The 2023 Asia Rugby Championship is the seventh annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia shall compete in the 2023 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.
The format of the tri-nations series is a single round-robin where the three teams play each other once. 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 2023 tournament in brackets: NationHome stadiumCity (24)Hong Kong Football Club StadiumHong Kong (30)Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby FieldIncheon (49)National StadiumKuala Lumpur
Standings 2023 Asia Rugby Championship Champions PosNationGamesPointsBonus pointsTotal pointsPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff1220011819992102210137334153202012115 -10300Points 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
Week 1
FB15Anwarul Hafiz AhmadRW14Daim ZainudinOC13Azwan Zuwairi ZiziIC12Lee ChapmanLW11Zharif Affandi SahidFH10Fairuz RahmanSH9Nasharuddin Ismail (c)N88Amin JamaluddinOF7Shah Izwan NordinBF6Nurhidayat MuzhaimeyRL5Sameer SurinderLL4Danial Noor HamidiTP3Lawrence PetrusHK2Amirul Mukminin AmizanLP1Amirul AbasReplacements:HK16Wan Azley Wan OmarPR17Azam Fakhrullah RazakPR18Adnin MukhtarBR19Hafeez Abdul KhalidBR20Syukor Iqbal RamanSH21Razali RamlanFB22Harith Iqbal AnharWG23Safiy SaidCoach: Farid Syazwan Abu BakarFB15Chang Yong HeungRW14Jang Jeong MinOC13Heo DongIC12Kim Yong HwiLW11Kim Eui TaeFH10Kim Ki MinSH9Lee GeonN88Hwang Jeong WookOF7Noh Ok Gi (c)BF6Kim Yo HanRL5Kim Dae HwanLL4Lee Jin SeokTP3Kang Soon HyukHK2Yeo Jae MinLP1Seok Dong HeeReplacements:PR16Shin Gi SooPR17Won Jeong HoHK18Choi Ho YoungLK19Shin Da HyunBR20Park Woo BinSH21Kim Wan SeokWG22Jeong Yeon-SikWG23Jang Hyun GooCoach: Lee Myung Geun
Week 2
FB15Paul AltierRW14Charles Higson-SmithOC13Nathan De ThierryIC12Tom Hill (c)LW11Sebastian BrienFH10Gregor McNeishSH9Jamie LauderN88Luke van der SmitOF7James SawyerBF6Tsoi Kin San SamRL5Patrick JenkinsonLL4Callum McCulloughTP3Faizal Solomona PenesaHK2Alexander PostLP1Ashton HydeReplacements:16Tang Man Chun David17Benjamin Higgins18Keelan Chapman19Jamie Pincott20Pierce MacKinlay-West21Bryn Phillips22Harry Sayers23Will PandayCoach: Lewis Evans FB15Anwarul Hafiz AhmadRW14Harith Iqbal AnharOC13Kamal Hamidi RaihanIC12Zharif Affandi SahidLW11Adam Ariff AliasFH10Fairuz Rahman (c)SH9Razali RamlanN88Amin JamaluddinOF7Hafeez Abdul KhalidBF6Nurhidayat MuzhaimeyRL5Sameer SurinderLL4Danial Noor HamidiTP3Lawrence PetrusHK2Amirul Mukminin AmizanLP1Azam Fakhrullah RazakReplacements:16Wan Azley Wan Omar17Azri Kamal Rosnan18Amirul Abas19Syukri Iqbal Raman20Shahmi Shukor21Nasharuddin Ismail22Nazreen Fitri Nasrudin23Safiy SaidCoach: Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar
Week 3
FB15Nathan De ThierryRW14Charles Higson-SmithOC13Harry SayersIC12Tom Hill (c)LW11Sebastian BrienFH10Gregor McNeishSH9Jamie LauderN88Luke van der SmitOF7James SawyerBF6Tsoi Kin San SamRL5Patrick Jenkinson LL4Callum McCulloughTP3Faizal Solomona PenesaHK2Alexander PostLP1Benjamin HigginsReplacements:16Matt Keay17Zac Cinnamond18Keelan Chapman19Joshua Hrstich20Pierce MacKinlay-West21Bryn Phillips22Dylan White23Will PandayCoach: Lewis Evans FB15Jeong Yeon SikRW14Jang Jeong MinOC13Kim Eui TaeIC12Kim Yong HwiLW11Chang Yong-heungFH10Kim Ki MinSH9Lee GeonN88Hwang Jeong WookOF7Noh Ok Gi (c)BF6Kim Yo HanRL5Kim Dae HwanLL4Lee Jin SeokTP3Kang Soon HyuckHK2Yeo Jae MinLH1Seok Dong HeeReplacements:16Choi Ho Young17Shin Gi Soo 18Won Jeong Ho 19Shin Da Hyun20Noh Myung Soo21Kim Wan Seok22Park Woo Bin23Kim Hyun JinCoach: Lee Myung Geun
Statistics
Most points
Rank Name Team Points 1 Alexander Post 25 Gregor McNeish Sebastian Brien 4 Kim Ki Min 17 5 Fairuz Rahman 9
Most tries
Rank Name Team Tries 1 Alexander Post 5 Sebastian Brien 3 12 players tied 1
References