2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Hosts|  Singapore (Trophy)
Hong Kong
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Date| 4 August – 14 October

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The 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the tenth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Singapore,[1] served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.

Japan won all three tournaments of the 2018 series to retain their title as champions of Asia. Hong Kong and Philippines, as the two highest placed teams not already having core status on the Sevens World Series, gained entry to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to qualify as core teams for the following World Series.

United Arab Emirates won the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy, and qualified to the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, replacing the eighth placed team of 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Malaysia.

## Teams

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Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy

* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Indonesia
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Laos
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

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

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## Trophy

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The men's trophy was held 4–5 August at Queenstown Stadium in Singapore.[2] All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

### Pool stage

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Legend

Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate
Advances to Bowl

Pool A

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

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Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 10 | +94 | 9
Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 7
Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 83 | –56 | 5
Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 87 | –73 | 3

4 August
11:58

Thailand | 47–0|  Uzbekistan

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
12:20

Kazakhstan | 22–7|  Laos

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
14:43

Thailand | 43–0|  Laos

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
15:05

Uzbekistan | 5–29|  Kazakhstan

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
17:28

Thailand | 14–10|  Kazakhstan

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
17:50

Uzbekistan | 22–7|  Laos

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Queenstown Stadium

Pool B

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

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United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 10 | +119 | 9
Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 7
Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 60 | –34 | 5
Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 119 | –114 | 3

4 August
10:30

United Arab Emirates | 48–0|  Nepal

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
10:52

Jordan | 7–19|  Indonesia

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
13:15

United Arab Emirates | 45–5|  Indonesia

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
13:37

Nepal | 5–14|  Jordan

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
16:00

Nepal | 0–57|  Indonesia

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
16:22

United Arab Emirates | 36–5|  Jordan

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Queenstown Stadium

Pool C

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

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Singapore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 7 | +137 | 9
Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 7
Brunei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –75 | 5
Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –62 | 3

4 August
11:14

Singapore | 52–0|  Bangladesh

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
11:36

Pakistan | 19–5|  Brunei

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
13:59

Singapore | 66–0|  Brunei

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
14:21

Pakistan | 17–12|  Bangladesh

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
16:44

Bangladesh | 21–26|  Brunei

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Queenstown Stadium

4 August
17:06

Singapore | 26–7|  Pakistan

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Queenstown Stadium

### Knockout stage

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Bowl

| Semi-finals| | Bowl Final

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| 5 August – 11:00 – Queenstown Stadium | |

|  Bangladesh| 26

| 5 August – 14:00 – Queenstown Stadium

|  Laos| 12 |

|  Bangladesh| 26

| 5 August – 11:22 – Queenstown Stadium

| |  Brunei| 12

|  Brunei| 22

|  Nepal| 7 |

| Eleventh place

| 5 August – 14:22 – Queenstown Stadium

|  Laos| 31

|  Nepal| 7

Plate

| Semi-finals| | Plate Final

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| 5 August – 11:44 – Queenstown Stadium | |

|  Pakistan| 19

| 5 August – 14:44 – Queenstown Stadium

|  Jordan| 5 |

|  Pakistan| 5

| 5 August – 12:06 – Queenstown Stadium

| |  Indonesia| 12

|  Indonesia| 12

|  Uzbekistan| 10 |

| Seventh place

| 5 August – 15:06 – Queenstown Stadium

|  Jordan| 28

|  Uzbekistan| 5

Cup

| Semi-finals| | Cup Final

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| 5 August – 12:28 – Queenstown Stadium | |

|  United Arab Emirates| 26

| 5 August – 15:50 – Queenstown Stadium

|  Thailand| 0 |

|  United Arab Emirates| 14

| 5 August – 12:50 – Queenstown Stadium

| |  Singapore| 0

|  Singapore| 33

|  Kazakhstan| 10 |

| Third place

| 5 August – 15:28 – Queenstown Stadium

|  Thailand| 17

|  Kazakhstan| 19

### Final standings

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Legend

Promoted to the main series for 2019
Rank  | Team

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1 |  United Arab Emirates
2 |  Singapore
3 |  Kazakhstan
4 |  Thailand
5 |  Indonesia
6 |  Pakistan
7 |  Jordan
8 |  Uzbekistan
9 |  Bangladesh
10 |  Brunei
11 |  Laos
12 |  Nepal

