2024 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments explained

2024 ARC division tournaments
Date:28 April – 4 May 2024
Previous Year:2023
Previous Tournament:2023 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Next Year:2025
Next Tournament:2025 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Host:Sri Lanka
Date:30 April - 5 May 2024
Venue:Colombo Racecourse
Countries:4
Champion:Sri Lanka
Matches:4
Tries:33
Top Scorer: Tarinda Ratwatte
(28 points)
Most Tries: Thenuka Nanayakkara
(3 tries)
City:Colombo
Third:QAT
Fourth:IND
Runnerup:KAZ
Attendance:28500

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]

Teams

The following teams were announced as playing the 2024 tournaments:

Nation! rowspan="2"
CoachCaptainWorld Rugby Ranking[5]
StartEnd
Fred MoeTom Featherstone94th90th
Timur MashurovMagomedrassul Magomedov64th64th
Sanath MartisSuhiru Anthony[6] 44th41st
Naas BothaDeepak Punia87th89th

Division 1

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

Matches

Semi Finals

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:
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:
Timur Mashurov
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:
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:
Naas Botha

3rd/4th Place

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:
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:
Naas Botha

Final

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:
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:
Timur Mashurov

Statistics

Most points

RankNameTeamPoints
1Tarinda Ratwatte28
2 Brook Tremayne18
3Thenuka Nanayakkara15
Abdrakhman Nazhibayev
Deepak Punia

Most tries

RankNameTeamTries
1Thenuka Nanayakkara3
2Tarinda Ratwatte 2
Pulasthi Dissanayake
Iliesa Rakabu
James Philips
Pradeep Tanwar
720 players tied1

References

  1. Web site: rugbyasia247 . 2024-03-24 . Guide To The Asia Rugby 2024 International Tournaments . 2024-04-26 . RugbyAsia247 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Rugby . Asia . 2024-02-23 . Asia Rugby Unveils 2024 Competitions Calendar . 2024-04-26 . Asia Rugby . en-US.
  3. Web site: rugbyasia247 . 2024-04-22 . Asia Rugby Division 1 & 2 2024 (Men's XV) . 2024-04-26 . RugbyAsia247 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Hinato . 2024-04-05 . Singapour, Taïwan et la Thaïlande vont participer au Tri Union Series 2024 . 2024-04-26 . Asierugby . fr.
  5. Web site: worldrugby.org . Men's Rankings World Rugby . 2023-06-04 . www.world.rugby.
  6. Web site: The Sri Lankan squad for Asia Rugby Division 1 2024 . 2024-04-26 . www.asierugby.com.
  7. Web site: Rugby . Asia . 2024-04-19 . Division 1 & 2 Championship . 2024-04-26 . Asia Rugby . en-US.
  8. Web site: Rugby . Asia . 2024-04-02 . Colombo Prepares to Host Asia Rugby Men’s Division 1 . 2024-04-26 . Asia Rugby . en-US.

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