The 2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments ninth edition and was held in Hong Kong on 4−5 October.[1][2] The tournament also served as a regional qualifier for the first-ever Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009.[1][3][4] Nine teams competed for the three allotted World Cup spots, finalists Japan and Thailand were joined by third-place China.[1][3][4]
2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship | |
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Host nation | ![]() |
Date | 4−5 October 2008 |
Cup | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 17 |
← 2007 2009 → |
Tournament
editPool Stage
editLegend |
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Advances to Cup tournament |
Advances to Plate tournament |
Ninth Place |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Kasachstan 2 2 0 0 30 5 +25 6 Hongkong 2 1 0 1 17 15 +2 4 Singapur 2 0 0 2 5 32 –27 2
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts China 2 2 0 0 92 7 +85 6 Arabian Gulf 2 1 0 1 34 69 –35 4 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 17 67 –50 2
Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Thailand 2 2 0 0 36 15 +21 6 Japan 2 1 0 1 37 12 +25 4 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 5 51 –46 2
Playoff
editPlate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Hongkong | 31 | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
Hongkong | 12 | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
Singapur | 7 | |||||
Arabian Gulf | 17 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
Singapur | 29 |
Cup
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Kasachstan | 0 | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||
Japan | 17 | |||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Thailand | 12 | |||||
China | 7 | |||||
Thailand | 14 | |||||
Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||
5 October 2008 | ||||||
Kasachstan | 5 | |||||
China | 17 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Samoa and Australia join RWC Sevens". PlanetRugby. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b "IRB news - confirmation of dates and teams". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ a b "Japan and Hong Kong book passage to RWC Sevens". ESPN.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-12.