The 2019 Asia Rugby Championship is the fifth annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia shall compete in the 2019 series. The Asia Rugby Championship in 2019 does not include Japan who is hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.
The format of the tri-nations series is a double round-robin where the three teams play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner.
Teams The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2019 tournament in brackets: NationHome stadiumCity (25)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong Kong (30)Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby FieldIncheon (45)National StadiumKuala Lumpur
Standings 2019 Asia Rugby Championship Champions PosNationGamesPointsBonuspointsTotalpointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff1440021237+17542024220103141-382103 404054191-13711Points were awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 4 pointsDraw - 2 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Fixtures Source: asiarugby.com
Week 1
FB 15 Lee Jae-bokRW 14 Jeong Yeon-sikOC 13 Kim Jin-hyeokIC 12 Jang Seong-minLW 11Jang Jeong-minFH 10Han Gu-minSH 9 Lee Myung-junN8 8 Cha Sung-kyunOF 7 Kim Dae-hwanBF 6 You Ji-hoonRL 5 Yang Dae-yongLL 4 Lee Jin-seokTP 3 Lee Gyu-sangHK 2 Kim JeepLP 1 Na Kwan-young (c)Replacements:16 Son Young-gi17 Lee Hyun-su18 Kang Soon-hyuck19 Park Ye-chan20 Son Min-su21 Chae Min-seong22 Park Ji-su23 Kim Nam-ukCoach: Seo Chun-oh FB 15Seru Pepeli NaqasimaRW 14Wong Wye WyeOC 13Mohd Syahir Asraf RosliIC 12Sakiusa Terence GavidiLW 11Badrul Bin MukteeFH 10Mohd Fairuz Bin Abdul RahmanSH 9 Mohamad Khairul Abdillah Bin RamliN8 8 Etonia Vaqa SaukuruOF 7 Samuel Rentap MeranBF 6 Timoci VunimokuRL 5 Dineshvaran Krishnan (c)LL 4 Muhammad Sameer Bin Muhammad Sani SurinderTP 3 Lawrence PetrusHK 2 Amirul Mukminim AmizanLP 1 Bryan WilfreddolineReplacements:16Mohd Nurazman bin Ramli17Mohamad Akmal Yassin Chong18Amirul Aiman Ihsan bin Abas19Muhammad Danial bin Noor Hamidi20Hashraffuddin Basir21Mohd Nur Ikqwan bin Nordin22Muhamad Amirul Aqil Kamsol23Muhammad Hafizin Aiman Bin HalimCoach: Brad Mika
Week 2
FB 15Mohd Fairuz Bin Abdul RahmanRW 14Wong Wye WyeOC 13Mohd Syahir Asraf RosliIC 12Sakiusa Terence Gavidi LW 11Badrul Bin MukteeFH 10Seru Pepeli NaqasimaSH 9 Mohamad Khairul Abdillah Bin RamliN8 8 Etonia Vaqa SaukuruOF 7 Hashraffuddin BasirBF 6 Timoci VunimokuRL 5 Dineshvaran Krishnan (c)LL 4 Nathaniel Tan Aik-ming TP 3 Amirul Aiman Ihsan bin AbasHK 2 Amirul Mukminim AmizanLP 1 Bryan WilfreddolineReplacements:16Mohd Nurazman bin Ramli17Lawrence Petrus18Mohamad Akmal Yassin Chong19Muhammad Danial bin Noor Hamidi20Syahmi Afiq Edan21Mohd Nur Ikqwan bin Nordin22Muhamad Amirul Aqil Kamsol23Muhammad Zharif Afendi Mohamed ZahibCoach: Brad Mika FB 15Lee Jae-bokRW 14Jeong Yeon-sikOC 13Lee Yong-unIC 12Kim Nam-ukLW 11Jang Jeong-minFH 10Park Ji-suSH 9 Chae Min-seongN8 8 Cha Sung-kyunOF 7 Son Min-suBF 6 You Ji-hoonRL 5 Yang Dae-yongLL 4 Lee Jin-seokTP 3 Lee Gyu-sangHK 2 Kim JeepLP 1 Na Kwan-young (c)Replacements:16 Son Young-gi17 Lee Hyun-su18 Kang Soon-hyuck19 Choi Seong-dok20 Lim Jun-hui21 Kang Min-jun22 Kim Ki-min23 Shin Hyeon-seongCoach: Seo Chun-oh
Week 3
