2016 Asia Pacific Championship Explained

2016 Asia Pacific Championship
Type:women
Champion:Japan
Runnerup:Hong Kong
Host:Hong Kong
Nations:3
Matches:3
Date:9 – 17 December
Succeeded By:2019

The 2016 Asia Pacific Women's Championship was a rugby union competition for women's national teams held in Hong Kong from 9 to 17 December 2016.[1] This tournament doubled as the qualification to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, which is why Fiji, by virtue of winning the 2016 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship, is attending. The top two teams directly qualify to the World Cup.

Japan and Hong Kong secured their places for the Rugby World Cup after both teams defeated Fiji.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birch . John . 2016-12-07 . World Cup: Asia/Oceania qualifier . 2023-05-03 . Scrum Queens . en.
  2. Web site: Donnelly . Alison . 2016-12-13 . Japan & Hong Kong qualify for the World Cup . 2023-05-03 . Scrum Queens . en.