Asian Game Final

Mens

Gold      Japan

Silver     Hong Kong
Bronze   Korea

Women's

Gold      Kazakistan
Silver     China
Bronze   Korea

The Rugby Sevens event at the Asian Games has simply been a massive success story both on and off the field. The women’s Game has taken its place at this level alongside the men’s for the first time and, although the home crowd did not get the results it wanted, the final knock-out matches provided an enthralling spectacle that will have people talking about Rugby for a very long time.

In the men’s event we saw just how competitive the landscape has now become with Hong Kong pushing powerhouse Japan all the way in the final, and all watched by upwards of 80,000 fans over the three days.

Overall I think it has shown how quickly things are moving in Asia, and how great the potential is for the future.