2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 Explained

2019 Asia Rugby Division 1
Type:	women
Host:	Philippines
Venue:	Southern Plains Sports Field
Nations:	4
Champion:	China
Runnerup:	Philippines
Third:	Singapore
Fourth:	India
Preceded By:	2018
Succeeded By:	2024

The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 was held from 19 to 22 June in Calamba, Philippines. China won the Division 1 Championship after beating the Philippines in the Final. India also created history when they defeated Singapore to record their first test match victory.^[1]

China progressed to a play-off with Kazakhstan, which was also a 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifier. The winner was promoted to the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. The competition will see one team qualify directly for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.^[2]

Division 1 Championship

Final

Promotion Playoff

Playoff for promotion to the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.

Kazakhstan advanced after defeating China on aggregate scores in a two-game series in which each team won a match.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-06-25. Rugby : Singapore slip down rankings after India's historic win. dead. 2021-12-11. Sportsbeatsindia. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627062424/https://sportsbeatsindia.com/rugby-singapore-slip-down-rankings-after-indias-historic-win/ . 2019-06-27.
2. Web site: China crowned champions as India claim historic win. live. 2022-10-21. women.rugby. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208163857/https://www.women.rugby/news/432228/china-crowned-champions-as-india-claim-historic-win . 2021-12-08.
3. Web site: 4 August 2019 . Kazakhstan remain on road to World Cup . 2022-10-21 . Scrum Queens . en.
4. Web site: Asia Rugby Women's Championship Div 1 Asia Rugby . 2022-10-21 . Asia Rugby . en.