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2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
| 2019 ARC division tournaments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 March – 29 June 2019 | ||
| ← 2018 (Previous) | ||
| (Next) 2022 → | ← 2018 (Previous) | (Next) 2022 → |
| ← 2018 (Previous) | (Next) 2022 → |
The 2019 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. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.
The following teams were announced as playing the 2019 tournaments:
Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Chinese Taipei |
| Taipei Municipal Stadium |
| 29 May - 1 June |
| 4 |
| Philippines |
| Chinese Taipei |
| 4 |
The Division 1 Tournament was held from 29 May to 1 June at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 May 2019 - 17:00 | ||||||
| Philippines | 39 | |||||
| 2 June 2019 - 19:00 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 22 | |||||
| Philippines | 29 | |||||
| 29 May 2019 - 19:00 | ||||||
| Singapore | 21 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 13 | |||||
| Singapore | 18 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 2 June 2019 - 17:00 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 72 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 17 |
Semi-Finals
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Stephen Copeman (Hong Kong) |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Seo In-soo (South Korea) |
Finals
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya (Japan) |
| 19:00 | Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong) |
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Thailand |
| Bang Bon Sport Center |
| 15-18 May |
| 4 |
| United Arab Emirates |
The Division 2 Tournament was held from 15–18 May at Bang Bon Sport Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 May 2019 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 82 | |||||
| 18 May 2019 | ||||||
| Guam | 7 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 50 | |||||
| 15 May 2019 | ||||||
| Thailand | 12 | |||||
| Thailand | 38 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 20 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 18 May 2019 | ||||||
| Guam | 8 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 17 |
Semi-Finals
Finals
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Qatar |
| Aspire Zone |
| 30 March - 5 April 2019 |
| 4 |
| Qatar |
The Division 3 West tournament was held from 2–5 April in Doha, Qatar.
Matches
| 18:00 | Try: #10 Brook Tremayne 10' #14 Bader Bakaddouri 12', 39', 54', 65' #5 Ismaail El Hatmi 20', 72' #23 Jermaine Allen 24', 48' #3 Martin Murray 32' #11 Ryley Douglas 43' #6 Patrick Mills 60' #7 Tom Featherstone 80+7'Con: #10 Brook Tremayne 10', 13', 33', 43', 61' #13 Andor Benyi 73' | WR Report AR Report | Cards: #5 Abed Alhakim Almanasrah 78' |
| 18:00 | Pen: #23 Ibrahim Izminga 22' #15 Firas Khalifeh 37' | WR Report AR Report | Try: #2 Robbie Farajalla 3', 40+7' #8 Joseph Touma 20' #11 Steve Pere 24', 28', 50' #6 Firas El Chami 32' #22 Hazem El Tawil 64' #13 Laurent Zalloum 72' #15 Ben Abood 78' #5 Mournir Finan 80'Con: #10 Karim Jammal 11', 20', 33', 40+8', 51', 66', 72', 78', 80+1' |
| 19:00 | WR Report |
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Pakistan |
| Gaddafi Stadium |
| 7-10 April |
| 2 |
| Pakistan |
The Division 3 Central tournament was held from 7–10 April in Lahore, Pakistan.
Matches
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Indonesia |
| GBK Rugby Field |
| 23 June - 29 June |
| 3 |
| China |
| 3 |
The Division 3 East-South tournament was held from 23–29 June in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Matches
| 16:00 | Report |
| 16:00 | Report | Referee: Rory Crombie (Hong Kong) |
| 16:00 | Report |
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