Andy Hall’s Hong Kong beat Korea 64-3 to lift a second successive Asia Rugby Men’s Championship title. Coming into the match, Hong Kong knew they only needed one point to secure the Championship, but a nine-try bonus-point victory ensured an emphatic victory on home soil. Jack Neville got ...
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Indonesia set for landmark return to Asia Rugby Championship
Indonesia make a return to the Asia Rugby Championship this year in the Division III East-South competition. They will host the tournament and welcome India and China to Jakarta, with matches being played at the Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Pitch which was built for last year’s Asian ...
Korea go two from two as Malaysia impress in front of home crowd
The second round of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship was celebrated by a passionate home crowd at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. Malaysia, despite falling to a 38-16 defeat to Korea, impressed on home soil and showed great improvement from their 50-12 defeat a week ago in ...
Korea looking to the future with selection for ARC round two
Brad Mika has named an unchanged side for Malaysia’s first home match of the 2019 Asia Rugby Championship. The Bukit Jalil National Stadium plays host to Korea on Saturday and the former All Black makes three changes to his starting XV for the match. Amirul Abas, Hashraffuddin Basir and ...
Guam go up a level in ARC Div II
The following article has been kindly submitted by Guam Rugby The Heineken Guam Men’s Rugby team flew out early Saturday morning to join United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Kazakhstan in the Asia Rugby Championship Division II rugby tournament to be held in Hui Hin, Thailand on May 15 and ...
Thailand’s aim for top five in Asia continues with ARC Division II
Thailand will host this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division II, with all eyes on how the hosts perform in Hua Hin. On 15 May Thailand, ranked 77th in the world, will face Kazakhstan who are ranked 15 places higher than them in 62nd. Fixtures and Results >>>>>> ...
Pakistan triumph in ARC Division III C
Despite losing to Uzbekistan 38-24 in the second match of the Asia Rugby Championship Division III C, Pakistan claimed the title thanks to a superior aggregate score. Having won the first match 44-13, an aggregate score of 68-51 saw them lift the title and gain promotion to next year's Division ...
Pakistan set for ARC Division III C showdown
Pakistan is hosting this year's Asia Rugby Championship Division III C tournament, with two matches being held at the Pakistan Rugby Academy in Lahore. The winner of the two-test series between Pakistan and Uzbekistan will be promoted to Division II in 2020, which will be a acting as a Rugby ...
Uzbekistan set for tough test in Pakistan
Uzbekistan travel to Lahore to face Pakistan in this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division III C competition. Both sides will be heading into the competition looking to earn valuable international experience with matches taking place on 28 April and 1 May. Uzbekistan lock Bahodir ...
Qatar triumph in ARC Division III West
Qatar beat Lebanon 13-10 in an enthralling winner-takes-all final of the Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West in Doha. The win puts an end to Lebanon’s recent success in the competition having won the previous two tournaments in 2017 and 2018. Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West ...