The 2017 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the third annual tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the thirtieth continental championship for the Asia Rugby nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The 2016 series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.
| Date | 22 April – 3 June |
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| Countries |  Hong Kong Japan South Korea |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (25th title) |
| Website | www |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The format of the competition is a double round-robin where the three nations play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings is declared the winner.[1][2]
Teams
editThe teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2017 tournament in brackets:[3]
| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
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| Japan (11)
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Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Tokyo |  Jamie Joseph
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| Hong Kong (26)
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong |  Leigh Jones
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| South Korea (28)
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Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon | John Walters
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Standings
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | BP1 | BP2 | Total | |||
| 1 | Japan
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 56 | +116 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 65 | +34 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 209 | -150 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).[4] | ||||||||||||
Fixtures
editWeek 1
edit| 22 April 2017 12:07 |
| South Korea | 29–47 | Japan |
| Try: Han 10' Kim K.S. 13' Lee Y.S. 40' Shin K.C. 45' Chang 80' Con: Yu 10', 41' | Asia Rugby Report | Try: Nakamura 1', 18' Usami 7', 33' Noguchi 23', 49' Ishihara 69' Con: Ogura 2', 8', 19', 23', 34' Matsuda 70' |
| Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon |
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Week 2
edit| 29 April 2017 14:07 |
| Japan | 80–10 | South Korea |
| Try: Anise 2' Lotoahea 15', 61', 66' Nagare 19' Ozawa 23' Yamada 31' Sakate 41' Yatabe 49' Yamanaka 56' Nakamura 71' Hino 79' Con: Ogura 3', 24', 32', 42', 50' Yamasawa 58', 61', 68', 72', 80' | Asia Rugby Report | Try: Kim H.S. 39' Yu 44' Con: Yu 40' |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo |
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Week 3
edit| 6 May 2017 16:30 |
| Japan | 29–17 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Matsuhashi 1' Yamada 38', 60' Horie 67' Tatekawa 76' Con: Matsuda 2', 68' | Asia Rugby Report | Try: Yiu 24' Spitz 54' Con: Hood 25', 56' Pen: Hood 16' |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 8238 |
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Week 4
edit| 13 May 2017 |
| Hong Kong | 0–16 | Japan |
| Asia Rugby Report | Try: Lotoahea 45' Con: Yamasawa 46' Pen: Yamasawa 28', 41', 65' |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium |
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Week 5
edit| 27 May 2017 |
| South Korea | 17–43 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Kim G.M. 35' Lee Y.S. 70' Kim H.S. 78' Con: Coquillard 70' | Asia Rugby report World Rugby Report | Try: Cunningham 11' Spitz 13', 47' Rauca 21' Yiu 43' Maclay 63' Con: Hood 12', 15', 22', 43', 47' Pen: Hood 40' |
| Yesan Stadium, Chungnam |
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Week 6
edit| 3 June 2017 16:07 |
| Hong Kong | 39–3 | South Korea |
| Try: Hewson 25' Penalty Try 44' Rimene 66' Falvey 74' Lee 80' Con: Hood 26', 44' Rimene 75' Falvey 80' Pen: Hood 12', 38' | report | Pen: Yu 9' |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Events Archive".
- ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Top 3".
- ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2017". AsiaRugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.