Asia Rugby Women's Championship

The Asia Rugby Championship for women's national fifteen-a-side teams is a rugby union tournament that has been contested since 2006. Organised by Asia Rugby, there are currently two competition divisions. The championship is also the continental qualifying tournament for Asian women's teams in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup.

Asia Rugby Women's Championship
SportRugby union
Founded2006
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Uzbekistan
ConfederationAsia Rugby
Most recent
champion(s)		 Japan (2017)

Previous winners

All-time summary

A tally of top-3 tournament placings for the Championship division of women's teams, up to and including the 2017 edition:

RankTeamChampionRunner‑upThird placeTotal
1 Kazakhstan5207
2 Japan4329
3 China1102
4 Hong Kong0448
5 Thailand0011
 Uzbekistan0011
Totals (6 teams)1010828

Asia Rugby Championship
Year  Edn Host • Teams Final placings
Asian Rugby Championship Winner Runner-up Third Fourth
2006 I Kunming 4  China  Hong Kong  Thailand  Singapore
2007 II Kunming 4  Kazakhstan  China  Japan  Singapore
2008 III Taraz 6  Kazakhstan  Japan  Uzbekistan  Singapore
2010* IV Tokyo 2  Japan  Hong Kong N/A N/A
Asian 4 Nations Winner Runner-up Third Fourth
2012 V Kunshan 4  Kazakhstan  Japan  Hong Kong ‡ China
2013 VI Almaty 4  Kazakhstan  Japan  Hong Kong † China
2014 VII Hong Kong 4  Kazakhstan  Hong Kong  Japan ‡ Singapore
Asia Rugby Championship Winner Runner-up Third Fourth
2015 VIII round-robin
home
or
away		 3  Japan  Kazakhstan  Hong Kong N/A
2016 IX 3  Japan  Kazakhstan  Hong Kong
2017 X 2  Japan  Hong Kong N/A
2020 XI 3

Division tournaments
Year Div Host • Teams Final placings
ARC Divisions Winner Runner-up Third Fourth
2010a 2 Sikuet 3   Laos  Philippines  Thailand N/A
2011 2 Vientiane 4 § China  Thailand  Philippines  Laos
2012 2 Manila 4 § Singapore  Thailand  Philippines  Laos
2018 1 Singapore 3 § Singapore  Philippines  India N/A
2019 1 Calamba 4 § China  Philippines  India  Singapore

Notes:

^* Some sources suggest that the match in Tokyo was for the 2010 ARFU Division 1 XV Championship.[1]

^† Relegated to the division below.

^‡ Able to be challenged by the winner of the division below to play in a promotion-relegation play-off.

^§ Won promotion, or the right to a challenge play-off for promotion, to the division above.

^a Development tournament organised by ARFU in 2010. The games were 40 minutes long and were not test matches.

2006 (Kunming, China)

China was the host, and winner, of the inaugural tournament.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 November – Kunming
 
 
 China53
 
19 November – Kunming
 
 Thailand11
 
 China31
 
17 November – Kunming
 
 Hong Kong7
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 
 Singapore0
 
Third place
 
 
19 November – Kunming
 
 
 Thailand20
 
 
 Singapore0

Semi-finals
[592]
2006-11-17 China  53-11  Thailand Kunming [1/3/1]
[593]
2006-11-17 Hong Kong  12-0  Singapore Kunming [6/1/1]

3rd/4th place
[595]
2006-11-19 Thailand  20-0  Singapore Kunming [4/2/1]

Final
[596]
2006-11-19 China  31-7  Hong Kong Kunming [2/7/1]

2007 (Kunming, China)

IRB tournament report

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 November – Kunming
 
 
 China39
 
4 November – Kunming
 
 Singapore6
 
 China5
 
2 November – Kunming
 
 Kazakhstan34
 
 Japan6
 
 
 Kazakhstan11
 
Third place
 
 
4 November – Kunming
 
 
 Japan20
 
 
 Singapore7

Semi-finals
[648]
2007-11-02 China  39-6  Singapore Kunming [3/3/1]
[649]
2007-11-02 Japan  6-10  Kazakhstan Kunming [20/38/2]

3rd/4th place
[650]
2007-11-04 Japan  20-7  Singapore Kunming [21/4/1]

Final
[651]
2007-11-04 China  5-34  Kazakhstan Kunming [4/39/1]

2008 (Taraz, Kazakhstan)
Qualifying finals Semifinals Grand final
                             
  3 June  
    Hong Kong 6  
    Uzbekistan 8           5 June      
            Kazakhstan 64    
            Uzbekistan 3     7 June
                 Kazakhstan   39
            5 June        Japan   3
              Japan 17    
  3 June             Singapore 10    
      Kyrgyzstan 0          
      Singapore 38          

