2015 Asia Rugby Championship

2015 Asia Rugby Championship
Date	18 April – 23 May
Countries	Hong Kong ; Japan ; South Korea
Final positions
Champions	Japan (23rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	50 (8.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ayumu Goromaru (38); Oh Youn-hyung (38)
Most tries	Jegal Bin (4); Karne Hesketh (4); Jang Seong Min (4)
Website	www.asian5nations.com
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Last updated January 26, 2023

The 2015 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the inaugural tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the twenty-eighth continental championship for the ARFU nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The inaugural series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.

Instead of the single round-robin format used in the Asian Five Nations, the three teams played each other twice on a home and away basis. Japan, as the team finishing on top of the standings in 2015, was declared the winner. The bottom-placed team, Korea, was subject to a promotion-relegation play-off against the winner of the next lower division.^[1] However, Sri Lanka, who finished on top of Division 1, declined the opportunity to challenge.

Standings

Champions
Will play in the top 3 challenge

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Bonus points	Total points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Bonus points	Total points
1	Japan	4	3	1	0	163	40	+123	3	21
2	Hong Kong	4	1	1	2	64	111	–47	3	11
3	South Korea	4	1	0	3	110	186	–76	3	8
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

Notes:

The final match saw the Japan v Hong Kong match abandoned due to adverse weather. It was agreed that Japan and Hong Kong would share the points, with each team receiving 3 points each.

Fixtures

Week 1

18 April 2015
12:00 KST (UTC+09)

South Korea	30–56	Japan
Try: Seong Min (2) 11' c, 15' c Namuk 68' c Con: Youn-hyung (3/3) 11', 15', 68' Pen: Youn-hyung (3/3) 6', 36', 48'	Report^[2]	Try: Hopgood (2) 24' c, 71' m Matsui 32' m Penalty try 38' c Hesketh 46' m Fujita 53' m Tamura 62' m Holani 74' c Ives 78' c Con: Goromaru (4/9) 25', 39', 75', 79' Pen: Goromaru (1/1) 2'

Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)


FB	15	Jang Seong Min	43'
RW	14	Jegal Bin
OC	13	Kim Sung Soo (c)	46'
IC	12	Kim Namuk
LW	11	Kim Gwong Min
FH	10	Oh Youn-hyung
SH	9	Lee Myung Jun
N8	8	Han Kun Kyu
OF	7	Jang Seok Hwan
BF	6	Kim Hyun Soo
RL	5	Youn Kwon Woo	40'
LL	4	Kim Ho Bum	71'
TP	3	Kim Kwang Sik	46'
HK	2	Kim Jeep	46'
LP	1	Park Sung Ku	46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Na Kwan Young	46'
PR	17	Son Young Ki	46'
PR	18	Shin Dong Won	46'
FL	19	Hwan In Jo		43'
N8	20	Lee Young Seung	40'	43'
SH	21	Shin Ki Chul	71'
FB	22	Nam Young Soo	43'
WG	23	Park Han Gyul	46'
Coach:
Chung Hyung Seok


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Chihito Matsui
OC	13	Karne Hesketh
IC	12	Yuu Tamura	63'
LW	11	Yoshikazu Fujita
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa	56'
SH	9	Atsushi Hiwasa	72'
N8	8	Koliniasi Holani
OF	7	Hayden Hopgood	9' to 19' 75'
BF	6	Justin Ives
RL	5	Shoji Ito
LL	4	Luke Thompson	75'
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama (c)	66'
HK	2	Takeshi Kizu	54'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami	70'
Replacements:
PR	16	Hisateru Hirashima	70'
HK	17	Hiroki Yuhara	54'
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	66'
LK	19	Kazuhiko Usami	75'
FL	20	Tsuyoshi Murata	9'	19'	75'
SH	21	Keisuke Uchida	72'
CE	22	Ryohei Yamanaka	63'
WG	23	Toshiaki Hirose	56'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
Stephen Copeman (Hong Kong)

