2022 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Appearance
2022 ARC division tournaments | |||
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Date | 4 June - 25 November 2022 | ||
Countries | 9 | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 9 | ||
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The 2022 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. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.
Teams
The Division 3 West tournament, due to be held in Iran in late September was cancelled due to ongoing instability within Iran.[1]
Pre-tournament world rankings in parentheses[2]
Division 1
Chinese Taipei (64)
Philippines (53)
Singapore (57)
Sri Lanka (44)
Division 2
Guam (69)
Kazakhstan (62)
Thailand (76)
United Arab Emirates (70)
Division 3