The 2016 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][2] The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.
| Tournament statistics | |
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| Matches played | 16 |
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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 (38)
Philippines (54)
Malaysia (58)
Singapore (59) a
Division 2
Guam (73)
Thailand (75) b
United Arab Emirates (83)
Uzbekistan (89)
Division 3
Notes edit
^a Singapore was promoted to Division 1 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace Kazakhstan, who withdrew from the tournament.
^b Thailand was promoted to Division 2 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace the Singapore team promoted to Division 1.
^d Syria withdrew from Division 3 West prior to the scheduled start of competition and was replaced by the United Arab Emirates development side, the Shaheen.
^e Brunei and China withdrew from Division 3 East shortly before the competition and the division was reduced to a single match
Division 1 edit
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Malaysia |
| Date | 8 – 14 May 2016 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Malaysia |
| Relegated |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 40 (6.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohamad Syarif Saiful Aazwan Bin Sudin (35) |
The Division 1 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8)
Malaysia won the Division 1 tournament giving them a promotion chance by playing a match against the third placers of the main tournament in a playoff dubbed as the Top 3 challenge. Malaysia did not choose to participate and will remain in Division 1 in the next edition.[3]
Table edit
| Key to colours |
| champions |
| Relegated |
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Malaysia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 45 | +47 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 80 | -5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Philippines
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Singapore
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 97 | -39 | 1 | 5 |
Source: rugbyarchive.net
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).
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Fixtures edit
Round 1 edit
| 8 May 2016 | Sri Lanka
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33–17 | Singapore
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Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Danushka Ranjan 11' Sudarshan Muthuthantri 26'c Sandun Herath 52' Jasen Dissanayake 68'c Con: Riza Mubarak 27', 69' Pen: Riza Mubarak 5', 55', 63' Cards: Prasad Madushanka  79' to 80'
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[1] | Try: Michael Paterson (PT) 7' Jay-Hykel Bin Jailani 18' Peter McFeely 37'c Con: Michael Paterson 38' |
Referee:  Timothy Baker
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| 8 May 2016 | Malaysia
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10–15 | Philippines
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Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Jone Nasalo 42' Con: Mohamed Bin Sudin 43' Pen: Mohamed Bin Sudin 25' |
[2] | Try: Christopher Bird 36' Matthew Saunders 47' Terrence Carroll 69' Cards: Matthew Saunders 22' to 32'
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Referee: Paul McKay
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Round 2 edit
| 11 May 2016 | Philippines
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24–28 | Singapore
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Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Erik Erikson 17' Oliver Saunders 36'c Justin Coveney 47' Derek Broussard 68'c Con: Andrew Ramsden 37' Oliver Saunders 69' |
[3] | Try: Russell Yung Wong 11' Warren Ansell 23'c, 60' Simon Etheredge 68'c Penalty Try 77'c Con: Michael Patterson 24', 69', 78' Pen: Michael Patterson 27', 42', 80' |
Referee: Dewi Rowlands
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| 11 May 2016 | Malaysia
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42–17 | Sri Lanka
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Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Mohd Rosli 3', 7'c Etonia Saukuru 14'c Badrul Bin Muktee 59'c Tengku Tengku Roslan 64' Mohamad Jamaluddin 79'c Con: Mohamad Bin Sudin 8', 15', 60' Muhamad Kamsol 80' Pen: Mohamad Bin Sudin 3', 40', 55' Cards: Dinesvaran Krisnan 76' to 80'
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[4] | Try: Kavindu Perera 35'c Buwanaka Udangamuwa 77'c Con: Riza Mubarak 35', 77' Pen: Riza Mubarak 11' |
Referee: Timothy Baker
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Round 3 edit
| 14 May 2016 | Sri Lanka
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25–21 | Philippines
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Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Kanchana Rayanayaka 12'c Jasen Dissanayake 39'c, 80' Con: Riza Mubarak 13' Pen: Riza Mubarak 10', 19' |
[5] | Try: Harrison Blake 30' Terrence Carroll 62'c Con: Oliver Saunders 63' Pen: Oliver Saunders 4', 21' |
Referee: Paul McKay
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| 14 May 2016 | Malaysia
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40–20 | Singapore
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Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Mohd Bin Zanul Abdin 24', 60'c Etonia Saukuru 47' Jone Nasalo 62'c Atunasia Takubu 80'c Con: Mohamad Bin Sudin 61', 63', 80' Pen: Mohamad Bin Sudin 17', 32', 70' Cards: Mohamad Bin Abdullah 37' to 47' Mohamad Ismail 77' to 80'
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[6] | Try: Penalty Try 53'c, 78'c Con: Michael Patterson 54', 79 Pen: Michael Patterson 4', 13' Cards: Thomas Child 68' to 78'
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Attendance: 3,000[4] Referee: Timothy Baker
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Division 2 edit
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Uzbekistan |
| Date | 18–21 May 2016 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United Arab Emirates |
| Relegated | Uzbekistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Tries scored | 33 (8.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Charles Sargent (35) |
The Division 2 tournament was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] All times are Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 May 2016 | ||||||
 Thailand | 25 | |||||
| 21 May 2016 | ||||||
 Guam | 16 | |||||
| Thailand | 18 | |||||
| 18 May 2016 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 70 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 65 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 13 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 21 May 2016 2015 | ||||||
| Guam | 23 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 22 | |||||
Fixtures edit
Semi-finals edit
| 18 May 2016 | Thailand
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25–16 | Guam
