Hong Kong Men, China Women Clinch the Asia Rugby Sevens Series

The first leg of the eagerly anticipated Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2022, the Thailand 7s, lived up to the billing with an action-packed weekend of top-class Sevens action concluding with a bang in Bangkok on Sunday, 23rd October 2022.

The Hong Kong Men’s team capped off an impressive, dominant and undefeated showing at the tournament with a convincing 36-19 victory in the final. In the Women’s competition, China prevailed over favourites Japan in the dying seconds of a thrilling, truly nail-biting final, eking out a 21-17 victory. In the Men’s semi-finals, Hong Kong’s defensive play proved impenetrable, shutting out South Korea, while also proving equally effective on the offence front, notching up 26 points; Japan, on the other hand, reached the final with a relatively hard-fought 19 – 5 victory against a much-improved UAE team. In the Women’s semi-finals, Japan defeated Hong Kong 14-7 in a toughly contested match, whilst China overwhelmed Thailand with a thumping 33 -5 win.