| Countries: |  Indonesia (Trophy) Thailand |
| Date: | 6–7 August (Trophy) 22–23 October (Thailand) 12–13 November (South Korea) 26–27 November (UAE) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
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.[1]
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
The official schedules and venues for the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy & Asia Rugby Sevens Series were:[2]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner | |
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| Boonyachinda Stadium | 22–23 October | ||||
| Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | 12–13 November | ||||
| Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club | Al Ain | 26–27 November |
The Trophy was held from 6 to 7 August at the JGBK Rugby Pitch in Jakarta.[3]
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| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7 | +95 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 105 | -100 | 2 | 9th place play-off |
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | +79 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 4 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | -101 | 2 | 9th place play-off |
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | +52 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 4 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | -73 | 2 | 9th place play-off |
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 6 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 4 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 2 | 9th place play-off |
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | +51 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 48 | -28 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | -60 | 3 |
Final standings over the three legs of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series:
Bangkok | Incheon | AlAin | Total points | Qualification or relegation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | Entry to 2023 World Challenger Series | |||
| 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 | Entry to 2023 World Challenger Series | |||
| 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Relegated to 2023 Asia Sevens Trophy |
The Thailand leg of the series was held from 22 to 23 October at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok.[4] Sri Lanka was suspended from participating in this tournament.[4]
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 14 | +99 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 82 | -28 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 78 | +2 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 99 | -73 | 3 | 5th–8th bracket |
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 69 | -27 | 5 | 5th–8th bracket |
The Korean leg of the series was held from 12 to 13 November in Incheon.
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 29 | 49 | 8 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 43 | -26 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 6 | Plate playoffs | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 68 | -27 | 3 | Plate playoffs |
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 31 | 48 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 7 | Advance to Cup playoffs | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 5 | Plate playoffs | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 74 | -55 | 3 | Plate playoffs |
The Arabian leg of the series was held from 26 to 27 November in Al Ain.
| Team | Qualification | ||||||||
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 | 63 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 78 | -31 | 5 | Plate playoffs | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 90 | -40 | 3 |
| Team | Qualification | ||||||||
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 8 | 9 | Advance to Cup playoffs | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 66 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 5 | Plate playoffs | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 4 |
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.[5] For similar incidents, see a list of wrong anthems incidents.