2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series


The 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series was the thirteenth edition of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series. The lower-tier Trophy tournament, hosted in Indonesia, served as a qualifier, with the top team qualifying for the main series hosted in Thailand, South Korea, and UAE.
The Asia Rugby Sevens Series issued an apology after the wrong national anthem was played for the Hong Kong Men's 7's team before the final of the Incheon Sevens.

Teams

Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
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Schedule

The official schedules and venues for the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy & Asia Rugby Sevens Series were:
LegStadiumCityDatesWinner
IndonesiaJGBK Rugby PitchJakarta6–7 August

LegStadiumCityDatesWinner
ThailandBoonyachinda StadiumBangkok22–23 October
KoreaIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby FieldIncheon12–13 November
UAEAl Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf ClubAl Ain26–27 November

Trophy

The Trophy was held from 6 to 7 August at the JGBK Rugby Pitch in Jakarta.

Pool stage

Pool A

TeamQualification
22001027+956Advance to Cup playoffs
21015045+54Advance to Cup playoffs
20025105-10029th place play-off

Series standings

Final standings over the three legs of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series:
Thailand

Bangkok

The Thailand leg of the series was held from 22 to 23 October at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok.
Sri Lanka was suspended from participating in this tournament.

Pool stage

Pool B

TeamQualification
33006914+559Advance to Cup playoffs
32015826+327Advance to Cup playoffs
31024169-2755th–8th bracket

Incheon

The Korean leg of the series was held from 12 to 13 November in Incheon.

Al Ain

The Arabian leg of the series was held from 26 to 27 November in Al Ain.

Incidents

A national anthem mix-up incident happened on 13 November. "Glory to Hong Kong" was played instead of "March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem of Hong Kong during the final of the Inchoen Sevens between Hong Kong and South Korea. Asia Rugby apologised and explained that it was down to "simple human error" made by a junior member of staff. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Eric Chan said the Hong Kong government raised "strong objection to the association for its inability" to prevent the mistake from happening. While Chief Executive John Lee said that the "song that was played was closely connected to the 2019 violence and disturbances, and advocacy for Hong Kong's independence," and said that the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau would investigate the matter. For similar incidents, see a list of wrong anthems incidents.