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2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship
Host nation Qatar
Date4−5 October 2008
Cup
Champion Japan
Runner-up Thailand
Third China
Tournament details
Matches played17
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The 2008 ARFU Women's Sevens Championship was the tournaments ninth edition and was held in Hong Kong on 4−5 October. The tournament also served as a regional qualifier for the first-ever Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009. Nine teams competed for the three allotted World Cup spots, finalists Japan and Thailand were joined by third-place China.

Tournament

Pool Stage

Legend
Advances to Cup tournament
Advances to Plate tournament
Ninth Place

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 30 5 +25 6
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 17 15 +2 4
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 5 32 –27 2
4 October 2008
Kazakhstan 20−0 Singapore
4 October 2008
Hong Kong 12−5 Singapore
4 October 2008
Kazakhstan 10−5 Hong Kong

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 China 2 2 0 0 92 7 +85 6
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 2 1 0 1 34 69 –35 4
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 17 67 –50 2
4 October 2008
China 40−0 Sri Lanka
4 October 2008
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf27−17 Sri Lanka
4 October 2008
China 52−7Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 36 15 +21 6
 Japan 2 1 0 1 37 12 +25 4
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 5 51 –46 2
4 October 2008
Japan 27−0 Chinese Taipei
4 October 2008
Thailand 24−5 Chinese Taipei
4 October 2008
Japan 10−12 Thailand

Playoff

Plate

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 5 October 2008
 
  Hong Kong31
 5 October 2008
  Chinese Taipei0
  Hong Kong12
 5 October 2008
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf0
  Singapore7
 
 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf17
 Seventh Place
 
 5 October 2008
 
  Chinese Taipei5
 
  Singapore29

Cup

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 5 October 2008
 
  Kazakhstan0
 5 October 2008
  Japan5
  Japan17
 5 October 2008
  Thailand12
  China7
 
  Thailand14
 Third Place/Qualifier
 
 5 October 2008
 
  Kazakhstan5
 
  China17

References

  1. ^ "Japan leads Asia to World Cup Sevens". irb.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. "Samoa and Australia join RWC Sevens". PlanetRugby. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. ^ "IRB news - confirmation of dates and teams". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  4. ^ "Japan and Hong Kong book passage to RWC Sevens". ESPN.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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