# 2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2024 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 four teams in Asia excluding Japan. The other national teams in Asia compete in divisional tournaments.
Originally set to be two tournaments, Division 1 held in Sri Lanka, and Division 2 held in Kazakhstan and there was suggestion of a Division 3 being held in Lebanon however nothing concrete from Asia Rugby. However, with teams pulling out Division 1 and 2 was combined with Sri Lanka, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and India all competing for promotion to the Asia Rugby Championship.
Singapore Rugby organised the 2024 Tri Union Series, allowing Chinese Taipei, Singapore and Thailand to play international rugby.

## Teams

The following teams were announced as playing the 2024 tournaments:
Division One :
| Nation | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | World Rugby Ranking |
| Nation | Coach | Captain | Start | End |
| Qatar | Fred Moe | Tom Featherstone | 94th | 90th |
| Kazakhstan | Timur Mashurov | Magomedrassul Magomedov | 64th | 64th |
| Sri Lanka | Sanath Martis | Suhiru Anthony | 44th | 41st |
| India | Naas Botha | Deepak Punia | 87th | 89th |

## Division 1

The Division 1 Tournament will be held from 30 April to 5 May in Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 30 April – Colombo | 30 April – Colombo |
| Qatar | 31 |
| Qatar | 31 | 4 May – Colombo | 4 May – Colombo |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 4 May – Colombo | 4 May – Colombo |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | Kazakhstan | 7 |
| 30 April – Colombo | 30 April – Colombo | | Kazakhstan | 7 |
| 30 April – Colombo | 30 April – Colombo | Sri Lanka | 45 |
| Sri Lanka | 45 | Sri Lanka | 45 |
| India | 10 | | |
| India | 10 | 3rd/4th Playoff Final | 3rd/4th Playoff Final |
| | | 4 May – Colombo | 4 May – Colombo |
| | | Qatar | 34 |
| | | India | 25 |

### Matches
#### Semi Finals

* 30 April 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
| Qatar | 31–33 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Johnston 1' c, Lotter 34' c, Rakabu 40' c, Bezuidenhout 53' c Con: Tremayne 2' 35' 40' 54' (4/4) Pen: Tremayne 64' (1/1) Cards: Lotter 75' to 83' | Report | Try: Litvinov 4' c, Petukhov 26' c, Nazhibayev 45' m, Chsherbakov 56' c, Lymar 66' c Con: Nazhibayev 4' 27' 57' 67' (4/5) Cards: Akymbeov 1' to 11', Ivanov 37' to 47' |
* Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon
| FB | 15 | Iliesa Rakabu |
| RW | 14 | Beau Swart |
| OC | 13 | Frank Hughes |
| IC | 12 | Johann-Henry Bezuidenhout |
| LW | 11 | Pita Beracibi |
| FH | 10 | Brook Tremayne |
| SH | 9 | James Philips |
| N8 | 8 | Elliot Johnston |
| OF | 7 | Guillermo Villegas Bardo |
| BF | 6 | Tom Featherstone (c) |
| RL | 5 | Darshan Gangineni |
| LL | 4 | Ismail El Hatmi |
| TP | 3 | Samuel Spencer |
| HK | 2 | Wade Lotter |
| LP | 1 | Nicky Lock |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke |
| | 17 | Hassan Elsabeh |
| | 25 | Abdulaziz Al-Dosari |
| | 19 | Hendrick Botha |
| | 20 | Hamza Saied |
| | 21 | Paul Schwartz |
| | 22 | Ryan Dodds |
| | 23 | John Lee Millar |
| Coach: ||
| Fred Moe ||
| FB | 15 | Abdrakham Nazhibayev |
| RW | 14 | Maxim Petukhov |
| OC | 13 | Alexander Lymar |
| IC | 12 | Armanzhan Vassilov |
| LW | 11 | Roman Chsherbakov |
| FH | 10 | Daulet Akymbekov |
| SH | 9 | Alexey Lukmanov |
| N8 | 8 | Magomedrassul Magomedov (c) |
| OF | 7 | Onlassyn Tursenbek |
| BF | 6 | Nikita Ivanov |
| RL | 5 | Timur Timoshin |
| LL | 4 | Timofei Maksimenko |
| TP | 3 | Georgiy Litvinov |
| HK | 2 | Akhiyat Imam |
| LP | 1 | Adam Gadaborshev |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Alexandr Belashov |
| | 17 | Daniel Simskiy |
| | 18 | Damir Kazibekov |
| | 19 | Rodion Shipitsin |
| | 20 | Yegor Khromov |
| | 21 | Alisher Abdrakov |
| | 22 | Jalil Muradov |
| | 23 | Ali Boekeyhan Suerer |
| Coach: ||
| Timur Mashurov ||
* 30 April 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
| Sri Lanka | 45–10 | India |
| Try: Dissanayake 15' c 45' m, Nanayakkara 18' c 55' c, Ekanayake 33' c, Ratwatte 74' c, Sampath 80' c Con: Ratwatte 16' 19' 34' 57' (4/6), Sampath 80' (1/1) Cards: Madushanka 62' to 72' | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 63' c Con: Punia 64' (1/1) Pen: Punia 3' (1/1) Cards: Hansdah 40' to 50' |
* Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Just Wang
| FB | 15 | Sudaraka Dickubura |
| RW | 14 | Sudaraka Dickubura |
| OC | 13 | Akash Madusanka |
| IC | 12 | Tarinda Ratwatte |
| LW | 11 | Dinal Ekanayake |
| FH | 10 | Thenuka Nanayakkara |
| SH | 9 | Heshan Jenson |
| N8 | 8 | Lasindu Karunathilaka |
| OF | 7 | Tharindu Chathuranga |
| BF | 6 | Adeesha Weerathunga |
| RL | 5 | Raveen de Silva |
| LL | 4 | Suhiru Anthony (c) |
| TP | 3 | Janidu Fernando |
| HK | 2 | Pulasthi Dasanayaka |
| LP | 1 | Charith Silva |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Azimir Fajudeen |
| | 17 | Dushmantha Priyadarshana |
| | 18 | Faiz Abdulla |
| | 19 | Shasika Fernando |
| | 20 | Nalaka Maduranga |
| | 21 | Kavindu Costa |
| | 22 | Hirantha Perera |
| | 23 | Hirusha Nethmina |
| Coach: ||
| Sanath Martis ||
| FB | 15 | Ajit Hansdah |
| RW | 14 | Abhishek Shukla |
| OC | 13 | Prince Khatri |
| IC | 12 | Mohit Khatri |
| LW | 11 | Javed Hussain |
| FH | 10 | Deepak Punia (c) |
| SH | 9 | Sukumar Hembrom |
| N8 | 8 | Neeraj Khatri |
| OF | 7 | Devendra Padir |
| BF | 6 | Joginder |
| RL | 5 | Hitesh Dagar |
| LL | 4 | Shivam Shukla |
| TP | 3 | Bhumpendra Bokan |
| HK | 2 | Sure Prasad |
| LP | 1 | Mannu Tanwar |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Bharat Dagar |
| | 17 | Harvinder Singh |
| | 18 | Pradeep Tanwar |
| | 19 | Sanket Patil |
| | 20 | Suresh Kumar |
| | 21 | Sakti Nag |
| | 22 | Asis Sabar |
| | 23 | Rajdeep Saha |
| Coach: ||
| Naas Botha ||

