2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2016 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.[1][2] The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.

For the main Top 3 Division, see 2016 Asia Rugby Championship.

2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Tournament statistics
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Teams

The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:

Division 1

•  Sri Lanka (38)
•  Philippines (54)
•  Malaysia (58)
•  Singapore (59) ^a

Division 2

•  Guam (73)
•  Thailand (75) ^b
•  United Arab Emirates (83)
•  Uzbekistan (89)

Division 3

East ^e

•  Indonesia (98)
•  Laos (NA)

West

•  Jordan (NA)
•  Saudi Arabia (NA)
• UAE Shaheen (NA) ^d

West-Central

•  Iran (NA)
•  Qatar (NA)
•  Lebanon (NA)

Notes

^a Singapore was promoted to Division 1 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace Kazakhstan, who withdrew from the tournament.

^b Thailand was promoted to Division 2 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace the Singapore team promoted to Division 1.

^d Syria withdrew from Division 3 West prior to the scheduled start of competition and was replaced by the United Arab Emirates development side, the Shaheen.

^e Brunei and China withdrew from Division 3 East shortly before the competition and the division was reduced to a single match

Division 1

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1

Tournament details
Host nation	Malaysia
Date	8 – 14 May 2016
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia
Relegated	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	40 (6.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohamad Syarif Saiful Aazwan Bin Sudin (35)

The Division 1 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8)

Malaysia won the Division 1 tournament giving them a promotion chance by playing a match against the third placers of the main tournament in a playoff dubbed as the Top 3 challenge. Malaysia did not choose to participate and will remain in Division 1 in the next edition.[3]

Table

Key to colours

Champions

Relegated

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference
1	Malaysia	3	2	1	0	92	45	+47	3	11
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	75	80	-5	1	9
3	Philippines	3	1	2	0	60	63	-3	3	7
4	Singapore	3	1	2	0	68	97	-39	1	5
Source: rugbyarchive.net 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).

Fixtures

Round 1

	8 May 2016	Sri Lanka	33–17	Singapore	Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	14:30	Try: Danushka Ranjan 11' Sudarshan Muthuthantri 26'c Sandun Herath 52' Jasen Dissanayake 68'c Con: Riza Mubarak 27', 69' Pen: Riza Mubarak 5', 55', 63' Cards: Prasad Madushanka 79' to 80'		Try: Michael Paterson (PT) 7' Jay-Hykel Bin Jailani 18' Peter McFeely 37'c Con: Michael Paterson 38'	Referee: Timothy Baker

	8 May 2016	Malaysia	10–15	Philippines	Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	16:30	Try: Jone Nasalo 42' Con: Mohamed Bin Sudin 43' Pen: Mohamed Bin Sudin 25'		Try: Christopher Bird 36' Matthew Saunders 47' Terrence Carroll 69' Cards: Matthew Saunders 22' to 32'	Referee: Paul McKay

Round 2

	11 May 2016	Philippines	24–28	Singapore	Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	14:30	Try: Erik Erikson 17' Oliver Saunders 36'c Justin Coveney 47' Derek Broussard 68'c Con: Andrew Ramsden 37' Oliver Saunders 69'		Try: Russell Yung Wong 11' Warren Ansell 23'c, 60' Simon Etheredge 68'c Penalty Try 77'c Con: Michael Patterson 24', 69', 78' Pen: Michael Patterson 27', 42', 80'	Referee: Dewi Rowlands

	11 May 2016	Malaysia	42–17	Sri Lanka	Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	16:30	Try: Mohd Rosli 3', 7'c Etonia Saukuru 14'c Badrul Bin Muktee 59'c Tengku Tengku Roslan 64' Mohamad Jamaluddin 79'c Con: Mohamad Bin Sudin 8', 15', 60' Muhamad Kamsol 80' Pen: Mohamad Bin Sudin 3', 40', 55' Cards: Dinesvaran Krisnan 76' to 80'		Try: Kavindu Perera 35'c Buwanaka Udangamuwa 77'c Con: Riza Mubarak 35', 77' Pen: Riza Mubarak 11'	Referee: Timothy Baker

