| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Taiwan |
| Date | 12–18 December 2018 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hong Kong |
| Relegated |  Sri Lanka |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams in Asia. The competition was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The winners in Asia Rugby U19 Championship secured a berth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. [1]
The top division was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 12–18 December 2018 in a round-robin tournament format. [1]
| Champions and qualification for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. |
| Relegated |
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Point | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Losing | |||
| 1 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 37 | +62 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 95 | -39 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Source: Macoocoo | |||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Thailand |
| Date | 11–14 December 2018 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
Division 1 was hosted by the Thailand at the Bang-Bon Stadium in Bangkok from 11–14 December 2018. The winner will be promoted to the top division. [2]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 December 2018 | ||||||
| Singapore | 36 | |||||
| 14 December 2018 | ||||||
 China | 5 | |||||
| Thailand | 15 | |||||
| 11 December 2018 | ||||||
| Singapore | 19 | |||||
 Philippines | 8 | |||||
| Thailand | 16 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 14 December 2018 | ||||||
| Philippines | 33 | |||||
| China | 19 | |||||
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