2017 Asia Rugby Championship

2017 Asia Rugby Championship
Date 22 April – 3 June
Countries  Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions  Japan (25th title)
Website www.asiarugby.com
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The 2017 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, is the third 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 2017 series includes 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.[1][2]

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2017 tournament in brackets:[3]

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Japan (11) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo New Zealand Jamie Joseph TBA
 Hong Kong (26) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Wales Leigh Jones TBA
 South Korea (28) Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon New Zealand John Walters TBA

Standings

Champions
Position Nation Games Points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP1 BP2 Total
1 Japan 440017256+1163019
2 Hong Kong 42029965+342010
3 South Korea 400459209-150101
Source: AsiaRugby.com

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

22 April 2017
12:07
South Korea  29-47  Japan
Try: Han 10'
Kim K.S. 13'
Lee Y.S. 40'
Shin K.C. 45'
Chang 80'
Con: Yu 10', 41'
 Asia Rugby Report Try: Nakamura 1', 18'
Usami 7', 33'
Noguchi 23', 49'
Ishihara 69'
Con: Ogura 2', 8', 19', 23', 34'
Matsuda 70'
FB 15Lee Jae Bok 31' to 41'
RW 14Jeong Yeon Sik
OC 13Kim Nam Uk
IC 12Mun Jeong Ho
LW 11Kim Gwong Min
FH 10Yu Jae Hyeok
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Han Kun Kyu
LL 4 Yang Dae Yeong
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik
HK 2 Kim Jeep
LP 1 Na Kwonyoung
Replacements:
HK 16Lim Junhui
PR 17Kim Seong Tae
PR 18Kang Taehyeon
19Shin Dahyeon
20Jung Hyojin
21Kim Sunghyun
22Chang Yong Heung
23Jang Jeong Min
Coach:New Zealand John Walters
FB 15Seiya Ozaki
RW 14Ryuji Noguchi
OC 13Ryohei Yamanaka
IC 12Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11Amanaki Lotoahea
FH 10Jumpei Ogura
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare
N8 8 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
OF 7 Naoki Ozawa
BF 6 Daiki Yanagawa
RL 5 Kazuhiko Usami
LL 4 Yuya Odo
TP 3 Takayuki Watanabe
HK 2 Takeshi Hino
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16Atsushi Sakate
PR 17Kohei Assahori
PR 18Genki Sudo
19Naohiro Kotaki
20Yoshiya Hosoda
21Takahiro Ogawa
22Rikiya Matsuda
23Chikara Ito
Coach:New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Week 2

29 April 2017
14:07
Japan  80-10  South Korea
Try: Anise 2'
Lotoahea 15', 61', 66'
Nagare 19'
Ozawa 23'
Yamada 31'
Sakate 41'
Yatabe 49'
Yamanaka 56'
Nakamura 71'
Hino 79'
Con: Ogura 3', 24', 32', 42', 50'
Yamasawa 58', 61', 68', 72', 80'
 Asia Rugby Report Try: Kim H.S. 39'
Yu 44'
Con: Yu 40'
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Amanaki Lotoahea
OC 13Ryohei Yamanaka
IC 12Rikiya Matsuda
LW 11Akihito Yamada
FH 10Jumpei Ogura
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare
N8 8 Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF 7 Naoki Ozawa
BF 6 Malgene Ilaua
RL 5 Samuela Anise
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe
TP 3 Genki Sudo
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16Takeshi Hino
PR 17Shogo Miura
PR 18Yu Chinen
19Naohiro Kotaki
20Yoshitaka Tokunaga
21Kaito Shigeno
22Takuya Yamasawa
23Ryoto Nakamura
Coach:New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15Lee Jae Bok
RW 14Jeong Yeon Sik
OC 13Kim Sung Soo
IC 12Mun Jeong Ho
LW 11Chang Yong Heung
FH 10Yu Jae Hyeok
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Han Kun Kyu
LL 4 Yang Dae Yeong
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik 15' to 25'
HK 2 Kim Jeep
LP 1 Na Kwonyoung
Replacements:
HK 16Lim Junhui 76' to 80'
PR 17Kim Seong Tae
PR 18Kang Taehyeon
19Shin Dahyeon
20Jung Hyojin
21Kim Sunghyun
22Kim Gwong Min
23Jang Jeong Min
Coach:New Zealand John Walters

Week 3

6 May 2017
16:30
Japan  29-17  Hong Kong
Try: Matsuhashi 1'
Yamada 38', 60'
Horie 67'
Tatekawa 76'
Con: Matsuda 2', 68'
 Asia Rugby Report Try: Yiu 24'
Spitz 54'
Con: Hood 25', 56'
Pen: Hood 16'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8238
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Akihito Yamada
OC 13Kanta Shikao
IC 12Harumichi Tatekawa
LW 11Seiya Ozaki
FH 10Rikiya Matsuda
SH 9 Kaito Shigeno
N8 8 Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF 7 Shokei Kin
BF 6 Malgene Ilaua
RL 5 Samuela Anise 15' to 25'
LL 4 Naohiro Kotaki
TP 3 Yu Chinen
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16Shota Horie
PR 17Shogo Miura
PR 18Takayuki Watanabe
19Kotaro Yatabe
20Yoshitaka Tokunaga
21Naoki Ozawa
22Yutaka Nagare
23Takuya Yamasawa
Coach:New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15Rowan Varty
RW 14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13Tyler Spitz
IC 12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11Sebastien Alfonsi
FH 10Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Jamie Hood
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Philip Whitfield
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 3 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16Jamie Tsang Hon Man
PR 17Alex Ng Wai Shing
PR 18Angus Dixon
19Kyle Sullivan
20Thomas Lamboley
21Alastair Maclay
22Cado Lee Ka To
23Robert Keith
Coach:Wales Leigh Jones