Round 3

	14 May 2016	Sri Lanka	25–21	Philippines	Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	14:30	Try: Kanchana Rayanayaka 12'c Jasen Dissanayake 39'c, 80' Con: Riza Mubarak 13' Pen: Riza Mubarak 10', 19'		Try: Harrison Blake 30' Terrence Carroll 62'c Con: Oliver Saunders 63' Pen: Oliver Saunders 4', 21'	Referee: Paul McKay

	14 May 2016	Malaysia	40–20	Singapore	Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	16:30	Try: Mohd Bin Zanul Abdin 24', 60'c Etonia Saukuru 47' Jone Nasalo 62'c Atunasia Takubu 80'c Con: Mohamad Bin Sudin 61', 63', 80' Pen: Mohamad Bin Sudin 17', 32', 70' Cards: Mohamad Bin Abdullah 37' to 47' Mohamad Ismail 77' to 80'		Try: Penalty Try 53'c, 78'c Con: Michael Patterson 54', 79 Pen: Michael Patterson 4', 13' Cards: Thomas Child 68' to 78'	Attendance: 3,000[4] Referee: Timothy Baker

Division 2

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 2

Tournament details
Host nation	Uzbekistan
Date	18–21 May 2016
Countries	4
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates
Relegated	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Tries scored	33 (8.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charles Sargent (35)

The Division 2 tournament was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] All times are Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5)

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 May 2016
	Thailand	25
					21 May 2016
	Guam	16
					Thailand	18
	18 May 2016
					United Arab Emirates	70
	United Arab Emirates	65
	Uzbekistan	13
					Third place play-off
					21 May 2016 2015
					Guam	23
					Uzbekistan	22

Fixtures

Semi-Finals

	18 May 2016	Thailand	25–16	Guam	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	14:00	Try: Chinnoiwont Hirunchai (2) Darren Mathee Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet (2) Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet Drop: Warongkorn Khamkoet Cards: Panupong Puangpun (Y) Sumet Thammaporn (Y)		Try: Ratu Uluiviti Con: Ratu Uluiviti Pen: Ratu Uluiviti (3) Cards: Ratu Uluiviti (Y) Carlos Rosario (Y)	Referee: Rui Shimizu

	18 May 2016	United Arab Emirates	63–13	Uzbekistan	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	16:00	Try: Charles Sargent (3) Imad Reyal (2) Jaen Botes (2) Ryno Fourie (2) Philip David Brady Con: Rikus Swart (5) Pen: Rikus Swart Cards: Ali Mohammad Ghulan (Y) Paul Richard Hart (Y)		Try: Sanjar Sadullayev Ural Turobov Pen: Stanislav Krechun Cards: Sanjar Sadullayev (Y) Alijon Sherov (Y) Radik Talipov (Y) Rustam Namirov (Y)	Referee: Just Wang

3rd Place Final

	21 May 2016	Guam	23–22	Uzbekistan	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	14:00	Try: Brian Ramiro James Omallan Con: Ratu Uliuviti (2) Pen: Ratu Uliuviti (3)		Try: Abduvoris Karimov Doston Arzikulov Sanjar Sadullayev Con: Stanislav Krechun (2) Pen: Stanislav Krechun Cards: Abduvoris Karimov (Y)	Referee: Rui Shimizu

Final

	21 May 2016	United Arab Emirates	70–18	Thailand	Dustlik Stadium, Tashkent
	16:00	Try: Imad Reyal (2) Matthew Hutchings (2) Ryno Fourie (2) Ben Bolger Edward William Talbot Ian Overton Rikus Swart Con: Charles Sargent (10) Cards: Benjamin Blamire (Y) Philip Brady (Y)		Try: Adithep Keatpattanachai Chinnoiwont Hirunchai Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (2)	Referee: Just Wang

Division 3 West

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West

Tournament details
Host nation	Jordan
Date	26 – 29 April 2016
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	17 (8.5 per match)

The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Amman, Jordan. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

Syria were originally scheduled to compete, but withdrew early in the year. They were replaced by the UAE's developmental side, the Shaheen.[5]

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference
1	Jordan	2	2	0	0	84	25	+59	2	10
2	UAE Shaheen	1	0	1	0	12	41	-29	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	13	43	-30	0	0
Source: rugbyarchive.net 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).

