What is Next – Asian Sevens National Teams & Tournaments 2025

With the conclusion of the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Series 2025, we look ahead at what national representative Asian sevens tournaments remain this year, or where Asian 7s teams will be competing.

Feature Photo Credit – Asia Rugby – ARESS 2025

Asian Rugby Emirates Trophy Sevens 2025 – Oman

The Asian Rugby Emirates Trophy Sevens takes place this coming weekend in Muscat, Oman, from 25–26 October, with 21 national teams from 17 nations (14 Men’s and 7 Women’s) competing.

Much still needs to be announced, such as pools, which teams, and if the two men’s and women’s sides will earn promotion to the ARESS 2026 (we believe the top two men’s and women’s teams will earn promotion).

Chinese National Games 2025 – Hong Kong

The 15th National Games take place from 12-14 November at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong for the 7s rugby teams as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Rugby Sevens Competition.

The National Games of the People’s Republic of China are held once every four years, and are the country’s highest-level national sporting event.

The Chinese have been focusing on these as a priority and didn’t even send their full men’s national team or coach to Colombo; instead, they had the mostly the Shandong provincial team and a South African coach (former Southern Kings coach), Vuyo Zangqa, representing them.

The women have been the same, with most of the core national team players training with their provinces, hence why 12 new players represented China in Colombo.

The National Games will feature players and teams from China (through various provinces) which includes Hong Kong.

Men’s Pools National Games 2025 Rugby 7s

Pool A

• A1 Shandong, A2 Tianjin, A3 Inner Mongolia, A4 Hong Kong

Pool B

• B1 Jiangsu, B2 Beijing, B3 Hebei, B4 Chongqing

Women’s Pools National Games 2025 Rugby 7s

Pool C

• C1 Jiangsu, C2 Hebei, C3 Anhui, C4 Beijing

Pool D

• D1 Shandong, D2 Sichuan, D3 Shanghai, D4 Hong Kong

It will be the first time in 12 years that both the Hong Kong China Men’s and Women’s 7s teams will participate

World Rugby Emirates Dubai 7s

The 2025 Emirates Dubai 7s includes a three-day festival scheduled for November 28-30 at The Sevens Stadium, and gets the new HSBC SVNS series underway.

Although this is the first stop of the six-leg Series for the top 8 women’s and men’s teams on the 2025-2026 calendar, it is not one of the three championship rounds, which features 24 teams.

From Asia, the Japan Sakura 7s will be competing.

• Women: Australia, Canada, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, USA
• Men: Argentina, Australia, Fiji, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain

Photo Credit – Emirates Dubai 7s

SEA Games 2025

The SEA Games features rugby for the first time since 2019, and will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in mid-December (13-14), with the teams still to be confirmed but women’s and men’s teams are competing.

The Rugby Sevens at the 2025 SEA Games is due to be played at the Dhupatemiya Stadium, Royal Thai Air Force Sports Complex.

We can expect that from the recent ARESS 2025, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand (as hosts), will all be involved. Other nations which might compete are Laos and Brunei.

Cambodia, Vietnam, Timor-Leste and Myanmar are unlikely to feature in the rugby 7s events.

Rugby Sevens News

• Japan Sakura 7s and Hong Kong China Men Win Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Series 2025.
• Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Series 2025 Leg 1 Review – HKCR Men and Japan Women Crowned Winners
• 2026 HSBC SVNS Series Dates and Venues Mostly Confirmed.
• Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy 2025 Preview.