2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2024 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 four teams in Asia excluding Japan. The other national teams in Asia compete in divisional tournaments.

2024 ARC division tournaments
Date28 April – 4 May 2024
Tournament statistics
2023 (Previous) (Next) 2025
2024 Asia Rugby Division 1
Tournament details
HostSri Lanka
VenueColombo Racecourse, Colombo
Date30 April - 5 May 2024
Countries4
Final positions
Champions Sri Lanka
Runner-up Kazakhstan
Third place Qatar
Fourth place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Tries scored33 (8.25 per match)
Attendance28,500 (7,125 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sri Lanka Tarinda Ratwatte
(28 points)
Most triesSri Lanka Thenuka Nanayakkara
(3 tries)

Originally set to be two tournaments, Division 1 held in Sri Lanka, and Division 2 held in Kazakhstan and there was suggestion of a Division 3 being held in Lebanon however nothing concrete from Asia Rugby.[1][2] However, with teams pulling out Division 1 and 2 was combined with Sri Lanka, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and India all competing for promotion to the Asia Rugby Championship.[3]

Singapore Rugby organised the 2024 Tri Union Series, allowing Chinese Taipei, Singapore and Thailand to play international rugby.[4]

Teams

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The following teams were announced as playing the 2024 tournaments:

Division One
Nation Coach Captain World Rugby Ranking[5]
Start End
  Qatar   Fred Moe Tom Featherstone 94th 90th
  Kazakhstan   Timur Mashurov Magomedrassul Magomedov 64th 64th
  Sri Lanka   Sanath Martis Suhiru Anthony[6] 44th 41st
  India   Naas Botha Deepak Punia 87th 89th

Division 1

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The Division 1 Tournament will be held from 30 April to 5 May in Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka.[7][8]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 April – Colombo
 
 
  Qatar31
 
4 May – Colombo
 
  Kazakhstan33
 
  Kazakhstan7
 
30 April – Colombo
 
  Sri Lanka45
 
  Sri Lanka45
 
 
  India10
 
3rd/4th Playoff Final
 
 
4 May – Colombo
 
 
  Qatar34
 
 
  India25

Matches

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Semi Finals

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30 April 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  Qatar31–33  Kazakhstan
Try: Johnston 1' c, Lotter 34' c, Rakabu 40' c, Bezuidenhout 53' c
Con: Tremayne 2' 35' 40' 54' (4/4)
Pen: Tremayne 64' (1/1)
Cards: Lotter   75' to 83'
ReportTry: Litvinov 4' c, Petukhov 26' c, Nazhibayev 45' m, Chsherbakov 56' c, Lymar 66' c
Con: Nazhibayev 4' 27' 57' 67' (4/5)
Cards: Akymbeov   1' to 11', Ivanov   37' to 47'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Ishanka Abeykoon
FB 15 Iliesa Rakabu
RW 14 Beau Swart
OC 13 Frank Hughes
IC 12 Johann-Henry Bezuidenhout
LW 11 Pita Beracibi
FH 10 Brook Tremayne
SH 9 James Philips
N8 8 Elliot Johnston
OF 7 Guillermo Villegas Bardo
BF 6 Tom Featherstone (c)
RL 5 Darshan Gangineni
LL 4 Ismail El Hatmi
TP 3 Samuel Spencer
HK 2 Wade Lotter
LP 1 Nicky Lock
Replacements:
16 Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke
17 Hassan Elsabeh
25 Abdulaziz Al-Dosari
19 Hendrick Botha
20 Hamza Saied
21 Paul Schwartz
22 Ryan Dodds
23 John Lee Millar
Coach:
  Fred Moe
FB 15 Abdrakham Nazhibayev
RW 14 Maxim Petukhov
OC 13 Alexander Lymar
IC 12 Armanzhan Vassilov
LW 11 Roman Chsherbakov
FH 10 Daulet Akymbekov
SH 9 Alexey Lukmanov
N8 8 Magomedrassul Magomedov (c)
OF 7 Onlassyn Tursenbek
BF 6 Nikita Ivanov
RL 5 Timur Timoshin
LL 4 Timofei Maksimenko
TP 3 Georgiy Litvinov
HK 2 Akhiyat Imam
LP 1 Adam Gadaborshev
Replacements:
16 Alexandr Belashov
17 Daniel Simskiy
18 Damir Kazibekov
19 Rodion Shipitsin
20 Yegor Khromov
21 Alisher Abdrakov
22 Jalil Muradov
23 Ali Boekeyhan Suerer
Coach:
  Timur Mashurov
30 April 2024
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  Sri Lanka45–10  India
Try: Dissanayake 15' c 45' m, Nanayakkara 18' c 55' c, Ekanayake 33' c, Ratwatte 74' c, Sampath 80' c
Con: Ratwatte 16' 19' 34' 57' (4/6), Sampath 80' (1/1)
Cards: Madushanka   62' to 72'
ReportTry: P. Tanwar 63' c
Con: Punia 64' (1/1)
Pen: Punia 3' (1/1)
Cards: Hansdah   40' to 50'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:   Just Wang
FB 15 Sudaraka Dickubura
RW 14 Sudaraka Dickubura
OC 13 Akash Madusanka
IC 12 Tarinda Ratwatte
LW 11 Dinal Ekanayake
FH 10 Thenuka Nanayakkara
SH 9 Heshan Jenson
N8 8 Lasindu Karunathilaka
OF 7 Tharindu Chathuranga
BF 6 Adeesha Weerathunga
RL 5 Raveen de Silva
LL 4 Suhiru Anthony (c)
TP 3 Janidu Fernando
HK 2 Pulasthi Dasanayaka
LP 1 Charith Silva
Replacements:
16 Azimir Fajudeen
17 Dushmantha Priyadarshana
18 Faiz Abdulla
19 Shasika Fernando
20 Nalaka Maduranga
21 Kavindu Costa
22 Hirantha Perera
23 Hirusha Nethmina
Coach:
  Sanath Martis
FB 15 Ajit Hansdah
RW 14 Abhishek Shukla
OC 13 Prince Khatri
IC 12 Mohit Khatri
LW 11 Javed Hussain
FH 10 Deepak Punia (c)
SH 9 Sukumar Hembrom
N8 8 Neeraj Khatri
OF 7 Devendra Padir
BF 6 Joginder
RL 5 Hitesh Dagar
LL 4 Shivam Shukla
TP 3 Bhumpendra Bokan
HK 2 Sure Prasad
LP 1 Mannu Tanwar
Replacements:
16 Bharat Dagar
17 Harvinder Singh
18 Pradeep Tanwar
19 Sanket Patil
20 Suresh Kumar
21 Sakti Nag
22 Asis Sabar
23 Rajdeep Saha
Coach:
  Naas Botha

