2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
The 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual Asian Rugby Championship rugby union tournament. The Asian Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament. The main tournament is now participated by the top three teams in Asia, less teams competing at the 2014 Asian Five Nations, which saw the top five teams in Asia participate. In this edition, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea participated at the main tournament.[1]
| 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 2015 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
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Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:
Division 1
Kazakhstan (39)
Philippines (52)
Singapore (55)
Sri Lanka (38)
Division 2
Chinese Taipei (60)
Malaysia (61)
Thailand (65)
United Arab Emirates (91)
Division 1
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Philippines |
| Date | 6 – 9 May 2015 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sri Lanka |
| Relegated |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
Division 1 of the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan from May 6, 2015 to May 9, 2015.[2]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 May 2015 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 35 | |||||
| 9 May 2015 | ||||||
 Kazakhstan | 14 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 27 | |||||
| 6 May 2015 | ||||||
| Philippines | 14 | |||||
| Philippines (a.e.t.) | 20 | |||||
| Singapore | 17 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 9 May 2015 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 32 | |||||
| Singapore | 12 | |||||
Fixtures
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Notes:
Due to financial reasons, the Top 3 Challenge match between Sri Lanka and South Korea scheduled for 6 June 2015 was cancelled. Sri Lanka remained in Division 1 for 2016 and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division.
Division 2
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Malaysia |
| Date | 10 – 16 May 2015 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Malaysia |
| Relegated |  Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
Table
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 39 | +80 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 64 | +24 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 86 | –22 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 135 | –82 | 1 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Division 3 East
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Indonesia |
| Date | 7 – 13 June 2015 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guam |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4]
Table
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Guam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 64 | –37 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Division 3 West
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Lebanon |
| Date | 14 – 18 April 2015 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.[5]
Table
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 11 | +87 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Jordan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 120 | –114 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
| 14 April 2015 | Lebanon | 71–3 | Jordan | Fouad Shehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon | ||
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Try: Karim Jammal Firas al-Chami (2) Mohammad Turk Mounir Finan Georges Cassab Jean Rmeily Steve Pere Sam Jarouche Con: Karim Jammal (7) Pen: Karim Jammal (4) | Pen: Yoldar Sober |
Round 2
| 16 April 2015 | Iran | 49–3 | Jordan | Fouad Shehab Stadium, Jounieh | ||
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Try: Amin Hoseinzadeh (3) Shahram Sharifi Masour Majhali Firouzi Meysam Khademardekani Sina Khanzadehmohtashami Reza Bayat Con: Masour Majhali Firouzi Sajjad Izadi Ramin Norisadi Pen: Shahram Sharifi Cards: Sina Khanzadehmohtashami  | Pen: Yaldar Sober |
Round 3
| 18 April 2015 | Lebanon | 27–8 | Iran | Fouad Shehab Stadium, Jounieh | ||
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+03) | Try: Arshia Mottaghinejad Pen: Amin Hoseinzadeh Cards: Meysam Khademardekani Omid Mostafa | Try: Karim Jammal, Jad al-Hachem Con: Karim Jammal Pen: Karim Jammal (4) Thomas Saliba Cards: Jean Rmeily |
Division 3 Central
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Uzbekistan |
| Date | 24 – 30 May 2015 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] Pakistan were scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw due to financial concerns. The tournament was reduced to India and Uzbekistan playing two tests to decide the winner of Division 3 Central.
Table
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 0 | 5 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
| 27 May 2015 17:00 UZT (UTC+05) |
| India | 31–8 | Uzbekistan |
| Try: Vikas Khatri 2, Rakesh Lochab Con: Sujai Lama 2 Pen: Sujai Lama 4 | Try: Abduvoris Karimov Pen: Maxsim Lifontov |
| Dustlik, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |