2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

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2024 ARC division tournaments
Date28 April – 4 May 2024
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2024 Asia Rugby Division 1
Tournament details
Host Sri Lanka
Venue Colombo Racecourse, Colombo
Date30 April - 5 May 2024
Countries4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Runner-upFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Third placeFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Fourth placeFlag of India.svg  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Tries scored33 (8.25 per match)
Attendance28,500 (7,125 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Tarinda Ratwatte
(28 points)
Most tries Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thenuka Nanayakkara
(3 tries)

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.

Contents

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]

Teams

The following teams were announced as playing the 2024 tournaments:

Division One
Nation Coach Captain World Rugby Ranking [5]
StartEnd
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of New Zealand.svg Fred MoeTom Featherstone94th90th
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur MashurovMagomedrassul Magomedov64th64th
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sanath MartisSuhiru Anthony [6] 44th41st
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg Naas Botha Deepak Punia87th89th

Division 1

The Division 1 Tournament will be held from 30 April to 5 May in Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka. [7] [8]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 April – Colombo
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 31
 
4 May – Colombo
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 33
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 7
 
30 April – Colombo
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45
 
 
Flag of India.svg  India 10
 
3rd/4th Playoff Final
 
 
4 May – Colombo
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 34
 
 
Flag of India.svg  India 25

Matches

Semi Finals

30 April 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 31–33Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  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 Yellow card.svg 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 Yellow card.svg 1' to 11', Ivanov Yellow card.svg 37' to 47'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ishanka Abeykoon
FB15Iliesa Rakabu
RW14Beau Swart
OC13Frank Hughes
IC12Johann-Henry Bezuidenhout
LW11Pita Beracibi
FH10Brook Tremayne
SH9James Philips
N88Elliot Johnston
OF7Guillermo Villegas Bardo
BF6Tom Featherstone (c)
RL5Darshan Gangineni
LL4Ismail El Hatmi
TP3Samuel Spencer
HK2Wade Lotter
LP1Nicky Lock
Replacements:
16Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke
17Hassan Elsabeh
25Abdulaziz Al-Dosari
19Hendrick Botha
20Hamza Saied
21Paul Schwartz
22Ryan Dodds
23John Lee Millar
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Fred Moe
FB15Abdrakham Nazhibayev
RW14Maxim Petukhov
OC13Alexander Lymar
IC12Armanzhan Vassilov
LW11Roman Chsherbakov
FH10Daulet Akymbekov
SH9Alexey Lukmanov
N88Magomedrassul Magomedov (c)
OF7Onlassyn Tursenbek
BF6Nikita Ivanov
RL5Timur Timoshin
LL4Timofei Maksimenko
TP3Georgiy Litvinov
HK2Akhiyat Imam
LP1Adam Gadaborshev
Replacements:
16Alexandr Belashov
17Daniel Simskiy
18Damir Kazibekov
19Rodion Shipitsin
20Yegor Khromov
21Alisher Abdrakov
22Jalil Muradov
23Ali Boekeyhan Suerer
Coach:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Mashurov
30 April 2024
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45–10Flag of India.svg  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 Yellow card.svg 62' to 72'		 Report Try: P. Tanwar 63' c
Con: Punia 64' (1/1)
Pen: Punia 3' (1/1)
Cards: Hansdah Yellow card.svg 40' to 50'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Flag of Singapore.svg Just Wang
FB15Sudaraka Dickubura
RW14Sudaraka Dickubura
OC13Akash Madusanka
IC12Tarinda Ratwatte
LW11Dinal Ekanayake
FH10Thenuka Nanayakkara
SH9Heshan Jenson
N88Lasindu Karunathilaka
OF7Tharindu Chathuranga
BF6Adeesha Weerathunga
RL5Raveen de Silva
LL4Suhiru Anthony (c)
TP3Janidu Fernando
HK2Pulasthi Dasanayaka
LP1Charith Silva
Replacements:
16Azimir Fajudeen
17Dushmantha Priyadarshana
18Faiz Abdulla
19Shasika Fernando
20Nalaka Maduranga
21Kavindu Costa
22Hirantha Perera
23Hirusha Nethmina
Coach:
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sanath Martis
FB15Ajit Hansdah
RW14Abhishek Shukla
OC13Prince Khatri
IC12Mohit Khatri
LW11Javed Hussain
FH10Deepak Punia (c)
SH9Sukumar Hembrom
N88Neeraj Khatri
OF7Devendra Padir
BF6Joginder
RL5Hitesh Dagar
LL4Shivam Shukla
TP3Bhumpendra Bokan
HK2Sure Prasad
LP1Mannu Tanwar
Replacements:
16Bharat Dagar
17Harvinder Singh
18Pradeep Tanwar
19Sanket Patil
20Suresh Kumar
21Sakti Nag
22Asis Sabar
23Rajdeep Saha
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Naas Botha

