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.
Teams The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:
Division 1 (39) (52) (55) (38)
Division 2 (60) (61) (65) (91)
Division 3
East (64) (80) (91)
West (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Central (69) (79) (withdrew) (88)
Division 4
No tournaments for the Div 4 teams: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Division 1
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.
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
The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Table PosNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDifference1 330011939+802172 32108864+24212331206486–22064 303053135–8211Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 5 pointsDraw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Fixtures Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Division 3 East
The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Table PosNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDifference1 22005123+28111221106455+9163 20202764–3700Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 5 pointsDraw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Fixtures Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Division 3 West
The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.
Table PosNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDifference1 22009811+87111221105730+27163 20206120–11400Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 5 pointsDraw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Fixtures Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Division 3 Central
The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 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 PosNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDifference1211046406062 21104046-605Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 5 pointsDraw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Fixtures Round 1
Round 2
References
External links ARFU