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Rugby union competition for men's national teams
The 2024 Asia Rugby Championship is the eighth annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong , South Korea , Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates shall compete in the 2024 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments .[1]
The format of the series is a single round-robin where the four teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner. The team finishing at the bottom of the standing are relegated to the 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1 .[2] [3] [4]
Hong Kong entered the competition as reigning champions, having won the competition for the fourth time in 2023. The United Arab Emirates were promoted from the 2023 Asia Rugby Division 1 .[5]
The teams involved,
Preparation [ edit ] Hong Kong China [ edit ] Hong Kong China spent the 22-28 April in Canberra at the Australian Institute of Sport in preparation for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship and to help create a professional environment for the group . They ended the tour with a match against the ACT Brumbies Runners as a curtain raiser for the 2024 Super Rugby matchup between ACT Brumbies and Hurricanes at the GIO Stadium in Canberra .[9]
Malaysia [ edit ]
Malaysia played a practice matche against local side Tueto Wear Selection Team, and are scheduled to play a test match against Singapore on 11 May.[12] [13] [14]
Team details
FB
15
TBC
RW
14
TBC
OC
13
TBC
IC
12
TBC
LW
11
TBC
FH
10
TBC
SH
9
TBC
N8
8
TBC
OF
7
TBC
BF
6
TBC
RL
5
TBC
LL
4
TBC
TP
3
TBC
HK
2
TBC
LP
1
TBC
Replacements:
16
TBC
17
TBC
18
TBC
19
TBC
20
TBC
21
TBC
22
TBC
23
TBC
Coach:
FB
15
TBC
RW
14
TBC
OC
13
TBC
IC
12
TBC
LW
11
TBC
FH
10
TBC
SH
9
TBC
N8
8
TBC
OF
7
TBC
BF
6
TBC
RL
5
TBC
LL
4
TBC
TP
3
TBC
HK
2
TBC
LP
1
TBC
Replacements:
16
TBC
17
TBC
18
TBC
19
TBC
20
TBC
21
TBC
22
TBC
23
TBC
Coach:
Standings [ edit ]
2024 Asia Rugby Championship Champions
Relegation to 2025 Asia Rugby Division 1
Pos
Nation
Games
Points
Bonus
points
Total
points
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
For
Against
Diff
1
Hong Kong
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Malaysia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
South Korea
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
United Arab Emirates
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 ]
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
Andrew Douglas
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
Apolo Perelini
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
Andrew Douglas
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
Apolo Perelini
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
Apolo Perelini
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
Andrew Douglas
FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Coach:
References [ edit ]
Current teams(2024)
Tournaments
ARC (since 2015) ARC divisions (since 2015)
Past Tournaments
ARC (1969–2007) ARS (2003–2007) A5N (2008–2014)
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Hong Kong
Malaysia
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
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