2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

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2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
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The 2017 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] The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

Teams[edit]

The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

West

East

Division 1[edit]

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1
Tournament details
Host Malaysia
DateMay 14–20, 2017
Countries4
Final positions
Champions Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored35 (5.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sri Lanka Thilina Wijesinghe (36)
Most triesMalaysia Jobe Mawara Nasalo
Philippines Justin Coveney
(4 each)

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

For the 2017 edition of the tournament, Division 1 doubles as part of qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. All teams that do not win Division 1 will be eliminated from World Cup qualification.

Table[edit]

Key to colours
Champions and qualified for 2018 Asia Rugby Championship
Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 0 98 39 +59 2 14
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 66 52 +14 1 9
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 55 90 -35 1 5
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 65 103 -38 0 0
Source: rugbyarchive.net Archived 2018-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
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[edit]

Round 1[edit]

14 May 2017 Sri Lanka  24–13  Philippines  
Try: Danuska Ranjan 16'
Richard Dharmapala 25'
Con: Thilina Wijesinghe 26'
Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 4', 40', 62', 78'
Cards: Mohamed Taariq yellow card 30' to 40' 		[1] Try: Ricky Kucia 69'
Justin Coveney 75'
Pen: Kevin Gordon 60' 		Referee: Hong Kong Lawrence Wilkinson


14 May 2017 Malaysia  36–22  United Arab Emirates  
Try: Jone Mawara Nasalo 14', 35', 46'
Wong Wye Wye 59'
Sakiusa Terence Gavidi 74'
Con: Mohd Fairuz 16', 36', 47'
Samuela Tamanisau 75'
Pen: Mohd Fairuz 47'
Cards: Mohd Syahir Asraf yellow card 48' to 58' 		[2] Try: Ryno Fourie 22'
Daniel Perry 49'
Kristopher Greene 65'
Con: Andrew Stevenson 24', 66'
Pen: Andrew Stevenson 42' 		Referee: Singapore Just Wang

Round 2[edit]

17 May 2017 Sri Lanka  33–17  United Arab Emirates  
Try: Fazil Marija 1'
Danuska Ranjan 19'
Lee Keegal 42'
Jesan Dissanayake 68'
Con: Thilina Wijesinghe 20', 43'
Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 6', 31', 39'
Cards: Sharo Fernando yellow card 11' to 21'
Prasad Madusanka yellow card 35' to 45' 		[3] Try: Glen Moore 17'
Andrew Powell 40'
Con: Andrew Stevenson 18', 40'
Pen: Andrew Stevenson 4'
Cards: Joshua Ives yellow card 22' to 32'
Kristopher Greene yellow card 26' to 36' 		Referee: Singapore Charlie Brown


17 May 2017 Malaysia  40–8  Philippines  
Try: Sakiusa Terence Gavidi 17'
Syarif Nurhidayat 25'
Amirul Sani 28'
Wong Wye Wye 36'
Mohamad Aiman Jamaluddin 60'
Dinesvaran Krisnan 80'
Con: Wan Mohammad Asyraf 19'
Muhamad Amirul Aqil 80'
Pen: Wan Mohammad Asyraf 35', 44' 		[4] Try: Justin Coveney 50'
Pen: Timothy Bweheni 24' 		Referee: Japan Taku Otsuki

Round 3[edit]

20 May 2017 Philippines  34–26  United Arab Emirates  
Try: Justin Coveney 1', 53'
Kevin Gordon 18'
Patrice Olivier 42', 71'
Pen: Kevin Gordon 50', 69'
Drop: Gareth Holgate 80' 		[5] Try: Edward Talbot 11'
Ryno Fourie 57'
Con: Andrew Stevenson 12', 58'
Pen: Andrew Stevenson 24', 43', 63', 66' 		Referee: Hong Kong Lawrence Wilkinson


