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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

China wins Asian Women’s Rugby 7’s

Hosts India settled for an eighth place finish after they lost all their games on the final day of the Asian Women’s Rugby 7’s Championship.

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Meanwhile, China lived up to their billing as tournament favourites by beating Asian Games gold medalist Kazakhstan 31-12 in the final on Sunday. China’s win thus avenged the previous loss in the final of the Asian Games last year.

Hosts India, after being outclassed by China, were handed a 34-0 hammering by Hong Kong in the plate semifinal before losing again 5-29 in the seventh place playoff against Singapore.

Japan beat Thailand 17-7 in a third place playoff thriller, while Hong Kong emerged as the Plate winners after a win over Chinese Taipei.

RESULTS

1-2 Place: China 31 bt Kazakhstan 12
3-4 Place: Japan 17 bt Thailand 7
5-6 Place: Hong Kong 24 bt Chinese Taipei 10
7-8 Place: India 5 lost to Singapore 29
9-10 Place: Iran 7 bt South Korea 5
11-12 Place: Malaysia 0 bt Lao 7

Cup Winners: China
Runners Up: Kazakhstan

Plate Winners: Hong Kong
Runner Up: Chinese Taipei

Bowl Winner: Iran
Runner Up: South Korea

ASIA WOMEN'S RANKING

1. China

2 Kazakhstan

3 Japan

4 Thailand

5 Hong Kong

6 Chinese Taipei

7 Singapore

8 India

9 Iran

10 South Korea

11 Laos

12 Malaysia

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