The Philippines national rugby union team, nicknamed the "Volcanoes", represents the Philippines in international rugby union. The Philippines have been playing in the Asia Rugby Championship since 2006 when the team was first created. In 2012 they won the Division I championship and were promoted to the top 5 for the 2013 tournament where they earned 4th place and again in the 2014 tournament. The Philippines have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.
The Sri Lanka national rugby union team, known as the Tuskers, represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby union. The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of the world's first rugby union in England. They regularly compete in the Asian Five Nations tournament and are currently in Division I. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7.
The Asia Rugby Championship for women's national fifteen-a-side teams is a rugby union tournament that has been contested since 2006. Organised by Asia Rugby, there are currently two competition divisions — the Championship, and Division 1. The championship is also the continental qualifying tournament for Asian women's teams in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup, and the WXV.
The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Nomads, represents Kazakhstan in women's rugby union and is governed by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union. They have competed in six Rugby World Cup's, having made their first appearance in 1994 in Scotland. They compete annually in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship and have won five tournaments.
The Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, is an annual rugby union competition held amongst national rugby sides within the Asia Rugby region. The competition was originally known as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament when founded in 1969, and was called the Asian Five Nations from 2008 to 2014.
The 1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament, and was played in Singapore. The 10 teams were divided in two division. Japan won the tournament.
The 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei. The 8 teams were divided in two pools, with finals between the winners of each pool. Singapore withdrew and Japan won the tournament.
The 1994 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur. It also doubled up as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The eight teams were divided in two pools with a round robin played in each. The top teams in each pool then played off in the final to decide the tournament winner. Japan won the competition, defeating South Korea by 26–11 in the final, and subsequently represented Asia in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
The 1992 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 13th edition of the tournament, and was played in Seoul. The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament.
The 1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 12th edition of the tournament, and was played in Colombo. The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament.
The 1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament, and was played in Hong Kong. The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament.
The 1984 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 9th edition of the tournament, and was played in Fukuoka, Japan. The final match was held between the winners of the two pools, and the third-place match between the runners-up Japan won the tournament.
The 1982 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 8th edition of the tournament and was played in Singapore. The 8 teams were divided in two pools with a final match between the winners from the two. South Korea won the tournament.
The 1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, and was played in Taipei. The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament.
The 1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 6th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur. The 7 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament.
The 1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and it was played in Hong Kong. Taiwan was supposed to participate, but the government of Hong Kong refused the entrance of the Taiwan national team for the friendly relation with the People's Republic of China. The seven teams were divided into two pools, with the final between the winner of each pool. Japan won the tournament.
The 2003–04 ARFU Asian Rugby Series was the first edition of a tournament created by Asian Rugby Football Union for national teams. The formula was in two step. The 12 teams were divided in three pool of three, then, according to the results of the first round, in four pool in order to define the ranking.
This edition, originally scheduled in November 2006 in Sri Lanka was cancelled due to the political situation in the host country. The tournament for title, originally must also valid as final pool for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification was transferred by International Rugby Board in Hong Kong. The rest of the tournament ("Plate" and "Shield" was played one year after in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's women's national rugby sevens team represents Sri Lanka in Rugby sevens at international level.
The 1986 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 10th edition of the tournament, and was played in Bangkok, Thailand. The 8 teams were divided into two pools and played single round-robin matches. The final match was held between the winners of the two pools, and the third-place match between the runners-up. South Korea won the tournament.
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