Asian Sevens Series
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 2009 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan (2015) |
| Most titles | Japan (4 titles) |
The Asian Seven Series is an annual series of regional rugby sevens tournaments run by Asia Rugby featuring national sevens teams. It has been held regularly since 2009 to determine Asia's best men's national team in the sport of rugby sevens.
Tournaments
Tournaments that have featured in the Asian Sevens Series include:
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| Host union | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016 |
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 Brunei |
Brunei | |||||||
 China |
Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Beijing | Shanghai | ||
 Hong Kong |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||||||
 India |
Goa | Mumbai | Mumbai | |||||
 Iran |
Kish Island | |||||||
 Korea |
Seoul | |||||||
 Malaysia |
Borneo | Borneo | Borneo | Borneo | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | ||
 Philippines |
Subic | |||||||
 Singapore |
Singapore | |||||||
 Sri Lanka |
Colombo | Colombo | Colombo | |||||
 Thailand |
Bangkok | Bang Saen | Bangkok | |||||
 UAE |
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| Ranking events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Notes:
Bold denotes tournaments that are ranking events counting towards the annual series championship.
^* It was originally planned to use the 2015 Asian Sevens Series as the qualifier for the 2016 Olympics but the series clashed with the 2015 Rugby World Cup hosted in England so a separate Asian Olympic qualifying tournament was held with the final stage hosted in Hong Kong.[1]
Honours
| Year | Winner | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Japan |
[2] |
| 2010 | South Korea |
[3][4] |
| 2011 | Japan |
[5] |
| 2012 | Hong Kong |
[6] |
| 2013 | Japan |
[7] |
| 2014 | Hong Kong |
[8] |
| 2015 | Japan |
[9] |
| 2016 | TBD |
See also
References
- ↑ Boost for Hong Kong rugby’s Olympics hopes as city to host Asian qualifiers for Rio
- ↑ Japan win Borneo Sevens to top Asian Rugby Sevens Series table for 2009. ARFU. 1 November 2009.
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- ↑ Japan crowned Asian Number one after winning Borneo Sevens. Asian 5 Nations. 2011.
- ↑ Hong Kong win Mumbai 7s to take Asian Series. Ultimate Rugby 7s. 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title. Ultimate Rugby 7s. 11 November 2013.
- ↑ Rugby: Hong Kong bag Beijing leg to secure Asian Sevens Series. Sport Asia. 19 October 2014.
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