2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

2019 ARC division tournaments
Date	30 March - 29 June 2019
Tournament statistics
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The 2019 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. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

Teams

The following teams were announced as playing the 2019 tournaments:^[1]

Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses^[2]

Division 1

2019 Asia Rugby Division 1

Tournament details
Host	Chinese Taipei
Venue	Taipei Municipal Stadium
Date	29 May - 1 June
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Philippines
Relegated	Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

The Division 1 Tournament was held from 29 May to 1 June at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.^[3]

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 May 2019 - 17:00
	Philippines	39
					2 June 2019 - 19:00
	Sri Lanka	22
					Philippines	29
	29 May 2019 - 19:00
					Singapore	21
	Chinese Taipei	13
	Singapore	18
					Third place play-off
					2 June 2019 - 17:00
					Sri Lanka	72
					Chinese Taipei	17

Semi-Finals

	29 May 2019	Philippines	39–22	Sri Lanka	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
	17:00		Report		Referee: Stephen Copeman (Hong Kong)

	29 May 2019	Chinese Taipei	13–18	Singapore	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
	19:00		Report		Referee: Seo In-soo (South Korea)

Finals

	1 June 2019	Sri Lanka	72–17	Chinese Taipei	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
	17:00		Report		Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya (Japan)

	1 June 2019	Philippines	29–21	Singapore	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
	19:00				Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong)

Division 2

2019 Asia Rugby Division 2

Tournament details
Host	Bang Bon Sport Center
Date	15-18 May
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates

The Division 2 Tournament was held from 15–18 May at

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 May 2019
	United Arab Emirates	82
					18 May 2019
	Guam	7
					United Arab Emirates	50
	15 May 2019
					Thailand	12
	Thailand	38
	Kazakhstan	20
					Third place play-off
					18 May 2019
					Guam	8
					Kazakhstan	17

Semi-Finals

	15 May 2019	United Arab Emirates	82–7	Guam	Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok

	15 May 2019	Thailand	38–20	Kazakhstan	Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok

Finals

	18 May 2019	Guam	8–17	Kazakhstan	Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok

	18 May 2019	United Arab Emirates	50–12	Thailand	Bang Bon Sport Center, Bangkok

Division 3 West

2019 Asia Rugby Division 3 West

Tournament details
Host	Qatar
Venue	Aspire Zone
Date	30 March - 5 April 2019
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Qatar

The Division 3 West tournament was held from 2–5 April in Doha, Qatar.^[5]

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Qatar	2	2	0	0	90	10	+80	1	9
2	Lebanon	2	1	0	1	81	19	+62	2	6
3	Jordan	2	0	0	2	6	148	-142	0	0
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).

Matches

	30 March 2019	Qatar	77-0	Jordan	Aspire Zone, Doha
	18:00	Try: #10 Brook Tremayne 10' #14 Bader Bakaddouri 12', 39', 54', 65' #5 Ismaail El Hatmi 20', 72' #23 Jermaine Allen 24', 48' #3 Martin Murray 32' #11 Ryley Douglas 43' #6 Patrick Mills 60' #7 Tom Featherstone 80+7' Con: #10 Brook Tremayne 10', 13', 33', 43', 61' #13 Andor Benyi 73'	WR Report AR Report	Cards: #5 Abed Alhakim Almanasrah  78'

	2 April 2019	Jordan	6-71	Lebanon	Aspire Zone, Doha
	18:00	Pen: #23 Ibrahim Izminga 22' #15 Firas Khalifeh 37'	WR Report AR Report	Try: #2 Robbie Farajalla 3', 40+7' #8 Joseph Touma 20' #11 Steve Pere 24', 28', 50' #6 Firas El Chami 32' #22 Hazem El Tawil 64' #13 Laurent Zalloum 72' #15 Ben Abood 78' #5 Mournir Finan 80' Con: #10 Karim Jammal 11', 20', 33', 40+8', 51', 66', 72', 78', 80+1'

	5 April 2019	Qatar	13–10	Lebanon	Aspire Zone, Doha
	19:00		WR Report

Division 3 Central

2019 Asia Rugby Division 3 Central

Tournament details
Host	Pakistan
Venue	Gaddafi Stadium
Date	7-10 April
Countries	2
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan

The Division 3 Central tournament was held from 7–10 April in Lahore, Pakistan.^[6]

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Pakistan	2	1	0	1	68	51	+17	2	6
2	Uzbekistan	2	1	0	1	51	68	-17	1	5
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).

Matches

	7 April 2019	Pakistan	44–13	Uzbekistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

	10 April 2019	Pakistan	24–38	Uzbekistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Division 3 East-South

2019 Asia Rugby Division 3 East-South

Tournament details
Host	Indonesia
Venue	GBK Rugby Field
Date	23 June - 29 June
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3

The Division 3 East-South tournament was held from 23–29 June in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[7]

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	China	2	2	0	0	137	27	+110	2	10
2	India	2	1	0	1	59	86	-27	1	5
3	Indonesia	2	0	0	2	22	105	-83	0	0
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).

Matches

	23 June 2019	Indonesia	10–63	China	GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
	16:00		Report

	26 June 2019	India	17–74	China	GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
	16:00		Report		Referee: Rory Crombie (Hong Kong)

	29 June 2019	India	42–12	Indonesia	GBK Rugby Field, Jakarta
	16:00		Report

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