2016 Asia Pacific Championship

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2016 Asia Pacific Championship
Tournament details
HostFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Date9 – 17 December
Teams3
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Runner-upFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
2019

The 2016 Asia Pacific Women's Championship was a rugby union competition for women's national teams held in Hong Kong from 9 to 17 December 2016. [1] This tournament doubled as the qualification to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, which is why Fiji, by virtue of winning the 2016 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship, is attending. The top two teams directly qualify to the World Cup.

Contents

Japan and Hong Kong secured their places for the Rugby World Cup after both teams defeated Fiji. [2]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2200758+679
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 21015327+265
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 20027100930
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

2016-12-09 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg45–7Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Hong Kong  
2016-12-13 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg55–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Hong Kong  
2016-12-17 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg8–20Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hong Kong  

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References

  1. Birch, John (2016-12-07). "World Cup: Asia/Oceania qualifier". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. Donnelly, Alison (2016-12-13). "Japan & Hong Kong qualify for the World Cup". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-05-03.