2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
# 2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2019 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

## Teams

The following teams were announced as playing the 2019 tournaments:

Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses

Division 1

* Chinese Taipei (64)
* Philippines (53)
* Singapore (57)
* Sri Lanka (44)

Division 2

* Guam (69)
* Kazakhstan (62)
* Thailand (76)
* United Arab Emirates (70)

West

* Iran (N/A) (withdrawn)
* Jordan (N/A)
* Lebanon (N/A)
* Qatar (N/A)

Central

* Pakistan (93)
* Uzbekistan (90)

South-East

* China (87)
* India (82)
* Indonesia (102)

## Division 1

The Division 1 Tournament was held from 29 May to 1 June at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 May 2019 - 17:00 | 29 May 2019 - 17:00 |
| Philippines | 39 |
| Philippines | 39 | 2 June 2019 - 19:00 | 2 June 2019 - 19:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 2 June 2019 - 19:00 | 2 June 2019 - 19:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | Philippines | 29 |
| 29 May 2019 - 19:00 | 29 May 2019 - 19:00 | | Philippines | 29 |
| 29 May 2019 - 19:00 | 29 May 2019 - 19:00 | Singapore | 21 |
| Chinese Taipei | 13 | Singapore | 21 |
| Singapore | 18 | | |
| Singapore | 18 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 2 June 2019 - 17:00 | 2 June 2019 - 17:00 |
| | | Sri Lanka | 72 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 17 |

Semi-Finals

Finals

## Division 2

The Division 2 Tournament was held from 15–18 May at Bang Bon Sport Center in Bangkok, Thailand.

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 May 2019 | 15 May 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 82 |
| United Arab Emirates | 82 | 18 May 2019 | 18 May 2019 |
| Guam | 7 | 18 May 2019 | 18 May 2019 |
| Guam | 7 | United Arab Emirates | 50 |
| 15 May 2019 | 15 May 2019 | | United Arab Emirates | 50 |
| 15 May 2019 | 15 May 2019 | Thailand | 12 |
| Thailand | 38 | Thailand | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 18 May 2019 | 18 May 2019 |
| | | Guam | 8 |
| | | Kazakhstan | 17 |

Semi-Finals

Finals

## Division 3 West

The Division 3 West tournament was held from 2–5 April in Doha, Qatar.

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | +80 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 19 | +62 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 148 | -142 | 0 | 0 |
| Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). |

Matches

## Division 3 Central

The Division 3 Central tournament was held from 7–10 April in Lahore, Pakistan.

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 1 | 5 |
| Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). |

Matches

## Division 3 East-South

The Division 3 East-South tournament was held from 23–29 June in Jakarta, Indonesia.

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 27 | +110 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 86 | -27 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 105 | -83 | 0 | 0 |
| Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2). |

Matches

