2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 30 April 2024 – June 2025 |
No. of nations | 8 |
← 2023 2031 → |
Qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for Asia commenced in April 2024, with eight teams competing for one qualification spot (Asia 1) and one spot (Asia 2) in a play-off match.[1]
Format
[edit]The Asia Rugby Championship, governed by Asia Rugby, is the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2027, with the top two division in the region acting as the process. In a three-round phased system; Round 1 will be the Asia Rugby Men's Division 1 competition, which will see three straight knock-out matches decide the winner of the competition and earning them a place in the final round of Asian qualification process.
Round two, will be the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship, which will act as a seeding round for the 2025 competition, with the top three teams joining the winner of Round 1 in the final round of Asian qualification process. The bottom placed team will be eliminated from qualification contention.
The final round will be the 2025 Asian Rugby Championship, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup, and the runner-up advancing to a play-off match against Africa 2 to decide who progresses to the Final Qualification Tournament.
Entrants
[edit]Eight teams will compete during for the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Japan the only team thus far qualified from the Region. (Rankings as of first qualification match in this region)
Nation | Rank | Began play | Qualifying status |
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24 | 1 June 2024 | |
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87 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by Sri Lanka on 30 April 2024 |
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10 | N/A | Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2023 World Cup |
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64 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by Sri Lanka on 4 May 2024 |
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49 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by UAE on 21 June 2024 |
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94 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by Kazakhstan on 30 April 2024 |
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30 | 2 June 2024 | |
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44 | 2 June 2024 | |
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61 | 1 June 2024 |
Round 1: 2024 Asia Rugby Men's Division 1
[edit]The 2024 Asia Rugby Men's Division 1 was contested by four teams in a knockout format. The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[2]
Sri Lanka won the competition and advanced to Round 3 of the Qualification process, whilst India, Kazakhstan and Qatar were all eliminated.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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3rd/4th Playoff Final | ||||||
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Semi-Finals
[edit]30 April 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Try: Penalty Try 1' c Lotter 34' c Rakabu 40' c Bezuidenhout 53' c Con: Tremayne (3/3) 35' 40' 54' Pen: Tremayne (1/2) 64' Cards: Lotter ![]() | Report | Try: Litvinov 4' c Petukhov 26' c Nazhibayev 45' m Chsherbakov 56' c Lymar 66' c Con: Nazhibayev (4/5) 4' 27' 57' 67' Cards: Akymbeov ![]() Ivanov ![]() |
Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka) |
30 April 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
![]() | 45–10 | ![]() |
Try: Dissanayake (2) 15' c, 45' m Nanayakkara (2) 18' c, 55' c Ekanayake 33' c Ratwatte 74' c Sampath 80' c Con: Ratwatte (4/6) 16' 19' 34' 57' Sampath (1/1) 80' Cards: Madushanka ![]() | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 63' c Con: Punia (1/1) 64' Pen: Punia (1/1) 3' Cards: Hansdah ![]() |
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Just Wang (Singapore) |
Third Place play-off
[edit]4 May 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Try: Philips (2) 2' c, 68' m Lock 6' c Beracibi 13' c Rakabu 19' c Con: Rakabu (1/2) 3' Tremayne (2/2) 7' 14' Pen: Tremayne (1/1) 57' Cards: Hughes ![]() Swart ![]() | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 53' c V. Patil 76' c N. Khatri 79' m Con: Punia (2/3) 55' 77' Pen: Punia (2/2) 5' 10' Cards: S. Shukla ![]() Singh ![]() |