3rd/4th Place

4 May 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 34–25Flag of India.svg  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 Yellow card.svg 15' to 25', Swart Yellow card.svg 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 Yellow card.svg 21' to 31', Singh Yellow card.svg 56' to 66'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ishanka Abeykoon
FB15Iliesa Rakabu
RW14Frank Hughes
OC13Pita Beracibi
IC12Johann-Henry Bezuidenhout
LW11Beau Swart
FH10Brook Tremayne
SH9James Phillips
N88Elliot Johnston
OF7Guillermo Villegas Bardo
BF6Tom Featherstone
RL5Darshan Gangineni
LL4Ismail El Hatmi
TP3Samual Spencer
HK2Wade Lotter
LP1Nicky Lock
Replacements:
FR25Abdulaziz Al-Dosari
FR17Joseph de Silva Goonetilleke
FR18Hassan Elsabeh
19Hendrick Botha
20Hamza Saied
21Paul Schwartz
22Ryan Dodds
23John Lee Millar
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Fred Moe
FB15Ajit Hansdah
RW14Abhishek Shukla
OC13Javed Hussain
IC12Mohit Khatri
LW11Vallabh Patil
FH10Deepak Punia
SH9Prince Khatri
N88Neeraj Khatri
OF7Joginder
BF6Devendra Padir
RL5Hitesh Dagar
LL4Shivam Shukla
TP3Bhupendra Bokan
HK2Bharat Dagar
LP1Mannu Tanwar
Replacements:
16Suraj Prasad
17Harvinder Singh
18Pradeep Tanwar
19Sanket Patil
20Suresh Kumar
21Sakti Nag
22Sukumar Hembrom
23Rajdeep Saha
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Naas Botha

Final

4 May 2024
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45–7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  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 Yellow card.svg 61' to 71'		 Report Try: Magomedov 57' c
Con: Nazhibayev 58' (1/1)
Cards: Imam Yellow card.svg 17' to 27'
Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg James Fairbourne
FB15Zubair Doray
RW14Dinal Ekanayake
OC13Akash Madushanka
IC12Tarinda Ratwatte
LW11Sachith Silva
FH10Thenuka Nanayakkara
SH9Heshan Jansen
N88Lasindu Karunathilake
OF7Tharindu Chathuranga
BF6Adeesha Weerathunge
RL5Raveen de Silva
LL4Suhiru Anthony
TP3Charith Silva
HK2Pulasthi Dissanayake
LP1Janidu Fernando
Replacements:
16Venura Kodagoda
17Dushmantha Priyadharshana
18Faiz Abdulla
19Shashika Fernando
20Lahiru Thilakarathne
21Kavindu de Costa
22Hirantha Perera
23Hirusha Sampath
Coach:
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sanath Martis
FB15Abdrakhman Nazhibayev
RW14Nikita Sitov
OC13Alexander Lymar
IC12Armanzhan Vassilov
LW11Roman Chsherbakov
FH10Dauley Akymbekov
SH9Alexey Lukmanov
N88Magomedrassul Magomedov
OF7Onlassyn Tursunbek
BF6Nikita Ivanov
RL5Timur Timoshin
LL4Timofe Maksimenko
TP3Georgiy Litvinov
HK2Akhiyat Imam
LP1Adam Gadaborshev
Replacements:
16Alexander Belashov
17Daniil Sumskyi
18Damir Kazibekov
19Rodion Shipitsin
20Yegor Khromov
21Danil Tur
22Jalil Muradov
23Ali Boekeyhan Suerer
Coach:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Mashurov

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