The 2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The main Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) is contested by the top four teams in Asia excluding Japan. The other national teams in Asia compete in divisional tournaments.
Two divisional tournaments were initially proposed for 2024, with Division 1 to be held in Sri Lanka and Division 2 in Kazakhstan. There was also suggestion of a Division 3 in Lebanon, although this was not announced by Asia Rugby. Ultimately, with teams pulling out, the tournaments were merged. The national teams of Sri Lanka, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and India then competed in Division 1 for promotion to the Asia Rugby Championship.
Singapore Rugby organised the 2024 Tri Union Series, allowing Chinese Taipei, Singapore and Thailand to play international rugby.
Teams
The following teams were announced as playing the 2024 tournaments: +Division OneNationCoachCaptainWorld Rugby RankingStartEnd Fred MoeTom Featherstone94th90th Timur MashurovMagomedrassul Magomedov64th64th Sanath Martis Suhiru Anthony44th41st Naas BothaDeepak Punia87th89th
Division 1
The Division 1 Tournament was held from 30 April to 5 May at Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka.
Matches
Semi Finals
FB15Iliesa RakabuRW14Beau SwartOC13Frank HughesIC12Johann-Henry BezuidenhoutLW11Pita BeracibiFH10Brook TremayneSH9James PhilipsN88Elliot JohnstonOF7Guillermo Villegas BardoBF6Tom Featherstone (c)RL5Darshan GangineniLL4Ismail El HatmiTP3Samuel SpencerHK2Wade LotterLP1Nicky LockReplacements:16Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke17Hassan Elsabeh25Abdulaziz Al-Dosari19Hendrick Botha20Hamza Saied21Paul Schwartz22Ryan Dodds23John Lee MillarCoach: Fred MoeFB15Abdrakham NazhibayevRW14Maxim PetukhovOC13Alexander LymarIC12Armanzhan VassilovLW11Roman ChsherbakovFH10Daulet AkymbekovSH9Alexey LukmanovN88Magomedrassul Magomedov (c)OF7Onlassyn TursenbekBF6Nikita IvanovRL5Timur TimoshinLL4Timofei MaksimenkoTP3Georgiy LitvinovHK2Akhiyat ImamLP1Adam GadaborshevReplacements:16Alexandr Belashov17Daniel Simskiy18Damir Kazibekov19Rodion Shipitsin20Yegor Khromov21Alisher Abdrakov22Jalil Muradov23Ali Boekeyhan SuererCoach: Timur Mashurov FB15Sudaraka DickuburaRW14Sudaraka DickuburaOC13Akash MadusankaIC12Tarinda RatwatteLW11Dinal EkanayakeFH10Thenuka NanayakkaraSH9Heshan JensonN88Lasindu KarunathilakaOF7Tharindu ChathurangaBF6Adeesha WeerathungaRL5Raveen de SilvaLL4Suhiru Anthony (c)TP3Janidu FernandoHK2Pulasthi DasanayakaLP1Charith SilvaReplacements:16Azimir Fajudeen17Dushmantha Priyadarshana18Faiz Abdulla19Shasika Fernando20Nalaka Maduranga21Kavindu Costa22Hirantha Perera23Hirusha NethminaCoach: Sanath MartisFB15Ajit HansdahRW14Abhishek ShuklaOC13Prince KhatriIC12Mohit KhatriLW11Javed HussainFH10Deepak Punia (c)SH9Sukumar HembromN88Neeraj KhatriOF7Devendra PadirBF6JoginderRL5Hitesh DagarLL4Shivam ShuklaTP3Bhumpendra BokanHK2Sure PrasadLP1Mannu TanwarReplacements:16Bharat Dagar17Harvinder Singh18Pradeep Tanwar19Sanket Patil20Suresh Kumar21Sakti Nag22Asis Sabar23Rajdeep SahaCoach: Naas Botha
3rd/4th Place
FB15Iliesa RakabuRW14Frank HughesOC13Pita BeracibiIC12Johann-Henry BezuidenhoutLW11Beau SwartFH10Brook TremayneSH9James PhillipsN88Elliot JohnstonOF7Guillermo Villegas BardoBF6Tom FeatherstoneRL5Darshan GangineniLL4Ismail El HatmiTP3Samual SpencerHK2Wade LotterLP1Nicky LockReplacements:FR25Abdulaziz Al-DosariFR17Joseph de Silva GoonetillekeFR18Hassan Elsabeh19Hendrick Botha20Hamza Saied21Paul Schwartz22Ryan Dodds23John Lee MillarCoach: Fred MoeFB15Ajit HansdahRW14Abhishek ShuklaOC13Javed HussainIC12Mohit KhatriLW11Vallabh PatilFH10Deepak PuniaSH9Prince KhatriN88Neeraj KhatriOF7JoginderBF6Devendra PadirRL5Hitesh DagarLL4Shivam ShuklaTP3Bhupendra BokanHK2Bharat DagarLP1Mannu TanwarReplacements:16Suraj Prasad17Harvinder Singh18Pradeep Tanwar19Sanket Patil20Suresh Kumar21Sakti Nag22Sukumar Hembrom23Rajdeep SahaCoach: Naas Botha
Final
FB15Zubair DorayRW14Dinal EkanayakeOC13Akash Madushanka IC12Tarinda RatwatteLW11Sachith SilvaFH10Thenuka NanayakkaraSH9Heshan JansenN88Lasindu KarunathilakeOF7Tharindu ChathurangaBF6Adeesha WeerathungeRL5Raveen de SilvaLL4Suhiru AnthonyTP3Charith SilvaHK2Pulasthi DissanayakeLP1Janidu FernandoReplacements:16Venura Kodagoda17Dushmantha Priyadharshana18Faiz Abdulla19Shashika Fernando20Lahiru Thilakarathne21Kavindu de Costa22Hirantha Perera23Hirusha SampathCoach: Sanath MartisFB15Abdrakhman NazhibayevRW14Nikita SitovOC13Alexander LymarIC12Armanzhan VassilovLW11Roman ChsherbakovFH10Dauley AkymbekovSH9Alexey LukmanovN88Magomedrassul MagomedovOF7Onlassyn TursunbekBF6Nikita IvanovRL5Timur TimoshinLL4Timofe MaksimenkoTP3Georgiy LitvinovHK2Akhiyat ImamLP1Adam GadaborshevReplacements:16Alexander Belashov17Daniil Sumskyi18Damir Kazibekov19Rodion Shipitsin20Yegor Khromov21Danil Tur22Jalil Muradov23Ali Boekeyhan SuererCoach: Timur Mashurov
Statistics
Most points
Rank Name Team Points1 Tarinda Ratwatte 282 Brook Tremayne 18 3Thenuka Nanayakkara 15Abdrakhman Nazhibayev Deepak Punia
Most tries
Rank Name Team Tries 1Thenuka Nanayakkara 3 2Tarinda Ratwatte 2Pulasthi Dissanayake Iliesa Rakabu James Philips Pradeep Tanwar 7 20 players tied1
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