2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships

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]

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

Preliminary qualifying round

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Pool stage

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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

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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

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

Asia Olympic qualifying rounds

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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

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Pool stage

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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

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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

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Pool stage

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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
10:22
Kazakhstan  34−0  Sri Lanka
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
13:24
Kazakhstan  29−5  Hong Kong
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
12:40
Hong Kong  36–7  Sri Lanka
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

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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

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  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

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  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.