| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  India |
| Date | 15 December –23 December 2023 |
| Countries | India  Philippines  Singapore |
| Teams | 3 |
← 2019 | |
The 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 was to be the sixth edition of the Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 tournament. The competition was expected to be held in India and was expected to run from the 15th to the 23rd of December, 2023. [1] [2] The Philippines and Singapore were expected to feature in the tournament together with hosts, India. [1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | TD | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 December 2023 | India | v | Philippines | |||
| 19 December 2023 | Philippines | v | Singapore | |||
| 23 December 2023 | India | v | Singapore | |||
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