2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships

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2015 Asia Rugby Women's Olympic Qualification Series
Hosts Hong Kong
 Japan
Date7 March–29 November
2014

The 2015 Asia Rugby Women's Olympic Qualification Series for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over two rounds in Hong Kong and Tokyo from 7–29 November,[1] following a preliminary qualifying round held in Chennai on 7–8 March.[2] Japan won both rounds to gain direct qualification to the 2016 Olympic Sevens women's tournament.[1]

Preliminary qualifying round[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Uzbekistan 5 4 0 1 93 29 +64 13
 India 5 4 0 1 66 22 +44 13
 Guam 5 4 0 1 91 51 +40 13
 Philippines 5 1 0 4 44 81 –37 7
 Iran 5 1 0 4 49 95 –46 7
 South Korea 5 1 0 4 50 115 –65 7
7 March 2015
11:40
Guam 5–15 India
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
12:00
Uzbekistan 32–0 Iran
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
12:20
South Korea 14–19 Philippines
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
14:20
Guam 26–14 Iran
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
14:40
India 12–5 Philippines
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
15:00
Uzbekistan 22–7 South Korea
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
16:40
Guam 24–5 Philippines
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
17:00
Iran 21–22 South Korea
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
17:20
India 5–12 Uzbekistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
19:00
Guam 24–7 South Korea
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
19:20
Philippines 5–17 Uzbekistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

7 March 2015
19:40
Iran 0–5 India
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

8 March 2015
12:20
Guam 12–10 Uzbekistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

8 March 2015
12:40
South Korea 0–29 India
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

8 March 2015
13:00
Philippines 10–14 Iran
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

Playoffs[edit]

Fifth place match
8 March 2015
15:00
South Korea 17–5 Iran
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India
Third place match
8 March 2015
15:50
Guam 19–10 Philippines
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India
Final
8 March 2015
17:05
India 0–38 Uzbekistan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India

Pre-qualifier placings[edit]

  Advance to Qualifying round
Rank Team
1  Uzbekistan
2  India
3  Guam
4  Philippines
5  South Korea
6  Iran

Asia Olympic qualifying rounds[edit]

Eight women's teams were originally scheduled for the Asia Olympic qualifying rounds,[2] but Thailand, Singapore and Uzbekistan withdrew and Guam was invited to make it six teams in the competition.

Hong Kong[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Japan 5 4 0 1 149 17 +132 13
 Kazakhstan 5 4 0 1 124 45 +79 13
 Hong Kong 5 3 0 2 82 61 +21 11
 China 5 3 0 2 125 39 +86 11
 Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 41 169 −128 7
 Guam 5 0 0 5 14 204 −190 5
7 November 2015
10:28
Japan 7−5 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
10:50
China 54−0 Guam
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
11:12
Hong Kong 36−5 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
13:21
Kazakhstan 46−7 Guam
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
13:43
Japan 48−0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
14:05
China 0−5 Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
16:10
Sri Lanka 22–7 Guam
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
16:32
China 12–22 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

7 November 2015
16:54
Japan 36–0 Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 November 2015
09:15
Japan 53–0 Guam
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 November 2015
09:37
China 47–7 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 November 2015
09:59
Hong Kong 12–20 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 November 2015
12:20
Sri Lanka 7–31 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 November 2015
12:42
Hong Kong 29–0 Guam
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

8 November 2015
13:06
Japan 5–12 China
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Playoffs[edit]

Fifth place match
8 November 2015
15:54
Sri Lanka 5–21 Guam
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Third place match
8 November 2015
16:16
Hong Kong 12–7 China
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Final
8 November 2015
17:45
Japan 22–0 Kazakhstan
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Japan[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 120 10 +110 15
 Japan 5 4 0 1 140 19 +121 13
 China 5 3 0 2 117 48 +69 11
 Hong Kong 5 2 0 3 91 79 –47 9
 Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 36 149 −113 7
 Guam 5 0 0 5 7 205 −198 5
28 November 2015
10:00
Japan 20−7 China
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo


28 November 2015
10:44
Hong Kong 38−0 Guam
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

28 November 2015
12:40
China 36−7 Sri Lanka
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

28 November 2015
13:02
Japan 39−0 Guam
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo


28 November 2015
15:20
Guam 7–22 Sri Lanka
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

28 November 2015
15:42
Kazakhstan 14–0 China
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

28 November 2015
16:04
Japan 27–5 Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 November 2015
10:00
Japan 49–0 Sri Lanka
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 November 2015
10:22
Hong Kong 7–17 China
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 November 2015
10:44
Kazakhstan 36–0 Guam
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo


29 November 2015
13:02
China 57–0 Guam
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

29 November 2015
13:24
Japan 5–7 Kazakhstan
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Playoffs[edit]

Fifth place match
29 November 2015
15:20
Sri Lanka 12–10 Guam
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Third place match
29 November 2015
15:42
China 19–10 Hong Kong
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Final
29 November 2015
16:04
Kazakhstan 7–14 Japan
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Placings[edit]

  Qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics[1]
  Advanced to the Final Olympic qualifier
Rank Team Hong Kong Japan
1  Japan 1 1
2  Kazakhstan 2 2
3  China 4 3
 Hong Kong 3 4
5  Guam 5 6
 Sri Lanka 6 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Japan Wins Asia Women's Rugby Sevens Qualifier". DJ Coil Rugby. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Japan aiming for historic Cup at home". World Rugby. 1 April 2015.