FB 15Lee Jae-bokRW 14Jeong Yeon-sikOC 13Kim Nam-ukIC 12Jang Seong-minLW 11Jang Jeong-minFH 10Han Gu-minSH 9 Lee Myung-junN8 8 Cha Sung-kyunOF 7 Kim Yo-hanBF 6 Lim Jun-huiRL 5 Yang Dae-yongLL 4 Kim Dae-hwanTP 3 Lee Gyu-sangHK 2 Kim JeepLP 1 Na Kwan-young (c)Replacements:16 Yeo Jae-min17 Lee Hyun-su18 Kang Soon-hyuck19 Park Ye-chan20 Choi Seong-dok21 Kang Min-jun22 Kim Jin-hyeok23 Baeg Jong-eunCoach: Seo Chun-oh FB 15Paul AltierRW 14Harry SayersOC 13Ben Axten-BurrettIC 12Matthew RossleeLW 11Conor HartleyFH 10Jack NevilleSH 9 Liam Slatem (c)N8 8 Kane BoucautOF 7 Callum McCulloughBF 6 James CunninghamRL 5 Kyle SullivanLL 4 Fin FieldTP 3 Grant KempHK 2 Alexander PostLP 1 Ben HigginsReplacements:16Dayne Jans17Dan Barlow18Jack Parfitt19Craig Lodge20Cris Pierrepont21Bryn Phillips22Lewis Warner23Robert KeithCoach: Andrew Hall
Week 4
FB 15Robert KeithRW 14Sam PurvisOC 13Lewis WarnerIC 12Ben Axten-BurrettLW 11Sebastian BrienFH 10Paul AltierSH 9 Bryn PhillipsN8 8 Kane BoucautOF 7 Cris PierrepontBF 6 Callum McCulloughRL 5 Kyle SullivanLL 4 Craig LodgeTP 3 Jack ParfittHK 2 Jamie Tsang (c)LP 1 Dan BarlowReplacements:16Mitch Andrews17Callum McFeat-Smith18Keelan Chapman19Sam Tsoi20James Cunningham21Jamie Lauder22Jack Neville23Tyler SpitzCoach: Andrew Hall FB 15Muhamad Amirul Aqil KamsolRW 14Wong Wye WyeOC 13Mohd Syahir Asraf RosliIC 12Sakiusa Terence GavidiLW 11Badrul Bin MukteeFH 10Mohd Fairuz Bin Abdul RahmanSH 9 Mohamad Khairul Abdillah Bin RamliN8 8 Etonia Vaqa SaukuruOF 7 Samuel Rentap MeranBF 6 Muhammad Danial bin Noor HamidiRL 5 Dineshvaran Krishnan (c)LL 4 Muhammad Sameer Bin Muhammad Sani SurinderTP 3 Mohamad Akmal Yassin ChongHK 2 Amirul Mukminim AmizanLP 1 Bryan Wilfreddoline Replacements:16Mohd Nurazman bin Ramli17Syahmi Afiq Edan18Lawrence Petrus19Timoci Vunimoku20Nathaniel Tan Aik-ming21Mohd Nur Ikqwan bin Nordin22Muhammad Hafizin Aiman Bin Halim23Naivaluoni RaturibiCoach: Brad Mika
Week 5
FB 15Muhamad Amirul Aqil KamsolRW 14Wong Wye Wye (c)OC 13Seru Pepeli NaqasimaIC 12Sakiusa Terence GavidiLW 11Badrul Bin MukteeFH 10Mohd Fairuz Bin Abdul RahmanSH 9 Mohd Nur Ikqwan bin NordinN8 8 Etonia Vaqa SaukuruOF 7 Samuel Rentap MeranBF 6 Hashraffuddin BasirRL 5 Muhammad Danial bin Noor HamidiLL 4 Timoci VunimokuTP 3 Mohamad Akmal Yassin ChongHK 2 Amirul Mukminim Amizan LP 1 Bryan WilfreddolineReplacements:16Mohd Nurazman bin Ramli17Amirul Aiman Ihsan bin Abas18Lawrence Petrus19Nathaniel Tan Aik-ming20Naivaluoni Raturibi21Mohamad Khairul Abdillah Bin Ramli22Mohd Syahir Asraf Rosli23Mohamad Faris bin PeadCoach: Brad Mika FB 15Paul AltierRW 14Harry SayersOC 13Tyler SpitzIC 12Matthew RossleeLW 11Conor HartleyFH 10Jack NevilleSH 9 Liam Slatem (c)N8 8 Kane BoucautOF 7 Callum McCulloughBF 6 James CunninghamRL 5 Kyle SullivanLL 4 Fin FieldTP 3 Grant KempHK 2 Alexander PostLP 1 Ben HigginsReplacements:16Mitch Andrews17Dan Barlow18Faizal Solomona Penesa19Sam Tsoi20Cris Pierrepont21Jamie Lauder22Ben Axten-Burrett23Lewis WarnerCoach: Andrew Hall
Week 6
FB 15Jack NevilleRW 14Sebastian BrienOC 13Tyler SpitzIC 12Ben Axten-BurrettLW 11Harry SayersFH 10Matthew RossleeSH 9 Liam Slatem (c)N8 8 Kane BoucautOF 7 Callum McCulloughBF 6 James CunninghamRL 5 Kyle SullivanLL 4 Fin FieldTP 3 Grant KempHK 2 Alexander PostLP 1 Ben HigginsReplacements:16Callum McFeat-Smith17Mitch Andrews18Faizal Solomona Penesa19Craig Lodge20Sam Tsoi21Jamie Lauder22Lewis Warner23Robert KeithCoach: Andrew Hall FB 15 Lee Jae-bokRW 14 Kim Nam-ukOC 13 Kim Jin-hyeokIC 12 Jang Seong-minLW 11Hong Sung-jongFH 10Han Gu-minSH 9 Lee Myung-junN8 8 Cha Sung-kyun (c)OF 7 Kim Yo-hanBF 6 Choi Seong-deokRL 5 Park Ye-chanLL 4 Kim Do-kunTP 3 Lee Gyu-sangHK 2 Kim JeepLP 1 Lee Hyun-su Replacements:16 Yeo Jae-min17 Shin Ji-min18 Kang Soon-hyuck19 Park Joo-young20 Noh Ok-gi21 Kang Min-jun22 Kim Ki-min23 Shin Hyeon-seongCoach: Seo Chun-oh
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