Week 2

25 April 2015
16:00 HKT (UTC+08)

Hong Kong	26–33	South Korea
Try: T. McQueen 15' c Aikman 45' c A. McQueen 56' m Kam Shing 71' c Con: McAdam (1/1) 17' Rowark (2/3) 46', 73'	Report^[3]	Try: Seong Min (2) 4' m, 39' m Bin (2) 10' c, 25' m Yong Heung 49' m Con: Youn-hyung (1/5) 11' Pen: Youn-hyung (2/2) 32', 41'

Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Paul McKay (Singapore)


FB	15	Alex McQueen
RW	14	Tom McQueen
OC	13	Max Woodward
IC	12	Tyler Spitz	61'
LW	11	Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH	10	Chris McAdam	40'
SH	9	Cado Lee Ka-to
N8	8	Nick Hewson (c)
OF	7	Matt Lamming
BF	6	Alex Baddeley	61'
RL	5	Paul Dywer
LL	4	Jack Delaforce	51'
TP	3	James Cooper	58'
HK	2	Lachlan Chubb	52'
LP	1	John Aikman	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Alex Harris	52'
PR	17	Leon Wei Hon Sum	51'
PR	18	Jack Nielsen	58'
LK	19	Bill Brant	51'
FL	20	Toby Fenn	61'
SH	21	Jaime Hood	61'
WG	22	Charlie Higson-Smith
FH	23	Niall Rowark	40'
Coach:
Andrew Hall


FB	15	Jang Seong Min
RW	14	Jegal Bin
OC	13	Kim Sung Soo (c)		58'
IC	12	Kim Namuk
LW	11	Chang Yong Heung
FH	10	Oh Youn-hyung		69'
SH	9	Lee Myung Jun
N8	8	Hwan In Jo		42'
OF	7	Jang Seok Hwan
BF	6	Kim Hyun Soo		53'
RL	5	Youn Kwon Woo
LL	4	Park Soon Chai
TP	3	Kim Kwang Sik	44' to 54'	73'
HK	2	Kim Jeep		46'
LP	1	Park Sung Ku		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Na Kwan Young		46'
PR	17	Son Young Ki		57'
PR	18	Shin Dong Won		73'
FL	19	Kim Min Kyu		53'
N8	20	Kim Jeong Min		42'
SH	21	Shin Ki Chul
FB	22	Nam Young Soo		69'
WG	23	Kim Gwong Min		58'
Coach:
Chung Hyung Seok

Touch judges:
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Rui Shimizu (Japan)

Week 3

2 May 2015
14:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	41–0	Hong Kong
Try: Yamada (2) 15' c, 48' m Hesketh 27' c Thompson 31' m Tamura 43' m Holani 64' c Fujita 72' m Con: Goromaru (3/7) 16', 28', 64'	Report^[4]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8,760
Referee: Norman Drake (United Arab Emirates)


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Chihito Matsui	39'
OC	13	Karne Hesketh
IC	12	Yuu Tamura
LW	11	Akihito Yamada
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa	61'
SH	9	Atsushi Hiwasa	63'
N8	8	Koliniasi Holani
OF	7	Tsuyoshi Murata	39'
BF	6	Justin Ives
RL	5	Shoji Ito
LL	4	Luke Thompson	63'
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama (c)	61'
HK	2	Takeshi Kizu	29'	62'
LP	1	Masataka Mikami	29'	53'
Replacements:
PR	16	Yusuke Nagae	29'	53'
HK	17	Ryuhei Arita	29'	62'
PR	18	Shinnosuke Kakinaga	61'
LK	19	Kazuhiko Usami	63'
FL	20	Hayden Hopgood	39'
SH	21	Keisuke Uchida	63'
WG	22	Toshiaki Hirose	61'
WG	23	Yoshikazu Fujita	39'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Alex McQueen
RW	14	Tom McQueen
OC	13	Jaime Hood
IC	12	Max Woodward		64'
LW	11	Charlie Higson-Smith	61' to 71'	71'
FH	10	Ben Rimen
SH	9	Cado Lee Ka-to		46'
N8	8	Nick Hewson (c)		55'
OF	7	Toby Fenn
BF	6	Matt Lamming	46' to 56'
RL	5	Paul Dywer
LL	4	Adam Butterfield		40'
TP	3	Jack Parfitt		64'
HK	2	Alex Harris		52'
LP	1	Leon Wei Hon Sum		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	John Aikman		52'
PR	17	Lachlan Chubb		40'
PR	18	Jack Nielsen		64'
LK	19	Alex Baddeley		40'
N8	20	Damian Bailey		55'
SH	21	Adam Rolston		46'
WG	22	Jonny Rees		71'
FH	23	Niall Rowark		64'
Coach:
Andrew Hall