First round
[703]
2008-06-03 Kyrgyzstan  0-38  Singapore Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [1/5/1]
[704]
2008-06-03 Hong Kong  6-8  Uzbekistan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [8/1/1]

Semi-finals
[705]
2008-06-05 Kazakhstan  64-3  Uzbekistan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [40/2/1]
[706]
2008-06-05 Japan  17-10  Singapore Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [22/6/2]

5th/6th
[707]
2008-06-07 Hong Kong  49-0  Kyrgyzstan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [9/2/1]

3rd/4th
[708]
2008-06-07 Singapore  0-15  Uzbekistan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [7/2/1]

Final
[709]
2008-06-07 Kazakhstan  39-3  Japan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [41/23/3]

2010 Asian tournaments

Some sources [1] suggest that the following game was the ARFU Division 1 XV Championship:

[825]
2010-05-22 Japan  17-0  Hong Kong Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo [27/15/5]

A development tournament was also organised by ARFU. The games were 40 minutes long and were not test matches.

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Laos 2 1 1 0 17 10 7 4
2 Philippines 2 1 1 0 10 5 5 4
3 Thailand 2 0 0 2 5 17 -12 2
[-]
2010-10-17 Laos  12-5[2]  Thailand Sikuet, Laos [-/-/-]
[-]
2010-10-17 Thailand  0-5[2]  Philippines Sikuet, Laos [-/-/-]
[-]
2010-10-17 Laos  5-5[2]  Philippines Sikuet, Laos [-/-/-]

2011 Asian Division II Championship

This was an official tournament for "developing" teams. There was no Division I tournament. The games were played in Vientiane, Laos, over three days. All games were 60 minutes in length.[3]

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 China 3 3 0 0 140 0 140 9
2 Thailand 3 2 0 1 77 38 39 7
3 Philippines 3 1 0 2 20 87 -67 5
4 Laos 3 0 0 3 12 124 -112 3
[911]
2011-11-24 Laos  0-38  Thailand Chao Anou Vong stadium, Vientiane, Laos [1/5/1]
[912]
2011-11-24 China  36-0  Philippines Chao Anou Vong stadium, Vientiane, Laos [5/1/1]
[913]
2011-11-25 Thailand  39-0  Philippines Chao Anou Vong stadium, Vientiane, Laos [6/2/1]
[914]
2011-11-25 Laos  0-66  China Chao Anou Vong stadium, Vientiane, Laos [2/6/1]
[915]
2011-11-26 Laos  12-20  Philippines Chao Anou Vong stadium, Vientiane, Laos [3/3/1]
[916]
2011-11-26 China  38-0  Thailand Chao Anou Vong stadium, Vientiane, Laos [7/7/2]

2012 Asian tournaments

2012 Asian Division II Championship (Manilla, Philippines)

This was an official tournament for "developing" teams.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – Manila
 
 
 Laos0
 
16 June – Manila
 
 Singapore74
 
 Singapore21
 
14 June – Manila
 
 Thailand19
 
 Philippines14
 
 
 Thailand50
 
Third place
 
 
16 June - Manila
 
 
 Philippines55
 
 
 Laos0

Semi-finals

[948]
2012-06-14 Laos  0-74  Singapore Manila, Philippines [4/15/1]
[949]
2012-06-14 Philippines  14-50  Thailand Manila, Philippines [4/8/2]

Third place

[950]
2012-06-16 Philippines  55-0  Laos Manila, Philippines [5/5/2]

Final

[951]
2012-06-16 Singapore  21-19  Thailand Manila, Philippines [16/9/2]

2012 Asian Four Nations Championship (Kunshan, China)

The "Division I" Championship.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 July – Kunshan
 
 
 Japan41
 
7 July – Kunshan
 
 Hong Kong17
 
 Japan8
 
5 July – Kunshan
 
 Kazakhstan17
 
 Kazakhstan51
 
 
 China0
 
Third place
 
 
7 July - Kunshan
 
 
 China3
 
 
 Hong Kong27

Semi-finals

[952]
2012-07-05 Japan  41-17  Hong Kong Kunshan, China [30/20/8]
[953]
2012-07-05 Kazakhstan  51-0  China Kunshan, China [52/8/2]

Third place

[954]
2012-07-07 China  3-27  Hong Kong Kunshan, China [9/21/2]

Final

[955]
2012-07-07 Japan  8-17  Kazakhstan Kunshan, China [31/53/25]

