2016 Asia Rugby Championship

2016 Asian Rugby Championship
Date 30 April – 4 June
Countries  Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions  Japan (24th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Tries scored 54 (9 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hong Kong Benjamin Rimene (50)
Most tries Japan Kentaro Kodama (7)
Website www.asiarugby.com
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The 2016 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the second annual series of the newly formatted Asian rugby union tournament for national teams in the Asia Rugby region. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015, with the top three Asian nations competing for the Championship instead of the previous five. The 2016 series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.

The format of the competition is a double round-robin where the top three nations play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team with the most table points at the end of the series is declared the winner, while the lowest placed team may be challenged to a promotion-relegation play-off against the winning nation from Division 1 to earn the right to compete in the following series.[1][2]

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2016 tournament in brackets:

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Japan (10) Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium		 Yokohama
Tokyo		 Japan Ryuji Nakatake Keisuke Uchida
 Hong Kong (23) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Wales Leigh Jones Nick Hewson
 South Korea (29) Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium Incheon Australia John Walters Shin Dong Won

Standings

Champions
Will play in the top 3 challenge
Position Nation Games Points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP1 BP2 Total
1 Japan 440024223+2194020
2 Hong Kong 420295139-442010
3 South Korea 400445220-175112
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

Week 1

30 April 2016
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  85–0  South Korea
Try: H. Yamashita (3) 1' m, 5' c, 26' m
K. Kodama (5) 14' c, 29' c, 42' m, 67' c, 72' m,
R. Yamanaka 20' c
K. Uchida 40+1' c
R. Nakamura 52' c
T. Tatafu 76' c
A. Moeakiola 80' c
Con: R. Yamanaka (7/9) 7', 16', 21', 27', 30', 40+2', 53'
R. Nakamura (3/4) 68', 76', 80+1'
 Asia Rugby Report
JRFU Details
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 4,698
Referee: Patrick Kwok
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Hajime Yamashita  67'
OC 13Takuya Ishibashi
IC 12Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11Kentaro Kodama
FH 10Ryohei Yamanaka  64'
SH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c)  62'
N8 8 Tevita Tatafu
OF 7 Taiyo Ando  64'
BF 6 Hiroki Yamamoto
RL 5 Kazuhiko Usami
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe  62'
TP 3 Yu Chinen  67'
HK 2 Futoshi Mori  67'
LP 1 Kengo Kitagawa  53'
Replacements:
PR 16Kanta Higashionna  53'
HK 17Atsushi Sakate  67'
PR 18Takayuki Watanabe  67'
LK 19Naohiro Kotaki  62'
N8 20Tsuyoshi Murata  64'
SH 21Daisuke Inoue  62'
CE 22Doga Maeda  64'
CE 23Ataata Moeakiola  67'
Coach:
Japan Ryuji Nakatake
FB 15Nam Young Soo
RW 14Jang Seong Min 39' to 50'
OC 13Jegal Bin  21'
IC 12Lim Sang Jin
LW 11Kim Jin hyeok
FH 10Oh Youn-hyung  46'
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Han Kun Kyu  72'
OF 7 Kim Hyun Soo
BF 6 Park Soon Chai
RL 5 Nam Jong Song  55'
LL 4 Youn Kwon Woo  76'
TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c)  48'
HK 2 Kim Min Kyu  62'
LP 1 Na Kwan Young
Replacements:
HK 16Chong Kwi Hong  62'
PR 17Kang Tae Hyeon  72'
PR 18Kim Myeong Hwan  76'
FL 19Shin Dah Yeon  55'
N8 20Hwang In Jo  48'
SH 21Ahn Sang Ho
FB 22Oh Jim Yeong  46'
WG 23Kim Sung Soo  21'
Coach:
New Zealand John Walters

Week 2

7 May 2016
16:30 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong  3–38  Japan
Pen: B. Rimene 15'
 HKRU Report
JRFU Report		 Try: S. Kin 4' c
K. Uchida 11' m
K. Kodama 22' c
R. Nakamura 54' c
H. Yamamoto 63' c, 76' m
Con: R. Yamanaka (4/6) 5', 22', 54', 64'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tatu Otsuki
FB 15Alexander McQueen
RW 14Ryan Meacheam  52
OC 13James Robinson  52
IC 12Lee Jones
LW 11Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH 10Benjamin Rimene
SH 9 Jamie Hood  52
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Nick Hewson (c)
RL 5 Paul Dywer
LL 4 Adrian Griffiths  52
TP 3 Jack Parfitt  40
HK 2 Jamie Tsang  25
LP 1 Adam Fullgrabe  40
Replacements:
HK 16Lachlan Chubb  25
PR 17Hon Wum Wei  40
PR 18Alex Ng  40
LK 19James Cunningham  52
N8 20Jack Delaforce
SH 21Eliesa Kaleca Rauca  52
CE 22Cado Lee  52
FH 23Niall Rowark  52
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Hajime Yamashita  52
OC 13Takuya Ishibashi  70
IC 12Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11Kentaro Kodama
FH 10Ryohei Yamanaka
SH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c)  66
N8 8 Tevita Tatafu  56
OF 7 Shokei Kin
BF 6 Tsuyoshi Murata
RL 5 Kazuhiko Usami
LL 4 Naohiro Kotaki  58
TP 3 Yu Chinen  66
HK 2 Futoshi Mori  63
LP 1 Kanta Higashionna  70
Replacements:
PR 16Syogo Miura  70
HK 17Atsushi Sakate  63
PR 18Takayuki Watanabe  66
LK 19Kotaro Yatabe  58
FL 20Hiroki Yamamoto  56
SH 21Daisuke Inoue  66
CE 22Doga Maeda  70
WG 23Ataata Moeakiola  52
Coach:
Japan Ryuji Nakatake

