2023 Asia Rugby Championship

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2023 Asia Rugby Championship
Date3 June – 17 June
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Tries scored22 (7.33 per match)
Attendance4,000 (1,333 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sebastian Brien
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alexander Post
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gregor McNeish (25)
Most tries Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sebastian Brien
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alexander Post (5)
Website www.asiarugby.com
2022
2024

The 2023 Asia Rugby Championship is the seventh annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia shall compete in the 2023 series. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments. [1]

Contents

The format of the tri-nations series is a single round-robin where the three teams play each other once. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2023 tournament in brackets: [2]

NationHome stadiumCity
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (24) Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (30) Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Incheon
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (49) National Stadium Kuala Lumpur

Standings

2023 Asia Rugby Championship Champions
PosNationGamesPointsBonus

points

Total

points

PlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 22001181999210
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21013733415
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 202012115-10300
Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win — 4 points; Draw — 2 points; 4 or more tries — 1 point; Loss within 7 points — 1 point; Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points

Fixtures

Week 1

3 June 2023
14:00 MST (UTC+8)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3-27Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Pen: Fairuz Rahman 18' (1/1)
Cards: Daim Zainudin Yellow card.svg 36' to 46'
Report Try: Jang Jeong-Min 2' m
Kim Ki Min 27' m
Lee Geon 34' c
S Hwang Jeong Wook 44' c
Con: Kim Ki Min 40', 45' (2/4)
Pen: Kim Ki Min 37' (1/1)
Siadinha Hamzah Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Matthew Rodden, Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
FB15Anwarul Hafiz Ahmad
RW14Daim Zainudin
OC13Azwan Zuwairi Zizi
IC12Lee Chapman
LW11Zharif Affandi Sahid
FH10Fairuz Rahman
SH9Nasharuddin Ismail (c)
N88Amin Jamaluddin
OF7Shah Izwan Nordin
BF6Nurhidayat Muzhaimey
RL5Sameer Surinder
LL4Danial Noor Hamidi
TP3Lawrence Petrus
HK2Amirul Mukminin Amizan
LP1Amirul Abas
Replacements:
HK16Wan Azley Wan Omar
PR17Azam Fakhrullah Razak
PR18Adnin Mukhtar
BR19Hafeez Abdul Khalid
BR20Syukor Iqbal Raman
SH21Razali Ramlan
FB22Harith Iqbal Anhar
WG23Safiy Said
Coach:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar
FB15 Chang Yong Heung
RW14 Jang Jeong Min
OC13Heo Dong
IC12Kim Yong Hwi
LW11Kim Eui Tae
FH10 Kim Ki Min
SH9Lee Geon
N88Hwang Jeong Wook
OF7Noh Ok Gi (c)
BF6Kim Yo Han
RL5Kim Dae Hwan
LL4Lee Jin Seok
TP3Kang Soon Hyuk
HK2Yeo Jae Min
LP1Seok Dong Hee
Replacements:
PR16Shin Gi Soo
PR17Won Jeong Ho
HK18Choi Ho Young
LK19Shin Da Hyun
BR20Park Woo Bin
SH21Kim Wan Seok
WG22 Jeong Yeon-Sik
WG23Jang Hyun Goo
Coach:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Myung Geun

Week 2

10 June 2023
18:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg88-9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Try: Jamie Lauder 4'
Sebastian Brien 10', 38', 44', 68', 72'
Luke van der Smit 14'
Gregor McNeish 24'
Charles Higson-Smith 26'
Alexander Post 51', 55'
Pierce MacKinlay-West 64'
Bryn Phillips 79'
Con: Gregor McNeish 5', 11', 15', 25', 27', 39', 45'
Nathan De Thierry 69', 73', 80'
Pen: Gregor McNeish 2'
Cards: Paul Altier Yellow card.svg 22' to 32'
Paul Altier Red card.svg 63'
Report Pen: Fairuz Rahman 19', 22'
Nazreen Fitri Nasrudin 77'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
FB15 Paul Altier
RW14Charles Higson-Smith
OC13Nathan De Thierry
IC12Tom Hill (c)
LW11Sebastian Brien
FH10Gregor McNeish
SH9Jamie Lauder
N88 Luke van der Smit
OF7James Sawyer
BF6Tsoi Kin San Sam
RL5Patrick Jenkinson
LL4Callum McCullough
TP3Faizal Solomona Penesa
HK2Alexander Post
LP1Ashton Hyde
Replacements:
16Tang Man Chun David
17Benjamin Higgins
18Keelan Chapman
19Jamie Pincott
20Pierce MacKinlay-West
21Bryn Phillips
22Harry Sayers
23Will Panday
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lewis Evans
FB15Anwarul Hafiz Ahmad
RW14Harith Iqbal Anhar
OC13Kamal Hamidi Raihan
IC12Zharif Affandi Sahid
LW11Adam Ariff Alias
FH10Fairuz Rahman (c)
SH9Razali Ramlan
N88Amin Jamaluddin
OF7Hafeez Abdul Khalid
BF6Nurhidayat Muzhaimey
RL5Sameer Surinder
LL4Danial Noor Hamidi
TP3Lawrence Petrus
HK2Amirul Mukminin Amizan
LP1Azam Fakhrullah Razak
Replacements:
16Wan Azley Wan Omar
17Azri Kamal Rosnan
18Amirul Abas
19Syukri Iqbal Raman
20Shahmi Shukor
21Nasharuddin Ismail
22Nazreen Fitri Nasrudin
23Safiy Said
Coach:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Farid Syazwan Abu Bakar

Week 3

17 June 2023
18:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg30-10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Try: Alexander Post 12', 57', 72'
Tom Hill 38'
Penalty try 77'
Pen: Gregor McNeish 2'
Cards: Patrick Jenkinson Yellow card.svg 54' to 64'
Report Try: Chang Yong-heung 66'
Con: Kim Ki Min 67'
Pen: Kim Ki Min 18'
Cards: Chang Yong-heung Yellow card.svg 11' to 21'
Jeong Yeon-sik Yellow card.svg 77' to 80'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,000
FB15Nathan De Thierry
RW14Charles Higson-Smith
OC13Harry Sayers
IC12Tom Hill (c)
LW11Sebastian Brien
FH10Gregor McNeish
SH9Jamie Lauder
N88 Luke van der Smit
OF7James Sawyer
BF6Tsoi Kin San Sam
RL5Patrick Jenkinson
LL4Callum McCullough
TP3Faizal Solomona Penesa
HK2Alexander Post
LP1Benjamin Higgins
Replacements:
16Matt Keay
17Zac Cinnamond
18Keelan Chapman
19Joshua Hrstich
20Pierce MacKinlay-West
21Bryn Phillips
22Dylan White
23Will Panday
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lewis Evans
FB15 Jeong Yeon Sik
RW14 Jang Jeong Min
OC13Kim Eui Tae
IC12Kim Yong Hwi
LW11 Chang Yong-heung
FH10 Kim Ki Min
SH9Lee Geon
N88Hwang Jeong Wook
OF7Noh Ok Gi (c)
BF6Kim Yo Han
RL5Kim Dae Hwan
LL4Lee Jin Seok
TP3Kang Soon Hyuck
HK2Yeo Jae Min
LH1Seok Dong Hee
Replacements:
16Choi Ho Young
17Shin Gi Soo
18Won Jeong Ho
19Shin Da Hyun
20Noh Myung Soo
21Kim Wan Seok
22Park Woo Bin
23Kim Hyun Jin
Coach:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Myung Geun

Statistics

References

  1. "Asia Rugby Championship 2023 Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Korea". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-03.