2022 Asia Rugby Championship
Date | 4 June – 9 July 2022 |
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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]
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 |
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong |
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Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon |
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National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur |
Fixtures
For the details of the matches, refer to 2023 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification.
Play-off
Final
See also
References
- ^ "Asia Rugby puts player welfare first, postpones tournaments schedule until end of June 2020". 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Men Div 3 Central". www.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Mark your Calendars". Facebook. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling with the future of rugby in Mongolia". Rugby World. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Iran to host first-ever International Rugby Tournament". Tehran Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "World Rugby Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
- 2022 in Asian rugby union
- 2022 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- Asia Rugby Championship
- International rugby union competitions hosted by South Korea
- 2022 in Hong Kong sport
- 2022 in Malaysian sport
- 2022 in South Korean sport
- Rugby union events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- June 2022 sports events in South Korea
- July 2022 sports events in South Korea