2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship

The 2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams in Asia. The competition was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The winners in Asia Rugby U19 Championship secured a berth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[1]

2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Taiwan
Date12–18 December 2018
Countries4
Final positions
Champions Hong Kong
Relegated Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
2017
2019

Top division

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The top division was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 12–18 December 2018 in a round-robin tournament format.[1]

Table

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Champions and qualification
for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.
Relegated
Position Nation Games Points Bonus Point
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries Losing
1   Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 99 37 +62 2 1 11
2   South Korea 3 2 0 1 51 46 +5 1 1 10
3   Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 1 30 58 -28 0 0 8
4   Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 56 95 -39 1 2 3
Source: Macoocoo

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+8).

Round 1

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12 December 2018
17:00
  Hong Kong13–17  South Korea
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
12 December 2018
19:00
  Chinese Taipei18–15  Sri Lanka
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Round 2

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15 December 2018
17:00
  Hong Kong48–15  Sri Lanka
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Round 3

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18 December 2018
13:00
  Sri Lanka26–29  South Korea
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
18 December 2018
15:00
  Chinese Taipei5–38  Hong Kong
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Division 1

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2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship division 1
Tournament details
Host  Thailand
Date11–14 December 2018
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played4

Division 1 was hosted by the Thailand at the Bang-Bon Stadium in Bangkok from 11–14 December 2018. The winner will be promoted to the top division.[2]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December 2018
 
 
  Singapore36
 
14 December 2018
 
  China5
 
  Thailand15
 
11 December 2018
 
  Singapore19
 
  Philippines8
 
 
  Thailand16
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 December 2018
 
 
  Philippines33
 
 
  China19

Matches

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Semi-finals

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11 December 2018
16:30 ICT (UTC+7)
  Singapore36–5  China
Report
Bang-Bon Stadium, Bangkok


11 December 2018
18:15 ICT (UTC+7)
  Thailand16–8  Philippines
Report
Bang-Bon Stadium, Bangkok

3rd place playoff

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14 December 2018
16:30 ICT (UTC+7)
  Philippines33–19  China
Report
Bang-Bon Stadium, Bangkok

Final

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14 December 2018
18:15 ICT (UTC+7)
  Thailand15–19  Singapore
Report
Bang-Bon Stadium, Bangkok

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Asia Rugby U19 tournaments schedule announced". Asia Rugby. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Singapore win Asia Rugby U19 Division I title". Asia Rugby. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.