|top scorer= Ayasa Otsuka – 17 points |most tries= |website= Asia Rugby |preceded by= 2022 |succeeded by= 2024
The 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship is the 12th edition of the Asia Rugby Women's Championship, and took place from 23 to 28 May and was hosted in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The winner and runner-up will classify for the inaugural edition of the WXV. The winner qualifies for WXV2, and the runner-up competes in WXV3. WXV will also provide a pathway to the 2025 Rugby World Cup, with at least the top five non-qualified teams at the end of WXV 2024 earning qualification to the tournament.
Japan defeated Kazakhstan in the final and were crowned champions. Both teams will compete in the inaugural WXV competition in October, with Japan set to compete in WXV 2 and Kazakhstan in WXV 3.
Format The first match will see 15th ranked, Hong Kong China, take on hosts Kazakhstan who are ranked 19th at the Almaty Sports Training Complex in Almaty at 16:00 (+6 GMT). The winner will face Japan in the final on May 28 at the same venue at 15:00 local time.
China was initially scheduled to play Japan in the semifinals but withdrew from the tournament. Thus, giving Japan a win by default.
Match officials On 18 May 2023, Asia Rugby announced the appointment of match officials for the upcoming tournament.
Referees (2) Eri Kamimura Christabelle Lim
Assistants (3) Hibiki Ikeda Leow Wei Liang Yuliya Ignatenko
Television Match Official Greg Hinton
Fixtures
Final
Bracket
References