2017 Asia Rugby Championship

The 2017 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the third annual tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the thirtieth continental championship for the Asia Rugby nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The 2016 series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.

For the divisional competitions, see 2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments.
2017 Asia Rugby Championship
Date22 April – 3 June
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions Japan (25th title)
Websitewww.asiarugby.com
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The format of the competition is a double round-robin where the three nations play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings is declared the winner.[1][2]

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2017 tournament in brackets:[3]

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 Japan (11) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Jamie Joseph TBA
 Hong Kong (26) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Leigh Jones TBA
 South Korea (28) Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon John Walters TBA

Standings
Champions
Position Nation Games Points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP1 BP2 Total
1 Japan 440017256+1163019
2 Hong Kong 42029965+342010
3 South Korea 400459209-150101
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).[4]

Fixtures

Week 1
22 April 2017
12:07
South Korea  29-47  Japan
Try: Han 10'
Kim K.S. 13'
Lee Y.S. 40'
Shin K.C. 45'
Chang 80'
Con: Yu 10', 41'
 Asia Rugby Report Try: Nakamura 1', 18'
Usami 7', 33'
Noguchi 23', 49'
Ishihara 69'
Con: Ogura 2', 8', 19', 23', 34'
Matsuda 70'
Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
FB15Lee Jae Bok 31' to 41'
RW14Jeong Yeon Sik
OC13Kim Nam Uk
IC12Mun Jeong Ho
LW11Kim Gwong Min
FH10Yu Jae Hyeok
SH9Shin Ki Cheol
N88Lee Yong Seung
OF7Kim Jeong Min
BF6Kim Hyun Soo
RL5Han Kun Kyu
LL4Yang Dae Yeong
TP3Kim Kwang Sik
HK2Kim Jeep
LP1Na Kwonyoung
Replacements:
HK16Lim Junhui
PR17Kim Seong Tae
PR18Kang Taehyeon
19Shin Dahyeon
20Jung Hyojin
21Kim Sunghyun
22Chang Yong Heung
23Jang Jeong Min
Coach: John Walters
FB15Seiya Ozaki
RW14Ryuji Noguchi
OC13Ryohei Yamanaka
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Amanaki Lotoahea
FH10Jumpei Ogura
SH9Yutaka Nagare
N88Yoshitaka Tokunaga
OF7Naoki Ozawa
BF6Daiki Yanagawa
RL5Kazuhiko Usami
LL4Yuya Odo
TP3Takayuki Watanabe
HK2Takeshi Hino
LP1Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK16Atsushi Sakate
PR17Kohei Assahori
PR18Genki Sudo
19Naohiro Kotaki
20Yoshiya Hosoda
21Takahiro Ogawa
22Rikiya Matsuda
23Chikara Ito
Coach: Jamie Joseph

Week 2
29 April 2017
14:07
Japan  80-10  South Korea
Try: Anise 2'
Lotoahea 15', 61', 66'
Nagare 19'
Ozawa 23'
Yamada 31'
Sakate 41'
Yatabe 49'
Yamanaka 56'
Nakamura 71'
Hino 79'
Con: Ogura 3', 24', 32', 42', 50'
Yamasawa 58', 61', 68', 72', 80'
 Asia Rugby Report Try: Kim H.S. 39'
Yu 44'
Con: Yu 40'
FB15Ryuji Noguchi
RW14Amanaki Lotoahea
OC13Ryohei Yamanaka
IC12Rikiya Matsuda
LW11Akihito Yamada
FH10Jumpei Ogura
SH9Yutaka Nagare
N88Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF7Naoki Ozawa
BF6Malgene Ilaua
RL5Samuela Anise
LL4Kotaro Yatabe
TP3Genki Sudo
HK2Atsushi Sakate
LP1Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK16Takeshi Hino
PR17Shogo Miura
PR18Yu Chinen
19Naohiro Kotaki
20Yoshitaka Tokunaga
21Kaito Shigeno
22Takuya Yamasawa
23Ryoto Nakamura
Coach: Jamie Joseph
FB15Lee Jae Bok
RW14Jeong Yeon Sik
OC13Kim Sung Soo
IC12Mun Jeong Ho
LW11Chang Yong Heung
FH10Yu Jae Hyeok
SH9Shin Ki Cheol
N88Lee Yong Seung
OF7Kim Jeong Min
BF6Kim Hyun Soo
RL5Han Kun Kyu
LL4Yang Dae Yeong
TP3Kim Kwang Sik 15' to 25'
HK2Kim Jeep
LP1Na Kwonyoung
Replacements:
HK16Lim Junhui 76' to 80'
PR17Kim Seong Tae
PR18Kang Taehyeon
19Shin Dahyeon
20Jung Hyojin
21Kim Sunghyun
22Kim Gwong Min
23Jang Jeong Min
Coach: John Walters