Week 3

14 May 2016
12:00 KST(UTC+9)
South Korea  27-34  Hong Kong
Try: Lee Jae Bok 9' m, 63' c
Kim Sung Soo 38' c
Na Kwan Yong 71' m
Con: Lee Soop Yeong (2/3) 39', 64'
Oh Jim Yeong (0/1)
Pen: Lee Soop Yeong (1/1) 47',
 Asia Rugby Report
HKRU Starting XV		 Try: A. MuQueen 3' c, 50' c
J. Hood 56' c
B. Rimeme 77' c
Con: B. Rimene (4/4) 4', 50', 57', 78'
Pen: B. Rimene (2/2) 13', 19'
FB 15Lee Jae Bok
RW 14Jang Seong Min
OC 13Kim Sung Soo
IC 12Kim Jin Hyeok 48' to 58'
LW 11Lee Soop Yeong
FH 10Oh Jim Yeong
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Han Kun Kyu
OF 7 Kim Hyun Soo
BF 6 Park Soon Chai
RL 5 Kim Sang Jin
LL 4 Youn Kwon Woo
TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c)
HK 2 Na Kwan Young
LP 1 Chong Kwi Hong
Coach:
New Zealand John Walters
FB 15Alexander McQueen
RW 14Ryan Meacheam
OC 13James Robinson
IC 12Lex Kaleca
LW 11Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH 10Benjamin Rimene
SH 9 Jamie Hood
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Nick Hewson (c)
RL 5 Paul Dywer
LL 4 Adrian Griffiths
TP 3 Rohan Cook
HK 2 Jamie Tsang
LP 1 Adam Fullgrabe
Replacements:
HK 16Lachlan Chubb
PR 17Wei Hon Wum
PR 18Alex Ng
LK 19James Cunningham
N8 20Jack Delaforce
SH 21Lee Jones
CE 22Cado Lee
FH 23Niall Rowark
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones

Week 4

21 May 2016
12:00 KST(UTC+9)
South Korea  3-60  Japan
Pen: Oh Jim Yeong (1/2) 2'
 Asia Rugby Report
JRFU Report		 Try: Atsushi Sakate (2) 5' m, 49' c
Ryohei Yamanaka (2) 26' m, 32' c
Keisuke Uchida 12' m
Penalty try 23' c
Kentaro Kodama 53' m
Kotaro Yatabe 61' c
Takuhei Yasuda 73' m
Ryuji Noguchi 80'c
Con: Ryoto Nakamura (2/6) 24', 80+1'
Ryohei Yamanaka (3/4) 33', 50', 62'
Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 500
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
FB 15Lee Jae Bok
RW 14Nam Young Soo
OC 13Kim Sung Soo  72'
IC 12Kim Jin Hyeok  55'
LW 11Lee Soo Pyeong
FH 10Oh Jim Yeong
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol  76'
N8 8 Hwang In Jo  28'
OF 7 Kim Hyun Soo 53' to 63'
BF 6 Shin Da Hyeon
RL 5 Kim Sang Jin  73'
LL 4 Youn Kwon Woo 16' to 26'
TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c)  75'
HK 2 Na Kwan Young  25'
LP 1 Chong Kwi Hong  62'
Replacements:
16Kang Tae Hyeon  62'
17Kim Min Kyo  25'
18Kim Myeong Hwan  75'
19Nam Jong Song  73'
20Son Min Su  28'
21Lee Sung Bae  76'
22Oh Youn Hyung  55'
23Kim In Kyu  72'
Coach:
New Zealand John Walters
FB 15Ryohei Yamanaka  71'
RW 14Takuhei Yasuda
OC 13Doga Maeda
IC 12Takuya Ishibashi
LW 11Kentaro Kodama  66'
FH 10Ryoto Nakamura
SH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c)  73'
N8 8 Hiroki Yamamoto
OF 7 Shokei Kin  71'
BF 6 Masato Furukawa
RL 5 Naohiro Kotaki  62'
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe
TP 3 Takayuki Watanabe  71'
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate  71'
LP 1 Kanta Higashionna  50'
Replacements:
PR 16Shogo Miura  50'
HK 17Daigo Hashimoto  71'
PR 18Kengo Kitagawa  71'
LK 19Kazuhiko Usami  62'
N8 20Faulua Makisi  71'
SH 21Daiki Nakajima  73'
CE 22Ryuji Noguchi  71'
FH 23Hajime Yamashita  66'
Coach:
Japan Ryuji Nakatake

