al Ain  | Overall

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1 |  Chinese Taipei | 10 | 9 | 19
2 |  Philippines | 8 | 7 | 15
2 |  Thailand | 9 | 6 | 15
2 |  United Arab Emirates | 7 | 8 | 15
5 |  India | 5 | 5 | 10
6 |  Lebanon | 6 | 3 | 9
7 |  Bangladesh | 4 | - | 4
7 |  Iran | - | 4 | 4
9 |  Syria | 3 | - | 3
10 |  Indonesia | 2 | - | 2
10 |  Qatar | - | 2 | 2
12 |  Nepal | 1 | - | 1
13 |  Pakistan | - | 1 | 1

## Main series

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### Hong Kong

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Main article: 2016 Hong Kong Asian Sevens

All matches will be held at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium.[4] All times are Hong Kong Time(UTC+8)[5]

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Hong Kong | 22–17  |  Sri Lanka |  South Korea,  China

Plate  |  Japan | 7–0  |  Singapore |  Chinese Taipei,  Malaysia

Pool A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 9
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 24 | +58 | 7
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 5
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 120 | -120 | 3
Matches

| 2 September 2016
13:28

Japan | 10-12|  China

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* * *

2 September 2016
13:50

South Korea | 46-0|  Singapore

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* * *

2 September 2016
16:24

Japan | 45-0|  Singapore

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* * *

2 September 2016
16:46

South Korea | 17-19|  China

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* * *

2 September 2016
19:20

China | 29-0|  Singapore

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2 September 2016
19:42

Japan | 5-19|  South Korea

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Pool B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | +105 | 9
Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 55 | 28 | 7
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 83 | -48 | 5
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 104 | -85 | 3
Matches

| 2 September 2016
14:12

Hong Kong | 36-0|  Malaysia

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* * *

2 September 2016
14:34

Sri Lanka | 43-12|  Chinese Taipei

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* * *

2 September 2016
17:08

Hong Kong | 47-0|  Chinese Taipei

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* * *

2 September 2016
17:30

Sri Lanka | 40-21|  Malaysia

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* * *

2 September 2016
20:04

Hong Kong | 22-0|  Sri Lanka

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* * *

2 September 2016
20:26

Malaysia | 14-7|  Chinese Taipei

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Plate Semifinals

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 3 September 2016 - 12:28 | |

|  Japan | 10

| 3 September 2016 - 15:24

|  Chinese Taipei | 5 |

|  Japan | 7

| 3 September 2016 - 12:50

| |  Singapore | 0

|  Singapore | 14

|  Malaysia | 12 |

| Third place

| 3 September 2016 - 15:02

|  Chinese Taipei | 22

|  Malaysia | 7

Cup Semifinals

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 3 September 2016 - 13:12 | |

|  China | 17

| 3 September 2016 - 16:30

|  Sri Lanka | 29 |

|  Sri Lanka | 17

| 3 September 2016 - 13:34

| |  Hong Kong | 22

|  South Korea | 14

|  Hong Kong | 28 |

| Third place

| 3 September - 15:46

|  China | 14

|  South Korea | 33

### Korea

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Main article: 2016 Korean Sevens

All Matches will be held at Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium.[6] All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Hong Kong | 36–0  |  Sri Lanka |  South Korea
China
Plate  |  Malaysia | 21–17  |  Chinese Taipei |  Japan
Singapore

Pool A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 38 | +71 | 9
Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 33 | +92 | 7
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 104 | -73 | 5
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 107 | -90 | 3
Matches

| 24 September 2016
13:12

Hong Kong | 47-5|  Chinese Taipei

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* * *

24 September 2016
13:34

South Korea | 36-5|  Japan

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* * *

24 September 2016
16:08

Hong Kong | 57-0|  Japan

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* * *

24 September 2016
16:30

South Korea | 45-12|  Chinese Taipei

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* * *

24 September 2016
19:04

Hong Kong | 21-28|  South Korea

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* * *

24 September 2016
19:26

Japan | 12-14|  Chinese Taipei

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Pool B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 21 | +77 | 9
Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 7
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 77 | -60 | 5
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 82 | -70 | 3
Matches

