Rugby League Asian Cup

The Rugby League Asian Cup was a rugby league football tournament for Asian nations that was held in 2012 and 2013. Both editions of the tournament featured the Philippines and Thailand playing each other once. It is run by the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation and the Trophy itself was donated[1] by the RLIF.

Rugby League Asian Cup
Current season or competition:
2013 Rugby League Asian Cup
SportRugby league
Instituted2012
Number of teams2
RegionAsia-Pacific (APRLF)
Holders Philippines (2012)
Most titles Philippines (2 titles)

History

On October 21, 2012 the Philippines Tamaraws defeated the Thailand Stars to win the inaugural Rugby League Asian Cup.[2] and on October 23, 2013 the Philippines again defeated Thailand at the second Asian Cup.[3]

Trophy
Captain of the winning Philippines team, Luke Srama holding the trophy at the inaugural Asian Cup in 2012.

On October 21, 2012, after beating Thailand in the Asian Cup final, Philippines captain Luke Srama was presented with the first Asian Cup trophy. Srama was also presented with a Friendship Cup as a good gesture between the two teams.

Format

The format of the inaugural Rugby League Asian Cup involved a one off match held in Bangkok between Thailand and the Philippines to decide the champion of the tournament.

Future

It is expected in the future editions of the Asian Cup that the Japan national rugby league team and Singapore will compete in the tournament. It is also hoped that other Asian nations will compete in the future. Japan has planned hosting the tournament in 2014 [4]

Results

Asian Cup summaries
Year Host nation(s) Teams Final result Final details
Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
2012
Details		 Thailand 2
Philippines		 86 - 0
Thailand		 Royal Thai Police Stadium, Bangkok 150
2013
Details		 Philippines 2
Philippines		 44 - 10
Thailand		 Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Stadium, San Narciso, Zambales 2000

Successful national teams

The Philippines is the only nation to have won the Asian Cup.

The following list, are all the teams that have competed in the Asian Cup tournament since its inception; the number of times they have appeared; their most recent appearance; consecutive appearances and their highest result:

Nation Number of appearances First appearance Most recent appearance Most consecutive cups Best result
 Philippines 2201220132Champion, 2012 and 2013
 Thailand 2201220132Runner-up, 2012 and 2013

Records and statistics

Overall Championships

As of the 2013 edition

Championships Nation
2 Philippines

Overall top 5 pointscorers

As of the 2012 edition

Points Scorers
16 Matt Srama
16 William Dreves
12 Kevin Gordon
12 Dennis Gordon
8 Luke Srama
8 Brett Clarke

Asian Cup winning captains and coaches

As of the 2013 edition

Year Captain Coach Team
2012 Luke Srama Clayton Watene  Philippines
2013 Luke Srama Clayton Watene  Philippines
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See also

References
  1. http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rlp-nations/thailand/682-rugby-league-planet-interviews-andrew-charles-from-thailand-rugby-league
  2. Rea, Marie (27 October 2012). "PAL Tamaraws' Inaugural Asian Cup Win in Thailand". Ausinformer. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. "Philippines Tamaraws Back to Back RL Asian Cup Champions - Match Report". 23 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. http://www.rugbyleagueinternationalscores.com/index.php/2013/08/growing-rugby-league-in-japan/
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