| 2024 ARC division tournaments | |||
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| Date | 28 April – 4 May 2024 | ||
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The 2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top four teams in Asia excluding Japan. The other national teams in Asia compete in divisional tournaments.
Originally set to be two tournaments, Division 1 held in Sri Lanka, and Division 2 held in Kazakhstan and there was suggestion of a Division 3 being held in Lebanon however nothing concrete from Asia Rugby. [1] [2] However, with teams pulling out Division 1 and 2 was combined with Sri Lanka, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and India all competing for promotion to the Asia Rugby Championship. [3]
Singapore Rugby organised the 2024 Tri Union Series, allowing Chinese Taipei, Singapore and Thailand to play international rugby. [4]
The following teams were announced as playing the 2024 tournaments:
| Nation | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking [5] | |
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| Start | End | |||
 Qatar |  Fred Moe | Tom Featherstone | 94th | 90th |
 Kazakhstan | Timur Mashurov | Magomedrassul Magomedov | 64th | 64th |
 Sri Lanka | Sanath Martis | Suhiru Anthony [6] | 44th | 41st |
 India |  Naas Botha | Deepak Punia | 87th | 89th |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host | Sri Lanka |
| Venue | Colombo Racecourse, Colombo |
| Date | 30 April - 5 May 2024 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sri Lanka |
| Runner-up | Kazakhstan |
| Third place | Qatar |
| Fourth place | India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Tries scored | 33 (8.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 28,500 (7,125 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tarinda Ratwatte (28 points) |
| Most tries | Thenuka Nanayakkara (3 tries) |
The Division 1 Tournament will be held from 30 April to 5 May in Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka. [7] [8]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 April – Colombo | ||||||
| Qatar | 31 | |||||
| 4 May – Colombo | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 33 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||
| 30 April – Colombo | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 45 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 45 | |||||
| India | 10 | |||||
| 3rd/4th Playoff Final | ||||||
| 4 May – Colombo | ||||||
| Qatar | 34 | |||||
| India | 25 | |||||
| 30 April 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Qatar | 31–33 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Johnston 1' c, Lotter 34' c, Rakabu 40' c, Bezuidenhout 53' c Con: Tremayne 2' 35' 40' 54' (4/4) Pen: Tremayne 64' (1/1) Cards: Lotter  75' to 83' | Report | Try: Litvinov 4' c, Petukhov 26' c, Nazhibayev 45' m, Chsherbakov 56' c, Lymar 66' c Con: Nazhibayev 4' 27' 57' 67' (4/5) Cards: Akymbeov 1' to 11', Ivanov 37' to 47' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon |
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| 30 April 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Sri Lanka | 45–10 | India |
| Try: Dissanayake 15' c 45' m, Nanayakkara 18' c 55' c, Ekanayake 33' c, Ratwatte 74' c, Sampath 80' c Con: Ratwatte 16' 19' 34' 57' (4/6), Sampath 80' (1/1) Cards: Madushanka 62' to 72' | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 63' c Con: Punia 64' (1/1) Pen: Punia 3' (1/1) Cards: Hansdah 40' to 50' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 6,500 Referee:  Just Wang |
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| 4 May 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Qatar | 34–25 | India |
| Try: Philips 2' c 68' m, Lock 6' c, Beracibi 13' c, Rakabu 19' c Con: Rakabu 3', Tremayne 7' 14' Pen: Tremayne 57' Cards: Hughes 15' to 25', Swart 74' to 80' | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 53' c, V. Patil 76' c, N. Khatri 79' m Con: Punia 55' 77' (2/3) Pen: Punia 5' 10' Cards: S. Shukla 21' to 31', Singh 56' to 66' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon |
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| 4 May 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Sri Lanka | 45–7 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Doray 10' m, Weerathunge 18' m, Nanayakkara 24' c, Ratwatte 31' c, Ekanayake 36' c, Jansen 41' c, S. Silva 75' c Con: Ratwatte 25' 32' 38' 42' (4/6), Sampath 76' (1/1) Cards: de Silva 61' to 71' | Report | Try: Magomedov 57' c Con: Nazhibayev 58' (1/1) Cards: Imam 17' to 27' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  James Fairbourne |
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