2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments
Date 2015
Tournament statistics
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The 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual Asian Rugby Championship rugby union tournament. The Asian Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament. The main tournament is now participated by the top three teams in Asia, less teams competing at the 2014 Asian Five Nations, which saw the top five teams in Asia participate. In this edition, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea participated at the main tournament. [1]

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

East

West

South Central

Division 4

No tournaments for the Div 4 teams:

Division 1

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 1
Tournament details
Host nation  Philippines
Date 6 – 9 May 2015
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Sri Lanka
Relegated  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4

Division 1 of the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan from May 6, 2015 to May 9, 2015.[2]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 May 2015
 
 
 Sri Lanka35
 
9 May 2015
 
 Kazakhstan14
 
 Sri Lanka27
 
6 May 2015
 
 Philippines14
 
 Philippines (a.e.t.)20
 
 
 Singapore17
 
Third place play-off
 
 
9 May 2015
 
 
 Kazakhstan32
 
 
 Singapore12

Fixtures

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Notes:

Due to financial reasons, the Top 3 Challenge match between Sri Lanka and South Korea scheduled for 6 June 2015 was cancelled. Sri Lanka remained in Division 1 for 2016 and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division.

Division 2

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 2
Tournament details
Host nation  Malaysia
Date 10 – 16 May 2015
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia
Relegated  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6

The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

Table

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Malaysia 330011939+80217
2 United Arab Emirates 32108864+24212
3 Chinese Taipei 31206486–2206
4 Thailand 303053135–8211
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 5 points
Draw - 3 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Division 3 East

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 East
Tournament details
Host nation  Indonesia
Date 7 – 13 June 2015
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  Guam
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3

The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4]

Table

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Guam 22005123+28111
2 China 21106455+916
3 Indonesia 20202764–3700
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 5 points
Draw - 3 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Fixtures

Round 1

7 June 2015
Indonesia  6–17  Guam
UPH Stadium, Jakarta

Round 2

10 June 2015
Guam  34–17  China
UPH Stadium, Jakarta

Round 3

13 June 2015
Indonesia  21–47  China
UPH Stadium, Jakarta

Division 3 West

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 West
Tournament details
Host nation  Lebanon
Date 14 – 18 April 2015
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3

The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.[5]

Table

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Lebanon 22009811+87111
2 Iran 21105730+2716
3 Jordan 20206120–11400
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 5 points
Draw - 3 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Division 3 Central

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 Central
Tournament details
Host nation  Uzbekistan
Date 24 – 30 May 2015
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played 2

The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] Pakistan were scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw due to financial concerns. The tournament was reduced to India and Uzbekistan playing two tests to decide the winner of Division 3 Central.

Table

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 India 21104640606
2 Uzbekistan 21104046-605
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 5 points
Draw - 3 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Fixtures

Round 1

27 May 2015
17:00 UZT (UTC+05)
India  31–8  Uzbekistan
Try: Vikas Khatri 2,
Rakesh Lochab
Con: Sujai Lama 2
Pen: Sujai Lama 4
 Try: Abduvoris Karimov
Pen: Maxsim Lifontov

Round 2

30 May 2015
17:00 UZT (UTC+05)
Uzbekistan  32–15  India
Dustlik, Tashkent

References

  1. ↑ Sallay, Alvin (5 December 2014). "ARFU's philosophical change a boon for Asia's big three". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "PHL to host 2015 Asian Rugby Championships". Business World. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/66682
  4. 1 2 Barber, Stephen. "Indonesia Will Host the 2015 ARC Division 3 East Tournament". Indonesian Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "ARFU Events 2015". Asian Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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