Touch judges:
Chris Linwood (United Arab Emirates)
Sansudin Saleh (Malaysia)

Week 4

9 May 2015
JST (UTC+09)

Japan	66–10	South Korea
Try: Fukuoka (3) 1' c, 64' c, 79' c Tatekawa 16' m Hesketh (2) 24' c, 60' c Goromaru 29' c Hatakeyama 39' m Holani 52' c Thompson 72' c Con: Goromaru (8/9) 1', 24', 29', 52', 60', 64', 72', 79'		Try: Bin 11' c Con: Han Gyul (1/1) 11' Pen: Youn-hyung (1/1) 49'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 4,583
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Yoshikazu Fujita
OC	13	Karne Hesketh
IC	12	Yuu Tamura	61'
LW	11	Kenki Fukuoka
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa	67'
SH	9	Atsushi Hiwasa	61'
N8	8	Koliniasi Holani
OF	7	Tsuyoshi Murata	46'
BF	6	Justin Ives
RL	5	Shoji Ito
LL	4	Kazuhiko Usami	64'
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama (c)	54'
HK	2	Takeshi Kizu	61'
LP	1	Hisateru Hirashima	46'
Replacements:
PR	16	Masataka Mikami	46'
HK	17	Hiroki Yuhara	61'
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	54'
LK	19	Luke Thompson	64'
FL	20	Hayden Hopgood	46'
SH	21	Yuki Yatomi	61'
CE	22	Ryohei Yamanaka	61'
WG	23	Toshiaki Hirose	67'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Jang Seong Min	46'
RW	14	Park Han Gyul
OC	13	Jegal Bin
IC	12	Kim Namuk
LW	11	Kim Gwong Min
FH	10	Lee Eutteum	78'
SH	9	Shin Ki Chul	21'
N8	8	Park Soon Chai
OF	7	Kim Jeong Min (c)	65'
BF	6	Jang Seok Hwan
RL	5	Youn Kwon Woo	73'
LL	4	Kim Ho Bum
TP	3	Shin Dong Won	50'
HK	2	Kim Jeep	73'
LP	1	Son Young Ki	50'
Replacements:
PR	16	Na Kwan Young	50'
HK	17	Kim Min Kyu	73'
PR	18	Kim Min Kyu	50'
LK	19	Choi Kang San	73'
FL	20	Hwan In Jo	65'
SH	21	Lee Myung Jun	21'
FH	22	Oh Youn-hyung	46'
FB	23	Nam Young Soo	78'
Coach:
Chung Hyung Seok

Touch judges:
Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
Patrick Wallingford (Hong Kong)

Week 5

16 May 2015
12:00 KST (UTC+09)

South Korea	37–38	Hong Kong
Try: Jeong Min (2) 11' c, 22' c Bin 17' m Yong Heung 41' c Namuk 74' m Con: Youn-hyung (3/4) 13', 23', 42' Pen: Youn-hyung (1/1) 58' Drop: Youn-hyung (1/1) 68'	Report^[5]	Try: Kam Shing (2) 19' c, 80+2' c Fenn 38' m Spitz 62' m Dywer 71' c Hewson 78' c Con: Rimen (1/2) 20' Rowark (3/4) 72', 78', 80+3'

Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
Referee: Rui Shimizu (Japan)


