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| Dates | 30 April 2024 – June 2025 |
| No. of nations | 8 |
← 2023 2031 → | |
Qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for Asia commenced in April 2024, with eight teams competing for one qualification spot (Asia 1) and one spot (Asia 2) in a play-off match.
Format
editThe Asia Rugby Championship, governed by Asia Rugby, is the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2027, with the top two division in the region acting as the process. In a three-round phased system; Round 1 will be the Asia Rugby Men's Division 1 competition, which will see three straight knock-out matches decide the winner of the competition and earning them a place in the final round of Asian qualification process.
Round two, will be the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship, which will act as a seeding round for the 2025 competition, with the top three teams joining the winner of Round 1 in the final round of Asian qualification process. The bottom placed team will be eliminated from qualification contention.
The final round will be the 2025 Asian Rugby Championship, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup, and the runner-up advancing to a play-off match against Africa 2 to decide who progresses to the Final Qualification Tournament.
Entrants
editEight teams will compete during for the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Japan the only team thus far qualified from the Region. (Rankings as of first qualification match in this region)
| Nation | Rank | Began play | Qualifying status |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong |
24 | 1 June 2024 | |
 India |
87 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by Sri Lanka on 30 April 2024 |
 Kazakhstan |
64 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by Sri Lanka on 4 May 2024 |
 Malaysia |
49 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by UAE on 21 June 2024 |
 Qatar |
94 | 30 April 2024 | Eliminated by Kazakhstan on 30 April 2024 |
 South Korea |
30 | 2 June 2024 | |
 Sri Lanka |
44 | 2 June 2024 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
61 | 1 June 2024 |
Round 1: 2024 Asia Rugby Men's Division 1
editThe 2024 Asia Rugby Men's Division 1 was contested by four teams in a knockout format. The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won the competition and advanced to Round 3 of the Qualification process, whilst India, Kazakhstan and Qatar were all eliminated.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Qatar | 31 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 33 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 45 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 45 | |||||
| India | 10 | |||||
| 3rd/4th Playoff Final | ||||||
| Qatar | 34 | |||||
| India | 25 | |||||
Semi-Finals
edit| 30 April 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Qatar | 31–33 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Johnston 1' c Lotter 34' c Rakabu 40' c Bezuidenhout 53' c Con: Tremayne (4/4) 2' 35' 40' 54' Pen: Tremayne (1/1) 64' Cards: Lotter  75' | Report | Try: Litvinov 4' c Petukhov 26' c Nazhibayev 45' m Chsherbakov 56' c Lymar 66' c Con: Nazhibayev (4/5) 4' 27' 57' 67' Cards: Akymbeov 1'Ivanov 37' |
| Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka) |
| 30 April 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Sri Lanka | 45–10 | India |
| Try: Dissanayake (2) 15' c, 45' m Nanayakkara (2) 18' c, 55' c Ekanayake 33' c Ratwatte 74' c Sampath 80' c Con: Ratwatte (4/6) 16' 19' 34' 57' Sampath (1/1) 80' Cards: Madushanka 62' | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 63' c Con: Punia (1/1) 64' Pen: Punia (1/1) 3' Cards: Hansdah 40' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Just Wang (Singapore) |
3rd/4th Place
edit| 4 May 2024 16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Qatar | 34–25 | India |
| Try: Philips (2) 2' c, 68' m Lock 6' c Beracibi 13' c Rakabu 19' c Con: Rakabu (1/2) 3' Tremayne (2/2) 7' 14' Pen: Tremayne (1/1) 57' Cards: Hughes 15'Swart 74' | Report | Try: P. Tanwar 53' c V. Patil 76' c N. Khatri 79' m Con: Punia (2/3) 55' 77' Pen: Punia (2/2) 5' 10' Cards: S. Shukla 21'Singh 56' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ishanka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka) |
Final
