2016 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments

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2016 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments

Date

2016

Tournament statistics

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The 2016 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 in 2015. 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]^[2]

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:

Division 1

Sri Lanka (38)
Philippines (54)
Malaysia (58)
Singapore (59) ^a

Division 2

Division 3

East

Chinese Taipei (66)
China (69)
Indonesia (98)

South-East ^c

Laos (NA)
Brunei (NA)

South-Central

India (77)
Pakistan (79)
Kyrgyzstan (NA)

West

Jordan (NA)
Saudi Arabia (NA)
UAE Shaheen (NA) ^d

West-Central

Iran (NA)
Qatar (NA)
Lebanon (NA)

Notes

^a Singapore was promoted to Division 1 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace Kazakhstan, who withdrew from the tournament.

^b Thailand was promoted to Division 2 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace the Singapore team promoted to Division 1.

^c Cambodia withdrew from Division 3 South-East prior to the scheduled start of competition and was not replaced.

^d Syria withdrew from Division 3 West prior to the scheduled start of competition and was replaced by the United Arab Emirates development side, the Shaheen.

Divisions

Division 1

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 1
Tournament details
Host nation	Malaysia
Date	8 – 14 May 2016
Countries	4
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6

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

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
Pos	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
1	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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

8 May 2016
14:30

Sri Lanka	v	Singapore

Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

8 May 2016
16:30

Malaysia	v	Philippines

Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Round 2

11 May 2016
14:30

Philippines	v	Singapore

Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

11 May 2016
16:30

Malaysia	v	Sri Lanka

Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Round 3

14 May 2016
14:30

Sri Lanka	v	Philippines

Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

14 May 2016
16:30

Malaysia	v	Singapore

Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Division 2

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 2
Tournament details
Host nation	Uzbekistan
Date	18–21 May 2015
Countries	4
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

The Division 2 tournament was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^[3] All times are Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5)

	Semi-finals				Final

	18 May 2016
	Thailand
	Guam

					21 May 2016




					Third place play-off
	18 May 2016			21 May 2016 2015
	United Arab Emirates
	Uzbekistan

Fixtures

Semi-Finals

18 May 2016
14:00

Thailand	v	Guam

Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent

18 May 2016
16:00

United Arab Emirates	v	Uzbekistan

Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent

3rd Place Final

21 May 2016
14:00

Semi-final 1 loser	v	Semi-final 2 loser

Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent

Final

21 May 2016
16:00

Semi-final 1 winner	v	Semi-final 2 winner

Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent

Division 3

West

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 West
Tournament details
Host nation	Jordan
Date	26 – 29 April 2016
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	17 (8.5 per match)

The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Amman, Jordan. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

Syria were originally scheduled to compete, but withdrew early in the year. They were replaced by the UAE's developmental side, the Shaheen.^[4]

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
Pos	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
1	Jordan	2	2	0	0	84	25	+59	2	10
2	UAE Shaheen	1	0	1	0	12	41	-29	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	13	43	-30	0	0
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

	26 April 2016	Jordan	41-12	UAE Shaheen	Petra University, Amman
	16:00	Try: Motaz Almajed (2) Taher Hamdan Abdallah Naghaway Firas Khalifa Shadi Zureik Con: Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi (2) Taher Hamdan Pen: Sanad Assi Cards: Khaled Abu Khalaf (Y)		Try: Ahmad Al Noobi Hamza Tayfi Con: Waleed Al Balooshi Cards: Maktoom Al Hajj (Y) Waleed Al Balooshi (Y)

	29 April 2016	Jordan	43-13	Saudi Arabia	Petra University, Amman
	16:00	Try: Abd Al-Rahman Mehyar (2) Taher Hamdan Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi Abd Al-Razak Dabbas Maen Mola Con: Taher Hamdan (2) Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi Cards: Zaid Arabiat (Y)		Try: Mohamed Elazhary Waleed Yousef Pen: Patrick Raupach

West-Central

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 West-Central
Tournament details
Host nation	Qatar
Date	16 – 22 April 2016
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Tries scored	19 (6.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Karim Jammal (25)

The Division 3 West-Central tournament will be held in Doha, Qatar. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
Pos	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
1	Qatar	2	2	0	0	60	31	+29	2	10
2	Lebanon	2	1	1	0	53	37	+16	2	6
3	Iran	2	0	2	0	24	69	-55	0	0
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

	16 April 2016	Qatar	35–12	Iran	Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar
	18:00	Try: Huw Kinsella (2) Matthew Uffindall (1) Robbie Gaule (1) Thomas Nolan (1) Tom Featherstone (1) Con: Paul Beard (1) Pen: Paul Beard (1)		Try: Mehdi Golnari Ardekani (1) Sadegh Pakdaman (1) Con: Reza Bayat (1) Cards: Davoud Yarjanali (Y) Majid Abdolmaleki (Y)

	19 April 2016	Iran	12–34	Lebanon	Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar
	18:00	Try: Hadi Bakhtiari Fard (1) Sadegh Pakdaman (1) Con: Abbas Rasoulzadehmoshtaghin (1) Cards: Davoud Yarjanali (Y)		Try: Joseph Touma (1) Raymond Asfour (1) Penalty Try (2) Con: Karim Jammal (4) Pen: Karim Jammal (1) Ben Abood (1)

	22 April 2016	Qatar	25–19	Lebanon	Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar
	18:00	Try: Paul Beard (1) Jamie Frost (1) Malcolm Reid (1) Matthew Uffindall (1) Con: Paul Beard (1) Pen: Paul Beard (1) Cards: Huw Kinsella (Y)		Try: Martin Wahbe (1) Con: Karim Jammal (1) Pen: Karim Jammal (4) Cards: Ben Abood (Y) Firas El Chami (Y) Mohammad Turk

South-Central

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 South-Central
Tournament details
Host nation	India
Date	October 2016
Countries	3
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3

The Division 3 South-Central tournament will be held in India

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
Pos	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
1	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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

East

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 East
Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Date	6–9 November 2016
Countries	4
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

The Division 3 East tournament will be held in Thailand

	Semi-finals				Final

	TBD 2016
	Chinese Taipei
	Indonesia

					TBD 2016




					Third place play-off
	TBD 2016			TBD 2016 2015
	Thailand
	China

Fixtures

Semi-Finals

6 November 2016

Chinese Taipei	v	Indonesia

6 November 2016

Thailand	v	China

3rd Place Final

9 November 2016

Semi-final 1 loser	v	Semi-final 2 loser

Final

9 November 2016

Semi-final 1 winner	v	Semi-final 2 winner

South-East

2016 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 South-East
Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Date	6–9 November 2016
Countries	2
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2

The Division 3 South-East tournament will be held in Thailand

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
Pos	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
1	Laos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Brunei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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

6 November 2016

Laos	v	Brunei

9 November 2016

Brunei	v	Laos

References

Asia Rugby Championship

Current Teams (2016)

Tri Nations	Hong Kong Japan South Korea

Division 1	Kazakhstan Malaysia Philippines Sri Lanka

Division 2	Guam Singapore United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan

Division 3	Brunei China Chinese Taipei India Indonesia Iran Jordan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Thailand

Tournaments

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