The 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was the 13th edition of the Asia Rugby Women's Championship, it will take place from 22 May to 1 June 2024 and will be hosted in Hong Kong.[1] The champion will qualify for the 2024 WXV 2 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.[2][3] The runner-up will qualify for the 2024 WXV 3 and will have a chance of qualifying for the 2025 World Cup as the remaining six places will be awarded to the highest-finishing teams in WXV who have not qualified through the 2021 Rugby World Cup and the regional tournaments.[2][3]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Hong Kong |
| Date | 22 May–1 June 2024 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan |
| Runner-up | Hong Kong |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Japan secured their sixth Asia Rugby Women's Championship title and qualification for both the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and the 2024 WXV 2 tournaments.[4][5] Hong Kong's hopes of making the World Cup were kept alive after they defeated Kazakhstan and earned a spot in WXV 3.[6][7]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification | JPN
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| 1 | Japan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 12 | +81 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Qualifies for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2024 WXV 2 | — | 64–0 | ||
| 2 | Hong Kong
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Qualifies for 2024 WXV 3 | 12–29 | — | 22–0 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | −86 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: [8]
Fixtures
edit| 22 May 2024 18:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | 12–29 | Japan |
| Try: Forrest 67' c Chong 78' m Con: Smith (1/2) 69' Cards: Olson-Thorne  41' to 51' | Report[9] | Try: Kagawa 7' c Nagata 25' m Nagata 70' c Hatada 76' c Con: Otsuka (3/4) 8', 71', 77' Pen: Otsuka (1/1) 65' |
| Kings Park sportsground, Kings Park Referee: Christabelle Lim (Singapore) |
| 27 May 2024 19:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Japan | 64–0 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Kato 3' c Hirotsu 7' c Nagai 16' m Nagata 30' m Sato 37' c Yoshimura 52' c Mine 55' m Abe 61' c Machida 72' c Otsuka 76' c Con: Otsuka (7/10) 4', 8', 38', 53', 62', 73', 77' Cards: Yoshimura 21' to 31' | Report | Cards: Dadajanova 19' to 29' Melnikova 28' to 38' |
| Kings Park sportsground, Kings Park Referee: Sunny Lee (Hong Kong) |
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| Hong Kong | 22–0 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Chong 21' c Olson-Thorne 50' m Lau 59' c Con: Smith (2/3) 22', 60' Pen: Smith (1/1) 44' | Report |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Referee: Tasuku Kawahara (Japan) |
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References
edit- ^ "Asia Rugby Unveils 2024 Competitions Calendar". Asia Rugby. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Ainsworth, Imogen (28 February 2024). "WXV 2024 announcement: Canada to host the top level for the first time". RugbyPass. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "WXV 2024 Details Confirmed - WXV 3 Heads Back To Dubai". RugbyAsia247. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure place at England 2025". www.world.rugby. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024". Hong Kong China Rugby. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong China beat Kazakhstan to WXV 3 qualification". www.world.rugby. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "HONG KONG CHINA WOMEN QUALIFY FOR WXV3 AND KEEP RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025 DREAM ALIVE". Hong Kong China Rugby. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024". Asia Rugby. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Winning start for Japan". ScrumQueens. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.