# 2023 Asia Rugby Championship

The 2023 Asia Rugby Championship is the seventh annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia shall compete in the 2023 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.
The format of the tri-nations series is a single round-robin where the three teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner.

## Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2023 tournament in brackets:
| Nation | Home stadium | City |
| Hong Kong (24) | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong |
| South Korea (30) | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon |
| Malaysia (49) | National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur |

## Standings

* 2023 Asia Rugby Championship Champions
| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 19 | 99 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 115 | -103 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 2 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |

## Fixtures
### Week 1

* 3 June 2023 14:00 MST (UTC+8)
| Malaysia | 3-27 | South Korea |
| Pen: Fairuz Rahman 18' (1/1) Cards: Daim Zainudin 36' to 46' | Report | Try: Jang Jeong-Min 2' m Kim Ki Min 27' m Lee Geon 34' c S Hwang Jeong Wook 44' c Con: Kim Ki Min 40', 45' (2/4) Pen: Kim Ki Min 37' (1/1) |
* Siadinha Hamzah Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Matthew Rodden,  Hong Kong
| FB | 15 | Anwarul Hafiz Ahmad |
| RW | 14 | Daim Zainudin |
| OC | 13 | Azwan Zuwairi Zizi |
| IC | 12 | Lee Chapman |
| LW | 11 | Zharif Affandi Sahid |
| FH | 10 | Fairuz Rahman |
| SH | 9 | Nasharuddin Ismail (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Amin Jamaluddin |
| OF | 7 | Shah Izwan Nordin |
| BF | 6 | Nurhidayat Muzhaimey |
| RL | 5 | Sameer Surinder |
| LL | 4 | Danial Noor Hamidi |
| TP | 3 | Lawrence Petrus |
| HK | 2 | Amirul Mukminin Amizan |
| LP | 1 | Amirul Abas |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Wan Azley Wan Omar |
| PR | 17 | Azam Fakhrullah Razak |
| PR | 18 | Adnin Mukhtar |
| BR | 19 | Hafeez Abdul Khalid |
| BR | 20 | Syukor Iqbal Raman |
| SH | 21 | Razali Ramlan |
| FB | 22 | Harith Iqbal Anhar |
| WG | 23 | Safiy Said |
| Coach: ||
| Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar ||
| FB | 15 | Chang Yong Heung |
| RW | 14 | Jang Jeong Min |
| OC | 13 | Heo Dong |
| IC | 12 | Kim Yong Hwi |
| LW | 11 | Kim Eui Tae |
| FH | 10 | Kim Ki Min |
| SH | 9 | Lee Geon |
| N8 | 8 | Hwang Jeong Wook |
| OF | 7 | Noh Ok Gi (c) |
| BF | 6 | Kim Yo Han |
| RL | 5 | Kim Dae Hwan |
| LL | 4 | Lee Jin Seok |
| TP | 3 | Kang Soon Hyuk |
| HK | 2 | Yeo Jae Min |
| LP | 1 | Seok Dong Hee |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Shin Gi Soo |
| PR | 17 | Won Jeong Ho |
| HK | 18 | Choi Ho Young |
| LK | 19 | Shin Da Hyun |
| BR | 20 | Park Woo Bin |
| SH | 21 | Kim Wan Seok |
| WG | 22 | Jeong Yeon-Sik |
| WG | 23 | Jang Hyun Goo |
| Coach: ||
| Lee Myung Geun ||

