2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
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Singapore (Trophy)
Hong Kong
South Korea
Sri Lanka| 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | |
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| Hosts | Singapore (Trophy) Hong Kong South Korea Sri Lanka |
| Date | 4 August – 14 October |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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.
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Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy |
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
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Trophy
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
| Legend |
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| Advances to Cup |
| Advances to Plate |
| Advances to Bowl |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Semi-finals | Bowl Final | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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
| Legend |
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| 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 |