Week 5

28 May 2016
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  59-17  Hong Kong
Try: N. Kotaki 24' c
T. Ishibashi (2) 28' c, 47' c
A. Moeakiola (2) 35' c, 60' c
H. Yamamoto 41' c
D. Maeda 53' c
Penalty try 73' c
Con: R. Nakamura (8/8) 25', 29', 36', 41', 48', 54', 61', 73'
Pen: R. Nakamura (1/1) 40+1'
 Asia Rugby Report
JRFU Report
HKRU Report		 Try: A. Griffiths 19' c
J. Cunningham 44' c
Con: B. Rimene (2/2) 20', 45'
Pen: B. Rimene (1/1) 13'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 5,771
Referee: Tim Baker
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Ataata Moeakiola  63
OC 13Doga Maeda
IC 12Takuya Ishibashi
LW 11Kentaro Kodama
FH 10Ryoto Nakamura
SH 9 Keisuke Uchida (c)  70'
N8 8 Tevita Tatafu  65
OF 7 Shokei Kin
BF 6 Hiroki Yamamoto  47
RL 5 Kazuhiko Usami
LL 4 Naohiro Kotaki  56
TP 3 Takayuki Watanebe  53
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate  67
LP 1 Kengo Kitagawa  56
Replacements:
PR 16Shogo Miura  56
HK 17Diago Hashimoto  67
PR 18Yu Chinen  53
LK 19Kotaro Yatabe  56
FL 20Faulua Makisi  47
SH 21Daiki Nakajima  70
CE 22Takuhei Yasuda  63
WG 23Masato Furukawa  65
Coach:
Japan Ryuji Nakatake
FB 15Alexander McQueen
RW 14Ryan Meacheam
OC 13James Robinson
IC 12Tyler Spitz  56
LW 11Rowan Varty
FH 10Ben Rimene  53
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To  61
N8 8 Daniel Falvey (c)  61
OF 7 Matt Lamming
BF 6 James Cunningham
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 Jack Delaforce  41
TP 3 Jack Parfitt  40
HK 2 Lachlan Chubb  54
LP 1 Ben Higgins  47
Replacements:
HK 16Jamie Tsang  54
PR 17Adam Fullgrabe  47
PR 18Alex Ng Wai-Shing  40
LK 19Nick Hewson  41
N8 20Tony Wong Ho Yeung  61
SH 21Lee Jones  56
CE 22Adam Rolston  61
FH 23Niall Rowark  53
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones

Week 6

4 June 2016
16:30 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong  41-15  South Korea
Try: B. Rimene 11' c
T. Fenn 30' c
Ryan Meacheam 40' c, 48' c
J. Robinson 80' c
Con: B. Rimene (5/5) 12', 30', 40+1', 49', 80'
Pen: B. Rimene (2/2) 22', 70'
 Asian Rugby Report
HKRU Report		 Try: Lee Soop Yeong 6' c
Kim Min Kyu 26' m
Con: Lee Soop Yeong (1/2) 7'
Pen: Lee Soop Yeong (1/1) 36'
FB 15Lee Jae Bok
RW 14Lim Sang Jin
OC 13Kim Seon Gu
IC 12Kim Sung Soo
LW 11Lee Soop Yeong
FH 10Jung Bu Hyon
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Son Min Su
OF 7 Kim Hyun Soo
BF 6 Shin Da Hyeon
RL 5 Kim Sang Jin
LL 4 Youn Kwon Woo
TP 3 Shin Dong Won (c)
HK 2 Kim Min Kyu
LP 1 Kang Tae Hyeon
Coach:
New Zealand John Walters
FB 15Alexander McQueen
RW 14Ryan Meacheam
OC 13James Robinson
IC 12Tyler Spitz
LW 11Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH 10Benjamin Rimene
SH 9 Jamie Hood
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson (c)
RL 5 Paul Dywer
LL 4 Adrian Griffiths
TP 3 Jack Parfitt
HK 2 Lachlan Chubb
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16Jamie Tsang
PR 17Adam Fullgrade
PR 18Alex Ng Wai Shing
LK 19Finlay Field
N8 20James Cunningham
SH 21Cado Lee Ka-to
CE 22Lex Kaleca 63' to 73'
FH 23Niall Rowark
Coach:
Wales Leigh Jones

Top 3 Challenge

Division 1 winners, Malaysia did not choose to participate in the promotion-relegation play-off. Meaning the composition of next series of the tournament remains the same.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Idris, Wan Noriza Meor (16 May 2016). "Find us a home, plead MRU". Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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