Week 4

13 May 2017
Hong Kong  0-16  Japan
Asia Rugby Report Try: Lotoahea 45'
Con: Yamasawa 46'
Pen: Yamasawa 28', 41', 65'
FB 15Alexander Mcqueen
RW 14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13Tyler Spitz
IC 12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11Alastair Maclay
FH 10Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Jamie Hood
N8 8 Daniel Falvey
OF 7 Matthew Lamming
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 3 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16John Markley
PR 17Angus Dixon
PR 18Jack Parfitt
19Kyle Sullivan
20Thomas Lamboley
21Charles Higson-smith
22Cado Lee Ka To
23Benjamin Rimene
Coach:Wales Leigh Jones
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Akihito Yamada
OC 13Kanta Shikao
IC 12Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11Amanaki Lotoahea
FH 10Takuya Yamasawa
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare
N8 8 Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF 7 Naoki Ozawa
BF 6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
RL 5 Samuela Anise
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe
TP 3 Takayuki Watanabe
HK 2 Atsushi Sakate
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK 16Kosuke Horikoshi
PR 17Kohei Assahori
PR 18Yu Chinen
19Yuya Odo
20Malgene Ilaua
21Kaito Shigeno
22Rikiya Matsuda
23Seiya Ozaki
Coach:New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Week 5

27 May 2017
South Korea  17-43  Hong Kong
Try: Kim G.M. 35'
Lee Y.S. 70'
Kim H.S. 78'
Con: Coquillard 70'
 Asia Rugby report
World Rugby Report		 Try: Cunningham 11'
Spitz 13', 47'
Rauca 21'
Yiu 43'
Maclay 63'
Con: Hood 12', 15', 22', 43', 47'
Pen: Hood 40'
Yesan Stadium, Chungnam
FB 15Chang Yong Heung
RW 14Jeong Yeon Sik
OC 13Lee Jae Bok
IC 12Kim Sung Soo
LW 11Kim Gwong Min
FH 10Lee Seokgyun
SH 9 Shin Ki Cheol
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Kim Sangjin
LL 4 Shin Dahyeon
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik
HK 2 Kim Jeep
LP 1 Na Kwanyoung
Replacements:
HK 16Lim Junhui
PR 17 Kim Seong Tae
PR 18Sin Woosung
19Kim Daewhwan
20You Jihoon
21Kim Sunghyun
22Yu Jae Hyeok
23Andre Jin Coquillard
Coach:New Zealand John Walters
FB 15Jamie Hood
RW 14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13Tyler Spitz
IC 12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11Alastair Maclay
FH 10Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley
OF 7 Matthew Lamming
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 3 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 16John Markley
PR 17Angus Dixon
PR 18Alex Ng Wai Shing
19Kyle Sullivan
20Toby Fenn
21Charles Higson-Smith
22Benjamin Rimene
23Robert Keith
Coach:Wales Leigh Jones

Week 6

3 June 2017
16:07
Hong Kong  39-3  South Korea
Try: Hewson 25'
Penalty Try 44'
Rimene 66'
Falvey 74'
Lee 80'
Con: Hood 26', 44'
Rimene 75'
Falvey 80'
Pen: Hood 12', 38'
 report Pen: Yu 9'
FB 15Jamie Hood
RW 14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC 13Tyler Spitz
IC 12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW 11Alastair Maclay
FH 10Matthew Rosslee
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka To
N8 8 Thomas Lamboley
OF 7 Matthew Lamming
BF 6 Nicholas Hewson
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 James Cunningham
TP 18 Dylan Rogers
HK 2 Benjamin Roberts
LP 1 Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK 3Alex Ng Wai Shing
PR 16John Markley
PR 17Rohan Cook
19Kyle Sullivan
20Daniel Falvey
21Benjamin Rimene
22Charles Higson-Smith
23Toby Fenn
Coach:Wales Leigh Jones
FB 15Lee Jae Bok
RW 14Chang Yong Heung
OC 13Kim Sung Soo
IC 12Mun Jeong Ho
LW 11Kim Gwong Min
FH 10Yu Jae Hyeok
SH 9 Kim Sunghyun
N8 8 Lee Yong Seung
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Kim Sangjin
LL 4 Kim Daehwan
TP 3 Sin Woosung 50' to 60'
HK 2 Lim Junhui
LP 1 Kim Seong Tae
Replacements:
HK 16Kim Jeep
PR 17Na Kwanyoung
PR 18Lee Gyusang
19Shin Dahyeon
20You Jihoon
21Hong Sungjojng
22Kim Nam Uk
23Jeon Yeon Sik
Coach:New Zealand John Walters

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.asiarugby.com/events/
  2. ↑ https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-championship/asia-rugby-championship-2017-top-3/
  3. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/rankings/mru
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