20 May 2017 Malaysia  22–9  Sri Lanka  
Try: Jone Mawara Nasalo 3'
Sakiusa Terence Gavidi 63'
Wong Wye Wye 66'
Con: Wan Mohammad Asyraf 64'
Muhamad Amirul Aqil 68'
Pen: Muhamad Amirul Aqil 74'
Cards: Jone Mawara Nasalo yellow card 5' to 15'
Samuela Tamanisau yellow card 11' to 21'
Amirul Sani yellow card 58' to 68' 		[6] Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 10', 14', 56' Referee: Japan Taku Otsuki

Division 2[edit]

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 2
Tournament details
Host Chinese Taipei
Date15–18 November 2017
Countries4
Final positions
Champions Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Tries scored30 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Warongkorn Khamkoet (22)

The Division 2 tournament were held at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.[2] As the champion, Singapore were promoted to 2018 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November 2017
 
 
 Singapore49
 
18 November 2017
 
 India0
 
 Singapore38
 
15 November 2017
 
 Thailand13
 
 Chinese Taipei21
 
 
 Thailand27
 
Third place play-off
 
 
18 November 2017
 
 
 India19
 
 
 Chinese Taipei37

Fixtures[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

15 November 2017 Singapore  49–0  India  
Try: Charlie Lambert 5', 29', 37'
Teng Chong Yao 34'
Gaspar Tan 47'
Ng Jun Long 55'
Maverick Lim 65'
Nashrul Hadi Hanafi 72'
Robert Riha 79'
Con: Syed Faddil 37'
Patrick Duffy 56' 		[7]


15 November 2017 Chinese Taipei  21–27  Thailand  
[8]

3rd-place final[edit]

18 November 2017 India  19–37  Chinese Taipei  
[9]

Final[edit]

18 November 2017 Singapore  38–13  Thailand  
[10]

Division 3 West[edit]

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West
Tournament details
Host Uzbekistan
Date25–31 March 2017
Countries3
Final positions
Champions Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Tries scored14 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Karim Jammal (27)

The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]

Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Lebanon 2 1 1 0 49 48 +1 0 6
2  Uzbekistan 2 0 2 0 37 37 0 0 4
3  Iran 2 0 1 1 37 38 -1 2 4
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[edit]

25 March 2017 Uzbekistan  13-13  Iran Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent  
14:00 Try: Doston Arzikulov 33'
Con: Maxsim Lifontov 34'
Pen: Maxsim Lifontov 5', 23'
Cards: Maxsim Lifontov yellow card 11' to 21' 		report Try: Ali Yaghoti 46'
Mehdi Golnari Ardekani 78'
Drop: Jalal Jahanbakhsh 21'


28 March 2017 Lebanon  25-24  Iran Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent  
14:00 Try: Penalty Try 67'
Pen: Karim Jammal 7', 10', 16', 42', 51', 80'
Cards: Karim Jammal yellow card 24' to 34' 		report Try: Amin Biabani Zadeh 22'
Imam Rajabi Dashtbayaz 45'
Mohammad Ataei Nazarabad 60'
Jalal Jahanbakhsh 72'
Con: Reza Hassan Pour 23'
Navab Asadzadeh 60'
Cards: Rouzbeh Andohgin Tashi yellow card 16' to 26'
Robbie Fajalalla yellow card 52' to 62'
31 March 2017 Uzbekistan  24-24  Lebanon Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent  
14:00 Try: Semyon Lavrentyev 41'
Dmitriy Bogachkin 68'
Shohruh Akramov 72'
Con: Maxsim Lifontov 41', 69', 72'
Pen: Maxsim Lifontov 8' 		Try: Joseph Touma 2'
Firas El Chami 50'
Rony Bachour 62'
Pen: Karim Jammal 10', 17', 44'

Division 3 East[edit]

2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3CE
Tournament details
Host Laos
Date1–4 November 2017
Countries4

The Division 3CE tournament was scheduled to be held on 1–4 November 2017 at Chao Anouvong Stadium in Vientiane, Laos, with four teams competing:[4]

The tournament was cancelled due to the unavailability of both Guam and Indonesia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Events Archive".
  2. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Div 2".
  3. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Div 3W".
  4. ^ Asia Rugby Championship Division 3CE. Asia Rugby. 2017.
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