2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2017 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.^[1] The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

Teams

The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:

Division 1

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1

Tournament details
Host nation	Malaysia
Date	May 14–20, 2017
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	35 (5.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thilina Wijesinghe (36)
Most tries	Jobe Mawara Nasalo Justin Coveney (4 each)

The Division 1 tournament will be held in Ipoh, Malaysia. All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8)

For the 2017 edition of the tournament, Division 1 doubles as part of qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. All teams that do not win Division 1 will be eliminated from World Cup qualification.

Table

Key to colours

Champions and qualified for 2018 Asia Rugby Championship

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	0	98	39	+59	2	14
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	66	52	+14	1	9
3	Philippines	3	1	0	2	55	90	-35	1	5
4	United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	65	103	-38	0	0
Source: rugbyarchive.net 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).

Fixtures

Round 1

	14 May 2017	Sri Lanka	24–13	Philippines
		Try: Danuska Ranjan 16' Richard Dharmapala 25' Con: Thilina Wijesinghe 26' Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 4', 40', 62', 78' Cards: Mohamed Taariq 30' to 40'		Try: Ricky Kucia 69' Justin Coveney 75' Pen: Kevin Gordon 60'	Referee: Lawrence Wilkinson

	14 May 2017	Malaysia	36–22	United Arab Emirates
		Try: Jone Mawara Nasalo 14', 35', 46' Wong Wye Wye 59' Sakiusa Terence Gavidi 74' Con: Mohd Fairuz 16', 36', 47' Samuela Tamanisau 75' Pen: Mohd Fairuz 47' Cards: Mohd Syahir Asraf 48' to 58'		Try: Ryno Fourie 22' Daniel Perry 49' Kristopher Greene 65' Con: Andrew Stevenson 24', 66' Pen: Andrew Stevenson 42'	Referee: Just Wang

Round 2

	17 May 2017	Sri Lanka	33–17	United Arab Emirates
		Try: Fazil Marija 1' Danuska Ranjan 19' Lee Keegal 42' Jesan Dissanayake 68' Con: Thilina Wijesinghe 20', 43' Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 6', 31', 39' Cards: Sharo Fernando 11' to 21' Prasad Madusanka 35' to 45'		Try: Glen Moore 17' Andrew Powell 40' Con: Andrew Stevenson 18', 40' Pen: Andrew Stevenson 4' Cards: Joshua Ives 22' to 32' Kristopher Greene 26' to 36'	Referee: Charlie Brown

	17 May 2017	Malaysia	40–8	Philippines
		Try: Sakiusa Terence Gavidi 17' Syarif Nurhidayat 25' Amirul Sani 28' Wong Wye Wye 36' Mohamad Aiman Jamaluddin 60' Dinesvaran Krisnan 80' Con: Wan Mohammad Asyraf 19' Muhamad Amirul Aqil 80' Pen: Wan Mohammad Asyraf 35', 44'		Try: Justin Coveney 50' Pen: Timothy Bweheni 24'	Referee: Taku Otsuki

Round 3

	20 May 2017	Philippines	34–26	United Arab Emirates
		Try: Justin Coveney 1', 53' Kevin Gordon 18' Patrice Olivier 42', 71' Pen: Kevin Gordon 50', 69' Drop: Gareth Holgate 80'		Try: Edward Talbot 11' Ryno Fourie 57' Con: Andrew Stevenson 12', 58' Pen: Andrew Stevenson 24', 43', 63', 66'	Referee: Lawrence Wilkinson

	20 May 2017	Malaysia	22–9	Sri Lanka
		Try: Jone Mawara Nasalo 3' Sakiusa Terence Gavidi 63' Wong Wye Wye 66' Con: Wan Mohammad Asyraf 64' Muhamad Amirul Aqil 68' Pen: Muhamad Amirul Aqil 74' Cards: Jone Mawara Nasalo 5' to 15' Samuela Tamanisau 11' to 21' Amirul Sani 58' to 68'		Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 10', 14', 56'	Referee: Taku Otsuki

Division 2

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 2

Tournament details
Host nation	Chinese Taipei
Date	15–18 November 2017
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Tries scored	30 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Warongkorn Khamkoet (22)

The Division 2 tournament were held at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan^[2]. As the champion, Singapore were promoted to 2018 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1.

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 November 2017
	Singapore	49
					18 November 2017
	India	0
					Singapore	38
	15 November 2017
					Thailand	13
	Chinese Taipei	21
	Thailand	27
					Third place play-off
					18 November 2017
					India	19
					Chinese Taipei	37

Fixtures

Semi-Finals

	15 November 2017	Singapore	49–0	India
		Try: Charlie Lambert 5', 29', 37' Teng Chong Yao 34' Gaspar Tan 47' Ng Jun Long 55' Maverick Lim 65' Nashrul Hadi Hanafi 72' Robert Riha 79' Con: Syed Faddil 37' Patrick Duffy 56'

	15 November 2017	Chinese Taipei	21–27	Thailand

3rd Place Final

	18 November 2017	India	19–37	Chinese Taipei

Final

	18 November 2017	Singapore	38–13	Thailand

Division 3 West

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West

Tournament details
Host nation	Uzbekistan
Date	25–31 March 2017
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Tries scored	14 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Karim Jammal (27)

The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^[3]

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Lebanon	2	1	1	0	49	48	+1	0	6
2	Uzbekistan	2	0	2	0	37	37	0	0	4
3	Iran	2	0	1	1	37	38	-1	2	4
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).

Fixtures

	25 March 2017	Uzbekistan	13-13	Iran	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	14:00	Try: Doston Arzikulov 33' Con: Maxsim Lifontov 34' Pen: Maxsim Lifontov 5', 23' Cards: Maxsim Lifontov 11' to 21'	report	Try: Ali Yaghoti 46' Mehdi Golnari Ardekani 78' Drop: Jalal Jahanbakhsh 21'

	28 March 2017	Lebanon	25-24	Iran	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	14:00	Try: Penalty Try 67' Pen: Karim Jammal 7', 10', 16', 42', 51', 80' Cards: Karim Jammal 24' to 34'	report	Try: Amin Biabani Zadeh 22' Imam Rajabi Dashtbayaz 45' Mohammad Ataei Nazarabad 60' Jalal Jahanbakhsh 72' Con: Reza Hassan Pour 23' Navab Asadzadeh 60' Cards: Rouzbeh Andohgin Tashi 16' to 26' Robbie Fajalalla 52' to 62'

	31 March 2017	Uzbekistan	24-24	Lebanon	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	14:00	Try: Semyon Lavrentyev 41' Dmitriy Bogachkin 68' Shohruh Akramov 72' Con: Maxsim Lifontov 41', 69', 72' Pen: Maxsim Lifontov 8'		Try: Joseph Touma 2' Firas El Chami 50' Rony Bachour 62' Pen: Karim Jammal 10', 17', 44'

Division 3 East

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3CE

Tournament details
Host nation	Laos
Date	1–4 November 2017
Countries	4

The Division 3CE tournament was scheduled to be held on 1–4 November 2017 at Chao Anouvong Stadium in Vientiane, Laos, with four teams competing:^[4]

The tournament was cancelled due to the unavailability of both Guam and Indonesia.

References