Lebanon defended their Asia Rugby Championship Division III West title with a 29-17 victory over Iran in the final. Despite trailing 10-0 after 11 minutes, the hosts drew level at half-time thanks to a penalty from Karim Jammal and a penalty try. Iran’s Jalal Jahanbakhsh was shown a red ...
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Teams announced for ARC opener #ARC2018
With less than 24 hours to go until the opening match of the Asia Rugby Championship Top 3, the teams have been confirmed. For hosts Malaysia, their first match of this year’s Championship is against Korea on home soil and they will be captained once more by their fly-half Mohd Syahir Asraf ...
Rhino balls utilised for historic ARC 2018
The iconic Asia Rugby Championship 2018 began in Beirut Lebanon on Thursday, the first of many tournaments in this year’s edition. Hosts Lebanon and Iran will meet in the final of Division III W, before Malaysia and Korea begin the ARC Top 3 on Saturday. All ARC2018 Top 3 Matches will be ...
Malaysia captain eyes Rugby World Cup qualifiers and future fame for the sport
The Asia Rugby Championship swings into action next weekend with six matches to determine which side continues their Rugby World Cup dream. Malaysia are one of three sides with a chance to progress alongside the more fancied Korea and Hong Kong. For captain Mohd Syahir Asraf Bin Rosli the next ...
Hosting ARC Div III to boost rugby in Lebanon
While many eyes will be on the first round of the Asia Rugby at the end of April, Beirut will host four teams looking to claim the 2018 ARC Division III West title a few days earlier. Hosts Lebanon will be aiming to defend the title they won in 2017 following a 25-24 victory over Iran and 24-24 ...
Asia Rugby Championship Match Officials Camp in Hong Kong. #ARC2018
The senior match officials from all spectrums who will be involved in the forthcoming Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) between Hong Kong, Korea and Malaysia met in Hong Kong on 4 March for a pre-tournament camp. The 6 ARC matches this year are also 2019 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers with the winner of the ...
Asia Rugby Championship 2018 KO times confirmed for Top3 #ARC2018
Asia Rugby Championship 2018 KO times confirmed for Top3 #ARC2018 Calendar 2018 Asia Rugby Championship 2018, Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2019, #ARC2019 #ARC2018 #ARC2018DI #ARC2018DII #ARC2018DIIIw #ARC2018DIIIc #ARC2018DIIIe ...
Asia Rugby Division III East CANCELLED For 2017 And Replaced With The Mekong Cup 2017
Asia Rugby has today announced with great regret the cancellation of the Asia Rugby Division III East in its current format, which was initially scheduled for the 1st and 4th November, 2017 in Vientiane, Laos. While Asia Rugby had exhausted various options to provide a Division III competition in ...
Hong Kong sweep South Korea to snare second place in Asia | Hong Kong V Korea
Hong Kong beat South Korea 39-3 today at Hong Kong Football Club to claim second in the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship (ARC). Hong Kong concluded their ARC campaign with a two wins, two losses record after rebounding from a couple of close but ultimately unfruitful encounters against champions ...
Hong Kong stick with starting XV for rematch versus South Korea
Hong Kong’s starting fifteen from last week’s 43-17 win over South Korea have retained their spots for the re-match in Saturday’s Asia Rugby Championship finale at Hong Kong Football Club (16.00). “Luckily, we didn’t have any injuries last week and we feel we played reasonably well, so Leigh has ...