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2024 Asia Rugby Championship
Date1 June - 22 June
Countries Hong Kong
 Malaysia
 South Korea
 United Arab Emirates
Websitewww.asiarugby.com
2023
2025

The 2024 Asia Rugby Championship is the eighth annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates shall compete in the 2024 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.[1]

The format of the series is a single round-robin where the four teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner. The team finishing at the bottom of the standing are relegated to the 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1.[2] The competition will begin on 1 June 2024 and will conclude on 22 June 2024.[3][4]

Hong Kong entered the competition as reigning champions, having won the competition for the fourth time in 2023. The United Arab Emirates were promoted from the 2023 Asia Rugby Division 1.[5]

Teams

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The teams involved,

Nation Stadium Coach Captain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadium Capacity Location Start End
  Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club Stadium 2,750 Hong Kong   Lewis Evans TBC 24th
  South Korea Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 4,968 Incheon   Lee Myung Geun TBC 30th
  Malaysia National Stadium 87,411 Kuala Lumpur   Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar TBC 50th
  United Arab Emirates The Sevens Stadium 44,000 Dubai   Apolo Perelini[6] TBC 61st

Standings

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2024 Asia Rugby Championship Champions
Relegation to 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1
Pos Nation Games Points Bonus

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Total

points

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff
1   Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2   Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:

Win - 4 points Draw - 2 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Fixtures

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Week 1

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FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Lewis Evans
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Apolo Perelini
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Lee Myung Geun
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar

Week 2

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8 June 2024
  Malaysia0-0  Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Lewis Evans
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Apolo Perelini
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Lee Myung Geun

Week 3

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FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Apolo Perelini
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Lewis Evans
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
  Lee Myung Geun

References

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  1. ^ rugbyasia247 (2024-03-24). "Guide To The Asia Rugby 2024 International Tournaments". RugbyAsia247. Retrieved 2024-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Hinato (2024-02-23). "Asia Rugby: Le calendrier 2024 connu!". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ Rugby, Asia (2024-02-23). "Asia Rugby Unveils 2024 Competitions Calendar". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ^ "Asia Rugby Calendar 2024 - Competitions". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. ^ Ishak, Fadhli (2024-01-03). "ARC top flight expanded, UAE get the nod | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ Hinato (2024-03-13). "Les Emirats arabes unis future puissance du rugby à XV en Asie". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-08.



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