2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

2019 ARC division tournaments
Date30 March – 29 June 2019
Tournament statistics
2018 (Previous) (Next) 2022

Teams

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The following teams were announced as playing the 2019 tournaments:[1]

Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses[2]

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

West

Central

South-East

Division 1

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2019 Asia Rugby Division 1
Tournament details
Host  Chinese Taipei
VenueTaipei Municipal Stadium
Date29 May - 1 June
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Philippines
Relegated  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played4

The Division 1 Tournament was held from 29 May to 1 June at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 May 2019 - 17:00
 
 
  Philippines 39
 
2 June 2019 - 19:00
 
  Sri Lanka 22
 
  Philippines 29
 
29 May 2019 - 19:00
 
  Singapore 21
 
  Chinese Taipei 13
 
 
  Singapore 18
 
Third place play-off
 
 
2 June 2019 - 17:00
 
 
  Sri Lanka 72
 
 
  Chinese Taipei 17

Semi-Finals


29 May 2019 Philippines   39–22   Sri Lanka Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei  
17:00 Report Referee: Stephen Copeman (Hong Kong)
29 May 2019 Chinese Taipei   13–18   Singapore Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei  
19:00 Report Referee: Seo In-soo (South Korea)

Finals


1 June 2019 Sri Lanka   72–17   Chinese Taipei Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei  
17:00 Report Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya (Japan)
1 June 2019 Philippines   29–21   Singapore Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei  
19:00 Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong)

Division 2

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2019 Asia Rugby Division 2
Tournament details
Host  Thailand
VenueBang Bon Sport Center
Date15-18 May
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates

The Division 2 Tournament was held from 15–18 May at Bang Bon Sport Center in Bangkok, Thailand.[4]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 May 2019
 
 
  United Arab Emirates 82
 
18 May 2019
 
  Guam 7
 
  United Arab Emirates 50
 
15 May 2019
 
  Thailand 12
 
  Thailand 38
 
 
  Kazakhstan 20
 
Third place play-off
 
 
18 May 2019
 
 
  Guam 8
 
 
  Kazakhstan 17

Semi-Finals


15 May 2019 United Arab Emirates   82–7   Guam Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok  
15 May 2019 Thailand   38–20   Kazakhstan Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok  

Finals


18 May 2019 Guam   8–17   Kazakhstan Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok  
18 May 2019 United Arab Emirates   50–12   Thailand Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok  

Division 3 West

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2019 Asia Rugby Division 3 West
Tournament details
Host  Qatar
VenueAspire Zone
Date30 March - 5 April 2019
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Qatar

The Division 3 West tournament was held from 2–5 April in Doha, Qatar.[5]

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   Qatar 2 2 0 0 90 10 +80 1 9
2   Lebanon 2 1 0 1 81 19 +62 2 6
3   Jordan 2 0 0 2 6 148 -142 0 0

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).

Matches


30 March 2019 Qatar   77–0   Jordan Aspire Zone, Doha  
18:00 Try: #10 Brook Tremayne 10'
#14 Bader Bakaddouri 12', 39', 54', 65'
#5 Ismaail El Hatmi 20', 72'
#23 Jermaine Allen 24', 48'
#3 Martin Murray 32'
#11 Ryley Douglas 43'
#6 Patrick Mills 60'
#7 Tom Featherstone 80+7'
Con: #10 Brook Tremayne 10', 13', 33', 43', 61'
#13 Andor Benyi 73'
WR Report
AR Report
Cards: #5 Abed Alhakim Almanasrah   78'
2 April 2019 Jordan   6–71   Lebanon Aspire Zone, Doha  
18:00 Pen: #23 Ibrahim Izminga 22'
#15 Firas Khalifeh 37'
WR Report
AR Report
Try: #2 Robbie Farajalla 3', 40+7'
#8 Joseph Touma 20'
#11 Steve Pere 24', 28', 50'
#6 Firas El Chami 32'
#22 Hazem El Tawil 64'
#13 Laurent Zalloum 72'
#15 Ben Abood 78'
#5 Mournir Finan 80'
Con: #10 Karim Jammal 11', 20', 33', 40+8', 51', 66', 72', 78', 80+1'
5 April 2019 Qatar   13–10   Lebanon Aspire Zone, Doha  
19:00 WR Report

Division 3 Central

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2019 Asia Rugby Division 3 Central
Tournament details
Host  Pakistan
VenueGaddafi Stadium
Date7-10 April
Countries2
Final positions
Champions  Pakistan

The Division 3 Central tournament was held from 7–10 April in Lahore, Pakistan.[6]

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   Pakistan 2 1 0 1 68 51 +17 2 6
2   Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 51 68 -17 1 5

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).

Matches

7 April 2019 Pakistan   44–13   Uzbekistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  
10 April 2019 Pakistan   24–38   Uzbekistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  

Division 3 East-South

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2019 Asia Rugby Division 3 East-South
Tournament details
Host  Indonesia
VenueGBK Rugby Field
Date23 June - 29 June
Countries3
Final positions
Champions  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played3

The Division 3 East-South tournament was held from 23–29 June in Jakarta, Indonesia.[7]

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1   China 2 2 0 0 137 27 +110 2 10
2   India 2 1 0 1 59 86 -27 1 5
3   Indonesia 2 0 0 2 22 105 -83 0 0

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).

Matches


23 June 2019 Indonesia   10–63   China GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta  
16:00 Report
26 June 2019 India   17–74   China GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta  
16:00 Report Referee: Rory Crombie (Hong Kong)
29 June 2019 India   42–12   Indonesia GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta  
16:00 Report

References

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  1. ^ "Results Archive".
  2. ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship Div 1 2019".
  4. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2019 Div 2".
  5. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship Div 3W 2019".
  6. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship Div 3C 2019".
  7. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship Div 3ES 2019".