# Rugby union at the Asian Games

Rugby union has been played at the Asian Games since the 1998 games in Bangkok, Thailand. In the 1998 and 2002 editions of the games, both the usual fifteen-a-side variety and rugby sevens were played, but from 2006 onwards, only rugby sevens was retained. In 2010, the women's rugby sevens event was introduced. The event is likely to remain a permanent fixture of the Asian Games due to elevation of rugby sevens as an Olympic sport from the 2016 Olympics onwards.

## Summary
### Men's union

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 1998 details | Bangkok | South Korea | 21–17 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 38–20 | Sri Lanka |
| 2002 details | Busan | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | Sri Lanka |

### Men's sevens

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 1998 details | Bangkok | South Korea | 29–14 | Japan | Thailand | 19–5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2002 details | Busan | South Korea | 33–21 | Chinese Taipei | Thailand | 17–14 | Japan |
| 2006 details | Doha | Japan | 27–26 | South Korea | China | 19–12 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010 details | Guangzhou | Japan | 28–21 | Hong Kong | South Korea | 21–14 | China |
| 2014 details | Incheon | Japan | 24–12 | Hong Kong | South Korea | 17–14 | Sri Lanka |
| 2018 details | Jakarta–Palembang | Hong Kong | 14–0 | Japan | South Korea | 36–14 | Sri Lanka |
| 2022 details | Hangzhou | Hong Kong | 14–7 | South Korea | Japan | 21–19 | China |

### Women's sevens

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 2010 details | Guangzhou | Kazakhstan | 17–14 | China | Thailand | 17–12 aet | Hong Kong |
| 2014 details | Incheon | China | 14–12 | Japan | Kazakhstan | 12–0 | Hong Kong |
| 2018 details | Jakarta–Palembang | Japan | 7–5 | China | Kazakhstan | 29–7 | Thailand |
| 2022 details | Hangzhou | China | 22–21 | Japan | Hong Kong | 7–5 | Thailand |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

## Participating nations
### Men's union

| Team | 1998 | 2002 | Years |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |
| Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 5th | | 1 |
| South Korea | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 4th | 4th | 2 |
| Thailand | 5th | | 1 |
| Number of teams | 6 | 4 | |

### Men's sevens

| Team | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
| Afghanistan | | | | | | 9th | 12th | 2 |
| China | | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4th | 2nd | 4th | | 8th | 7th | 8th | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 5th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 7 |
| India | | | 8th | 7th | | | | 2 |
| Indonesia | | | | | | 11th | | 1 |
| Japan | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | 6th | | | | | | | 1 |
| Lebanon | | | | | 10th | | | 1 |
| Malaysia | | 7th | | 5th | 9th | 5th | 6th | 5 |
| Mongolia | | | | 9th | | | | 1 |
| Nepal | | | | | | | 13th | 1 |
| Pakistan | | | | | 11th | 10th | | 2 |
| Philippines | | | | | 5th | | 9th | 2 |
| Qatar | | | 9th | | | | | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | 12th | | | 1 |
| Singapore | | | | | | | 7th | 1 |
| South Korea | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 10th | 7 |
| Thailand | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | 12th | 5th | 2 |
| Number of teams | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |

### Women's sevens

| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
| China | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4 |
| India | 7th | | | 7th | 2 |
| Indonesia | | | 8th | | 1 |
| Japan | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4 |
| Laos | | 10th | | | 1 |
| Malaysia | | 8th | | | 1 |
| Singapore | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4 |
| South Korea | 8th | 9th | 7th | | 3 |
| Thailand | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | | 7th | | | 1 |
| Number of teams | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |