The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament for men and women kicked off on Friday at Al Ersal pitch in Onaiza. In their opening Group D match, Qatar men fell to Kazakhstan (5-33). The hosts had earlier defeated Jordan 24-10 in a pre-group stage match on Friday. At the end of the opening day, Qatar occupied the third spot in their group which is led by Thailand who blanked Pakistan 32-0. Qatar will take on Pakistan and Thailand in their remaining Group D matches today. In other notable encounters, Afghanistan beat India 7-5 in a low-scoring Group C thriller, while Bahrain drew with Uzbekistan 19-19. Mongolia beat Iraq 29-0 in Group E, while Jordan (beat Kyrgyztan 36-0) and Nepal (beat Saudi Arabia 17-12) clinched victories in Group F.
Meanwhile, in the women’s side, Qatar women failed to score a single point as they lost to UAE 0-34, Iran 0-22 and Uzbekistan 0-36 in the group stage on Friday. The tournament, hosted by the Qatar Rugby and Hockey Committee, concludes today.