edit| 4 May 2024 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Sri Lanka | 45–7 | Kazakhstan |
| Try: Doray 10' m Weerathunge 18' m Nanayakkara 24' c Ratwatte 31' c Ekanayake 36' c Jansen 41' c S. Silva 75' c Con: Ratwatte (4/6) 25' 32' 38' 42' Sampath 76' (1/1) Cards: de Silva 61' | Report | Try: Magomedov 57' c Con: Nazhibayev (1/1) 58' Cards: Imam 17' |
| Colombo Racecourse, Sri Lanka Attendance: 20,000 Referee: James Fairbourne (UAE) |
Round 2: 2024 Asian Rugby Championship
edit| Eliminated from World Cup contention |
| Pos. | Team | Mathes | Points | Bonus
points |
Total
points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | ||||
| 1 | Hong Kong
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 18 | +171 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 103 | +0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | South Korea
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 108 | –14 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Malaysia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 192 | –162 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points | ||||||||||
Matches
edit| 1 June 2024 15:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
| (1 BP) Hong Kong | 52–5 | United Arab Emirates |
| Try: McCormick-Houston 16' c Laidler (2) 19' c, 23' m Hill (2) 33' c, 43' c Altier 48' c Post 74' c Higson-Smith 77' m Con: Hill (5/7) 17', 34', 45', 50', 76' Sawyer (1/1) 20' Cards: McCormick-Houston 50' | Report | Try: Vecanua 5' m |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan) |
| 2 June 2024 14:00 KST (UTC+9) |
| (1 BP) South Korea | 55–5 | Malaysia |
| Try: Jin Kyu (2) 7' m, 71' c Hyeon Je 14' c Jeong Wook (3) 24' c, 30' m, 39' c Yong Un 26' c Chan Ju 45' m Yeon Sik 66' m Con: Seung Jae (5/9) 15' 25' 27' 40' 72' | Report | Try: Amok 49' m |
| Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, South Korea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco De Wit (UAE) |
| 8 June 2024 14:00 MST (UTC+8) |
| Malaysia | 6–70 | Hong Kong (1 BP) |
| Pen: Chapman (2/2) 10', 56' Cards: Amizan 17' | Report | Try: Post 7' c Penalty try 17' Altier (2) 20' c, 33' c McNutt 21' c Hrstich (2) 36' c, 57' c Penesa 44' c Scott 67' c Pincott 69' c Con: Altier (7/) 8' 19' 22' 35' 36' 46' 59' Avitabile (2/2) 68' 70' |
| UPM Stadium, Serdang Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Justin Wang (Singapore) |
| 9 June 2024 19:30 GST (UTC+04) |
| (1 BP) United Arab Emirates | 36–32 | South Korea (2 BP) |
| Try: Semple 10' c Galant 45' m Gavin 50' m Davetawalu 64' c Con: Gavin (2/4) 11', 65' Pen: Gavin (3/3) 3', 34', 60' Drop: Gavin (1/1) 69' | Report | Try: Yong Un 7' c Jong Eun 18' m Jin Kyu 28' m Mun Jeong Ho 36' c Chan Deul 55' m Con: Seung Jae (2/5) 8', 37' Pen: Seung Jae (1/3) 5' |
| The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 500 Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong) |
| 21 June 2024 19:30 GST (UTC+04) |
| (1 BP) United Arab Emirates | 62–19 | Malaysia |
| Try: Oakeley (2) 2' m, 26' c Barnard 8' c McKee 13' c Vecanua (2) 33' c, 50' m Naisau (3) 40' c, 63' c, 79' m Walsh 75' m Con: Gavin (6/10) 9', 15', 27', 34', 40', 64' Cards: Caldwell 16'Galant 41' | Report | Try: Muzhaimey 17' c Isamil 22' m Preston 46' c Con: Champman (2/3) 18', 47' Cards: Amizan 47' |
| The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Morgan White (Hong Kong) |
| 22 June 2024 16:30 HKT (UTC+8) |
| (1 BP) Hong Kong | 67–7 | South Korea |
| Try: Hill 3' c van der Smit (3) 23' c, 66' c, 69' c Altier 29' c Sayers 40' c Avitabile 48' m Hrstich 55' c McNutt 79' c Con: Altier (7/8) 4', 24', 31', 40', 56', 67', 70' McNeish (1/1) 80' Cards: Avitabile 53' | Report | Try: Penalty try 53' |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong China Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Takehito Namikawa (Japan) |
Round 3: 2025 Asian Rugby Championship
edit| Qualifies as Asia 1 |
| Advances to Asia-Afirca play-off match |
| Pos. | Team | Mathes | Points | Bonus
points |
Total
points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | ||||
| 1 | Hong Kong
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Korea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win — 4 points Draw — 2 points 4 or more tries — 1 point Loss within 7 points — 1 point Loss greater than 7 points — 0 points | ||||||||||
References
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