FB	15	Jang Seong Min
RW	14	Jegal Bin
OC	13	Kim Sung Soo		68'
IC	12	Kim Namuk	79' to 80'
LW	11	Chang Yong Heung
FH	10	Oh Youn-hyung		72'
SH	9	Lee Myung Jun
N8	8	Park Soon Chai		69'
OF	7	Kim Jeong Min (c)
BF	6	Jang Seok Hwan
RL	5	Youn Kwon Woo		55'
LL	4	Kim Ho Bum		74'
TP	3	Kim Kwang Sik	49'
HK	2	Kim Jeep		55'
LP	1	Park Sung Ku		64'
Replacements:
PR	16	Na Kwan Young		64'
HK	17	Kim Min Kyu		55'
PR	18	Shin Dong Won		55'
LK	19	Park Hwan		74'
FL	20	Hwan In Jo		69'
SH	21	Shin Ki Chul
FH	22	Lee Eu Dum		72'
FB	23	Andre Coquillard		68'
Coach:
Chung Hyung Seok


FB	15	Alex McQueen
RW	14	Tom McQueen
OC	13	Jamie Hood		24'
IC	12	Max Woodward
LW	11	Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH	10	Ben Rimen		50'
SH	9	Cado Lee Ka-to
N8	8	Nick Hewson (c)
OF	7	Toby Fenn		22'	24'	55'
BF	6	Matt Lamming		58'
RL	5	Adrian Griffiths
LL	4	Paul Dywer		75'
TP	3	Jack Parfitt	13' to 23'
HK	2	Lachlan Chubb		74'
LP	1	John Aikman		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Alex Harris		74'
PR	17	Leon Wei Hon Sum		49'
PR	18	Jack Nielsen		22'	24'
LK	19	Jack Delaforce		75'
FL	20	Alex Baddeley				58'
N8	21	Damian Bailey		58'
CE	22	Tyler Spitz		24'
FH	23	Niall Rowark		50'
Coach:
Andrew Hall

Week 6

23 May 2015
16:00 HKT (UTC+08)

Hong Kong	0–0 Match abandoned at 20'	Japan

Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Chris Linwood (United Arab Emirates)


FB	15	Jean-Baptiste Aldige
RW	14	Tom McQueen
OC	13	Max Woodward
IC	12	Tyler Spitz
LW	11	Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH	10	Niall Rowark
SH	9	Cado Lee Ka-to
N8	8	Alex Baddeley
OF	7	Matt Lamming
BF	6	Nick Hewson (c)
RL	5	Paul Dywer
LL	4	Adrian Griffiths
TP	3	Jack Parfitt
HK	2	Alex Harris
LP	1	Leon Wei Hon Sum
Replacements:
HK	16	Lachlan Chubb
PR	17	Jack Nielsen
PR	18	James Cooper
LK	19	Jack Delaforce
N8	20	Damian Bailey
SH	21	Adam Rolston
CE	22	Gavin Hadley
FH	23	Chris McAdam
Coach:
Andrew Hall


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru (c)
RW	14	Yoshikazu Fujita
OC	13	Karne Hesketh
IC	12	Yuu Tamura
LW	11	Kenki Fukuoka
FH	10	Harumichi Tatekawa
SH	9	Yuki Yatomi
N8	8	Koliniasi Holani
OF	7	Hayden Hopgood
BF	6	Justin Ives
RL	5	Shoji Ito
LL	4	Luke Thompson
TP	3	Shinnosuke Kakinaga
HK	2	Ryuhei Arita
LP	1	Hisateru Hirashima
Replacements:
PR	16	Masataka Mikami
HK	17	Hiroki Yuhara
PR	18	Ryu Sioapelatu Holani
LK	19	Hitoshi Ono
FL	20	Michael Broadhurst
SH	21	Keisuke Uchida
CE	22	Ryohei Yamanaka
WG	23	Toshiaki Hirose
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
Norman Drake (United Arab Emirates)
Sansudin Saleh (Malaysia)

Top 3 Challenge

6 June 2015

Sri Lanka	Cancelled	South Korea

TBA

Due to financial reasons, the game was cancelled and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division for 2016.

