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Hong Kong retain ARC title in style

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 the hosts off to a fine start before Seb Brien and Ben Axten-Burrett showed individual skill and speed to…

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 Games.

Indonesia will be coached by Bobby Natapradja, a former national player with 13 caps and his squad come from…

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 Incheon.

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Korea got off to a strong start scoring two tries in the opening ten minutes…

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 Nathanael Ming all enter the side, while Seru Naqasima and Mohd Rahamn swap places at fly-half and full-back.

M…

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 18.

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Guam stopped in Manila on Saturday May 11 to play the Philippine…

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.

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The winner of that match will face either Guam (70th) or the UAE (71st) in the final on 18 May.

As the lowest ranked side…

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 II.

That tournament will form part of the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification pathway so the win has…

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 World Cup 2023 qualifier.

Both the Uzbekistanand Pakistan teams are coming into the competition with…