Rugby sevens at the 2006 Asian Games

Rugby sevens was contested by nine teams at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on December 10 and 11. All games played at the Grand Hamad Stadium.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
  Japan (JPN)
Takeshi Fujiwara
Eiji Yamamoto
Yuki Okuzono
Yusaku Kuwazuru
Hiroki Yoshida
Takashi Sato
Takashi Suzuki
Yusuke Kobuki
Masahiro Tsuiki
Akihito Yamada
Hiroki Yamazaki
Yohei Shinomiya		  South Korea (KOR)
Lee Kwang-moon
Yoo Min-hyung
Youn Kwon-woo
Yang Young-hun
Yun Hi-su
Kim Hyung-ki
Chae Jae-young
Kim Jong-su
Kwak Chul-woong
Chun Jong-man
You Young-nam
Lee Myung-geun		  China (CHN)
He Zhongliang
Wang Jiacheng
Sun Tao
Xu Hui
Zhang Zhiqiang
Yuan Feng
Li Yang
Wang Chongyi
Lu Zhuan
Jiang Xuming
Zhang Heng
Liu Kai

Qualification

As a limited number of teams could enter, The Asian Rugby Football Union announced 2005 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's as the qualification event for the eight-team tournament.[1] But later, they changed the decision and picked host nation Qatar and top 6 teams from 2002 edition, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Japan, China and Sri Lanka. For the last spot a qualification tournament was held in Hong Kong on 4 February 2006.[2][3]

Rank Team
1  Hong Kong
2  Malaysia
3  Kazakhstan
4  Singapore

Later they added India to the competition to make it a nine-team tournament.

Draw

Pool A
Pool B
Pool C

Squads

China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India
  • He Zhongliang
  • Wang Jiacheng
  • Sun Tao
  • Xu Hui
  • Zhang Zhiqiang
  • Yuan Feng
  • Li Yang
  • Wang Chongyi
  • Lu Zhuan
  • Jiang Xuming
  • Zhang Heng
  • Liu Kai
  • Wu Chih-wei
  • Chen Wen-yen
  • Ku Chao-hung
  • Sun Cheng-yen
  • Pan Chih-ming
  • Wang Kuo-feng
  • Chang Wei-cheng
  • Tung Yuan-hsiang
  • Chen Chih-fei
  • Wang Ju-an
  • Wang Jen-hsi
  • Huang Han-yang
  • Mark Wright
  • Tsang Hing Hung
  • Yuen Kin Ho
  • Li Chi Yung
  • Kenzo Pannell
  • Ricky Cheuk
  • Alex Gibbs
  • Rowan Varty
  • Jeff Wong
  • Keith Robertson
  • Fan Shun Kei
  • Anthony Haynes
  • Hrishikesh Pendse
  • Amit Lochab
  • Mufaddal Indorewala
  • Pritom Roy
  • Sujai Lama
  • Puneet Krishnamurthy
  • Shailesh Devrukhkar
  • Sendil Kumar
  • Nasser Hussain
  • Bikash Jena
  • Ganesh Sawant
  • Sheikh Saidul
Japan Qatar South Korea Sri Lanka
  • Takeshi Fujiwara
  • Eiji Yamamoto
  • Yuki Okuzono
  • Yusaku Kuwazuru
  • Hiroki Yoshida
  • Takashi Sato
  • Takashi Suzuki
  • Yusuke Kobuki
  • Masahiro Tsuiki
  • Akihito Yamada
  • Hiroki Yamazaki
  • Yohei Shinomiya
  • Adel Al-Kathiri
  • Nasser Al-Remaihi
  • Ibrahim Al-Naser
  • Fahid Al-Hamad
  • Abdulaziz Al-Dosari
  • Saleh Al-Sheeb
  • Waleed Al-Maslamani
  • Mohammad Majid Malki
  • Abdulkarem Al-Muhannadi
  • Adnan Abdulla Ali
  • Ali Al-Hitmi
  • Saleh Al-Kuwari
  • Lee Kwang-moon
  • Yoo Min-hyung
  • Youn Kwon-woo
  • Yang Young-hun
  • Yun Hi-su
  • Kim Hyung-ki
  • Chae Jae-young
  • Kim Jong-su
  • Kwak Chul-woong
  • Chun Jong-man
  • You Young-nam
  • Lee Myung-geun
  • Anuradha Dharmathilake
  • Chamara Withanage
  • Sajith Mallikarachchi
  • Amjad Buksh
  • Saliya Kumara
  • Fazil Marija
  • Sanjeewa Jayasinghe
  • Dilanka Wijesekara
  • Lalindra Rodrigo
  • Nalaka Weerakkody
  • Ashan Karthelis
  • Ashan de Costa
Thailand
  • Sayan Kaewmoolmuk
  • Somsak Mitlux
  • Sarayuth Thiengtrong
  • Korrapong Wongsalangkarn
  • Pichit Yingcharoen
  • Tosaporn Mitrak
  • Nantawat Wongwanichslip
  • Patcharapong Samaksaman
  • Warongkorn Khamkoet
  • Kitti Wangkanai
  • Khanthipong Meepin
  • Tanyavit Kuasint

