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.
| 2018 ARC division tournaments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | April–May 2018 | ||
| Countries | 15 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| |||
Teams
The teams involved in the division tournaments:[2]
Division 1
Division 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
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | |
| Venue | Southern Plains |
| Date | 23–26 June 2018 |
| Countries | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| 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 | |
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 | |
Southern Plains Stadium | ||
| Try: Matthew Humphreys 1' Peter McFeely 33' Con: Ishraff Marah 35' Cards: Robert Riha  |
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 |
Referee: Insoo SEO |
Division 2
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | |
| Date | 20–26 May 2018 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
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 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 62 | -45 | 1 | 1 |
| Source: RugbyArchive.net[6]
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 | |
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 Suresh Kumar |
| 23 May 2018 | India |
5-44 | |
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 | |
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 |
Report | Try: Sung Che-Yu 18' Lin Wei-Ming 39', 60', 75' Con: Yeh Chun-Hao 19', 40', 61', 76' Cards: Lin Nu-Fu |
Division 3 West
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 24–27 April 2018 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Tries scored | 24 (6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  |
The Division 3 West tournament was held during April 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon.[2]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 April 2018 | ||||||
| 62 | |||||
| 27 April 2018 | ||||||
 | 3 | |||||
| 29 | |||||
| 24 April 2018 | ||||||
 | 17 | |||||
| 17 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 27 April 2018 | ||||||
| 11 | |||||
| 25 | |||||
Division 3 East
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  |
| Date | May 2018 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
The Division 3 East tournament was held during May 2018 in Brunei.[2]
Division 3 Central
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 16–19 May 2018 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
The Division 3 Central tournament was held during May 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[2]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 May 2018 | ||||||
 | 82 | |||||
| 18 May 2018 | ||||||
 | 0 | |||||
| 48 | |||||
| 16 May 2018 | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 55 | |||||
 | 6 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 18 May 2018 | ||||||
| W | |||||
| - | |||||
- The third place play off was not played as Kyrgyzstan did not show.
References
- "Asia Rugby Championship kicks off with new format". World Rugby. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- "Calendar 2018". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Calendar 2018 (provisional)". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- "Philippine Volcanoes eye title vs Singaporeans". The Philippine Star. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (27 June 2018). "Volcanoes win ARC Division 1 title after sweeping Singapore". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Asian Rugby Championship - Division 2 2018". rugbyarchive.net. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018.