| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Taiwan |
| Date | 8–14 December 2019 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hong Kong |
| Relegated |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2019 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams in Asia. The winners in Asia Rugby U19 Championship secured a berth at the 2020 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. [1]
The top division was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 8–14 December 2019 in a round-robin tournament format. [1]
| Champions and qualification for the 2020 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 | 91 | 67 | +24 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 93 | -38 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Source: Macoocoo | |||||||||||
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