Squads

Summary

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Name	City	Capacity	Head coach	Captain
Hong Kong	Aberdeen Sports Ground	Hong Kong	9,000	Andrew Hall	Nick Hewson
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Football Club Stadium	Hong Kong	2,800	Andrew Hall	Nick Hewson
Japan	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium	Tokyo	27,188	Eddie Jones	Kensuke Hatakeyama
Japan	Level-5 Stadium	Fukuoka	22,563	Eddie Jones	Kensuke Hatakeyama
South Korea	Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium	Incheon	7,000	Chung Hyung Seok	Kim Sung Soo

Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 18 April 2015 – the starting date of the tournament.

Japan

On 5 March, head coach Eddie Jones named a 31-man squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.^[6]

On 11 April, Chihito Matsui and Ryohei Yamanaka was added to the squad.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ryuhei Arita	Hooker	(1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 26)	7	Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Takeshi Kizu	Hooker	(1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 26)	30	Kobelco Steelers
Hiroki Yuhara	Hooker	(1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 31)	18	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Kensuke Hatakeyama	Prop	(1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 29)	59	Suntory Sungoliath
Hisateru Hirashima	Prop	(1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 32)	35	Kobelco Steelers
Ryu Sioapelatu Holani	Prop	(1982-12-29)29 December 1982 (aged 32)	0	Panasonic Wild Knights
Shinnosuke Kakinaga	Prop	(1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 22)	1	Suntory Sungoliath
Masataka Mikami	Prop	(1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 26)	23	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Yusuke Nagae	Prop	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 29)	17	Toyota Industries Shuttles
Hiroshi Yamashita	Prop	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 29)	37	Kobelco Steelers
Shoji Ito	Lock	(1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 34)	28	Kobelco Steelers
Hitoshi Ono	Lock	(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 36)	87	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Luke Thompson	Lock	(1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 34)	49	Kintetsu Liners
Kazuhiko Usami	Lock	(1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 23)	0	Canon Eagles
Michael Broadhurst	Flanker	(1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 28)	16	Ricoh Black Rams
Justin Ives	Flanker	(1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 30)	23	Canon Eagles
Tsuyoshi Murata	Flanker	(1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 26)	0	NEC Green Rockets
Koliniasi Holani	Number 8	(1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 33)	35	Panasonic Wild Knights
Hayden Hopgood	Number 8	(1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 34)	3	Kamaishi Seawaves
Atsushi Hiwasa	Scrum-half	(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 27)	38	Suntory Sungoliath
Keisuke Uchida	Scrum-half	(1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 23)	8	Panasonic Wild Knights
Yuki Yatomi	Scrum-half	(1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 30)	14	Yamaha Júbilo
Yuu Tamura	Fly-half	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 26)	26	NEC Green Rockets
Harumichi Tatekawa	Fly-half	(1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 25)	28	Kubota Spears
Male Sa'u	Centre	(1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 27)	20	Yamaha Júbilo
Craig Wing	Centre	(1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 35)	7	Kobelco Steelers
Ryohei Yamanaka	Centre	(1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 26)	1	Waseda University
Yoshikazu Fujita	Wing	(1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 21)	18	Waseda University
Kenki Fukuoka	Wing	(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 22)	11	Tsukuba University
Karne Hesketh	Wing	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 29)	2	Fukuoka Sanix Blues
Toshiaki Hirose	Wing	(1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 33)	23	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Chihito Matsui	Wing	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 20)	0	Doshisha University
Akihito Yamada	Wing	(1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 29)	10	Western Force
Ayumu Goromaru	Fullback	(1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 29)	43	Yamaha Júbilo

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.

Adrian Griffiths was added to the squad for the Round 5 game with South Korea.

