2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
| 2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Qatar |
| Date | 4−5 October 2008 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  Thailand |
| Third |  China |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 17 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
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]
Tournament[edit]
Pool Stage[edit]
| Legend |
|---|
| Advances to Cup tournament |
| Advances to Plate tournament |
| Ninth Place |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 30 5 +25 6 
Hong Kong
2 1 0 1 17 15 +2 4 
Singapore
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[edit]
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
 Hong Kong | 31 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
 Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||
 Singapore | 7 | |||||
| Arabian Gulf | 17 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
| Singapore | 29 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
 Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Thailand | 12 | |||||
| China | 7 | |||||
| Thailand | 14 | |||||
| Third Place/Qualifier | ||||||
| 5 October 2008 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 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.