2023 Asia Rugby Championship
| Date | 3 June - 17 June |
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| Countries |  Hong Kong Malaysia South Korea |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hong Kong (4th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 22 (7.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,000 (1,333 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sebastian Brien Alexander Post Gregor McNeish (25) |
| Most tries | Sebastian Brien Alexander Post (5) |
| Website | www |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Asia Rugby Championship is the seventh annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia shall compete in the 2023 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.[1]
The format of the tri-nations series is a single round-robin where the three teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner.
Teams[edit]
The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2023 tournament in brackets:[2]
| Nation | Home stadium | City |
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| Hong Kong (24)
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong |
| South Korea (30)
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Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon |
| Malaysia (49)
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National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur |
Standings[edit]
| 2023 Asia Rugby Championship Champions |
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus
points |
Total
points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff | ||||
| 1 | Hong Kong
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 19 | 99 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Malaysia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 115 | -103 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points Draw - 2 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points | ||||||||||
Fixtures[edit]
Week 1[edit]
| 3 June 2023 14:00 MST (UTC+8) |
| Malaysia | 3-27 | South Korea |
| Pen: Fairuz Rahman 18' (1/1) Cards: Daim Zainudin  36' to 46' | Report | Try: Jang Jeong-Min 2' m Kim Ki Min 27' m Lee Geon 34' c S Hwang Jeong Wook 44' c Con: Kim Ki Min 40', 45' (2/4) Pen: Kim Ki Min 37' (1/1) |
| Siadinha Hamzah Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Matthew Rodden, Hong Kong |
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Week 2[edit]
| 10 June 2023 18:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | 88-9 | Malaysia |
| Try: Jamie Lauder 4' Sebastian Brien 10', 38', 44', 68', 72' Luke van der Smit 14' Gregor McNeish 24' Charles Higson-Smith 26' Alexander Post 51', 55' Pierce MacKinlay-West 64' Bryn Phillips 79' Con: Gregor McNeish 5', 11', 15', 25', 27', 39', 45' Nathan De Thierry 69', 73', 80' Pen: Gregor McNeish 2' Cards: Paul Altier 22' to 32'Paul Altier  63' | Report | Pen: Fairuz Rahman 19', 22' Nazreen Fitri Nasrudin 77' |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 1,500 |
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Week 3[edit]
| 17 June 2023 18:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | 30-10 | South Korea |
| Try: Alexander Post 12', 57', 72' Tom Hill 38' Penalty try 77' Pen: Gregor McNeish 2' Cards: Patrick Jenkinson 54' to 64' | Report | Try: Chang Yong-heung 66' Con: Kim Ki Min 67' Pen: Kim Ki Min 18' Cards: Chang Yong-heung 11' to 21'Jeong Yeon-sik 77' to 80' |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 1,000 |
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Statistics[edit]
Most points[edit]
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Most tries[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2023 Hong Kong ,China , Malaysia , Korea". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
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