Week 3
6 May 2017
16:30
Japan  29-17  Hong Kong
Try: Matsuhashi 1'
Yamada 38', 60'
Horie 67'
Tatekawa 76'
Con: Matsuda 2', 68'
 Asia Rugby Report Try: Yiu 24'
Spitz 54'
Con: Hood 25', 56'
Pen: Hood 16'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8238
FB15Ryuji Noguchi
RW14Akihito Yamada
OC13Kanta Shikao
IC12Harumichi Tatekawa
LW11Seiya Ozaki
FH10Rikiya Matsuda
SH9Kaito Shigeno
N88Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF7Shokei Kin
BF6Malgene Ilaua
RL5Samuela Anise 15' to 25'
LL4Naohiro Kotaki
TP3Yu Chinen
HK2Atsushi Sakate
LP1Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK16Shota Horie
PR17Shogo Miura
PR18Takayuki Watanabe
19Kotaro Yatabe
20Yoshitaka Tokunaga
21Naoki Ozawa
22Yutaka Nagare
23Takuya Yamasawa
Coach: Jamie Joseph
FB15Rowan Varty
RW14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC13Tyler Spitz
IC12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW11Sebastien Alfonsi
FH10Matthew Rosslee
SH9Jamie Hood
N88Daniel Falvey
OF7Toby Fenn
BF6Philip Whitfield
RL5Adrian Griffiths
LL4James Cunningham
TP3Dylan Rogers
HK2Benjamin Roberts
LP1Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK16Jamie Tsang Hon Man
PR17Alex Ng Wai Shing
PR18Angus Dixon
19Kyle Sullivan
20Thomas Lamboley
21Alastair Maclay
22Cado Lee Ka To
23Robert Keith
Coach: Leigh Jones

Week 4
13 May 2017
Hong Kong  0-16  Japan
Asia Rugby Report Try: Lotoahea 45'
Con: Yamasawa 46'
Pen: Yamasawa 28', 41', 65'
FB15Alexander Mcqueen
RW14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC13Tyler Spitz
IC12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW11Alastair Maclay
FH10Matthew Rosslee
SH9Jamie Hood
N88Daniel Falvey
OF7Matthew Lamming
BF6Nicholas Hewson
RL5Adrian Griffiths
LL4James Cunningham
TP3Dylan Rogers
HK2Benjamin Roberts
LP1Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK16John Markley
PR17Angus Dixon
PR18Jack Parfitt
19Kyle Sullivan
20Thomas Lamboley
21Charles Higson-smith
22Cado Lee Ka To
23Benjamin Rimene
Coach: Leigh Jones
FB15Ryuji Noguchi
RW14Akihito Yamada
OC13Kanta Shikao
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Amanaki Lotoahea
FH10Takuya Yamasawa
SH9Yutaka Nagare
N88Shuhei Matsuhashi
OF7Naoki Ozawa
BF6Yoshitaka Tokunaga
RL5Samuela Anise
LL4Kotaro Yatabe
TP3Takayuki Watanabe
HK2Atsushi Sakate
LP1Shintaro Ishihara
Replacements:
HK16Kosuke Horikoshi
PR17Kohei Assahori
PR18Yu Chinen
19Yuya Odo
20Malgene Ilaua
21Kaito Shigeno
22Rikiya Matsuda
23Seiya Ozaki
Coach: Jamie Joseph