Head Coach: Andrew Hall

Forwards
Player	Position	Club
Lachlan Chubb	Hooker	Hong Kong Scottish
Alex Harris	Hooker	Kowloon RFC
John Aikman	Prop	Hong Kong Scottish
James Cooper	Prop	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Jack Nielsen	Prop	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Jack Parfitt	Prop	Hong Kong Scottish
Leon Wei Hon Sum	Prop	Valley RFC
Bill Brant	Lock	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Adam Butterfield	Lock	Hong Kong Football Club
Jack Delaforce	Lock	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Paul Dywer	Lock	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Adrian Griffiths	Lock	Hong Kong Scottish
Alex Baddeley	Flanker	Valley RFC
Toby Fenn	Flanker	Valley RFC
Matt Lamming	Flanker	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Damian Bailey	Number eight	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Nick Hewson (c)	Number eight	Valley RFC

Backs
Player	Position	Club
Jaime Hood	Scrum-half	Hong Kong Football Club
Cado Lee Ka-to	Scrum-half	Kowloon RFC
Adam Rolston	Scrum-half	Valley RFC
Chris McAdam	Fly-half	Kowloon RFC
Ben Rimen	Fly-half	Valley RFC
Niall Rowark	Fly-half	Hong Kong Football Club
Gavin Hadley	Centre	Hong Kong Football Club
Jonny Rees	Centre	Hong Kong Football Club
Tyler Spitz	Centre	USRC Tigers RFC
Max Woodward	Centre	Valley RFC
Charlie Higson-Smith	Wing	Hong Kong Football Club
Tom McQueen	Wing	Hong Kong Cricket Club
Salom Yiu Kam Shing	Wing	Valley RFC
Jean-Baptiste Aldige	Fullback	Valley RFC
Alex McQueen	Fullback	Hong Kong Cricket Club

South Korea

South Korea 31-man squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.

Andre Coquillard and Park Hwan were added to the squad for the Round 5 game with Hong Kong.

Head Coach: Chung Hyung Seok

Forwards
Player	Position	Club
Kim Jeep	Hooker	KAFAC
Na Kwan Young	Hooker	KAFAC
Kim Min Kyu	Hooker	Sang Mu
Shin Dong Won	Prop	Kintetsu Liners
Kim Kwang Sik	Prop	Honda Heat
Park Sung Ku	Prop	Kubota Spears
Son Young Ki	Prop	Posco
Kim Ho Bum	Lock	Kubota Spears
Park Hwan	Lock	Kepco
Han Kun Kyu	Lock	Kepco
Youn Kwon Woo	Lock	Musashino Atlastars
Jang Seok Hwan	Lock	Sang Mu
Park Soon Chai	Lock	NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
Chang Sung Min	Lock	Korea Uni.
Kim Hyun Soo	Flanker	Kepco
Yun Il Han	Flanker	Dankook University
Hwan In Jo	Flanker	Kepco
Kim Jeong Min (c)	Flanker	Kepco
Son Min Su	Flanker	Kyung Hee Uni.
Lee Young Seung	Number eight	Hino Red Dolphins

Backs
Player	Position	Club
Shin Ki Chul	Scrum-half	Korea Rugby Union
Lee Myung Jun	Scrum-half	Sang Mu
Park Wan Young	Scrum-half	Kepco
Lee Eu Dum	Fly-half	Posco
Lee Eu Tteum	Fly-half	Posco
Oh Youn-hyung	Fly-half	Kepco
Jegal Bin	Centre	NTT Communications Shining Arcs
Kim Namuk	Centre	Kepco
Kim Sung Soo (vc)	Centre	Kepco
Kim Gwong Min	Wing	Kepco
Park Han Gyul	Wing	Korea Rugby Union
Chang Yong Heung	Wing	Yonsei University
Andre Coquillard	Fullback	Korea Rugby Union
Jang Seong Min	Fullback	Sang Mu
Nam Young Soo	Fullback	Sang Mu

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References

↑ Sallay, Alvin (5 December 2014). "ARFU's philosophical change a boon for Asia's big three". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
↑ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
↑ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
↑ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
↑ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
↑ "Jones announces 31-man Brave Blossoms squad for Asian Rugby Championship". 5 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017– via Japan Times Online.

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[philosophical-1] Sallay, Alvin (5 December 2014). "ARFU's philosophical change a boon for Asia's big three". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[2] "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[3] "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[4] "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[5] "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[6] "Jones announces 31-man Brave Blossoms squad for Asian Rugby Championship". 5 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017– via Japan Times Online.

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