#### 3rd/4th Place

* 4 May 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
| Qatar | 34–25 | India |
| Try: Philips 2' c 68' m, Lock 6' c, Beracibi 13' c, Rakabu 19' c Con: Rakabu 3', Tremayne 7' 14' Pen: Tremayne 57' Cards: Hughes 15' to 25', Swart 74' to 80' | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 53' c, V. Patil 76' c, N. Khatri 79' m Con: Punia 55' 77' (2/3) Pen: Punia 5' 10' Cards: S. Shukla 21' to 31', Singh 56' to 66' |
* Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon
| FB | 15 | Iliesa Rakabu |
| RW | 14 | Frank Hughes |
| OC | 13 | Pita Beracibi |
| IC | 12 | Johann-Henry Bezuidenhout |
| LW | 11 | Beau Swart |
| FH | 10 | Brook Tremayne |
| SH | 9 | James Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Elliot Johnston |
| OF | 7 | Guillermo Villegas Bardo |
| BF | 6 | Tom Featherstone |
| RL | 5 | Darshan Gangineni |
| LL | 4 | Ismail El Hatmi |
| TP | 3 | Samual Spencer |
| HK | 2 | Wade Lotter |
| LP | 1 | Nicky Lock |
| Replacements: ||
| FR | 25 | Abdulaziz Al-Dosari |
| FR | 17 | Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke |
| FR | 18 | Hassan Elsabeh |
| | 19 | Hendrick Botha |
| | 20 | Hamza Saied |
| | 21 | Paul Schwartz |
| | 22 | Ryan Dodds |
| | 23 | John Lee Millar |
| Coach: ||
| Fred Moe ||
| FB | 15 | Ajit Hansdah |
| RW | 14 | Abhishek Shukla |
| OC | 13 | Javed Hussain |
| IC | 12 | Mohit Khatri |
| LW | 11 | Vallabh Patil |
| FH | 10 | Deepak Punia |
| SH | 9 | Prince Khatri |
| N8 | 8 | Neeraj Khatri |
| OF | 7 | Joginder |
| BF | 6 | Devendra Padir |
| RL | 5 | Hitesh Dagar |
| LL | 4 | Shivam Shukla |
| TP | 3 | Bhupendra Bokan |
| HK | 2 | Bharat Dagar |
| LP | 1 | Mannu Tanwar |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Suraj Prasad |
| | 17 | Harvinder Singh |
| | 18 | Pradeep Tanwar |
| | 19 | Sanket Patil |
| | 20 | Suresh Kumar |
| | 21 | Sakti Nag |
| | 22 | Sukumar Hembrom |
| | 23 | Rajdeep Saha |
| Coach: ||
| Naas Botha ||

#### Final

* 4 May 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
| Sri Lanka | 45–7 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Doray 10' m, Weerathunge 18' m, Nanayakkara 24' c, Ratwatte 31' c, Ekanayake 36' c, Jansen 41' c, S. Silva 75' c Con: Ratwatte 25' 32' 38' 42' (4/6), Sampath 76' (1/1) Cards: de Silva 61' to 71' | Report | Try: Magomedov 57' c Con: Nazhibayev 58' (1/1) Cards: Imam 17' to 27' |
* Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 20,000 Referee: James Fairbourne
| FB | 15 | Zubair Doray |
| RW | 14 | Dinal Ekanayake |
| OC | 13 | Akash Madushanka |
| IC | 12 | Tarinda Ratwatte |
| LW | 11 | Sachith Silva |
| FH | 10 | Thenuka Nanayakkara |
| SH | 9 | Heshan Jansen |
| N8 | 8 | Lasindu Karunathilake |
| OF | 7 | Tharindu Chathuranga |
| BF | 6 | Adeesha Weerathunge |
| RL | 5 | Raveen de Silva |
| LL | 4 | Suhiru Anthony |
| TP | 3 | Charith Silva |
| HK | 2 | Pulasthi Dissanayake |
| LP | 1 | Janidu Fernando |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Venura Kodagoda |
| | 17 | Dushmantha Priyadharshana |
| | 18 | Faiz Abdulla |
| | 19 | Shashika Fernando |
| | 20 | Lahiru Thilakarathne |
| | 21 | Kavindu de Costa |
| | 22 | Hirantha Perera |
| | 23 | Hirusha Sampath |
| Coach: ||
| Sanath Martis ||
| FB | 15 | Abdrakhman Nazhibayev |
| RW | 14 | Nikita Sitov |
| OC | 13 | Alexander Lymar |
| IC | 12 | Armanzhan Vassilov |
| LW | 11 | Roman Chsherbakov |
| FH | 10 | Dauley Akymbekov |
| SH | 9 | Alexey Lukmanov |
| N8 | 8 | Magomedrassul Magomedov |
| OF | 7 | Onlassyn Tursunbek |
| BF | 6 | Nikita Ivanov |
| RL | 5 | Timur Timoshin |
| LL | 4 | Timofe Maksimenko |
| TP | 3 | Georgiy Litvinov |
| HK | 2 | Akhiyat Imam |
| LP | 1 | Adam Gadaborshev |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Alexander Belashov |
| | 17 | Daniil Sumskyi |
| | 18 | Damir Kazibekov |
| | 19 | Rodion Shipitsin |
| | 20 | Yegor Khromov |
| | 21 | Danil Tur |
| | 22 | Jalil Muradov |
| | 23 | Ali Boekeyhan Suerer |
| Coach: ||
| Timur Mashurov ||