### Week 2

* 10 June 2023 18:00 HKT (UTC+8)
| Hong Kong | 88-9 | Malaysia |
| Try: Jamie Lauder 4' Sebastian Brien 10', 38', 44', 68', 72' Luke van der Smit 14' Gregor McNeish 24' Charles Higson-Smith 26' Alexander Post 51', 55' Pierce MacKinlay-West 64' Bryn Phillips 79' Con: Gregor McNeish 5', 11', 15', 25', 27', 39', 45' Nathan De Thierry 69', 73', 80' Pen: Gregor McNeish 2' Cards: Paul Altier 22' to 32' Paul Altier 63' | Report | Pen: Fairuz Rahman 19', 22' Nazreen Fitri Nasrudin 77' |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 1,500
| FB | 15 | Paul Altier |
| RW | 14 | Charles Higson-Smith |
| OC | 13 | Nathan De Thierry |
| IC | 12 | Tom Hill (c) |
| LW | 11 | Sebastian Brien |
| FH | 10 | Gregor McNeish |
| SH | 9 | Jamie Lauder |
| N8 | 8 | Luke van der Smit |
| OF | 7 | James Sawyer |
| BF | 6 | Tsoi Kin San Sam |
| RL | 5 | Patrick Jenkinson |
| LL | 4 | Callum McCullough |
| TP | 3 | Faizal Solomona Penesa |
| HK | 2 | Alexander Post |
| LP | 1 | Ashton Hyde |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Tang Man Chun David |
| | 17 | Benjamin Higgins |
| | 18 | Keelan Chapman |
| | 19 | Jamie Pincott |
| | 20 | Pierce MacKinlay-West |
| | 21 | Bryn Phillips |
| | 22 | Harry Sayers |
| | 23 | Will Panday |
| Coach: ||
| Lewis Evans ||
| FB | 15 | Anwarul Hafiz Ahmad |
| RW | 14 | Harith Iqbal Anhar |
| OC | 13 | Kamal Hamidi Raihan |
| IC | 12 | Zharif Affandi Sahid |
| LW | 11 | Adam Ariff Alias |
| FH | 10 | Fairuz Rahman (c) |
| SH | 9 | Razali Ramlan |
| N8 | 8 | Amin Jamaluddin |
| OF | 7 | Hafeez Abdul Khalid |
| BF | 6 | Nurhidayat Muzhaimey |
| RL | 5 | Sameer Surinder |
| LL | 4 | Danial Noor Hamidi |
| TP | 3 | Lawrence Petrus |
| HK | 2 | Amirul Mukminin Amizan |
| LP | 1 | Azam Fakhrullah Razak |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Wan Azley Wan Omar |
| | 17 | Azri Kamal Rosnan |
| | 18 | Amirul Abas |
| | 19 | Syukri Iqbal Raman |
| | 20 | Shahmi Shukor |
| | 21 | Nasharuddin Ismail |
| | 22 | Nazreen Fitri Nasrudin |
| | 23 | Safiy Said |
| Coach: ||
| Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar ||

### Week 3

* 17 June 2023 18:00 HKT (UTC+8)
| Hong Kong | 30-10 | South Korea |
| Try: Alexander Post 12', 57', 72' Tom Hill 38' Penalty try 77' Pen: Gregor McNeish 2' Cards: Patrick Jenkinson 54' to 64' | Report | Try: Chang Yong-heung 66' Con: Kim Ki Min 67' Pen: Kim Ki Min 18' Cards: Chang Yong-heung 11' to 21' Jeong Yeon-sik 77' to 80' |
* Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 1,000
| FB | 15 | Nathan De Thierry |
| RW | 14 | Charles Higson-Smith |
| OC | 13 | Harry Sayers |
| IC | 12 | Tom Hill (c) |
| LW | 11 | Sebastian Brien |
| FH | 10 | Gregor McNeish |
| SH | 9 | Jamie Lauder |
| N8 | 8 | Luke van der Smit |
| OF | 7 | James Sawyer |
| BF | 6 | Tsoi Kin San Sam |
| RL | 5 | Patrick Jenkinson |
| LL | 4 | Callum McCullough |
| TP | 3 | Faizal Solomona Penesa |
| HK | 2 | Alexander Post |
| LP | 1 | Benjamin Higgins |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Matt Keay |
| | 17 | Zac Cinnamond |
| | 18 | Keelan Chapman |
| | 19 | Joshua Hrstich |
| | 20 | Pierce MacKinlay-West |
| | 21 | Bryn Phillips |
| | 22 | Dylan White |
| | 23 | Will Panday |
| Coach: ||
| Lewis Evans ||
| FB | 15 | Jeong Yeon Sik |
| RW | 14 | Jang Jeong Min |
| OC | 13 | Kim Eui Tae |
| IC | 12 | Kim Yong Hwi |
| LW | 11 | Chang Yong-heung |
| FH | 10 | Kim Ki Min |
| SH | 9 | Lee Geon |
| N8 | 8 | Hwang Jeong Wook |
| OF | 7 | Noh Ok Gi (c) |
| BF | 6 | Kim Yo Han |
| RL | 5 | Kim Dae Hwan |
| LL | 4 | Lee Jin Seok |
| TP | 3 | Kang Soon Hyuck |
| HK | 2 | Yeo Jae Min |
| LH | 1 | Seok Dong Hee |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Choi Ho Young |
| | 17 | Shin Gi Soo |
| | 18 | Won Jeong Ho |
| | 19 | Shin Da Hyun |
| | 20 | Noh Myung Soo |
| | 21 | Kim Wan Seok |
| | 22 | Park Woo Bin |
| | 23 | Kim Hyun Jin |
| Coach: ||
| Lee Myung Geun ||