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Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Chinnoiwont Hirunchai (2) Darren Mathee Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet (2) Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet Drop: Warongkorn Khamkoet Cards: Panupong Puangpun (Y) Sumet Thammaporn (Y) |
[7] | Try: Ratu Uluiviti Con: Ratu Uluiviti Pen: Ratu Uluiviti (3) Cards: Ratu Uluiviti (Y) Carlos Rosario (Y) |
Referee:  Rui Shimizu
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| 18 May 2016 | United Arab Emirates
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63–13 | Uzbekistan
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Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Charles Sargent (3) Imad Reyal (2) Jaen Botes (2) Ryno Fourie (2) Philip David Brady Con: Rikus Swart (5) Pen: Rikus Swart Cards: Ali Mohammad Ghulan (Y) Paul Richard Hart (Y) |
[8] | Try: Sanjar Sadullayev Ural Turobov Pen: Stanislav Krechun Cards: Sanjar Sadullayev (Y) Alijon Sherov (Y) Radik Talipov (Y) Rustam Namirov (Y) |
Referee: Just Wang
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3rd-place final edit
| 21 May 2016 | Guam
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23–22 | Uzbekistan
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Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Brian Ramiro James Omallan Con: Ratu Uliuviti (2) Pen: Ratu Uliuviti (3) |
[9] | Try: Abduvoris Karimov Doston Arzikulov Sanjar Sadullayev Con: Stanislav Krechun (2) Pen: Stanislav Krechun Cards: Abduvoris Karimov (Y) |
Referee: Rui Shimizu
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Final edit
| 21 May 2016 | United Arab Emirates
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70–18 | Thailand
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Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Imad Reyal (2) Matthew Hutchings (2) Ryno Fourie (2) Ben Bolger Edward William Talbot Ian Overton Rikus Swart Con: Charles Sargent (10) Cards: Benjamin Blamire (Y) Philip Brady (Y) |
[10] | Try: Adithep Keatpattanachai Chinnoiwont Hirunchai Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (2) |
Referee: Just Wang
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Division 3 West edit
| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Jordan |
| Date | 26 – 29 April 2016 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Jordan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Tries scored | 17 (8.5 per match) |
The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Amman, Jordan. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).
Syria were originally scheduled to compete, but withdrew early in the year. They were replaced by the UAE's developmental side, the Shaheen.[5]
Table edit
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Jordan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 25 | +59 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | UAE Shaheen
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 41 | -29 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 43 | -30 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyarchive.net
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).
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Fixtures edit
| 26 April 2016 | Jordan
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41–12 | UAE Shaheen
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Petra University, Amman | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Motaz Almajed (2) Taher Hamdan Abdallah Naghaway Firas Khalifa Shadi Zureik Con: Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi (2) Taher Hamdan Pen: Sanad Assi Cards: Khaled Abu Khalaf (Y) |
[11] | Try: Ahmad Al Noobi Hamza Tayfi Con: Waleed Al Balooshi Cards: Maktoom Al Hajj (Y) Waleed Al Balooshi (Y) |
| 29 April 2016 | Jordan
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43–13 | Saudi Arabia
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Petra University, Amman | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Abd Al-Rahman Mehyar (2) Taher Hamdan Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi Abd Al-Razak Dabbas Maen Mola Con: Taher Hamdan (2) Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi Cards: Zaid Arabiat (Y) |
[12] | Try: Mohamed Elazhary Waleed Yousef Pen: Patrick Raupach |
Division 3 West-Central edit
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Qatar |
| Date | 16 – 22 April 2016 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Qatar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 19 (6.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Karim Jammal (25) |
The Division 3 West-Central tournament will be held in Doha, Qatar. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).
Table edit
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Qatar
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Lebanon
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 69 | -45 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyarchive.net
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).
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Fixtures edit
| 16 April 2016 | Qatar
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35–12 | Iran
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Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar | ||
| 18:00 | Try: Huw Kinsella (2) Matthew Uffindall (1) Robbie Gaule (1) Thomas Nolan (1) Tom Featherstone (1) Con: Paul Beard (1) Pen: Paul Beard (1) |
[13] | Try: Mehdi Golnari Ardekani (1) Sadegh Pakdaman (1) Con: Reza Bayat (1) Cards: Davoud Yarjanali (Y) Majid Abdolmaleki (Y) |
| 19 April 2016 | Iran
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12–34 | Lebanon
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Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar | ||
| 18:00 | Try: Hadi Bakhtiari Fard (1) Sadegh Pakdaman (1) Con: Abbas Rasoulzadehmoshtaghin (1) Cards: Davoud Yarjanali (Y) |
[14] | Try: Joseph Touma (1) Raymond Asfour (1) Penalty Try (2) Con: Karim Jammal (4) Pen: Karim Jammal (1) Ben Abood (1) |
| 22 April 2016 | Qatar
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25–19 | Lebanon
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Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar | ||
| 18:00 | Try: Paul Beard (1) Jamie Frost (1) Malcolm Reid (1) Matthew Uffindall (1) Con: Paul Beard (1) Pen: Paul Beard (1) Cards: Huw Kinsella (Y) |
Try: Martin Wahbe (1) Con: Karim Jammal (1) Pen: Karim Jammal (4) Cards: Ben Abood (Y) Firas El Chami (Y) Mohammad Turk |
Division 3 East edit
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | Thailand |
| Date | 5 November 2016 |
| Countries | 2 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
The Division 3 East tournament will be held at Queen Sirikit Stadium in Khlong Luang District, Thailand. All times are Indochina Time (UTC+7).
With the withdrawal of Brunei and China, Division III East became a one-off final between Laos and Indonesia[6]
Fixtures edit
Final edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ Idris, Wan Noriza Meor (16 May 2016). "Find us a home, plead MRU". Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Find us a home, plead MRU | Malay Mail".
- ^ "UAE Rugby".
- ^ "Laos crowned #ARCD3E-2016 champions #ARCD3E-2016". 9 November 2016.