2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
{{Short description|none}}
{{Infobox Rugby World Sevens
| image =
| countries = {{flag|South Korea}}
{{flag|China}}
{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| date = 31 August – 29 September 2019
| nations = {{plainlist|
- {{ru7w|CHN}}
- {{ru7w|HKG}}
- {{ru7w|JPN}}
- {{ru7w|KAZ}}
- {{ru7w|MAS}}
- {{ru7w|SGP}}
- {{ru7w|SRI}}
- {{ru7w|THA}}
}}
| champions = {{ru7w|JPN}}
| runnersup = {{ru7w|CHN}}
| third = {{ru7w|KAZ}}
| matches =
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2019 (II)
}}
The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the twentieth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series was played over three legs in South Korea, China, and Sri Lanka.
The top three teams earned qualification to the 2020–21 World Series Qualifier for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series.
Teams
The eight "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for 2019 are:
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- {{ru7w|CHN}}
- {{ru7w|HKG}}
- {{ru7w|JPN}}
- {{ru7w|KAZ}}
{{col-float-break|nextcol=10em}}
- {{ru7w|MAS}}
- {{ru7w|SGP}}
- {{ru7w|SRI}}
- {{ru7w|THA}}
{{col-float-end}}
Malaysia was promoted to core team status after winning the 2018 Sevens Trophy in Singapore,{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2018/10/423343/womens-team-qualify-next-years-asia-rugby-sevens|title=Women's team qualify for next year's Asa Rugby Sevens|date=21 October 2018|access-date=30 September 2019|publisher=New Straits Times}} replacing South Korea who were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed core team in 2018.
Tour venues
The official schedule for the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is:{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyasia247.com/asian-rugby-7s-national-tournaments-2019/|publisher=Rugby Asia 24/7|date=12 July 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019|title=Asian Rugby 7s National Tournaments 2019}}
| class="wikitable sortable" text-align:left;"
|+ 2019 Sevens Series Venues | |||
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! style="width:9.0em;" |Leg ! style="width:9.5em;" |Stadium ! style="width:5.0em;" |City ! Dates ! style="width:8.0em;" |Winner | |||
| South Korea | Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
| Incheon | align=center| 31 August – 1 September 2019 | {{ru7w|JPN}} |
| China | Huizhou Olympic Stadium
| Huizhou | align=center| 14–15 September 2019 | {{ru7w|JPN}} |
| Sri Lanka | Racecourse Stadium
| Colombo | align=center| 28–29 September 2019 | {{ru7w|JPN}} |
Final standings
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| Legend |
|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|Qualified to World Series Qualifiers |
| bgcolor=ffcccc
|Relegated for 2020 Series |
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!width=40|Rank !width=180|Team !width=120|South Korea !width=120|China !width=120|Sri Lanka !width=100|Points | |||||
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| {{gold1}} | align=left|{{ru7|JPN}} | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| {{silver2}} | align=left|{{ru7|CHN}} | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| {{bronze3}} | align=left|{{ru7|KAZ}} | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | align=left|{{ru7|THA}} | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | align=left|{{ru7|HKG}} | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | align=left|{{ru7|SRI}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | align=left|{{ru7|MAS}} | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor=ffcccc
| 8 | align=left|{{ru7|SGP}} | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Tournaments
=South Korea=
The tournament was held 31 August – 1 September in South Korea. All times in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
==Pool stage==
| class="wikitable" |
| Legend |
|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|Advances to Cup |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|Advances to Plate |
Pool C
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="140"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|JPN}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 12 | +108 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|HKG}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|SRI}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 74 | –22 | 5 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|MAS}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 120 | –113 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 13:14
|home= {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score= 33–10
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 13:36
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 50–0
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 16:10
|home= {{ru7w-rt|SRI}}
|score= 35–7
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 16:32
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 36–5
|away= {{ru7w|HKG}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 1 September 2019
|time= 10:44
|home= {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score= 35–0
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 1 September 2019
|time= 11:06
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 34–7
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
Pool D
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="140"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 15 | +89 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|KAZ}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|THA}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 5 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|SGP}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 128 | –128 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 12:30
|home= {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 12–0
|away= {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 12:52
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 61–0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 15:26
|home= {{ru7w-rt|THA}}
|score= 41–0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 31 August 2019
|time= 15:48
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 21–14
|away= {{ru7w|KAZ}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 1 September 2019
|time= 10:00
|home= {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 26–0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 1 September 2019
|time= 10:22
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 24–0
|away= {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium=Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
}}
==Knockout stage==
Plate
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Plate Final|Consol=Seventh place|team-width=140
|15 September – 12:56 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|THA}}|36|{{ru7w|MAS}}|10
|15 September – 13:18 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|SGP}}|5|{{ru7w|SRI}}|26
|15 September – 16:28 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|THA}}|32|{{ru7w|SRI}}|5
|15 September – 16:06 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|MAS}}|7|{{ru7w|SGP}}|0
}}
Cup
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Cup Final|team-width=140
|15 September – 13:40 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|19|{{ru7w|HKG}}|7
|15 September – 14:02 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|5|{{ru7w|JPN}}|22
|15 September – 18:18 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|5|{{ru7w|JPN}}|19
|15 September – 17:34 – Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
|{{ru7w|HKG}}|17|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|10
}}
=China=
The tournament was held 14–15 September in Huizhou. All times in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
==Pool stage==
| class="wikitable" |
| Legend |
|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|Advances to Cup |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|Advances to Plate |
Pool C
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="140"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|JPN}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 19 | +74 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|KAZ}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|THA}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|SGP}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | –134 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 13:14
|home= {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 5–12
|away= {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 13:36
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 54–0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 16:10
|home= {{ru7w-rt|THA}}
|score= 33–0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 16:32
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 12–19
|away= {{ru7w|KAZ}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 15 September 2019
|time= 10:44
|home= {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 47–0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 15 September 2019
|time= 11:06
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 27–0
|away= {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
Pool D
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="140"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | +147 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|HKG}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|MAS}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 92 | –72 | 5 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|SRI}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 88 | –76 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 12:30
|home= {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score= 22–7
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 12:52
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 56–0
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 15:26
|home= {{ru7w-rt|SRI}}
|score= 5–20
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 14 September 2019
|time= 15:48
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 45–0
|away= {{ru7w|HKG}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 15 September 2019
|time= 10:00
|home= {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score= 31–0
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 15 September 2019
|time= 10:22
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 46–0
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Huizhou Olympic Stadium
}}
==Knockout stage==
Plate
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Plate Final|Consol=Seventh place|team-width=180
|30 September – 12:56 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|MAS}}|19|{{ru7w|SGP}}|5
|30 September – 13:18 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|THA}}|31|{{ru7w|SRI}}|5
|30 September – 16:28 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|MAS}}|0|{{ru7w|THA}}|36
|30 September – 16:06 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|SGP}}|15|{{ru7w|SRI}}|10
}}
Cup
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Cup Final|team-width=180
|30 September – 13:40 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|21|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|10
|30 September – 14:02 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|JPN}}|33|{{ru7w|HKG}}|12
|30 September – 18:18 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|17|{{ru7w|JPN}}|22
|30 September – 17:34 – Huizhou Olympic Stadium
|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|19|{{ru7w|HKG}}|17
}}
=Sri Lanka=
The tournament was held 28–29 September in Colombo. All times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
