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.
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Teams edit
The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:
Division 1
Sri Lanka (41)
Malaysia (54)
Philippines (57)
United Arab Emirates (72)
Division 2
Singapore (59)
Chinese Taipei (67)
India (76)
Thailand (80)
Division 3
West
Uzbekistan (94)
Iran (NA)
Lebanon (NA)
Division 1 edit
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Malaysia |
| Date | May 14–20, 2017 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 35 (5.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Thilina Wijesinghe (36) |
| Most tries | Jobe Mawara Nasalo  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 | |||||
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| 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
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24–13 | Philippines
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| Try: Danuska Ranjan 16' Richard Dharmapala 25' Con: Thilina Wijesinghe 26' Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 4', 40', 62', 78' Cards: Mohamed Taariq  30' to 40'
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[1] | Try: Ricky Kucia 69' Justin Coveney 75' Pen: Kevin Gordon 60' |
Referee:  Lawrence Wilkinson
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| 14 May 2017 | Malaysia
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36–22 | United Arab Emirates
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| 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 48' to 58'
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[2] | Try: Ryno Fourie 22' Daniel Perry 49' Kristopher Greene 65' Con: Andrew Stevenson 24', 66' Pen: Andrew Stevenson 42' |
Referee:  Just Wang
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Round 2 edit
| 17 May 2017 | Sri Lanka
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33–17 | United Arab Emirates
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| 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 11' to 21' Prasad Madusanka 35' to 45'
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[3] | Try: Glen Moore 17' Andrew Powell 40' Con: Andrew Stevenson 18', 40' Pen: Andrew Stevenson 4' Cards: Joshua Ives 22' to 32' Kristopher Greene 26' to 36'
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Referee: Charlie Brown
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| 17 May 2017 | Malaysia
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40–8 | Philippines
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| 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:  Taku Otsuki
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Round 3 edit
| 20 May 2017 | Philippines
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34–26 | United Arab Emirates
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| 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: Lawrence Wilkinson
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| 20 May 2017 | Malaysia
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22–9 | Sri Lanka
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| 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 5' to 15' Samuela Tamanisau 11' to 21' Amirul Sani 58' to 68'
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[6] | Pen: Thilina Wijesinghe 10', 14', 56' | Referee: Taku Otsuki
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Division 2 edit
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Chinese Taipei |
| Date | 15–18 November 2017 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Tries scored | 30 (7.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  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-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 November 2017 | ||||||
| Singapore | 49 | |||||
| 18 November 2017 | ||||||
 India | 0 | |||||
| Singapore | 38 | |||||
| 15 November 2017 | ||||||
| Thailand | 13 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | |||||
| Thailand | 27 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 18 November 2017 | ||||||
| India | 19 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 37 | |||||
Fixtures edit
Semi-finals edit
| 15 November 2017 | Singapore
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49–0 | India
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| 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' |
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| 15 November 2017 | Chinese Taipei
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21–27 | Thailand
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3rd-place final edit
| 18 November 2017 | India
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19–37 | Chinese Taipei
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Final edit
| 18 November 2017 | Singapore
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38–13 | Thailand
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Division 3 West edit
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Uzbekistan |
| Date | 25–31 March 2017 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 14 (4.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Karim Jammal (27) |
The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Lebanon
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Iran
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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
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13-13 | Iran
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Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Doston Arzikulov 33' Con: Maxsim Lifontov 34' Pen: Maxsim Lifontov 5', 23' Cards: Maxsim Lifontov 11' to 21'
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report | Try: Ali Yaghoti 46' Mehdi Golnari Ardekani 78' Drop: Jalal Jahanbakhsh 21' |
| 28 March 2017 | Lebanon
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25-24 | Iran
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Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Penalty Try 67' Pen: Karim Jammal 7', 10', 16', 42', 51', 80' Cards: Karim Jammal 24' to 34'
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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 16' to 26' Robbie Fajalalla 52' to 62'
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| 31 March 2017 | Uzbekistan
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24-24 | Lebanon
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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
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Laos |
| Date | 1–4 November 2017 |
| Countries | 4 |
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.