Results

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 2200637+566
 Hong Kong 21013342−94
 Thailand 20022168−472
10 December
17:00
South Korea  21–7  Hong Kong
Try: Yun H.S. 6' c
Chun J.M. (2) 10' c, 14' c
Con: Yun H.S. (3/3)
 Try: Wright 7+' c
Con: Pannell (1/1)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Takashi Harada (Japan)
10 December
18:45
Thailand  21–26  Hong Kong
Try: Wongsalangkarn 1' c
Wongwanichslip (2) 8' c, 14+' c
Con: Wongwanichslip (3/3)
 Try: Wright 4' c
Robertson 7+' c
Varty 11' m
Cheuk 14+' c
Con: Pannell (3/4)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Shi Yongjin (China)
10 December
20:30
South Korea  42–0  Thailand
Try: Chun J.M. (3) 2' c, 5' c, 10' c
Kim H.K. 3' c
Youn K.W. 7' c
Lee K.M. 14' c
Con: Chun J.M. (3/3)
Yun H.S. (3/3)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Chou Wen-liang (Chinese Taipei)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 China 2200725+676
 Sri Lanka 21015331+224
 India 2002089−892
10 December
17:30
China  41–0  India
Try: Li Y. (3) 1' c, 10' c, 11' m
Lu Z. (2) 3' m, 14+' m
Sun T. 7' c
Xu H. 13' m
Con: Zhang Z.Q. (2/4)
Sun T. (1/2)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Kim Do-suk (South Korea)
10 December
19:15
Sri Lanka  48–0  India
Try: Jayasinghe (3) 3' c, 6' m, 9' c
Marija 7+' m
Weerakkody (2) 9' m, 13' c
de Costa (2) 10' c, 14' m
Con: Marija (1/2)
Weerakkody (2/4)
de Costa (1/1)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Takashi Harada (Japan)
10 December
21:00
China  31–5  Sri Lanka
Try: Sun T. 4' m
Li Y. 6' m
He Z.L. 9' c
Lu Z. (2) 12' c, 14' c
Con: Zhang Z.Q. (3/5)
 Try: Buksh 4' m
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Great Britain)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 2200827+756
 Chinese Taipei 21018924+654
 Qatar 20020140−1402
10 December
18:00
Chinese Taipei  82–0  Qatar
Try: Chen W.Y. 1' c
Wang J.A. 2' c
Wu C.W. (2) 3' c, 7+' c
Wang K.F. (2) 4' c, 11' c
Pan C.M. (3) 5' c, 6' c, 13' c
Chang W.C. 9' c
Wang J.H. 14' m
Huang H.Y. 14+' c
Con: Chang W.C. (11/12)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Great Britain)
10 December
19:45
Japan  58–0  Qatar
Try: Yamada (5) 1' m, 4' m, 6' m, 10' m, 12' m
Kobuki 4' c
Suzuki (2) 7+' m, 9' c
Tsuiki 10' c
Fujiwara 14' c
Con: Yoshida (2/6)
Kobuki (2/3)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Shi Yongjin (China)
10 December
21:30
Chinese Taipei  7–24  Japan
Try: Chen W.Y. 7' c
Con: Chang W.C. (1/1)
 Try: Tsuiki 4' m
Kuwazuru 10' c
Fujiwara 13' m
Yoshida 14+' c
Con: Yoshida (2/4)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Dilroy Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Summary

