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.

Rugby sevens
at the 2006 Asian Games
VenueGrand Hamad Stadium
Dates10–11 December
Competitors108 from 9 nations

Schedule

PPreliminary round ½Semifinals FFinals
Event↓/Date →10th
Sun
11th
Mon
MenP½F

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 Japan
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
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
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

Squads

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)

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Korea 2 2 0 0 63 7 +56 6
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 33 42 9 4
3  Thailand 2 0 0 2 21 68 47 2
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

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  China 2 2 0 0 72 5 +67 6
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 53 31 +22 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 0 89 89 2
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)
Li Y. (0/1)
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
Con: Buksh (0/1)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Great Britain)

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Japan 2 2 0 0 82 7 +75 6
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 89 24 +65 4
3  Qatar 2 0 0 2 0 140 140 2
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)
Sato (0/1)
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

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Japan 2 2 0 0 82 7 +75 6
2  China 2 2 0 0 72 5 +67 6
3  South Korea 2 2 0 0 63 7 +56 6
4  Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 89 24 +65 4
5  Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 53 31 +22 4
6  Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 33 42 9 4
7  Thailand 2 0 0 2 21 68 47 2
8  India 2 0 0 2 0 89 89 2
9  Qatar 2 0 0 2 0 140 140 2

Classification 7th–9th

 
Classification 8th–9thClassification 7th–8th
 
      
 
 
 
 
11 December
 
 
 Thailand29
 
11 December
 
 India0
 
 India17
 
 
 Qatar5
 

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
Con: Al-Sheeb (0/1)
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
Con: Kumara (0/1)
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

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
11 December
 
 
 Japan22
 
11 December
 
 Chinese Taipei7
 
 Japan27
 
11 December
 
 South Korea26
 
 China5
 
 
 South Korea19
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
11 December
 
 
 Chinese Taipei12
 
 
 China19

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)
Kobuki (0/1)
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
Con: Zhang Z.Q. (0/1)
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: Chang W.C. (0/1)
Wang K.F. (1/1)
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
 Japan4400
 South Korea4301
 China4301
4  Chinese Taipei4103
5  Hong Kong3201
6  Sri Lanka3102
7  Thailand3102
8  India4103
9  Qatar3003

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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