2018 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2018 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:^[2]

Note: The national teams from United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka (both Division I) and Laos (Division 3 East) were originally scheduled to play in their respective divisions,^[3] but withdrew prior to the draw being finalised.^[2]

Division 1

2018 Asia Rugby Division 1

Tournament details
Host nation	Philippines
Venue	Southern Plains
Date	23–26 June 2018
Countries	2
Final positions
Champions	Philippines
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2

The Division 1 tournament consists of two matches between the Philippines and Singapore on 23 and 26 June. Both games took place at Southern Plains in Calamba, Laguna.^[4][5]

Fixtures

	23 June 2018	Philippines	32–24	Singapore	Southern Plains Stadium
		Try: Sean Lynch 5' Joe Dawson 40', 52' Robin Fogerty 72' Elden Hernandez 80+2' Con: Daniel Matthews 40', 73' Pen: Daniel Matthews 47'	Report	Try: Jonathan Barber 8' Xavier Ducourneau 58' Con: Ishraff Marah 59' Pen: Jonathan Barber 12', 23' Ishraff Marah 80+6' Drop: Jonathan Barber 3'	Referee: Rui Shimizu

	26 June 2018	Singapore	12–38	Philippines	Southern Plains Stadium
		Try: Matthew Humphreys 1' Peter McFeely 33' Con: Ishraff Marah 35' Cards: Robert Riha 46' to 56'	Report	Try: Stephen Howorth 3' Justin Coveney 37', 48' Joe Dawson 55' Con: Robin Fogerty 4', 49', 56' Pen: Robin Fogerty 9', 27', 45', 52' Cards: Ned Stephenson 78' to 80'	Referee: Insoo SEO

Division 2

2018 Asia Rugby Division 2

Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Date	23–26 May 2018
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Chinese Taipei

The Division 2 tournament was held during May 2018 in Pattaya, Thailand.^[2]

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	72	26	+46	2	10
2	Thailand	2	1	0	1	39	40	-1	1	5
3	India	2	0	0	2	17	62	-45	1	1
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

	20 May 2018	Thailand	18-12	India	Nong Prue Stadium
	16:00	Try: Tinnapop Klinkam 37' Wuttikorn Kaewkhiao 79' Con: Akarin Thitisakulvit 38' Pen: Akarin Thitisakulvit 56', 73'	Report	Try: Shokender Shokender 65' Prince Khatri 79' Con: Deepak Kumar Punia 79' Cards: Jitendra Kumar 69' to 79' Suresh Kumar 80' to 80+2'

	23 May 2018	India	5-44	Chinese Taipei	Nong Prue Stadium
	16:00	Try: Prince Khatri 49'	Report	Try: Yeh Cheng-Yu 8', 18', 38' Weng Chen-Hao 30' Chien Tzu-Fan 46' Lo Hsin-Kuei 59' Con: Yeh Chun-Hao 9', 31', 39' Lo Hsin-Kuei 60' Pen: Yeh Chun-Hao 5' Lo Hsin-Kuei 80'

	26 May 2018	Thailand	21-28	Chinese Taipei	Nong Prue Stadium
	16:00	Try: Vatcharakorn Vorachate 28' Sumet Thammaporn 57' Con: Akarin Thitisakulvit 29' Pen: Akarin Thitisakulvit 6', 38', 69' Cards: Chatree Wannadit 77' to 80'	Report	Try: Sung Che-Yu 18' Lin Wei-Ming 39', 60', 75' Con: Yeh Chun-Hao 19', 40', 61', 76' Cards: Lin Nu-Fu 43' to 53'

Division 3 West

2018 Asia Rugby Division 3 West

Tournament details
Host nation	Lebanon
Date	24–27 April 2018
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Tries scored	24 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bader Bakaddouri (25)

The Division 3 West tournament was held during April 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon.^[2]

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 April 2018
	Lebanon	62
					27 April 2018
	Jordan	3
					Lebanon	29
	24 April 2018
					Iran	17
	Iran	17
	Qatar	8
					Third place play-off
					27 April 2018
					Jordan	11
					Qatar	25

Division 3 East

2018 Asia Rugby Division 3 East

Tournament details
Host nation	Brunei
Date	May 2018
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Guam

The Division 3 East tournament was held during May 2018 in Brunei.^[2]

Fixtures

	8 May 2018	Brunei	12-66	Guam

	10 May 2018	China	12-52	Guam

	12 May 2018	Brunei	18-39	China

Division 3 Central

2018 Asia Rugby Division 3 Central

Tournament details
Host nation	Kazakhstan
Date	16–19 May 2018
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Kazakhstan

The Division 3 Central tournament was held during May 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.^[2]

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 May 2018
	Pakistan	82
					18 May 2018
	Kyrgyzstan	0
					Kazakhstan	48
	16 May 2018
					Pakistan	0
	Kazakhstan	55
	Mongolia	6
					Third place play-off
					18 May 2018
					Mongolia	W
					Kyrgyzstan	-

• The third place play off was not played as Kyrgyzstan did not show.

References