==Pool stage==
| class="wikitable" |
| Legend |
|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|Advances to Cup |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|Advances to Plate |
Pool C
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="140"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|JPN}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | +89 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|THA}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|HKG}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 5 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|SRI}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 92 | −77 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 14:14
|home= {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score= 5−22
|away= {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 14:36
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 34−0
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 17:20
|home= {{ru7w-rt|THA}}
|score= 36−5
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 17:42
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 24−0
|away= {{ru7w|HKG}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 29 September 2019
|time= 10:44
|home= {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score= 22−10
|away= {{ru7w|SRI}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 29 September 2019
|time= 11:06
|home= {{ru7w-rt|JPN}}
|score= 31−0
|away= {{ru7w|THA}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
Pool D
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="140"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|KAZ}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 17 | +102 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 19 | +102 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|SGP}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 114 | −104 | 5 |
| bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{ru7w|MAS}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 105 | −100 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 13:30
|home= {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 52−0
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 13:52
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 61−0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 16:36
|home= {{ru7w-rt|MAS}}
|score= 5−10
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 28 September 2019
|time= 16:58
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 17−19
|away= {{ru7w|KAZ}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 29 September 2019
|time= 10:00
|home= {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 48−0
|away= {{ru7w|SGP}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date= 29 September 2019
|time= 10:22
|home= {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score= 43−0
|away= {{ru7w|MAS}}
|stadium=Racecourse Stadium
}}
==Knockout stage==
Plate
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Plate Final|Consol=Seventh place|team-width=180
|14 October – 12:56 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|SRI}}|0|{{ru7w|SGP}}|29
|14 October – 13:18 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|MAS}}|10|{{ru7w|HKG}}|22
|14 October – 16:28 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|SGP}}|5|{{ru7w|HKG}}|22
|14 October – 16:06 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|SRI}}|17|{{ru7w|MAS}}|7
}}
Cup
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Cup Final|team-width=180
|14 October – 13:40 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|THA}}|12|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|7
|14 October – 14:02 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|CHN}}|14|{{ru7w|JPN}}|22
|14 October – 18:28 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|THA}}|5|{{ru7w|JPN}}|26
|14 October – 17:34 – Racecourse Stadium
|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|0|{{ru7w|CHN}}|31
}}
Sevens Trophy
The Sevens Trophy tournament acts as a qualifier for the 2020 main series.
=Teams=
The nine teams participating in the 2019 tournament are:
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- {{ru7w|BAN}}
- {{ru7w|TPE}}
- {{ru7w|GUM}}
- {{ru7w|IND}}
- {{ru7w|IDN}}
{{col-float-break|nextcol=15em}}
- {{ru7w|LAO}}
- {{ru7w|PHI}}
- {{ru7w|QAT}}
- {{ru7w|KOR}}
{{col-float-end}}
South Korea were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed team in 2018 main series, replacing the 2018 Sevens Trophy winners Malaysia.
=Venue=
| class="wikitable sortable" text-align:left;"
|+ 2019 Sevens Series Venues | |||
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! style="width:9.0em;" |Leg ! style="width:9.5em;" |Stadium ! style="width:5.0em;" |City ! Dates ! style="width:8.0em;" |Winner | |||
| Indonesia | GBK Sports Complex
| Jakarta | align=center| 10–11 August 2019 | {{ru7w|PHI}} |
=Final standings=
| class="wikitable" |
| Legend |
|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|Promoted to the 2020 main series |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=40|Rank !width=180|Team | |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| {{gold1}} | align=left | {{ru7w|PHI}} |
| {{silver2}} | align=left | {{ru7w|IND}} |
| {{bronze3}} | align=left | {{ru7w|IDN}} |
| 4 | align=left | {{ru7w|KOR}} |
| 5 | align=left | {{ru7w|GUM}} |
| 6 | align=left | {{ru7w|LAO}} |
| 7 | align=left | {{ru7w|QAT}} |
| 8 | align=left | {{ru7w|TPE}} |
| 9 | align=left | {{ru7w|BAN}} |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Asia Rugby Women's Sevens}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Women's Seven Series}}
Category:2019 rugby sevens competitions
Category:2019 in Asian rugby union
Category:2019 in women's rugby union
Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by South Korea
Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by China
Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Sri Lanka