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka) |
Final
[edit]4 May 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
![]() | 45–7 | ![]() |
Try: Doray 10' m Weerathunge 18' m Nanayakkara 24' c Ratwatte 31' c Ekanayake 36' c Jansen 41' c S. Silva 75' c Con: Ratwatte (4/6) 25' 32' 38' 42' Sampath 76' (1/1) Cards: de Silva ![]() | Report | Try: Magomedov 57' c Con: Nazhibayev (1/1) 58' Cards: Imam ![]() |
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 20,000 Referee: James Fairbourne (UAE) |
Round 2: 2024 Asian Rugby Championship
[edit]Eliminated from World Cup contention |
Pos. | Team | Mathes | Points | Bonus
points |
Total
points | |||||
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Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | ||||
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 18 | +171 | 3 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 103 | +0 | 2 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 108 | –14 | 3 | 7 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 187 | –157 | 0 | 0 |
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points |
Matches
[edit]1 June 2024 15:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
(1 BP) Hong Kong ![]() | 52–5 | ![]() |
Try: McCormick-Houston 16' c Laidler (2) 19' c, 23' m Hill (2) 33' c, 43' c Altier 48' c Post 74' c Higson-Smith 77' m Con: Hill (5/7) 17', 34', 45', 50', 76' Sawyer (1/1) 20' Cards: McCormick-Houston ![]() | Report | Try: Vecanua 5' m |
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan) |
2 June 2024 14:00 KST (UTC+9) |
(1 BP) South Korea ![]() | 55–5 | ![]() |
Try: Jin Kyu (2) 7' m, 71' c Hyeon Je 14' c Jeong Wook (3) 24' c, 30' m, 39' c Yong Un 26' c Chan Ju 45' m Yeon Sik 66' m Con: Seung Jae (5/9) 15' 25' 27' 40' 72' | Report | Try: Amok 49' m |
Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, South Korea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco De Wit (UAE) |
8 June 2024 14:00 MST (UTC+8) |
Malaysia ![]() | 6–70 | ![]() |
Pen: Chapman (2/2) 10', 56' Cards: Amizan ![]() | Report | Try: Post 7' c Penalty try 17' Altier (2) 20' c, 33' c McNutt 21' c Hrstich (2) 36' c, 57' c Penesa 44' c Scott 67' c Pincott 69' c Con: Altier (7/) 8' 19' 22' 35' 36' 46' 59' Avitabile (2/2) 68' 70' |
UPM Stadium, Serdang Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Justin Wang (Singapore) |
9 June 2024 19:30 GST (UTC+04) |
(1 BP) United Arab Emirates ![]() | 36–32 | ![]() |
Try: Semple 10' c Galant 45' m Gavin 50' m Davetawalu 64' c Con: Gavin (2/4) 11', 65' Pen: Gavin (3/3) 3', 34', 60' Drop: Gavin (1/1) 69' | Report | Try: Yong Un 7' c Jong Eun 18' m Jin Kyu 28' m Mun Jeong Ho 36' c Chan Deul 55' m Con: Seung Jae (2/5) 8', 37' Pen: Seung Jae (1/3) 5' |
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 500 Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong) |
21 June 2024 19:30 GST (UTC+04) |
(1 BP) United Arab Emirates ![]() | 62–19 | ![]() |
Try: Oakeley (2) 2' m, 26' c Barnard 8' c McKee 13' c Vecanua (2) 33' c, 50' m Naisau (3) 40' c, 63' c, 79' m Walsh 75' m Con: Gavin (6/10) 9', 15', 27', 34', 40', 64' Cards: Caldwell ![]() Galant ![]() | Report | Try: Muzhaimey 17' c Isamil 22' m Preston 46' c Con: Champman (2/3) 18', 47' Cards: Amizan ![]() |
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Morgan White (Hong Kong) |
22 June 2024 16:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
(1 BP) Hong Kong ![]() | 67–7 | ![]() |
Try: Hill 3' c van der Smit (3) 23' c, 66' c, 69' c Altier 29' c Sayers 40' c Avitabile 48' m Hrstich 55' c McNutt 79' c Con: Altier (7/8) 4', 24', 31', 40', 56', 67', 70' McNeish (1/1) 80' Cards: Avitabile ![]() | Report | Try: Penalty try 53' |
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Takehito Namikawa (Japan) |
Round 3: 2025 Asian Rugby Championship
[edit]Qualifies as Asia 1 |
Advances to Asia-Africa play-off match |
Pos. | Team | Mathes | Points | Bonus
points |
Total
points | |||||
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Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | ||||
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points |
References
[edit]- ^ "Qualification process confirmed for expanded Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia". Women's and Men's Rugby World Cup. August 13, 2024.
- ^ Rugby, Asia (2024-04-02). "Colombo Prepares to Host Asia Rugby Men's Division 1". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-26.