2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Tournament statistics
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The 2016 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][2] 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

Division 2

Division 3

East e

West

  •  Jordan (NA)
  •  Saudi Arabia (NA)
  • United Arab Emirates UAE Shaheen (NA) d

West-Central

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.

^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.

^e Brunei and China withdrew from Division 3 East shortly before the competition and the division was reduced to a single match

Division 1

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1
Tournament details
Host nation  Malaysia
Date 8 – 14 May 2016
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia
Relegated  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Tries scored 40 (6.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Malaysia Mohamad Syarif Saiful Aazwan Bin Sudin (35)

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

Malaysia won the Division 1 tournament giving them a promotion chance by playing a match against the third placers of the main tournament in a playoff dubbed as the Top 3 challenge. Malaysia did not choose to participate and will remain in Division 1 in the next edition.[3]

Table

Key to colours
Champions
Relegated
Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Malaysia 32109245+47311
2 Sri Lanka 32107580-519
3 Philippines 31206063-337
4 Singapore 31206897-3915
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

Round 2

Round 3

Division 2

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 2
Tournament details
Host nation  Uzbekistan
Date 18–21 May 2016
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates
Relegated  Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Tries scored 33 (8.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) United Arab Emirates Charles Sargent (35)

The Division 2 tournament was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] All times are Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5)

Semi-finals Final
18 May 2016
  Thailand  25  
  Guam  16  
 
21 May 2016
      Thailand  18
    United Arab Emirates  70
Third place play-off
18 May 2016 21 May 2016 2015
  United Arab Emirates  65   Guam  23
  Uzbekistan  13     Uzbekistan  22

Fixtures

Semi-Finals

3rd Place Final

Final

Division 3 West

2016 Asia 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.[5]

Table

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Jordan 22008425+59210
2United Arab Emirates UAE Shaheen 10101241-2900
3 Saudi Arabia 10101343-3000
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

Division 3 West-Central

2016 Asia 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) Lebanon 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
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1 Qatar 22006031+29210
2 Lebanon 21105337+1626
3 Iran 20202469-5500
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

Division 3 East

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 East
Tournament details
Host nation  Thailand
Date 5 November 2016
Countries 2
Tournament statistics
Matches played 1

The Division 3 East tournament will be held at Queen Sirikit Stadium in Khlong Luang District, Thailand. All times are Indochina Time (UTC+7).

With the withdrawal of Brunei and China, Division III East became a one-off final between Laos and Indonesia[6]

Fixtures

Final

5 November 2016
15:45
Indonesia  12-48  Laos
Try: Ian Atkinson
Stephen Field
Con: Justin Field
report Try: William Luangrath 17', 22', 40', 41'
Phetthanousone Chittaphong 27'
Thanongsone Xaysongkham 32', 51'
Phouphet Chaluenesouk 80'
Con: Anousith Chaluenesouk 28', 41', 51', 80'

References

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