| Date | 10, 16 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Hong Kong  Sri Lanka |
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The 2017 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams in Asia. The winners will secure a berth at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. [1]
The top division will be hosted in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong on 10 and 16 December 2017 respectively. [1] It will be played over two legs.
| Champions and qualification for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. |
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Point | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Losing | |||
| 1 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 15 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 77 | -62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Macoocoo | |||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 8–37 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Disanayake 41' m Pen: Fernando (1/2) 10' | Report [2] | Try: Altier 7' c Nisbet 24' m Ramage 30' m, 48' m Chong 34' m Ramage 44' m Cooke 52' m Con: Altier (1/7) 8' |
Division 1 matches will be held by the Philippines at the International School Manila in Taguig from 13–16 December 2017. [4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Philippines |
| Date | 13 – 16 December 2017 |
| Countries |  Malaysia Philippines  South Korea  United Arab Emirates |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 December 2017 | ||||||
| Philippines | 6 | |||||
| 16 December 2017 | ||||||
| South Korea | 27 | |||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||
| 13 December 2017 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | |||||
| Malaysia | 13 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 16 December 2017 | ||||||
| Philippines | 19 | |||||
| Malaysia | 36 | |||||
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