## Main Series

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### Hong Kong

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The tournament was held 14–15 September in Hong Kong. All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

#### Pool stage

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Legend

Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

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

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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | +67 | 9
Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 7
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 75 | –44 | 5
China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 83 | –54 | 3

14 September 2018
13:58

Sri Lanka | 31–0|  China

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HKFC

14 September 2018
14:20

Japan | 27–0|  Chinese Taipei

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HKFC

14 September 2018
16:54

China | 15–19|  Chinese Taipei

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HKFC

14 September 2018
17:16

Japan | 21–0|  Sri Lanka

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HKFC

15 September 2018
11:28

Japan | 33–14|  China

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HKFC

15 September 2018
11:50

Sri Lanka | 33–12|  Chinese Taipei

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HKFC

Pool B

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

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Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 7 | +148 | 9
Philippines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 59 | –14 | 7
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 99 | –63 | 5
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 97 | –71 | 3

14 September 2018
14:42

South Korea | 7–12|  Philippines

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HKFC

14 September 2018
15:04

Hong Kong | 54–0|  Malaysia

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HKFC

14 September 2018
17:38

Hong Kong | 59–0|  South Korea

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HKFC

14 September 2018
18:00

Philippines | 26–10|  Malaysia

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HKFC

15 September 2018
12:12

Hong Kong | 42–7|  Philippines

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HKFC

15 September 2018
12:34

South Korea | 19–26|  Malaysia

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HKFC

#### Knockout stage

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Plate

| Semi-finals| | Plate Final

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| 15 September – 14:24 – HKFC | |

|  China| 28

| 15 September – 17:02 – HKFC

|  Malaysia| 24 |

|  China| 15

| 15 September – 14:46 – HKFC

| |  Chinese Taipei| 7

|  Chinese Taipei| 40

|  South Korea| 5 |

| Seventh place

| 15 September – 16:40 – HKFC

|  Malaysia| 14

|  South Korea| 28

Cup

| Semi-finals| | Cup Final

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| 15 September – 15:12 – HKFC | |

|  Japan| 36

| 15 September – 18:30 – HKFC

|  Philippines| 5 |

|  Japan| 12

| 15 September – 15:34 – HKFC

| |  Hong Kong| 0

|  Sri Lanka| 0

|  Hong Kong| 31 |

| Third place

| 15 September – 17:46 – HKFC

|  Philippines| 12

|  Sri Lanka| 40

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### South Korea

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The men's trophy was held 29–30 September in Incheon. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

#### Pool stage

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Legend

Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

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

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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 19 | +86 | 9
China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 7
Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 60 | –29 | 5
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 91 | –69 | 3

29 September 2018
13:58

Sri Lanka | 31–0|  China

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Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
14:20

Japan | 27–0|  Chinese Taipei

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Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
16:54

China | 15–19|  Chinese Taipei

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Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
17:16

Japan | 21–0|  Sri Lanka

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Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
11:28

Japan | 33–14|  China

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Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
11:50

Sri Lanka | 33–12|  Chinese Taipei

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Namdong Asiad

Pool B

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

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Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | +93 | 9
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 7
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 65 | –4 | 5
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 149 | –125 | 3

29 September 2018
14:42

South Korea | 7–12|  Philippines

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Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
15:04

Hong Kong | 54–0|  Malaysia

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Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
17:38

Hong Kong | 59–0|  South Korea

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Namdong Asiad

29 September 2018
18:00

Philippines | 26–10|  Malaysia

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Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
12:12

