2016 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments
| 2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments | |||
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 Malaysia
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| Date | 8 – 14 May 2016 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Malaysia
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| Relegated |
 Singapore
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 40 (6.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Mohamad Syarif Saiful Aazwan Bin Sudin (35) |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 Uzbekistan
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| Date | 18–21 May 2016 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United Arab Emirates
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| Relegated |
Uzbekistan
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Tries scored | 33 (8.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Charles Sargent (35) |
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| Host nation |
 Jordan
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| Date | 26 – 29 April 2016 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Jordan
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Tries scored | 17 (8.5 per match) |
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| Host nation |
 Qatar
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| Date | 16 – 22 April 2016 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Qatar
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 19 (6.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Karim Jammal (25) |
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| Host nation |
 Thailand
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| Date | 5 November 2016 |
| Countries | 2 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
The 2016 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 three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.
The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:
Division 1
Division 2
East
West
West-Central
^a Singapore was promoted to Division 1 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace Kazakhstan, who withdrew from the tournament.
^b Thailand was promoted to Division 2 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace the Singapore team promoted to Division 1.
^d Syria withdrew from Division 3 West prior to the scheduled start of competition and was replaced by the United Arab Emirates development side, the Shaheen.
^e Brunei and China withdrew from Division 3 East shortly before the competition and the division was reduced to a single match
The Division 1 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8)
Malaysia won the Division 1 tournament giving them a promotion chance by playing a match against the third placers of the main tournament in a playoff dubbed as the Top 3 challenge. Malaysia did not choose to participate and will remain in Division 1 in the next edition.
Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).
The Division 2 tournament was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. All times are Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5)
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