2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
| 2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments | |||
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 Malaysia
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| Date | May 14–20, 2017 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Malaysia
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 35 (5.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Thilina Wijesinghe (36)
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| Most tries |
Jobe Mawara Nasalo Justin Coveney(4 each) |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 Chinese Taipei
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| Date | 15–18 November 2017 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 Uzbekistan
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| Date | 25–31 March 2017 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Lebanon
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 14 (4.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Karim Jammal (27) |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 Laos
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| Date | 1–4 November 2017 |
| Countries | 4 |
The 2017 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
West
Central
The Division 1 tournament will be held in Ipoh, Malaysia. All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8)
For the 2017 edition of the tournament, Division 1 doubles as part of qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. All teams that do not win Division 1 will be eliminated from World Cup qualification.
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 will held at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan
The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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 3CE tournament will held at Chao Anouvong Stadium in Vientiane, Laos
Tournament was cancelled due to unavailability of both Guam and Indonesia.
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