# 2015 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

The 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual Asian Rugby Championship rugby union tournament. The Asian Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament. The main tournament is now participated by the top three teams in Asia, less teams competing at the 2014 Asian Five Nations, which saw the top five teams in Asia participate. In this edition, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea participated at the main tournament.

## Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:
Division 1
* Kazakhstan (39)
* Philippines (52)
* Singapore (55)
* Sri Lanka (38)
Division 2
* Chinese Taipei (60)
* Malaysia (61)
* Thailand (65)
* United Arab Emirates (91)
Division 3
East
* China (64)
* Guam (80)
* Indonesia (91)
West
* Iran (NA)
* Jordan (NA)
* Lebanon (NA)
South Central
* India (69)
* Pakistan (79) (withdrew)
* Uzbekistan (88)
Division 4
No tournaments for the Div 4 teams:
* Afghanistan (NA)
* Brunei (NA)
* Cambodia (NA)
* Kyrgyzstan (NA)
* Laos (NA)
* Macau (NA)
* Mongolia (NA)
* Nepal (NA)

## Division 1

Division 1 of the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan from May 6, 2015 to May 9, 2015.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 6 May 2015 | 6 May 2015 |
| Sri Lanka | 35 |
| Sri Lanka | 35 | 9 May 2015 | 9 May 2015 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 9 May 2015 | 9 May 2015 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | Sri Lanka | 27 |
| 6 May 2015 | 6 May 2015 | | Sri Lanka | 27 |
| 6 May 2015 | 6 May 2015 | Philippines | 14 |
| Philippines (a.e.t.) | 20 | Philippines | 14 |
| Singapore | 17 | | |
| Singapore | 17 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 9 May 2015 | 9 May 2015 |
| | | Kazakhstan | 32 |
| | | Singapore | 12 |

### Fixtures
#### Semi-finals

* 6 May 2015 14:00 PST (UTC+08)
| Sri Lanka | 35–14 | Kazakhstan |
* Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue
* 6 May 2015 16:00 PST (UTC+08)
| Philippines | 20–17 (a.e.t.) | Singapore |
* Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue

#### Third place play-off

* 9 May 2015 16:00 PST (UTC+08)
| Kazakhstan | 32–12 | Singapore |
* Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue

#### Final

* 9 May 2015 18:00 PST (UTC+08)
| Philippines | 14–27 | Sri Lanka |
* Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue
Notes:
Due to financial reasons, the Top 3 Challenge match between Sri Lanka and South Korea scheduled for 6 June 2015 was cancelled. Sri Lanka remained in Division 1 for 2016 and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division.

## Division 2

The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

### Table

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 39 | +80 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 64 | +24 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 86 | –22 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 135 | –82 | 1 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |

### Fixtures
#### Round 1

* 10 May 2015
| Thailand | 22–53 | United Arab Emirates |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya
* 10 May 2015
| Malaysia | 46–13 | Chinese Taipei |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya

#### Round 2

* 13 May 2015
| Chinese Taipei | 29–24 | Thailand |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya
* 13 May 2015
| Malaysia | 20–19 | United Arab Emirates |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya

#### Round 3

* 16 May 2015
| Chinese Taipei | 12–16 | United Arab Emirates |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya
* 16 May 2015
| Malaysia | 53–7 | Thailand |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya

## Division 3 East

The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

### Table

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Guam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 64 | –37 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |

### Fixtures
#### Round 1

* 7 June 2015
| Indonesia | 6–17 | Guam |
* UPH Stadium, Jakarta

#### Round 2

* 10 June 2015
| Guam | 34–17 | China |
* UPH Stadium, Jakarta

#### Round 3

* 13 June 2015
| Indonesia | 21–47 | China |
* UPH Stadium, Jakarta

## Division 3 West

The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.

### Table

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 11 | +87 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Jordan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 120 | –114 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |

### Fixtures
#### Round 3
## Division 3 Central

The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Pakistan were scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw due to financial concerns. The tournament was reduced to India and Uzbekistan playing two tests to decide the winner of Division 3 Central.

### Table

| Pos | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Total points |
| Pos | Nation | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Total points |
| 1 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 0 | 5 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 5 points Draw - 3 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |

### Fixtures
#### Round 1

* 27 May 2015 17:00 UZT (UTC+05)
| India | 31–8 | Uzbekistan |
| Try: Vikas Khatri 2, Rakesh Lochab Con: Sujai Lama 2 Pen: Sujai Lama 4 | | Try: Abduvoris Karimov Pen: Maxsim Lifontov |
* Dustlik, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

#### Round 2

* 30 May 2015 17:00 UZT (UTC+05)
| Uzbekistan | 32–15 | India |
* Dustlik, Tashkent