3rd/4th Place

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4 May 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  Qatar34–25  India
Try: Philips 2' c 68' m, Lock 6' c, Beracibi 13' c, Rakabu 19' c
Con: Rakabu 3', Tremayne 7' 14'
Pen: Tremayne 57'
Cards: Hughes   15' to 25', Swart   74' to 80'
ReportTry: P. Tanwar 53' c, V. Patil 76' c, N. Khatri 79' m
Con: Punia 55' 77' (2/3)
Pen: Punia 5' 10'
Cards: S. Shukla   21' to 31', Singh   56' to 66'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Ishanka Abeykoon
FB 15 Iliesa Rakabu
RW 14 Frank Hughes
OC 13 Pita Beracibi
IC 12 Johann-Henry Bezuidenhout
LW 11 Beau Swart
FH 10 Brook Tremayne
SH 9 James Phillips
N8 8 Elliot Johnston
OF 7 Guillermo Villegas Bardo
BF 6 Tom Featherstone
RL 5 Darshan Gangineni
LL 4 Ismail El Hatmi
TP 3 Samual Spencer
HK 2 Wade Lotter
LP 1 Nicky Lock
Replacements:
FR 25 Abdulaziz Al-Dosari
FR 17 Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke
FR 18 Hassan Elsabeh
19 Hendrick Botha
20 Hamza Saied
21 Paul Schwartz
22 Ryan Dodds
23 John Lee Millar
Coach:
  Fred Moe
FB 15 Ajit Hansdah
RW 14 Abhishek Shukla
OC 13 Javed Hussain
IC 12 Mohit Khatri
LW 11 Vallabh Patil
FH 10 Deepak Punia
SH 9 Prince Khatri
N8 8 Neeraj Khatri
OF 7 Joginder
BF 6 Devendra Padir
RL 5 Hitesh Dagar
LL 4 Shivam Shukla
TP 3 Bhupendra Bokan
HK 2 Bharat Dagar
LP 1 Mannu Tanwar
Replacements:
16 Suraj Prasad
17 Harvinder Singh
18 Pradeep Tanwar
19 Sanket Patil
20 Suresh Kumar
21 Sakti Nag
22 Sukumar Hembrom
23 Rajdeep Saha
Coach:
  Naas Botha

Final

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4 May 2024
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  Sri Lanka45–7  Kazakhstan
Try: Doray 10' m, Weerathunge 18' m, Nanayakkara 24' c, Ratwatte 31' c, Ekanayake 36' c, Jansen 41' c, S. Silva 75' c
Con: Ratwatte 25' 32' 38' 42' (4/6), Sampath 76' (1/1)
Cards: de Silva   61' to 71'
ReportTry: Magomedov 57' c
Con: Nazhibayev 58' (1/1)
Cards: Imam   17' to 27'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   James Fairbourne
FB 15 Zubair Doray
RW 14 Dinal Ekanayake
OC 13 Akash Madushanka
IC 12 Tarinda Ratwatte
LW 11 Sachith Silva
FH 10 Thenuka Nanayakkara
SH 9 Heshan Jansen
N8 8 Lasindu Karunathilake
OF 7 Tharindu Chathuranga
BF 6 Adeesha Weerathunge
RL 5 Raveen de Silva
LL 4 Suhiru Anthony
TP 3 Charith Silva
HK 2 Pulasthi Dissanayake
LP 1 Janidu Fernando
Replacements:
16 Venura Kodagoda
17 Dushmantha Priyadharshana
18 Faiz Abdulla
19 Shashika Fernando
20 Lahiru Thilakarathne
21 Kavindu de Costa
22 Hirantha Perera
23 Hirusha Sampath
Coach:
  Sanath Martis
FB 15 Abdrakhman Nazhibayev
RW 14 Nikita Sitov
OC 13 Alexander Lymar
IC 12 Armanzhan Vassilov
LW 11 Roman Chsherbakov
FH 10 Dauley Akymbekov
SH 9 Alexey Lukmanov
N8 8 Magomedrassul Magomedov
OF 7 Onlassyn Tursunbek
BF 6 Nikita Ivanov
RL 5 Timur Timoshin
LL 4 Timofe Maksimenko
TP 3 Georgiy Litvinov
HK 2 Akhiyat Imam
LP 1 Adam Gadaborshev
Replacements:
16 Alexander Belashov
17 Daniil Sumskyi
18 Damir Kazibekov
19 Rodion Shipitsin
20 Yegor Khromov
21 Danil Tur
22 Jalil Muradov
23 Ali Boekeyhan Suerer
Coach:
  Timur Mashurov

Statistics

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References

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