2022 Asia Rugby Championship

The 2022 Asia Rugby Championship was the sixth tri-nations series of rugby union matches for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was cancelled in both 2020 [1] and 2021.[2]

For the divisional competitions, see 2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments.

2022 Asia Rugby Championship
Date4 June – 9 July 2022
Countries Hong Kong
 Malaysia
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions Hong Kong (3rd title)
Websitewww.asiarugby.com
← 2019
2023 →

The teams competing were Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. Hong Kong were the defending champions, having won in 2019. The format of the tri-nations series was a double round-robin where the three teams play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series was declared the winner.

This competition works as an Asian qualifier for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The winner of the competition plays with Tonga to determine the participant for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Division 3 Central 1 was played from 3 to 6 July in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The losers of the matches on 3 July advance to the 3rd place match and the winners to the final on 6 July.[3][4][5] The Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West will be played in Tehran, Iran from 29 September to 3 October. Iran, Lebanon and Qatar are expected to participate. Originally, it was planned to take place from 9 to 14 May.[6]

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the tournament in brackets:[7]

Nation Home stadium City
 Hong Kong (21) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong
 South Korea (30) Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon
 Malaysia (49) National Stadium Kuala Lumpur

Fixtures

For the details of the matches, refer to 2023 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification.

Play-off
4 June 2022
16:30 KST (UTC+9)
South Korea 55–10 Malaysia
Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon

Final
9 July 2022
17:00 KST (UTC+9)
South Korea 21–23 Hong Kong
Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon

See also

References
  1. "Asia Rugby puts player welfare first, postpones tournaments schedule until end of June 2020". 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Your Guide to the Asia Rugby 2021 Competitions". Rugby Asia 24/7. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "Asia Rugby Men Div 3 Central". www.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. "Mark your Calendars". Facebook. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. "Wrestling with the future of rugby in Mongolia". Rugby World. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. "Iran to host first-ever International Rugby Tournament". Tehran Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. "World Rugby Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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