Hong Kong | 73–0|  Chinese Taipei

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Namdong Asiad

30 September 2018
12:34

Sri Lanka | 14–22|  South Korea

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Namdong Asiad

#### Knockout stage

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Plate

| Semi-finals| | Plate Final

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| 30 September – 14:24 – Namdong Asiad | |

|  Malaysia| 12

| 30 September – 17:12 – Namdong Asiad

|  Sri Lanka| 17 |

|  Sri Lanka| 17

| 30 September – 14:46 – Namdong Asiad

| |  Philippines| 19

|  Philippines| 40

|  Chinese Taipei| 5 |

| Seventh place

| 30 September – 16:50 – Namdong Asiad

|  Malaysia| 24

|  Chinese Taipei| 29

Cup

| Semi-finals| | Cup Final

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| 30 September – 15:22 – Namdong Asiad | |

|  Japan| 33

| 30 September – 18:40 – Namdong Asiad

|  South Korea| 24 |

|  Japan| 28

| 30 September – 15:44 – Namdong Asiad

| |  Hong Kong| 19

|  China| 0

|  Hong Kong| 47 |

| Third place

| 30 September – 17:56 – Namdong Asiad

|  South Korea| 12

|  China| 31

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### Sri Lanka

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The tournament was held 13–14 October in Colombo. All times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

#### Pool stage

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Legend

Advances to Cup
Advances to Plate

Pool A

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

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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 12 | +110 | 9
Philippines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 7
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 95 | −52 | 5
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 98 | −83 | 3

13 October 2018
14:58

South Korea | 5−34|  Philippines

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Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
15:20

Japan | 61−0|  Malaysia

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Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
18:16

Philippines | 24−19|  Malaysia

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Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
18:38

Japan | 40−0|  South Korea

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Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
11:28

Japan | 21−12|  Philippines

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Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
11:50

South Korea | 10−24|  Malaysia

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Racecourse Stadium

Pool B

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

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Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 24 | +115 | 9
Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 7
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 5
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 154 | −142 | 3

13 October 2018
15:42

China | 12−19|  Sri Lanka

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Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
16:04

Hong Kong | 71−5|  Chinese Taipei

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Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
19:00

Hong Kong | 47−7|  China

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Racecourse Stadium

13 October 2018
19:22

Sri Lanka | 43−0|  Chinese Taipei

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Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
12:12

Hong Kong | 21−12|  Sri Lanka

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Racecourse Stadium

14 October 2018
12:34

China | 40−7|  Chinese Taipei

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Racecourse Stadium

#### Knockout stage

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Plate

| Semi-finals| | Plate Final

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| 14 October – 14:24 – Racecourse Stadium | |

|  South Korea| 7

| 14 October – 17:12 – Racecourse Stadium

|  China| 39 |

|  China| 24

| 14 October – 14:46 – Racecourse Stadium

| |  Malaysia| 21

|  Malaysia| 19

|  Chinese Taipei| 12 |

| Seventh place

| 14 October – 16:50 – Racecourse Stadium

|  South Korea| 15

|  Chinese Taipei| 12

Cup

| Semi-finals| | Cup Final

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| 14 October – 15:22 – Racecourse Stadium | |

|  Japan| 34

| 14 October – 18:50 – Racecourse Stadium

|  Sri Lanka| 17 |

|  Japan| 19

| 14 October – 15:44 – Racecourse Stadium

| |  Hong Kong| 5

|  Philippines| 12

|  Hong Kong| 19 |

| Third place

| 14 October – 17:56 – Racecourse Stadium

|  Sri Lanka| 7

|  Philippines| 19

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### Final standings

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Legend

Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
Already in World Sevens Series
Relegated for 2019 Series
Rank  | Team  | Hong Kong  | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Points

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1 |  Japan | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36
2 |  Hong Kong | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30
3 |  Philippines | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19
4 |  Sri Lanka | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18
5 |  China | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16
6 |  South Korea | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11
7 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6
8 |  Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5

## See also

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* 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series

## References

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1. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2018 Kicks off Asia's 7's season #ARST". Asia Rugby. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
2. ^ "2018 Trophy Fixtures". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
3. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Hong Kong 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Korea 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series: Sri Lanka 2018". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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