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2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments

2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments
Date 2015
Tournament statistics
2014 (Previous) (Next) 2016
2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 1
Tournament details
Host nation  Philippines
Date 6 – 9 May 2015
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Sri Lanka
Relegated  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 2
Tournament details
Host nation  Malaysia
Date 10 – 16 May 2015
Countries 4
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia
Relegated  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 East
Tournament details
Host nation  Indonesia
Date 7 – 13 June 2015
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  Guam
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 West
Tournament details
Host nation  Lebanon
Date 14 – 18 April 2015
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
2015 Asian Rugby Championship division 3 Central
Tournament details
Host nation  Uzbekistan
Date 24 – 30 May 2015
Countries 3
Final positions
Champions  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played 2

The 2015 Asian Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual Asian Rugby Championship rugby union tournament. The Asian Rugby Championship replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament. The main tournament is now participated by the top three teams in Asia, less teams competing at the 2014 Asian Five Nations, which saw the top five teams in Asia participate. In this edition, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea participated at the main tournament.

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament (as of 14 April), were:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

East

West

South Central

Division 4

No tournaments for the Div 4 teams:

Division 1 of the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan from May 6, 2015 to May 9, 2015.

Notes:

Due to financial reasons, the Top 3 Challenge match between Sri Lanka and South Korea scheduled for 6 June 2015 was cancelled. Sri Lanka remained in Division 1 for 2016 and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division.

The Division 2 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Division 3 East tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Division 3 West tournament was held in Jounieh, Lebanon.

The Division 3 Central tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Pakistan were scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw due to financial concerns. The tournament was reduced to India and Uzbekistan playing two tests to decide the winner of Division 3 Central.


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