Week 5
27 May 2017
South Korea  17-43  Hong Kong
Try: Kim G.M. 35'
Lee Y.S. 70'
Kim H.S. 78'
Con: Coquillard 70'
 Asia Rugby report
World Rugby Report		 Try: Cunningham 11'
Spitz 13', 47'
Rauca 21'
Yiu 43'
Maclay 63'
Con: Hood 12', 15', 22', 43', 47'
Pen: Hood 40'
Yesan Stadium, Chungnam
FB15Chang Yong Heung
RW14Jeong Yeon Sik
OC13Lee Jae Bok
IC12Kim Sung Soo
LW11Kim Gwong Min
FH10Lee Seokgyun
SH9Shin Ki Cheol
N88Lee Yong Seung
OF7Kim Jeong Min
BF6Kim Hyun Soo
RL5Kim Sangjin
LL4Shin Dahyeon
TP3Kim Kwang Sik
HK2Kim Jeep
LP1Na Kwanyoung
Replacements:
HK16Lim Junhui
PR17Kim Seong Tae
PR18Sin Woosung
19Kim Daewhwan
20You Jihoon
21Kim Sunghyun
22Yu Jae Hyeok
23Andre Jin Coquillard
Coach: John Walters
FB15Jamie Hood
RW14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC13Tyler Spitz
IC12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW11Alastair Maclay
FH10Matthew Rosslee
SH9Cado Lee Ka To
N88Thomas Lamboley
OF7Matthew Lamming
BF6Nicholas Hewson
RL5Adrian Griffiths
LL4James Cunningham
TP3Dylan Rogers
HK2Benjamin Roberts
LP1Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK16John Markley
PR17Angus Dixon
PR18Alex Ng Wai Shing
19Kyle Sullivan
20Toby Fenn
21Charles Higson-Smith
22Benjamin Rimene
23Robert Keith
Coach: Leigh Jones

Week 6
3 June 2017
16:07
Hong Kong  39-3  South Korea
Try: Hewson 25'
Penalty Try 44'
Rimene 66'
Falvey 74'
Lee 80'
Con: Hood 26', 44'
Rimene 75'
Falvey 80'
Pen: Hood 12', 38'
 report Pen: Yu 9'
FB15Jamie Hood
RW14Salom Yiu Kam Shing
OC13Tyler Spitz
IC12Eliesa Kaleca Rauca
LW11Alastair Maclay
FH10Matthew Rosslee
SH9Cado Lee Ka To
N88Thomas Lamboley
OF7Matthew Lamming
BF6Nicholas Hewson
RL5Adrian Griffiths
LL4James Cunningham
TP18Dylan Rogers
HK2Benjamin Roberts
LP1Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
HK3Alex Ng Wai Shing
PR16John Markley
PR17Rohan Cook
19Kyle Sullivan
20Daniel Falvey
21Benjamin Rimene
22Charles Higson-Smith
23Toby Fenn
Coach: Leigh Jones
FB15Lee Jae Bok
RW14Chang Yong Heung
OC13Kim Sung Soo
IC12Mun Jeong Ho
LW11Kim Gwong Min
FH10Yu Jae Hyeok
SH9Kim Sunghyun
N88Lee Yong Seung
OF7Kim Jeong Min
BF6Kim Hyun Soo
RL5Kim Sangjin
LL4Kim Daehwan
TP3Sin Woosung 50' to 60'
HK2Lim Junhui
LP1Kim Seong Tae
Replacements:
HK16Kim Jeep
PR17Na Kwanyoung
PR18Lee Gyusang
19Shin Dahyeon
20You Jihoon
21Hong Sungjojng
22Kim Nam Uk
23Jeon Yeon Sik
Coach: John Walters
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See also

References
  1. https://www.asiarugby.com/events/
  2. https://www.asiarugby.com/results/asia-rugby-championship/asia-rugby-championship-2017-top-3/
  3. http://www.worldrugby.org/rankings/mru
  4. "Asia Rugby Championship 2017". AsiaRugby.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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