The 2019 Asia Rugby Championship is the fifth annual rugby union series for the top-level Asia Rugby nations. Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia shall compete in the 2019 series. The Asia Rugby Championship in 2019 does not include Japan who is hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Other Asian nations played in the lower division tournaments.
| Date | 18 May – 29 June |
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| Countries |  Hong Kong Malaysia South Korea |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hong Kong (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 52 (8.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Matthew Rosslee (44) |
| Most tries | Paul Altier (3) Conor Hartley (3) Callum McCullough (3) Jack Neville (3) Harry Sayers (3) |
| Website | www |
← 2018 2022 → | |
The format of the tri-nations series is a double round-robin where the three teams play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings at the end of the series is declared the winner.
Teams
editThe teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2019 tournament in brackets:[1]
| Nation | Home stadium | City |
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| Hong Kong (25)
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | Hong Kong |
| South Korea (30)
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Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | Incheon |
| Malaysia (45)
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National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur |
Standings
edit| 2019 Asia Rugby Championship Champions |
| Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
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| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff | ||||
| 1 | Hong Kong
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 37 | +175 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | South Korea
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 141 | -38 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Malaysia
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 191 | -137 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
Fixtures
editSource: asiarugby.com[2]
Week 1
edit| 18 May 2019 16:00 KST (UTC+9) |
| South Korea | 52–14 | Malaysia |
| Try: You Ji-hoon 24' m Jang Seong-min 30' c Lee Myung-jun 34' c Lee Jin-seok 47' c Na Kwan-young 61' m Jeong Yeon-sik 72' c Jang Jeong-min 76' c Lee Jae-bok 80+1' c Con: Han Gu-min 31', 35', 48' (3/5) Park Ji-su 73', 77', 80+2' (3/3) | Report | Try: Petrus 20' c Wong 67' c Con: Abdul Rahman 21', 68' (2/2) |
| Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong) |
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Week 2
edit| 25 May 2019 21:00 MST (UTC+8) |
| Malaysia | 16–38 | South Korea |
| Try: Mukminin Amizan 30' c Con: Abdul Rahman 32' (1/1) Pen: Abdul Rahman 26', 37', 53' | Report | Try: Cha Sung-kyun 5' m Yang Dae-yong 22' m Na Kwan-young 34' c Shin Hyeon-seong 40' c Kim Nam-uk 58' c Lim Jun-hui 77' c Con: Park Ji-su 35', 40+1' (2/4) Kim Ki-min 59', 78' (2/2) |
| National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong) |
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Week 3
edit| 8 June 2019 16:00 KST (UTC+9) |
| South Korea | 10–47 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Jeong Yeon-sik 7' c Con: Han Gu-min 9' (1/1) Pen: Han Gu-min 34' | Report | Try: Hartley (3) 20' m, 49' c, 80' m Sayers 53' c Altier 59' c Jans 73' c Con: Rosslee 50', 54', 60', 74' (4/6) Pen: Rosslee 4', 16', 39' |
| Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon Referee: Tasuku Kawahara (Japan) |
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Week 4
edit| 15 June 2019 16:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | 30–24 | Malaysia |
| Try: Phillips 16' m Purvis 36' c McCullough 57' c Andrews 64' m Con: Altier 38' (1/2) Neville 58' (1/2) Pen: Altier 40+1' Neville 79' | Report | Try: Saukuru (2) 8' c, 68' c Vunimoku 74' c Con: Abdul Rahman 9', 69', 76' (3/3) Pen: Abdul Rahman 26' |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Referee: Teruhisa Kajiwara (Japan) |
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Week 5
edit| 22 June 2019 20:00 MST (UTC+8) |
| Malaysia | 0–71 | Hong Kong |
| Report | Try: Penalty try 6' Sayers (2) 18' c, 65' m Spitz 24' m Post 34' c Altier (2) 38' c, 51' c Slatem 43' m Boucaut 57' c Neville 69' c Warner 72' c Con: Rosslee 19', 35', 39', 52', 58', 70', 73' (7/10) |
| National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Referee: Tasuku Kawahara (Japan) |
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Week 6
edit| 29 June 2019 16:00 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Hong Kong | 64–3 | South Korea |
| Try: Neville (2) 10' m, 21' c Brien 12' c Axten-Burrett (2) 15' c, 70' c Spitz 38' m Rosslee 44' c McCullough (2) 58' c, 72' c Solomona Penesa 61' c Con: Rosslee 14', 16', 22', 45' (4/7) Neville 62', 71', 73' (3/3) | Report | Pen: Han Gu-min 25' |
| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) |
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References
edit- ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2019.