| 24 September 2016
12:28

Sri Lanka | 29-5|  Singapore

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* * *

24 September 2016
12:50

China | 29-0|  Malaysia

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* * *

24 September 2016
15:24

Sri Lanka | 41-5|  Malaysia

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* * *

24 September 2016
15:46

China | 43-0|  Singapore

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* * *

24 September 2016
18:20

Singapore | 7-12|  Malaysia

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* * *

24 September 2016
18:42

Sri Lanka | 21-26|  China

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Plate Semifinals

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 25 September 2016 - 12:13 | |

|  Chinese Taipei |  41

| 25 September 2016 - 15:17

|  Singapore |  17 |

|  Chinese Taipei |  17

| 25 September 2016 - 12:35

| |  Malaysia |  21

|  Japan |  10

|  Malaysia |  20 |

| Third place

| 25 September 2016 - 14:55

|  Singapore |  21

|  Japan |  24

Cup Semifinals

| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |

| 25 September 2016 - 13:05 | |

|  South Korea |  10

| 25 September 2016 - 16:23

|  Sri Lanka |  26 |

|  Sri Lanka |  0

| 25 September 2016 - 13:27

| |  Hong Kong |  36

|  China |  0

|  Hong Kong |  29 |

| Third place

| 25 September - 15:39

|  South Korea |  29

|  China |  12

### Colombo

[edit]

Main article: 2016 Colombo Sevens

All matches will be held at Race Course International Rugby Stadium. All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Hong Kong | 24 – 19  |  South Korea |  China
Sri Lanka
Plate  |  Malaysia | 19 – 14  |  Japan |  Chinese Taipei
Singapore

Pool A

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 7
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 54 | +35 | 7
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 90 | -47 | 5
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 5
Matches

| 15 October 2016
12:28

Hong Kong | 31-12|  Japan

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* * *

15 October 2016
12:50

South Korea | 29-14|  Malaysia

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* * *

15 October 2016
15:24

Hong Kong | 14-19|  Malaysia

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* * *

15 October 2016
15:46

South Korea | 45-14|  Japan

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* * *

15 October 2016
18:20

Malaysia | 14-17|  Japan

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* * *

15 October 2016
18:42

Hong Kong | 26-15|  South Korea

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Pool B

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 19 | +67 | 9
Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 31 | +75 | 7
Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 100 | -88 | 5
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 61 | -54 | 3
Matches

| 15 October 2016
13:12

Sri Lanka | 26-7|  Chinese Taipei

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* * *

15 October 2016
13:34

China | 34-5|  Singapore

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* * *

15 October 2016
16:08

Sri Lanka | 66-0|  Singapore

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* * *

15 October 2016
16:30

China | 28-0|  Chinese Taipei

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* * *

15 October 2016
19:04

Sri Lanka | 14-24|  China

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* * *

15 October 2016
19:26

Chinese Taipei | 0-7|  Singapore

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Plate Semifinals

| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |

| 16 October 2016 - 14:13 | |

|  Japan |  26

| 16 October 2016 - 17:17

|  Chinese Taipei |  5 |

|  Japan |  14

| 16 October 2016 - 14:35

| |  Malaysia |  19

|  Malaysia |  24

|  Singapore |  12 |

| Third place

| 25 September 2016 - 16:55

|  Chinese Taipei |  22

|  Singapore |  17

Cup Semifinals

| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |

| 16 October 2016 - 15:05 | |

|  Hong Kong |  19

| 16 October 2016 - 17:39

|  Sri Lanka |  7 |

|  Hong Kong |  24

| 16 October 2016 - 15:27

| |  South Korea |  19

|  South Korea |  19

|  China |  14 |

| Third place

| 16 October 2016 - 18:23

|  Sri Lanka |  21

|  China |  22

### Final standings

[edit]

Legend

Winner and qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Relegated for 2017 Series
Rank  | Team  | Hong Kong[7] | Korea  | Sri Lanka  | Points

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1 |  Hong Kong | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36
2 |  Sri Lanka | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27
3 |  South Korea | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26
4 |  China | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22
5 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11
6 |  Malaysia | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11
7 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8
8 |  Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
2. ^ "CHENNAI Sevens | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
3. ^ "AL AIN Sevens | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
4. ^ "Hong Kong Rugby Union". 13 November 2021.
5. ^ "Hong Kong 7s | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
6. ^ "2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Korea 7s (Men)".
7. ^ "Hong Kong Men claim cup; Women finish third in". 12 November 2021.

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