2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

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.

2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
2015
2017

Teams

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The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

East e

West

West-Central

Notes

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^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

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2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1
Tournament details
Host  Malaysia
Date8 – 14 May 2016
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia
Relegated  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored40 (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

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Key to colours
champions
Relegated
Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1   Malaysia 3 2 1 0 92 45 +47 3 11
2   Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 75 80 -5 1 9
3   Philippines 3 1 2 0 60 63 -3 3 7
4   Singapore 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).

Fixtures

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Round 1

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8 May 2016 Sri Lanka   33–17   Singapore 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'
[1] Try: Michael Paterson (PT) 7'
Jay-Hykel Bin Jailani 18'
Peter McFeely 37'c
Con: Michael Paterson 38'
Referee:   Timothy Baker


8 May 2016 Malaysia   10–15   Philippines 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'
Referee:   Paul McKay

Round 2

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11 May 2016 Philippines   24–28   Singapore 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


11 May 2016 Malaysia   42–17   Sri Lanka 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'
[4] Try: Kavindu Perera 35'c
Buwanaka Udangamuwa 77'c
Con: Riza Mubarak 35', 77'
Pen: Riza Mubarak 11'
Referee:   Timothy Baker

Round 3

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14 May 2016 Sri Lanka   25–21   Philippines 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


14 May 2016 Malaysia   40–20   Singapore 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'
[6] Try: Penalty Try 53'c, 78'c
Con: Michael Patterson 54', 79
Pen: Michael Patterson 4', 13'
Cards: Thomas Child   68' to 78'
Attendance: 3,000[4]
Referee:   Timothy Baker

Division 2

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2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 2
Tournament details
Host  Uzbekistan
Date18–21 May 2016
Countries4
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates
Relegated  Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Tries scored33 (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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 May 2016
 
 
  Thailand25
 
21 May 2016
 
  Guam16
 
  Thailand18
 
18 May 2016
 
  United Arab Emirates70
 
  United Arab Emirates65
 
 
  Uzbekistan13
 
Third place play-off
 
 
21 May 2016 2015
 
 
  Guam23
 
 
  Uzbekistan22

Fixtures

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Semi-finals

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18 May 2016 Thailand   25–16   Guam 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


18 May 2016 United Arab Emirates   63–13   Uzbekistan 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

3rd-place final

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21 May 2016 Guam   23–22   Uzbekistan 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

Final

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21 May 2016 United Arab Emirates   70–18   Thailand 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

Division 3 West

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2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West
Tournament details
Host  Jordan
Date26 – 29 April 2016
Countries3
Final positions
Champions  Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Tries scored17 (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

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Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1   Jordan 2 2 0 0 84 25 +59 2 10
2   UAE Shaheen 1 0 1 0 12 41 -29 0 0
3   Saudi Arabia 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).

Fixtures

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26 April 2016 Jordan   41–12   UAE Shaheen 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   43–13   Saudi Arabia 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

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2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West-Central
Tournament details
Host  Qatar
Date16 – 22 April 2016
Countries3
Final positions
Champions  Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Tries scored19 (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

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Pos Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference
1   Qatar 2 2 0 0 60 31 +29 2 10
2   Lebanon 2 1 1 0 53 37 +16 2 6
3   Iran 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).

Fixtures

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16 April 2016 Qatar   35–12   Iran 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   12–34   Lebanon 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   25–19   Lebanon 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

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2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 East
Tournament details
Host  Thailand
Date5 November 2016
Countries2
Tournament statistics
Matches played1

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

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Final

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5 November 2016
15:45
Indonesia  12-48  Laos
Try: Ian Atkinson
Stephen Field
Con: Justin Field
reportTry: William Luangrath 17', 22', 40', 41'
Phetthanousone Chittaphong 27'
Thanongsone Xaysongkham 32', 51'
Phouphet Chaluenesouk 80'
Con: Anousith Chaluenesouk 28', 41', 51', 80'

References

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  1. ^ a b "Asia Rugby Calendar 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2016 | Asia Rugby". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. ^ Idris, Wan Noriza Meor (16 May 2016). "Find us a home, plead MRU". Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Find us a home, plead MRU | Malay Mail".
  5. ^ "UAE Rugby".
  6. ^ "Laos crowned #ARCD3E-2016 champions #ARCD3E-2016". 9 November 2016.