Rugby union at the Asian Games

Rugby union has been an Asian Games event since the 1998 games in Bangkok, Thailand. In the 1998 and 2002 editions of the games, both the usual fifteen-a-side variety and rugby sevens were played, but from 2006 onwards, only rugby sevens was retained. In 2010, the women's rugby sevens event was introduced. The event is likely to remain a permanent fixture of the Asian Games due to elevation of rugby sevens as an Olympic sport from the 2016 Olympics onwards.

Summary

Men's union

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1998	Bangkok		South Korea	21–17	Japan		Chinese Taipei	38–20	Sri Lanka
2002	Busan		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	Sri Lanka

Men's sevens

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1998	Bangkok		South Korea	29–14	Japan		Thailand	19–5	Chinese Taipei
2002	Busan		South Korea	33–21	Chinese Taipei		Thailand	17–14	Japan
2006	Doha		Japan	27–26	South Korea		China	19–12	Chinese Taipei
2010	Guangzhou		Japan	28–21	Hong Kong		South Korea	21–14	China
2014	Incheon		Japan	24–12	Hong Kong		South Korea	17–14	Sri Lanka

Women's sevens

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2010	Guangzhou		Kazakhstan	17–14	China		Thailand	17–12 aet	Hong Kong
2014	Incheon		China	14–12	Japan		Kazakhstan	12–0	Hong Kong

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea (KOR)	4	1	2	7
2	Japan (JPN)	3	4	0	7
3	China (CHN)	1	1	1	3
4	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	1	2
5	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	2	0	2
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	1	2	3
7	Thailand (THA)	0	0	3	3
Total		9	9	9	27

Participating nations

Men's union

Team	1998	2002	Years
Chinese Taipei	3rd	3rd	2
Japan	2nd	2nd	2
Kazakhstan	5th		1
South Korea	1st	1st	2
Sri Lanka	4th	4th	2
Thailand	5th		1
Number of teams	6	4

Men's sevens

Team	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	Years
China		5th	3rd	4th	6th	4
Chinese Taipei	4th	2nd	4th		8th	4
Hong Kong	5th	7th	5th	2nd	2nd	5
India			8th	7th		2
Japan	2nd	4th	1st	1st	1st	5
Kazakhstan	6th					1
Lebanon					10th	1
Malaysia		7th		5th	9th	3
Mongolia				9th		1
Pakistan					11th	1
Philippines					5th	1
Qatar			9th			1
Saudi Arabia					12th	1
South Korea	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	5
Sri Lanka	7th	6th	6th	6th	4th	5
Thailand	3rd	3rd	7th	8th	7th	5
Number of teams	7	8	9	9	12

Women's sevens

Team	2010	2014	Years
China	2nd	1st	2
Hong Kong	4th	4th	2
India	7th		1
Japan	5th	2nd	2
Kazakhstan	1st	3rd	2
Laos		10th	1
Malaysia		8th	1
Singapore	6th	6th	2
South Korea	8th	9th	2
Thailand	3rd	5th	2
Uzbekistan		7th	1
Number of teams	8	10

References

• Asian Games Results

External links

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Rugby