Asia Rugby Women's Championship
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Countries |
 China Hong Kong Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Philippines Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan
|
| Most recent champion(s) |
Japan (2016) |
Although there had been women's 7-a-side tournaments in Asia since at least 2000, it was not until 2006 that the first recorded Asian rugby championship for female 15-a-side teams, organised by the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU), took place. China were the hosts, and winners of the tournament.
Some sources [2] suggest that the following game was the ARFU Division 1 XV Championship:
A development tournament was also organised by ARFU. The games were 40 minutes long and were not test matches.
This was an official tournament for "developing" teams. There was no Division I tournament. The games were played in Vientiane, Laos, over three days. All games were 60 minutes in length.
This was an official tournament for "developing" teams.
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
The "Division I" Championship.
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
For 2014, the tournament is returning to a round robin format.
This tournament doubled as the qualification to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, which is why Fiji (by virtue of winning the 2016 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship) is attending. The top two teams directly qualify to the World Cup.
*Some sources suggest that the following game was the ARFU Division 1 XV Championship.
**This was an official tournament for "developing" teams. There was no Division I tournament. The games were played in Vientiane, Laos, over three days. All games were 60 minutes in length.
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