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 2200827+756
 China 2200725+676
 South Korea 2200637+566
 Chinese Taipei 21018924+654
 Sri Lanka 21015331+224
 Hong Kong 21013342−94
 Thailand 20022168−472
 India 2002089−892
 Qatar 20020140−1402

Classification 7th–9th

Classification 8th–9th Classification 7th–8th
December 11
  Thailand    
 Bye    
 
December 11
      Thailand 29
    India 0
December 11
  India 17
  Qatar 5  

Classification 8th–9th

11 December
17:00
India  17–5  Qatar
Try: Krishnamurthy 3' c
Hussain 9' m
Jena 11' m
Con: Hussain (1/3)
 Try: Al-Muhannadi 7' m
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Shi Yongjin (China)

Classification 7th–8th

11 December
19:00
Thailand  29–0  India
Try: Wongwanichslip (4) 3' m, 6' m, 8' c, 12' m
Wangkanai 4' c
Con: Wongwanichslip (2/5)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Dilroy Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Classification 5th–6th

11 December
19:30
Sri Lanka  5–35  Hong Kong
Try: Jayasinghe 14+' m
 Try: Wright 6' c
Robertson 7+' c
Tsang H.H. 10' c
Varty 12' c
Wong 14' c
Con: Pannell (5/5)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Shi Yongjin (China)

Final round

Semifinals Gold medal match
11 December
  Japan  22  
  Chinese Taipei  7  
 
11 December
      Japan  27
    South Korea  26
Bronze medal match
11 December 11 December
  China  5   Chinese Taipei  12
  South Korea  19     China  19

Semifinals

11 December
17:30
Japan  22–7  Chinese Taipei
Try: Yoshida 4' m
Suzuki (2) 7+' m, 10' c
Sato 13' m
Con: Yoshida (1/3)
 Try: Wang K.F. 14+' c
Con: Chang W.C. (1/1)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Great Britain)
11 December
18:00
China  5–19  South Korea
Try: Wang C.Y. 13' m
 Try: Lee K.M. 2' m
Yang Y.H. 10' c
Kwak C.W. 14+' c
Con: Yun H.S. (2/3)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Takashi Harada (Japan)

Bronze medal match

11 December
20:00
Chinese Taipei  12–19  China
Try: Tung Y.H. 6' m
Pan C.M. 13' c
Con: Wang K.F. (1/2)
 Try: Wang J.C. 3' c
Zhang Z.Q. 14+' m
Li Y. 14+' c
Con: Zhang Z.Q. (2/3)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Takashi Harada (Japan)

Gold medal match

11 December
20:30
Japan  27–26  South Korea
Try: Yamamoto 7' m
Yoshida 10+' m
Yamada (2) 13' c, 20+' m
Tsuiki 20' m
Con: Yoshida (1/5)
 Try: Kim J.S. (2) 2' c, 11' m
Kwak C.W. 5' c
Lee M.G. 15' c
Con: Yun H.S. (3/4)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Great Britain)

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W D L
1st  Japan 4400
2nd  South Korea 4301
3rd  China 4301
4  Chinese Taipei 4103
5  Hong Kong 3201
6  Sri Lanka 3102
7  Thailand 3102
8  India 4103
9  Qatar 3003

References

  1. ↑ "News of Asian Games qualifier takes HK by surprise". South China Morning Post. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "HK seal Doha trip in style". South China Morning Post. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong win Asian Games spot". International Rugby Board. 4 February 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

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