Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 Champions Confirmed in Oman

rugbyasia247 Posted On October 27, 2025

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Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 Winners

The Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 women’s section was won by Uzbekistan with Iran as runners-up, while for the men, Kazakhstan were crowned champions and India were runners-up. All four teams have qualified for the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2026.

Feature Photo Credit – Asia Rugby

Uzbekistan women beat Iran 17-7 in the final in Muscat, Oman (having beaten them 12-5 in the pool game), while Kazakhstan men didn’t concede a single point in their Cup semifinal win over Afghanistan (41-0) and the Cup final over India 27-0.

All four finalists knew they had done enough to secure promotion to the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2026 based on the information released to date.

The Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipei men will be in the Trophy 7s next season, as well as the Indonesia and Sri Lanka women.

Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 Podium Finishes

Women’s Podium
1️⃣ Uzbekistan
2️⃣ Iran
3️⃣ Korea

Men’s Podium
1️⃣ Kazakhstan
2️⃣ India
3️⃣ Afghanistan

Uzbekistan Rugby said via its socials, “Uzbekistan women’s rugby 7s team is the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 champions!”

The Indian men were coached by former England 7s international and former Fiji 7s coach Ben Gollings. He said, “I’m incredibly proud of this team. In a short span, the players have shown immense dedication, focus, and teamwork. Achieving promotion to the top-tier Sevens Series is a significant milestone. While the final wasn’t ours, this experience lays a strong foundation as we continue to grow.”According to the Asia Rugby stats (which are not always accurate),

Uzbekistan’s Aynura Abzeiva was the tournament’s top womens point scorer with six converted tries (42 points), and in fact, three of her team were in the top five!

For the men, Kazakhstan’s Nikita Sitov was the top try scorer with 8, but Bahrain’s Greg Heath was the joint-top points scorer with four tries and 11 conversions (42 points).

South Korea women beat Jordan 17-0 to claim bronze – it was their first international tournament in many years. Afghanistan beat Saudi Arabia 17-12 to win bronze in the Men’s competition.