2013 Asian Four Nations Championship

The 2013 championship was played as a knockout tournament, hosted at Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September – Almaty
 
 
 Kazakhstan91
 
7 September – Almaty
 
 Singapore7
 
 Kazakhstan25
 
4 September – Almaty
 
 Japan23
 
 Japan82
 
 
 Hong Kong0
 
Third place
 
 
7 September - Almaty
 
 
 Singapore17
 
 
 Hong Kong15

Semi-finals

[1011]
2013-09-04 Japan  82 - 0  Hong Kong Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan [32/22/9]
[1012]
2013-09-04 Kazakhstan  91 - 7  Singapore Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan [54/19/1]

Third place

[1013]
2013-09-07 Singapore  17-15  Hong Kong Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan [20/23/10]

Final

[1014]
2013-09-07 Kazakhstan  25-23  Japan Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan [55/33/26]

2014 Asian Four Nations Championship

The 2014 tournament, hosted in Hong Kong, returned to a round robin format.[4]

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Kazakhstan330013027+10314
2 Hong Kong32017832+4610
3 Japan31026869-16
4 Singapore300310158-1480
[1040]
2014-05-18 Japan  37-5  Singapore Aberdeen Stadium, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [34/22/4]
[1041]
2014-05-18 Hong Kong  10-13  Kazakhstan Aberdeen Stadium, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [27/54/2]
[1042]
2014-05-21 Kazakhstan  68-0[5]  Singapore Aberdeen Stadium, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [55/23/2]
[1043]
2014-05-21 Hong Kong  15-14[5]  Japan Aberdeen Stadium, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [28/35/10]
[1044]
2014-05-24 Hong Kong  53-5  Singapore Aberdeen Stadium, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [29/24/10]
[1045]
2014-05-24 Kazakhstan  49-17  Japan Aberdeen Stadium, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [56/36/5]

2015 Asia Rugby Championship
[1108]
2015-04-25 Kazakhstan  40-0  Hong Kong Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan [64/28/3]
[1109]
2015-05-09 Japan  27-12  Kazakhstan Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka [37/65/8]
[1110]
2015-05-23 Hong Kong  12-27  Japan Aberdeen Sports Ground, Aberdeen, Hong Kong [29/38/10]

2016 Asia Rugby Championship

This tournament doubled as the qualification to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, which is why Fiji (by virtue of winning the 2016 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship) is attending. The top two teams directly qualify to the World Cup.

[1173]
2016-12-09 Hong Kong  45–7  Fiji Hong Kong [32/4/1]
[1174]
2016-12-13 Japan  55–0  Fiji Hong Kong [39/5/1]
[1175]
2016-12-17 Hong Kong  8–20  Japan Hong Kong [33/40/11]

2017 Asia Rugby Championship
[1201]
2017-07-08 Japan  58–0  Hong Kong Shiroyama [42/35/12]
[1203]
2017-07-15 Hong Kong  19–60  Japan Hong Kong [36/43/13]

2018 Asia Division I Championship
[1260]
2018-06-02 Singapore  30–5  India Queenstown Stadium, Singapore [-/-/-]
[1261]
2018-06-05 India  5–19  Philippines Queenstown Stadium, Singapore [-/-/-]
[1262]
2018-06-08 Singapore  19–10  Philippines Queenstown Stadium, Singapore [-/-/-]

2019 Asia tournaments

2019 Asia Division I Championship

Semi-finals

[1316]
2019-06-19 Singapore  7–59  China Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba [-/-/-]
[1317]
2019-06-19 Philippines  32–27  India Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba [-/-/-]

3rd/4th place

[1318]
2019-06-22 Singapore  19–21  India Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba [-/-/-]

Final

[1319]
2019-06-22 China  68–0  Philippines Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba [-/-/-]

2019 playoff for promotion to the Asia Championship

Kazakhstan advanced to the 2020 Asian Women's Championship after defeating China on aggregate scores in a two-game series in which each team won a match.[6]

[1335]
2019-07-31 China  13–8  Kazakhstan Jiujiang Stadium [-/-/-]
[1336]
2019-08-03 China  0–15  Kazakhstan Jiujiang Stadium [-/-/-]

2021 Asia Rugby Championship

The 2021 Asia women's championship was the final stage of 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying for the Asia region.[7] Three women's national teams were scheduled to compete in the single round-robin tournament. Japan and Hong Kong, the two teams from the 2017 championship,were joined by Kazakhstan as the winner of the 2019 promotion playoff. The 2020 tournament, with the winner gaining direct entry to the 2021 World Cup, was originally moved from March to May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has since been postponed indefinitely.

See also

References
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