Fixtures

	26 April 2016	Jordan	41–12	UAE Shaheen	Petra University, Amman
	16:00	Try: Motaz Almajed (2) Taher Hamdan Abdallah Naghaway Firas Khalifa Shadi Zureik Con: Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi (2) Taher Hamdan Pen: Sanad Assi Cards: Khaled Abu Khalaf (Y)		Try: Ahmad Al Noobi Hamza Tayfi Con: Waleed Al Balooshi Cards: Maktoom Al Hajj (Y) Waleed Al Balooshi (Y)

	29 April 2016	Jordan	43–13	Saudi Arabia	Petra University, Amman
	16:00	Try: Abd Al-Rahman Mehyar (2) Taher Hamdan Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi Abd Al-Razak Dabbas Maen Mola Con: Taher Hamdan (2) Motaz Almajed Sanad Assi Cards: Zaid Arabiat (Y)		Try: Mohamed Elazhary Waleed Yousef Pen: Patrick Raupach

Division 3 West-Central

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West-Central

Tournament details
Host nation	Qatar
Date	16 – 22 April 2016
Countries	3
Final positions
Champions	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Tries scored	19 (6.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Karim Jammal (25)

The Division 3 West-Central tournament will be held in Doha, Qatar. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

Table

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
		Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Difference
1	Qatar	2	2	0	0	60	31	+29	2	10
2	Lebanon	2	1	1	0	53	37	+16	2	6
3	Iran	2	0	2	0	24	69	-45	0	0
Source: rugbyarchive.net 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).

Fixtures

	16 April 2016	Qatar	35–12	Iran	Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar
	18:00	Try: Huw Kinsella (2) Matthew Uffindall (1) Robbie Gaule (1) Thomas Nolan (1) Tom Featherstone (1) Con: Paul Beard (1) Pen: Paul Beard (1)		Try: Mehdi Golnari Ardekani (1) Sadegh Pakdaman (1) Con: Reza Bayat (1) Cards: Davoud Yarjanali (Y) Majid Abdolmaleki (Y)

	19 April 2016	Iran	12–34	Lebanon	Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar
	18:00	Try: Hadi Bakhtiari Fard (1) Sadegh Pakdaman (1) Con: Abbas Rasoulzadehmoshtaghin (1) Cards: Davoud Yarjanali (Y)		Try: Joseph Touma (1) Raymond Asfour (1) Penalty Try (2) Con: Karim Jammal (4) Pen: Karim Jammal (1) Ben Abood (1)

	22 April 2016	Qatar	25–19	Lebanon	Aspire Rugby Football Center, Qatar
	18:00	Try: Paul Beard (1) Jamie Frost (1) Malcolm Reid (1) Matthew Uffindall (1) Con: Paul Beard (1) Pen: Paul Beard (1) Cards: Huw Kinsella (Y)		Try: Martin Wahbe (1) Con: Karim Jammal (1) Pen: Karim Jammal (4) Cards: Ben Abood (Y) Firas El Chami (Y) Mohammad Turk

Division 3 East

2016 Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 East

Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand
Date	5 November 2016
Countries	2
Tournament statistics
Matches played	1

The Division 3 East tournament will be held at Queen Sirikit Stadium in Khlong Luang District, Thailand. All times are Indochina Time (UTC+7).

With the withdrawal of Brunei and China, Division III East became a one-off final between Laos and Indonesia[6]

Fixtures

Final

5 November 2016 15:45

Indonesia	12-48	Laos
Try: Ian Atkinson Stephen Field Con: Justin Field	report	Try: William Luangrath 17', 22', 40', 41' Phetthanousone Chittaphong 27' Thanongsone Xaysongkham 32', 51' Phouphet Chaluenesouk 80' Con: Anousith Chaluenesouk 28', 41', 51', 80'

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